Just watched the replay. Newman was even better than I thought. He had a lot of 1%ers. After his 35th possession he looked genuinely shagged. Can't possibly see him going out.
That was as good as Hanners has played for a long time. I don't think he had a turnover by foot.
I can only wonder that up until last week we may not have been fully fit. The 3 big mids found yards in pace. The whole team looked fast. There was no dwelling on a contest. Up and at them for a 2nd and 3rd effort. Lloyd's running was a treat. It looked like he had a free hand to just roam around the ground.
Tarrant beat Buddy? I don't know about that. Buddy only had to kick a couple more goals and he was BOG. He played in front, moved around the forward line relentlessly and created so much. He had 8 marks, mostly on the lead. I'd love to know how many kms he ran. It just showed the value of winning centre clearances with a bloke like him reading the play a treat. He just watches the footy, pretty simple.
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