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Much of the doom and gloom that surrounded our run to the finals was that Tom Williams wouldn't be there to carry us to the premiership.
Fast forward 3 weeks, and a cursory read of the Player of the Finals thread indicates that most if not all of our back 6 will end up with a vote or two under their belts.
I'm bloody impressed with how well our backline has responded to being Buddy-ised in week 1.
The one that stands out for me, not because he's the best but because of how he's used the skills he has, is Tim Callan. After the Hawthorn loss there were folks on here queuing up to tell us how he wasn't up to AFL standard and he should be gone at the end of the year. He was magnificent last week and did himself proud again tonight.
Brian Lake will probably end up with the 5 votes. He won the best and fairest last year. Hall kicked 4 on him last week and yet Lake probably still won the contest. Its easy to forget just how good this bloke is.
Dale Morris. All Australian Defender. Club Leader. The Glove. Say no more.
Ryan Hargrave. Its amazing what you can achieve when you play on opponents that you actually match up quite well on. Not only is he a fine defender, he uses the ball very very well when he gets it and runs like the wind. Has always been a favourite of mine.
I'm convinced that Lindsay Gilbee will one day crack a teammate's rib with a 50 metre pass before he retires. I can't recall ever seeing any footballer kick as well as Lindsay does in whatever situation he's in. Doesn't mind actually defending either.
Can we start up an award for most improved player over the finals series? Because Stephen Tiller would give it an almighty shake. Got the call up last week, didn't dissapoint and can hold his head high with his work in this finals series.
Boys, I salute you all.
Fast forward 3 weeks, and a cursory read of the Player of the Finals thread indicates that most if not all of our back 6 will end up with a vote or two under their belts.
I'm bloody impressed with how well our backline has responded to being Buddy-ised in week 1.
The one that stands out for me, not because he's the best but because of how he's used the skills he has, is Tim Callan. After the Hawthorn loss there were folks on here queuing up to tell us how he wasn't up to AFL standard and he should be gone at the end of the year. He was magnificent last week and did himself proud again tonight.
Brian Lake will probably end up with the 5 votes. He won the best and fairest last year. Hall kicked 4 on him last week and yet Lake probably still won the contest. Its easy to forget just how good this bloke is.
Dale Morris. All Australian Defender. Club Leader. The Glove. Say no more.
Ryan Hargrave. Its amazing what you can achieve when you play on opponents that you actually match up quite well on. Not only is he a fine defender, he uses the ball very very well when he gets it and runs like the wind. Has always been a favourite of mine.
I'm convinced that Lindsay Gilbee will one day crack a teammate's rib with a 50 metre pass before he retires. I can't recall ever seeing any footballer kick as well as Lindsay does in whatever situation he's in. Doesn't mind actually defending either.
Can we start up an award for most improved player over the finals series? Because Stephen Tiller would give it an almighty shake. Got the call up last week, didn't dissapoint and can hold his head high with his work in this finals series.
Boys, I salute you all.
History tells us that the premiership teams are the ones with a good defence unit and I think our defence is premiership standard - I am proud of the endeavour of the boys last night. I didn't seriously think we could beat Geelong, but I thought we could take it up to them and we did. Can't wait until 2009
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