Hopefully all those who questioned us trading Mac saw Hickey's game yesterday. Was just about, if not as good as any game Mac has played, despite it being just his 26th AFL game and only about his 5th in the main ruck role.
Had 19 disposals (at 89% efficiency, with 8 contested), 10 hitouts to advantage, 3 clearances, 4 tackles, 18 pressure acts, 6 score involvements, pushed forward and kicked 3 goals (including one from the boundary, about 47m out!
), took 8 marks (3 contested) and was just everywhere in the first half in particular, before he apparently sustained a foot injury in the 2nd half. At times it felt like he was the one keeping us in it.
Was the sort of game (probably even better actually) that many of us thought he'd be capable of late last year when he really stepped up in Mac's absence against Sydney and which he was only ever likely to play if he had the responsibility of the main ruck role (which he played for almost the whole game).
Savage has been very ordinary in these two games though and needs to pull his finger out. He's miles off the sort of footy he was playing when he was just 20 years old, when he was racking up the touches and kicking regular goals (best game of 34 possies and 4 goals, with others similar, but not as good, statistically). Started with the green jacket yesterday and would have to be a huge chance of being back in the VFL next week.
Had 19 disposals (at 89% efficiency, with 8 contested), 10 hitouts to advantage, 3 clearances, 4 tackles, 18 pressure acts, 6 score involvements, pushed forward and kicked 3 goals (including one from the boundary, about 47m out!
), took 8 marks (3 contested) and was just everywhere in the first half in particular, before he apparently sustained a foot injury in the 2nd half. At times it felt like he was the one keeping us in it.Was the sort of game (probably even better actually) that many of us thought he'd be capable of late last year when he really stepped up in Mac's absence against Sydney and which he was only ever likely to play if he had the responsibility of the main ruck role (which he played for almost the whole game).
Savage has been very ordinary in these two games though and needs to pull his finger out. He's miles off the sort of footy he was playing when he was just 20 years old, when he was racking up the touches and kicking regular goals (best game of 34 possies and 4 goals, with others similar, but not as good, statistically). Started with the green jacket yesterday and would have to be a huge chance of being back in the VFL next week.
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