Byrnes

[Cohzee]

I am flabbergasted.

Five goals. 26 touches 9 marks.

He is now one of our most accurate kicks, who would have thought?

 

[Ty-Land]

I had the same sentiments. What happened? Did something just click with him. Much improved player this year.

 

[eliiiiza]

I'm pissed that I didn't put money on him for most goals...

 

[FoxC]

Will Bomber put Mooney on the wing? He's been displaced at full forward.

 

[Gavin Excell]

if Byrnes had kicked straight over majority of his career would be held in much higher esteem. Sure gets a hell of a lot of it.

Good on him.

 

[DanA]

Mooney the new Byrnes, Byrnes the new Ling.... he doesn't miss


Absolutely wrapped for the lad he's been one of our best this year and had an absolute ripper today.

 

[Butters11]

I'm pissed that I didn't put money on him for most goals...

My dad did.

Won $240.

 

[Purrfect Pussies]

Great too see Byrnes playing consistently good footy after copping a pasting from nearly everyone far and wide for years. Rapped for the bloke!

 

[Cohzee]

And Chapman kicked 1.3

Terrible.

We kicked 13.16 for the game and that is ****ing bad.

 

[cats2rise]

For the first time in my life, I was actually saying 'Byrnes' instead of 'Boo-urns.'

Great game! Hope it continues!

 

[randyzany]

It really defies belief. Here's hoping he can continue to perform at this standard and not just a flukey purple patch. Among the Top 3 quite easily in today's match. lol

 

[CF]

great game from Byrnes & varcoe...2 maligned players doing a Teddy Whitten and sticking it up their critics...love it

 

[Exhale You]

He was unbelievably good today, and has been in our best 5-6 for most of the season.

Surely now even the biggest anti-Shan Shan campaigner would have to admit that he's well and truly earned his place in our best 22.

 

[YOTC]

And Chapman kicked 1.3

Terrible.

We kicked 13.16 for the game and that is ****ing bad.

That 1.3 includes 3 shots that didn't make the distance or were rushed.

Shannon brilliant game, very impressed with him this year.

 

[Linx]

II though Varcoe was BOG with Byrnes a close second. I'm still in shock that he kicked 5.1 instead of 1.5. Credit where credit is due, he has improved out of sight.

 

[Nankervis brothers]

Wow! This win might well be a bitter-sweet feeling for the many Byrnes haters out there. A very decent fringe player in the past, and now the real deal it seems. Had he not played today Geelong would most likely not have taken the points.

And Varcoe is going to be a seriously good mid-fielder for us in the future.

 

[FoxC]

Full credit to Shannon - he's reaping rewards for his pre-season hard work.

The 25-year-old has notched 62 games since his debut in 2004 but said the pain of being left out of the team in last year's finals series had made him hungrier.

"It was one of the hardest things to sit out and watch the boys play finals," he said.

"I knew I had to do something to get my name back up there so I came back a bit earlier (from holidays) and had a big pre-season."

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews/cats-putting-all-foes-to-sword/2009/06/20/1244918237096.html

 

[cat in sydney]

Could well be his first 3 Brownlow voting game!

 

[thegerman]

Playing Career footy at the moment. The best I've ever seen. Anyone who thinks he isn't BOG is kidding themselves.

He WAS the difference.

 

[jakethesnake]

Massive game from him, and gives himself confidence that he can change the flow of games and win them for his team. Go Byrnes.

 

[Shelly]

Sorry for the intrusion to your board, but did I hear the commentators correctly in saying he had a 33% goal kicking rating last year and kicked 49 behinds?

If he can turn that around to 66% he could even get 50 goals in a season!

 

[Linx]

Sorry for the intrusion to your board, but did I hear the commentators correctly in saying he had a 33% goal kicking rating last year and kicked 49 behinds?

If he can turn that around to 66% he could even get 50 goals in a season!

I'm sure that is he's career goaling kicking stats. He only played about 6-7 games last year and even Buddy couldn't kick 49 behinds in less than 10 games.

 

[YOTC]

Sorry for the intrusion to your board, but did I hear the commentators correctly in saying he had a 33% goal kicking rating last year and kicked 49 behinds?

If he can turn that around to 66% he could even get 50 goals in a season!

yeah 33% goal kicking last year but 49 behinds for his career (pretty sure that's right)

 

[HulkHawkins]

I've been a Byrnes knocker ( not publicly ) for quite a while but i've been impressed with his contribution this year..i'll give credit where it's due

 

[randyzany]

Wow! This win might well be a bitter-sweet feeling for the many Byrnes haters out there. A very decent fringe player in the past, and now the real deal it seems. Had he not played today Geelong would most likely not have taken the points.

And Varcoe is going to be a seriously good mid-fielder for us in the future.

Nothing bitter about it, just sweet. I embrace good games from all players. Why would any genuine Geelong fan be disappointed or annoyed by that?

Like many who have been critical of Byrne's inclusion in the team if he's not performing consisently at a level required of an AFL level then he can politely farrrk off, my view on that is never gonna change. My only concern is for Geelong and how his output affects our results. And that goes for any present or future player, there's nothing personal about it. Provided he keeps this up, his more than welcome to remain on the team.