Whoa... Hold it right there - Breuset as a Mr Fix It? That after Hodge, Roughy & Burgoyne?
No, Mr P-35, I'm starting to think that you're our Mr fix It! Suggesting on-field changes years before they happen! I'm keen to hear whether yo think Sicily will replace Breust (as he moves midfield) & whether TO'B might replace Gunners if he moves KPF?
Na mate....I have no more special abilities than any other poster in here, other than using my own 2 eyes when watching us play!
Having been served up a glut of replays on the Foxtel I.Q this off season, gives one the opportunity to dine out on things which you wouldn't necessarily notice nor focus upon when otherwise heavily invested in the outcome of every mark, kick & handball of each & every play!
Breusts' abilities & improvement across these past 4 seasons is no secret!....It just becomes apparent in big matches the amount of times he steps up at a crucial moment to either apply a crucial tackle, goal assist or goal himself in so many games.
A perfect example of this, is in the round 18 game against the Swans....With 10 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter we are some 22 or so points behind & struggling to gain ascendancy of a match we so desperately needed to win....Enter Breust!....He had a direct hand in almost all of the next 5 goals we kicked from there on in during the 3rd quarter. I'd go so far as to say that he was the main instigator of what happened thereafter...Alot of this was owing to his work in the midfield & half forward, which enabled us to overtake the Swans & lead by 9 points going into the final break....A break which ultimately decided the outcome of that game & in our club ensuring a top 2 finish in 2014!
His first goal in the Grand Final to immediately answer Buddy's goal & put us back on level pegging was all class....And came at a crucial time to curtail any thoughts of them gaining an ascendancy or momentum.....The kid is a class act....It ain't rocket science my friend.
As for Sicily & O'Brien?... I, like you and many others in here, hold high hopes for both of em....No player is ever a direct replacement or swap for another & Sicily is a different beast altogether to Breust....From the little I've seen of the Mafia Man, then it's pretty obvious that he has a great pair of hands on him, but when it comes to his ground play when the ball is on the deck, then he bears little resemblance to the deft skills & abilities Breust brings to the table!...If there is a Gunston comparison to be had on our list, then Sicily is more the man I'd reckon.
O'Brien I very much like the look of & am very excited by what he brings to the table in terms of his skill-set....The kid is a beautiful mover & has such clean marking & kicking skills that it's hard not to be impressed by him....He may have a build similar to Gunstan ATM, but I genuinely see him as the long-term replacement for Roughead at full-forward, without a shadow of a doubt!