Toast Josh Gibson - 150 games

[Mitchell Madness]

But Hodge, Birchall, Stratton and Lake don't play on anyone either!

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Amazing, with all those spare men, you'd swear the opposition could kick a winning score, particularly in a grand final

 

[bsk2002]

Just thought I'd swing by to say this bloke has been playing some of the best footy I've ever seen a defender play.

Ridiculously good player.

Really hard to dislike a beastly team like the Hawks when you're just shaking your head at how good a Gibson or Sammy Mitchell is.

Pleasure to watch.

Cheers

 

[Modified Dog]

Excerpts on the AFL website from what looked like a nice feature on Gibbo from last weekend's AFL Record
Also a great highlights package on afl.com

Is it possible someone could scan the full article and post it on here? I missed reading it.


Behind the tears
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-04-03/behind-the-tears
http://www.afl.com.au/video?guid=626278

"Yeah, I copped a bit of flak [for the post Grand Final tears]," he admits. "The emotion wasn't just from that year but the whole career. It was about the choices I've made, even though they were tough at the time … and I celebrated with some tears."

"It's a childhood dream. You leave one club to come to another and part of the attraction is the silverware," he continued. "For myself and Shauny who had come over [from Port] at the same time, it was a really nice reward."

"[Leaving North] was a business decision and Hawthorn was going to be the best for my job and what I do, and since coming across I have tried to prove myself as a defender and hopefully prove to Hawthorn this was the right choice and I'm giving them what they wanted,"

"Without sounding too much like a loser, I'm really meticulous in how I go about preparing for my football. I'm borderline OCD with my preparation and I never let anything compromise that."

Clarkson on Gibson: "A very, very proud man. He's an enormous competitor and with Sam Mitchell and a couple of others, right up there with the best trainers and preparers I've seen at our footy club. His professionalism is second to none,"

 

[seysearles]

So who's looking fwd to having Gibbo back in the squad???

 

[crazywildhorse]

So who's looking fwd to having Gibbo back in the squad???

For that AFL survey thing, I had him as the most underrated player in the competition.

 

[Pessimistic]

Needs to be held back a bit really. He was shouldering the lions sshare of the defence before he got injured and I could just sense he would jet injured and needed a rest. Shoe and lake arrived back just a lttle too late for gibbo, hopefully it wont hurt the season too much

His work running off n reiwoldt in particular is a joy to behold

 

[Jason Dunstall]

Yes we miss the great man. Hope it doesn't take too long to get back into the swing of it.

 

[SkyHawk]

Great work Gib. Thanks for being a rock in defense. If not for your work against Bartel in the dying moments of the PF last year we might still be at only 10!

 

[SkyHawk]

For that AFL survey thing, I had him as the most underrated player in the competition.

Me too.

 

[Pessimistic]

Lets hope the commentators avoid the "crossing swords" comments when gibbo lines up on bud