Originally Posted by
Sockeye Salmon
I saw WA v SA at the nationals and Gourdis was the standout to me.
Ashley Hanson style CHF (better contested mark IMO) who marked everything in sight. Worked his bum off and simply got to contest after contest. WA rebounded the ball out of their backline so often and so quickly (hello Alex Rance) and every time they went forward it was Gourdis leading up the ground at the ball.
I haven't been so impressed by a U18 player's game since Fergus Watts in 03, which just goes to show how poor a judge I really am.