- Mar 23, 2007
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I think Burgoyne has been a shining light when the team is at its worst - he is almost double the age of some of our players and he throws himself into contests bravely, and wills things to happen - with the skill to pull it off. Time and time again he is clutch and delivers something special when we're hanging in the balance, never mind that he is also completely dependable, like Cyril you take for granted that he wins most 1v1s, and a good chunk of 2v1s...
Any 'errors' or 'decline' this year I think should be taken with a grain of salt, maybe he's not posting the same number of possessions this year, but look at our other mids trucking along with pitiful numbers. I'd rather 10 Burgoyne touches than 20 Shiels ones. Our system is gravely broken at the moment, and it's hard for Burgoyne (or others!) to flourish if there's no targets to kick to etc.
If his body is up to it, I wouldn't hesitate to go another year, he's not in our bottom six, and when the game is flowing he still adds class like few on our list can.
He's a shadow of his former self, although still serviceable, which sadly speaks volumes of our list.