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Have I just witnessed the arrival of 20 year old Adrian Bonaddio? He simply destroyed the Legs today while playing from the goal square. He was given plenty of space to lead, and playing on Brett Zorzi he kicked 7 goals. Zorzi held Passador to 1 goal last week, and has been in good form, so today’s performance was a terrific effort. He lead well, he showed quite a lot of pace, had very strong hands and kicked accurately. Prior to today he had only kicked 6 goals in 10 league games, but his tally now stands at 13. On today’s form there may possibly be a place for him on next year’s list, but consistency is now the key. Hopefully he can finish off the season well with 2 more strong games.
John Meesen was one Norwood’s best players; his first half was one of the best I’ve seen him play. He had about 10 possessions at half time and rucked quite solidly too. He was dominant around the ground, and what impresses me most are his footy smarts, he really does have great evasive skills and the ability to get his hands free in heavy traffic. He kicked a terrific goal in the second quarter, dodging two opponents and drilling it from 50 metres. In the second half he started brilliantly by taking a great contested mark on the wing. He probably had about 6 or 7 possessions for the second half, and applied a few strong tackles too around the stoppages. He finished with about 15 possessions, 5-7 marks and probably around 15 hitouts. Very promising game from Meesen.
Darren Pfeiffer didn’t fare so well. He was stuck in the forward pocket for the first 3 quarters before finally moving onto the wing. He kicked a goal from 45 in the first quarter due to a free, but struggled to have an impact. His first half was especially quiet, probably having only 3 or 4 possessions. His second half was marginally better, and when moved onto the ball he started having a greater impact. He took the mark of the day late in the fourth quarter, by timing his leap and jumping over an opponent. He went back and drilled it from 50. So he finished with 2 goals, probably about 10 possessions, maybe a little more. A quiet game overall, but he still managed to kick 2 goals which was pleasing.
John Meesen was one Norwood’s best players; his first half was one of the best I’ve seen him play. He had about 10 possessions at half time and rucked quite solidly too. He was dominant around the ground, and what impresses me most are his footy smarts, he really does have great evasive skills and the ability to get his hands free in heavy traffic. He kicked a terrific goal in the second quarter, dodging two opponents and drilling it from 50 metres. In the second half he started brilliantly by taking a great contested mark on the wing. He probably had about 6 or 7 possessions for the second half, and applied a few strong tackles too around the stoppages. He finished with about 15 possessions, 5-7 marks and probably around 15 hitouts. Very promising game from Meesen.
Darren Pfeiffer didn’t fare so well. He was stuck in the forward pocket for the first 3 quarters before finally moving onto the wing. He kicked a goal from 45 in the first quarter due to a free, but struggled to have an impact. His first half was especially quiet, probably having only 3 or 4 possessions. His second half was marginally better, and when moved onto the ball he started having a greater impact. He took the mark of the day late in the fourth quarter, by timing his leap and jumping over an opponent. He went back and drilled it from 50. So he finished with 2 goals, probably about 10 possessions, maybe a little more. A quiet game overall, but he still managed to kick 2 goals which was pleasing.
I only caught the last half of the first qtr in which he had 2 kicks, 2 handballs and 1 tackle. His second qtr wasn't that good, just taking his time to get back into footy. He had 1 handball and 2 tackles for the qtr. However....his third qtr was great 
4 kicks, 5 handballs, 1 tackle, 1 hitout and he set up two goals (nearly three but the guy missed). His fourth qtr was good, he managed 2 kicks, 1 handball, 1 mark, 2 tackles and 3 hitouts. 
Anyway, he played the full game and most qtrs he would rotate between the forward line and the midfield.
