The man who laughs has not yet heard the terrible news
His work in the forward line today, marking of course but his contesting and keeping the ball in was excellent, not a great defence against him of course, but as stated by everyone else here, he really looks like a footballer.
Sports do not build character. They reveal it....Heywood Broun
I always turn to the sports pages first, which record people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures......Earl Warren
The main difference between Mike and Izzy is IQ - Mike seems to play with plenty of smarts for someone coming from where he came from; Izzy hasn't yet shown that he's learnt much. I think the Izzy experiment is a long way from working, whilst Mike is doing his thing really well and sticking it to the 'experts' who thought he'd never amount to anything. Gotta like Pyke...
Pyke had the advantage of being allowed to develop in the reserves, and there was never any spotlight on him, or expectations of him. Folau might have the capacity to become a good AFL player in time (and the way some media pundits have written him off already really irritiates me) but it is very tough on trying to learn while playing at the top level and in such an inexperienced team.
Longmire's take on Pyke: "His ability to learn is probably second to none."
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He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)
Pyke set to play.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsartic...7/default.aspx
Nothing like a good light bulb moment.
I loved a comment made during the 1/2 time pre-recorded interview yesterday. Mike confirmed that, at his signing, Roos told him that he actually expected he (Pyke) would not become a successful AFL player. They were giving him a contract, but it was going to be that difficult.
It just confirms what a quality team we support. The coaches and administration are willing to take risks; the response by re-cycled players and this Canadian convert difficulties into successes.
Agreed, but in comparison to Karmichael Hunt, Izzy seems to be lacking that real killer attitude and he doesn't really seem to want to be there. I have loved what Karmichael has done this year and he's made real progress, and what's more he looks like he wants to make it in the game. Pykey has been the same - he's taken to the game with a great combination of desire and a willingness to learn. I haven't seen that from Izzy yet which is probably what is disappointing so many people at this stage.
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