Good thread. I was watching a replay a few months ago of a North v Hawks game from '97 at Waverley and it was mentioned in the commentary that it was Boomer's third game. He kicked a classic Boomer dodge weave dodge goal and just looked terrific but the thing that marked him as a future champion came when a high kick demanded his steely resolve. He parked under the ball and waited as three Hawk monsters made a bee line for him, he didn't flinch or take his eyes off the ball and duly took the chest mark as the Hawk goons stumbled over each other. Just brilliant.
Actually this game was interesting for a few other things. We now know about Schwatter's problems and it was evident in this game as he kicked 4 goals but was more interested in fighting after each goal than celebrate. He just seemed to be very angry.
I've listened to Daniel Harford regularly on the radio at SEN but must admit his , not inconsiderable footy career, barely registered a blimp on my footy radar! In this game he showed himself to be a creative and well skilled footy player. Kicked a nice opportunistic goal on his left. Number 38 for Hawthorn was also interesting, a very angry ant who disputed anything and everything that went against him or his team- one Brad Scott .