04-06-2021, 07:09 AM
It was only a season ago when Sarah Black had Elise O'Dea at #14 on the top 30 AFLW players.
Yes, she is slow. But she is hard, honest and GREAT for team morale. Her friendship with Darcy Vescio allowed them both to enjoy their footy which allowed the latte to take out the goal kicking award, again, and set a new record in the process. They look for eachother, feed off eachother and don't really play a bad game.
I rate O'Dea and even with her lack of speed, she was able to play forward, mid and even back on occasions and more importantly, influence the game in the process. I see her and i think about Teague and his inclusions this past week. All Teague wanted was players that compete and set the bar. That is O'Dea. She is also an energiser bunny, like Nat Plane, which you need around the locker room and on match days to get the energy up and get the girls going. Shy, she is not. She stands up when needed and i am more than happy with the swap of Sarah Hosking for her.....which is basically what it was (except we got Guerin with it)
Yes, she is slow. But she is hard, honest and GREAT for team morale. Her friendship with Darcy Vescio allowed them both to enjoy their footy which allowed the latte to take out the goal kicking award, again, and set a new record in the process. They look for eachother, feed off eachother and don't really play a bad game.
I rate O'Dea and even with her lack of speed, she was able to play forward, mid and even back on occasions and more importantly, influence the game in the process. I see her and i think about Teague and his inclusions this past week. All Teague wanted was players that compete and set the bar. That is O'Dea. She is also an energiser bunny, like Nat Plane, which you need around the locker room and on match days to get the energy up and get the girls going. Shy, she is not. She stands up when needed and i am more than happy with the swap of Sarah Hosking for her.....which is basically what it was (except we got Guerin with it)