05-24-2021, 05:25 AM
Totally agree on Plowman.....simply can't be rubbed out for that or the game is about to become touch footy!
On the win against the Hawks, for the first time in ages, I'm taking the glass half full view. Yep, it was an ugly, scrappy win against a team that's only won two games, but still positives....apart from the obvious 4 points:
Sam Walsh is absolutely unbelievable and his gut-running and second and third efforts bely someone only in their third year.
Never under-estimate the importance of JSOS to the team. No coincidence that when he's missed games this year, our work rate and pressure acts all over the ground have dropped off. He might not be a 20+ possession player but he's critical to the team IMHO.
Probably Stocker's best game for us and he looks to be getting better week by week....and loves the hard stuff too.
Similarly Owies...not a huge possession getter but he's a good set shot and seems to have given Eddie a new lease of life too.
Weitering just rock solid again....with him at one end and Harry at the other we've got two perfect young bookends.
Ed Curnow is huge and, like Walsh, doesn't stop at all. He's not as clean with the ball as some others but he's a huge bonus to have.
TDK will get better as the weeks go by and he looked to have plenty of bounce and enthusiasm to take the game on.
Was ready to smash the TV with Williams' efforts in the first half but he got better and played probably his best game.
Saad....we've missed having someone who you'd say is "elite" with ball in hand.
Just need to back it up again this week.
On the win against the Hawks, for the first time in ages, I'm taking the glass half full view. Yep, it was an ugly, scrappy win against a team that's only won two games, but still positives....apart from the obvious 4 points:
Sam Walsh is absolutely unbelievable and his gut-running and second and third efforts bely someone only in their third year.
Never under-estimate the importance of JSOS to the team. No coincidence that when he's missed games this year, our work rate and pressure acts all over the ground have dropped off. He might not be a 20+ possession player but he's critical to the team IMHO.
Probably Stocker's best game for us and he looks to be getting better week by week....and loves the hard stuff too.
Similarly Owies...not a huge possession getter but he's a good set shot and seems to have given Eddie a new lease of life too.
Weitering just rock solid again....with him at one end and Harry at the other we've got two perfect young bookends.
Ed Curnow is huge and, like Walsh, doesn't stop at all. He's not as clean with the ball as some others but he's a huge bonus to have.
TDK will get better as the weeks go by and he looked to have plenty of bounce and enthusiasm to take the game on.
Was ready to smash the TV with Williams' efforts in the first half but he got better and played probably his best game.
Saad....we've missed having someone who you'd say is "elite" with ball in hand.
Just need to back it up again this week.