Ding ding ding: We have a winner!
It's neither a productive nor appropriate end to force him to wrestle gorillas and tear his hair out at soft push-in-the-back decisions for another year. For the love of god, put the man on a HBF/BP opposed to someone no taller than he is, and let him run and create. And maybe even take the odd pack mark! That will be going out on a high.
Let's be fair.
Leo Barry, even in his twilight years would destroy oppositions 4th, 5th and 6th best forwards.
If he has to line up against the oppositions best 3 we're in trouble.
Does anyone remember Banfield against Davis in the 2005 GF?
The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.
How many teams actually have 4th, 5th and 6th forwards that stay close to goals anymore?
Aren't the roles on the lesser light forwards normally best suited for the modern day fleet-footed rebounding back? Whilst I do think Leo was fantastic at this 5 years ago, would he really be our best option now?
I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his time
Ok if the saelection committee bite the bullet if leo doesnt measure up, and are prepared to drop him to the 2's just as they did with benny. Leos wife aid at 1996 GF that he had jsut about had it that injuries where starting to take a toll, but he has got 2 more years out of his body, cant be far away now .
I thought Leo was generally pretty good this season, and did not understand a lot of the criticism he got here. I am glad he has re-signed. Anyway, surely if the "we don't have anyone better" argument holds up for LRT, it must hold up for Leo?
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