Rd 2: Carlton vs. Sydney: Post Game Passion

[Lods]

Doesn't have the explosive speed of a Pearce to put a space on his opponent so the footsteps will still be a factor.

That's true...but he does have the ability to lose a player.

Of course that may not be the case with close checking defenders...and you sometimes wonder whether he gets that freedom in the mid-field because other sides don't feel he hurts them enough to man up on him.