Toast Ottens Hardball gets

[witsend]

Watching the replay (again) I was struck by just how many effective handballs Ottens dished out whilst on his knees in a pack. Kudos!!
Played an outstanding, somewhat unheralded game, particularly having to ruck more than expected after jPod went down.

 

[Selective Retention]

His stats weren't anything exceptional but they don't tell the full impact of his game.

There was a moment on Collingwood's side of the square where he fought on the deck for a ball v 2 or 3 pies by himself and locked in a stoppage.

Then there was the effort on Reid for the Hawkins goal off the deck.

I hope he stays on. We have some decent ruck prospects but we'll miss him big time in the big games if he retires.

 

[Byron2008]

He has a massive influence on games for us... I know we have an exciting crop of young ruckmen coming through, but they won't be able to replace what he brought to the table for us .. His quick hands and bodywork are second to none..

 

[meto]

That tap on for a hawkins goal, just brilliant instinct, we need him one more year.

Keep him at 80%, then after round 12, we start to play him more regularly.