Three Things I've Learned - Round 8 Edition

[LostDoggy]

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Back to libba & i can't recall seeing a player with hands as good as his in traffic. Tom can be diving on the ground for a loose ball & in one motion gathers & hits a team mate with a handball over his head out of traffic. I just marvel at watching this kid play & there hasn't been too many players in the tri colours over the years that have done that. Only Chris Grant & Aker come to mind as players who i've seen that have made me feel like that. Will be in the top 5 players in the comp within 3 years.

Scott West was the master of the impossible handball. I used to marvel at the way he could extract the pill and handball to a player he could not possibly have seen.

[always right]

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Bontempelli looks like he may just as adept as West and Libba when it comes to feeding out handballs from tricky situations.

[lemmon]

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Bontempelli looks like he may just as adept as West and Libba when it comes to feeding out handballs from tricky situations.

It's the vision though which sets Libba and West apart, the knowledge they possess of who is where in traffic is unbelievable. Bonts looks different in that he will always gets his arms free for a handball but Libba just has a reading of play that at times makes it seem like he is watching it from a birds eye view

[Bulldog4life]

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Scott West was the master of the impossible handball. I used to marvel at the way he could extract the pill and handball to a player he could not possibly have seen.

Thinking of him myself as being similar to Libba with the ball in traffic. Scotty was a freak in getting that ball out.

[1eyedog]

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You have a point there, its not until roughie has been missing that we realise how crucial he is to our defence. I do like young fletch down there, has the size & composure with the ball unlike Talia.

Back to libba & i can't recall seeing a player with hands as good as his in traffic. Tom can be diving on the ground for a loose ball & in one motion gathers & hits a team mate with a handball over his head out of traffic. I just marvel at watching this kid play & there hasn't been too many players in the tri colours over the years that have done that. Only Chris Grant & Aker come to mind as players who i've seen that have made me feel like that. Will be in the top 5 players in the comp within 3 years.

His old man wasn't half bad!

[always right]

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It's the vision though which sets Libba and West apart, the knowledge they possess of who is where in traffic is unbelievable. Bonts looks different in that he will always gets his arms free for a handball but Libba just has a reading of play that at times makes it seem like he is watching it from a birds eye view

Agree....but getting his arms free is only half the job. Having the visiion to pick the right option and execute it cleanly appears to be one of his strengths.

[Scorlibo]

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Back to libba & i can't recall seeing a player with hands as good as his in traffic. Tom can be diving on the ground for a loose ball & in one motion gathers & hits a team mate with a handball over his head out of traffic. I just marvel at watching this kid play & there hasn't been too many players in the tri colours over the years that have done that. Only Chris Grant & Aker come to mind as players who i've seen that have made me feel like that. Will be in the top 5 players in the comp within 3 years.

He's head and shoulders above any other I've seen. His hands are just astounding.

[Twodogs]

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You can throw Easton Wood in there to, has been super impressive.

Actually I was meaning Wood instead of Morris. I accidentally said Morris because he was mentioned in the post before mine.

Back to libba & i can't recall seeing a player with hands as good as his in traffic.

I would add Simon Atkins as well. He had phenomenal vision and hands.

[Ghost Dog]

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A small sector of Essendon fans just cemented their reputation as a pack of a**holes. Booing the umpire as he was carried off the ground by a stretcher.

[anfo27]

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Agree....but getting his arms free is only half the job. Having the visiion to pick the right option and execute it cleanly appears to be one of his strengths.

Thats exactly right. Its not that he gets it out as much as he gets it out to the right option just about every time. Scott West was a bulldog great but i think young libba will be better. I know Tom has a hell of a long way to go to even be mentioned in the same breath as a 7 time B&F TOTC great let alone surpass Scotty but he has all the tools to do it imo. Tom is also a pretty damn good kick as well. Can't wait to see Toms career unfold.