MVP 2021 Didaka Medal - Rnd 3 Collingwood V Brisbane

[Countrypie]

Great summary JLC. This game hurts. I went with my daughter and we sat on on ground level and were fortunate to see Bucks and assistants run directly past us at the breaks.

With regards to that last passage what also disappointed me is that Birchall kicks that mongrel torp and Mayne almost intercepts and gets taken high, but it looks like for a split moment he'll grab the ball. De Goey is near the contest and instead of pressing up and putting pressure and potentially tackling or tying up the ball, he'll peels off forward in case Mayne wins it on his own. It was very poor and probably highlights his aggressive play but also lack of game smarts he has - tying up that play should have been his main thought not sneaking out the back to get a cheap ball.

Thanks again JLC.

Excellent observation re De Goey. If my memory serves me correctly, his lack of smarts featured n another close loss in 2019 against Fremantle. Game sense is such an undervalued asset