I'm sure a thread already exists in which Mal hs been discussed but I couldn't find it so I've started this one, apologies mods!
A mate of mine had a spare seat for the Cats/Gold Coast game yesterday (front row on the wing, who could say no?) so I went along and had a look. I decided I'd try and watch Mal as closely as possible because he's copped a bit of criticism so far for his performances this year and I wanted to see if it was justified...and it definitely is.
I've never seen him look so disinterested...seemingly played the game without passion and was just going through the motions. Didn't seem to be offering any form of direction to his teammates or barking orders up the field or anything that we were so used to see him doing in a red and white jumper. He trailled his opponents into quite a few contests and didn't seem overly concerned about his kicking efficiency or lack there of.
What really stood out to me was Nakia Cockatoo bumping him and getting in his face off the ball and Nick simply jogging away and trying to avoid it...there's no way he would have just copped that from a third game player in his time at Sydney. It's really sad to see because he was one of my favourite players for the best part of a decade...I really hope he can recapture some form and his thirst for the contest (as long as it isn't against us).
What does everyone else think about this?
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