Originally Posted by
i'm-uninformed2
This has long been my pet obsession. I appreciate his injuries and form the last 18 months hadn't helped - but I can never get out of my head when he twice went into the centre square a few seasons back and won us games against Norf (early '22 from memory) and Essendon (late '21 from memory) we were on track to lose. He's got a real bit of mongrel in him, has a wiry strength, doesn't mind phsyical contact, and seems to have an instinct for clearance work. You'd never pop him in there 100 percent of the time, as he's too good a runner and you want him breaking lines too. But players with burst inside the contest are super dangerous.
It's why I've kept banging on about it, and as you say, good to see the coaches let him do it now he's back to full fitness.
I remember my old sparring partner on here, the Bloods, said he had potential to play like a Nigel Lappin and it was a good point of comparison. Let's hope he continues to flourish.
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