Review Round 19, 2024 - Brisbane Lions vs. Sydney

[Nathan Barley]

Yep. Their injuries made him a better player.

No, wait.

He was ignored by a coaching panel that didn't rate him and he proved them wrong. Like, really wrong.


I get it, without the injuries he'd never got the opportunity to prove they were wrong.

But it does show the coaches don't know everything. Keays is another example - he is awesome and we could have found a home for him and seen that awesomeness develop here if the coaches had rated him.

Well he probably isn't best 22 still. Last year he got games when Dizzy and Payne were injured. IIRC Joyce was preferred at the start of the season. Was likely dropped when Doedee came back

Solid depth but has done well to be depth in the area we get the most injuries

 

[Gadzorks]

Well he probably isn't best 22 still. Last year he got games when Dizzy and Payne were injured. IIRC Joyce was preferred at the start of the season. Was likely dropped when Doedee came back

Solid depth but has done well to be depth in the area we get the most injuries

Lester is always going to divide opinion. I think he is top 22. Love his ability to negate when playing on taller players and when he is outnumbered. Think it's underrated as a smart footy skill.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Lester is always going to divide opinion. I think he is top 22. Love his ability to negate when playing on taller players and when he is outnumbered. Think it's underrated as a smart footy skill.

So you'd play him with Andrews, Payne, Doedee and Dizzy available?

Also, do you think he would get selected?

 

[Dalions]

So you'd play him with Andrews, Payne, Doedee and Dizzy available?

Also, do you think he would get selected?

He was selected above Gardiner all of last year.
It was an injury to Payne that finally gave Gardiner a chance in the Prelim.

 

[Nathan Barley]

I’d still have Lester ahead of Gardiner and Doedee as the third tall behind Andrews and Payne every day of the week.

Remains to be seen whether Gardiner and Doedee will get anywhere close to even playing consistently, particularly Doedee let alone move past Lester who hasn’t missed a game in a year and a half.

I don't think that works because it doesn't free up Andrews each week. Dizzy can take a Curnow or Fogarty or Treacy unlike Lester and allow Andrews to play on a much weaker opponent. Or Doedee if fit can intercept as well as Andrews so whichever of the two has a favourable matchup can play off.

Lester is average defensively and has an average intercept game which seems to have regressed this season. Great to have an average bloke as a backup but not the optimal balance when we need to find him a weak opponent as well

 

[Nathan Barley]

He was selected above Gardiner all of last year.
It was an injury to Payne that finally gave Gardiner a chance in the Prelim.

Dizzy was injured but did get ahead of him for one game

 

[Dalions]

Dizzy was injured but did get ahead of him for one game

Lester was also injured for that start of last year.
Which is why Joyce started the year.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Am I in the minority here thinking Lester is 100% solid on field. Behind Harris he's our next best defender. Guaranteed selection each week even with a full squad.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Am I in the minority here thinking Lester is 100% solid on field. Behind Harris he's our next best defender. Guaranteed selection each week even with a full squad.

Well he tends to play on the weaker forwards and then when he has to play on the stronger ones like Treacy, Walker, Fogarty, Waterman, etc he struggles

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Well he tends to play on the weaker forwards and then when he has to play on the stronger ones like Treacy, Walker, Fogarty, Waterman, etc he struggles

And Gardiner and Doedee would do any better ?

 

[Nathan Barley]

And Gardiner and Doedee would do any better ?

Yes. Gardiner shut down Curnow last year. He's has many quality defensive jobs on key forwards

 

[M Malice]

Yep, I wouldn't be confident with Froggy on the number 1 or 2 key forward in the opposition.

Ideally a fully fit and firing Gardiner and Doedee would be better for our back 7 balance than Lester.

Froggy a very good 3rd tall/medium defender.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

With Jack Payne in the team, you play Lester.

 

[Denno]

He was selected above Gardiner all of last year.
It was an injury to Payne that finally gave Gardiner a chance in the Prelim.

No he wasn't. Got dropped after the Adelaide game, whilst Gardiner stayed in (Haw game the week after?)

 

[Nathan Barley]

No he wasn't. Got dropped after the Adelaide game, whilst Gardiner stayed in (Haw game the week after?)

Yeah then Gardiner was injured and returned through the 2s afterwards and Lester finished the year strongly

 

[Dalions]

With Jack Payne in the team, you play Lester.

And with no Andrews, Payne, Gardiner, Doedee or Joyce in the team, you play Lester.

 

[Dalions]

No he wasn't. Got dropped after the Adelaide game, whilst Gardiner stayed in (Haw game the week after?)

For 1 game

 

[Denno]

For 1 game

Then Gardiner got injured..........

 

[Dalions]

Then Gardiner got injured..........

And Lester was preferred over him for the rest of the year.

 

[Dalions]

 

[dlanod]

And with no Andrews, Payne, Gardiner, Doedee or Joyce in the team, you play Lester.

And wish you had two more waiting to go.

 

[Gadzorks]

So you'd play him with Andrews, Payne, Doedee and Dizzy available?

Also, do you think he would get selected?

No he wouldn't get selected, that was the point.

I have him before dizzy and doedee is untried in our set up. Might be a gun or be a gunston, so Lester could still be ahead of him.

 

[Timetoroarlike44]

Re-watching final quarter

He misses the goal, but joe has become bloody good at shoving the oppo ruckman in the SIDE and having a free shot at goal. Treats grundy with disdain!

 

[Grasshopper17]

same thing happened when Hugh kicked the winning goal against Dee’s.

We may need a new timekeeper at the Gabba because he can’t do his job.

This is not correct. The clock stopped on that occasion because the ball had gone out of bounds: it's supposed to stop until it's brought back into play.

More BT spouting mindless rubbish and the rest of his co-commentators and far too many foolish viewers jumping on for the ride.

 

[Grasshopper17]

I thought Bailey's workrate and attack on the footy was improved. Just needs his ball use and finishing to continue to improve as well

Bails actually showed quite a bit of defensive intent. Tackled and pressured much better on Sunday I thought. Was great to see more than just the occasional random one-off effort.

Hopefully he has seen the similar regular efforts from Rayner and Lohmann and the penny is dropping with him as well. Time will tell.