"Birchall played well ... again." is without a doubt the most common thought I have after watching the Hawks play, and I've been thinking it ever since he started. A smart, skilled and hard player.
His trademark move is getting the ball in space, ambling sideways while looking upfield, drawing an opposition player towards him and then taking off straight up the ground and burning the suckered off with his pace. Obviously finishing with a lace out pass.
Can't remember too many bad games from the Birch.