2018 Rd 5: Post Game Passion: Carlton vs West Coast

[Jack Burton]

I wasn't there but I had the advantage of watching the game on the TV - and that often gives a better overall perspective than what one gets from their seat on level 1 or 2.

Harry made a few blues, the out of bounds on the full when Casboult had a ten metre break was a turning point in the game.  However, for a young bloke in his third game and playing against an All Australian defender, four goals is a magnificent achievement.  Add to that his six marks and three inside 50s and that's a performance worthy of a seasoned campaigner.  Harry wasn't "pretty average", he was pretty damn good.

TV gives a different perspective, but not a better one. What TV won't show you is what players do when they don't have the ball in hand, which even for ball magnets is >95% of the game. Team play is what they do or don't do when they don't have the ball, and this is key to judging how well a player plays, and how well a team plays