03-11-2018, 10:36 PM
(03-11-2018, 12:25 PM)LoveNavy link Wrote:Watching the reply I'm impressed with Bam Bam. He goes in and had some strong repeat efforts. He also copped a sneaky high hit from Burgoyne (1.11) q2. I have great respect for him, but that was a lowly shot. Knocked young Matty off his feet good n proper. Perhaps 9 is the new 15 sniper :-\
Great game Bam Bam
Spot on about Kennedy. Bam Bam is a perfect nickname for him. He goes in hard. He might not get as many cheap kicks as Gibbs, but when the contested ball is there to be won I know who I'd rather have. He just smashes in, and takes a few down with him. Even if he doesn't always get a possie, the fewer times the opposition can waltz out of a contest unopposed the better our team will go.
P.S. not taking a pot shot at Gibbs, I reckon he's a very smart player, he's just not an animal around the ball. I still remember a game a few years ago against Adelaide, and at every stoppage Rory Sloane practically threw himself at every ball, and Gibbs stood waiting on the edge for a crumb. Sloane wasn't so highly rated back then, but I think he was on the verge of becoming a gun. I could see that was the type of player I wished we had. Now with Cripper & Bam Bam we have some toughness around the ball, and I think Dow will become a Sloane type player once he gets fitter and stronger. We've got plenty of crumbers and outside players to replace the outside play side of Gibbs' game, such as Fisher (who is fast becoming my favourite mozzie), Murph (who just cruised a little in the JLT, and fair enough for a bloke in his umpteenth season - although not exactly what we might have wanted from the captain of a team that was desperate to win both JLT games), and with a little bit of luck it'd be nice to see O'Brien become a player (he's a better runner, and a better kick than Gibbs, but he obviously has a long way to go to earn the number 4 on his back). And then there's Garlett too.
If you listen to the comments of SOS & Bolts, the plan was never to replace Gibbs like for like, it was to spread his value across a deeper midfield, and Bam Bam is one of those key components. From what I've seen so far, he's a bit of an animal, and I like that.