I love reading through this thread. I agree with most of it. My 2 cents.
McKay
Ok, kid is off, was simply brilliant and worked hard all over the ground.
Samo
Wow! He just raised the bar. I watched the Pele film on Netflix this morning and there seemed to be parallels. I think Samo looks best playing naturally instead of to a script. He may have just found his mojo.
JSOS
I am impressed with his aptitude. Just won’t give up and bleeds blue. He might not be in our top 22 in skill but he is in our top 10 for desire. I think he will make it purely on passion.
Gibbons
I was wrong. I was one of the supporters that wasn’t convinced. As soon as he was out through the middle, he looked a different player. He is best 22.
Levi
Always liked him and feel that he straightens is up. Imagine trying to defend against Levi, McKay and Charlie. Nearly impossible. Earns another week.
Jones
I think that Bolton summed it up. When he has genuine support in defence, Liam is a dominant 1on1player.
Weitering
He is back. Had played well every game this year.
Plowman
Has stopped making mistakes. He had a bad year in so many ways last year and has just honed his craft.
Dow
Played well. Needs another season playing seniors. Bolton needs to be patient.
Fisher
I think it’s funny that he kicked three and you can sense that there is still so much improvement to come. Could win a Brownlow in his career. Goes under the radar.
Simmo, Murphy & Thomas
They don’t need to play out of their skin for us to win anymore. I think they are starting to enjoy themselves.
Kruezer
Is our spirit animal. Seriously, there is a different energy about the team when he is out there.
Newman & Marchy
Didn’t play their best games but the pleasing thing is our defence looked solid. When you have two defenders have reasonable games and still win by 44 points, your midfield played a blinder.
I think we might have a list that can go places. I haven’t felt that for a decade.
Cheers,
TA