Did anyone else think Egan beat Pavlich?

[WestCat]

Pav had about 15 or 16 possessions and a goal in the first half, but only had about 2-3 possessions in the second half. I think it's pretty obvious from that that Pav was better to start with, but Egan towelled him up in the second.

 

[nurries]

I think Egan definately won out on the night.

Pav after a shoulder op and knee op during post/pre season will better for the run considering he has played no intraclub matches and has only played last week and this week.

 

[D0nk]

I think the reality is, if Pavlich had kicked straight, Egan would have been in a bit of trouble.

Luckily though, Egan forced him to have difficult shots at goal so he ended up breaking even.

I think that was the thing, If Pav had kicked straight then it would have looked worse for Egan. But these misses came from tough shots, which meant that Egan was able to push him out of range or in a position that he did not enjoy.

 

[Jack-Packenham]

Pavlich may no longer get to dream of Jared Rooke !!!!!!

 

[LifeSpan-Void]

it only gets tougher, J.brown Rnd 1 at skilled, egan will have to be on his game but i have enough faith in him at this stage.

Egan played well on Brown during the Brisbane massacre last year. Brown didn't get a free ride for the whole game, and as I recall at the end Brown ran up and gave him a pat and some encouraging words. Egan will be better.

 

[catempire]

The thing about judging a contest between a forward and a defender is you need to assess them on what their respective jobs are. Pavlich's role was pretty much CHF - to present as a strong target, to take marks on or around 50m and to kick 2-3 goals. Egan's job as a CHB was to negate his opponent by pushing him wide, pushing him away from goal and perhaps taking some marks and rebounding. In Pav's role I would give him a 6/10. He took enough marks and provided a great leading target but was beaten soundly in the one on ones and kicked his only goal from a staged free kick. I would give Egan 7/10. He beat Pav soundly in the one on ones, pushed his opponent up the ground and wide but was found out on the lead and gave Pavlich too much space at times.

The thing about Pavlich is that he's such a versatile player that you are likely to conceed to him either on the lead or one-on-one. It's rare that an opponent can have him covered in both areas. If we put say, Milburn on him, Pav would have taken more one on one. Egan had his measure in that area though.

Overall, was a great contest though and I'm very excited about Egan.

 

[stylor]

I'm glad you guys are talking about this contest, I got onto this board to post something about it and this thread was already here! I know Pav got pretty good stats for the match, other than his goal kicking, but I really think he was soundly beaten by Egan. That really is the first time I think I've ever seen Pavlich get beaten by his opponent.

My mother's a mad Cats supporter and we've been talking about Egan all week! Great player and another great addition to probably the best defence in the league!

Great win for you guys last week! Good luck in Adelaide! And good luck in the season proper!