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I was genuinely annoyed that Bailey got weirded out by his start against GWS and kind of just disappeared.
The fact* is no-one has been given the poisoned chalice that is the medisub role as often as Bailey Banfield
. And no-one has padded up so manfully as Bailey; stood up to receive the chalice and drunk so deeply from it. No-one has so selflessly run up and down the spot in a t-shirt, trying to stay focused, unsure if you are going to get a gig, realising getting a gig is a bit like lifting a can from the slab that killed Bon Scott and not being entirely convinced this pariah warm-up at half-time is quite the same as getting genuine match fitness and awareness as part of your ongoing dvelopment.
We should build a little monument for Bailey for what he has given us this season. Just a little one. Keep it in Marshall Stockden's physiotherapy cupboard. Bring it out whenever someone is injured.
Because the reality is he has been handed a great big s**t sandwich, week after week after week, and not only is the quality of Bailey's character such that he brings his own sauce, sits down and starts munching, the ******* bloke has actually been excellent at it. He has kicked goals in most games he has started as medisub. He comes in, with zero actual game awareness, and DOES THE *EN JOB.
So to be given a chance to start and to not really get on with it last weekend was a blow for Mr February.
But it won't stop him.
I suspect Bailey will get a job in our elimination final. A job that doesn't involve hanging around like a single bloke hoping to catch a stray root at a swingers do.
And do you know what?
I reckon Bailey is going to go nuts. He is going to shake off the significant psychological medisub shackles and just make this first 18 stuff his own. I am pencilling him in for a lazy four goals and the biggest grin a man has ever grinned.
Thank you, Bailey.
*I have no idea if this is an actual fact.
The fact* is no-one has been given the poisoned chalice that is the medisub role as often as Bailey Banfield
PLAYERCARDSTART
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Bailey Banfield
- Age
- 26
- Ht
- 190cm
- Wt
- 88kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 13.6
- 3star
- K
- 7.2
- 3star
- HB
- 6.5
- 4star
- M
- 2.9
- 3star
- T
- 3.9
- 5star
- G
- 0.3
- 3star
- D
- 9.5
- 2star
- K
- 5.3
- 2star
- HB
- 4.3
- 3star
- M
- 2.0
- 2star
- T
- 2.8
- 4star
- G
- 0.5
- 4star
- D
- 14.4
- 4star
- K
- 7.6
- 3star
- HB
- 6.8
- 5star
- M
- 3.8
- 4star
- T
- 3.2
- 5star
- G
- 0.2
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
We should build a little monument for Bailey for what he has given us this season. Just a little one. Keep it in Marshall Stockden's physiotherapy cupboard. Bring it out whenever someone is injured.
Because the reality is he has been handed a great big s**t sandwich, week after week after week, and not only is the quality of Bailey's character such that he brings his own sauce, sits down and starts munching, the ******* bloke has actually been excellent at it. He has kicked goals in most games he has started as medisub. He comes in, with zero actual game awareness, and DOES THE *EN JOB.
So to be given a chance to start and to not really get on with it last weekend was a blow for Mr February.
But it won't stop him.
I suspect Bailey will get a job in our elimination final. A job that doesn't involve hanging around like a single bloke hoping to catch a stray root at a swingers do.
And do you know what?
I reckon Bailey is going to go nuts. He is going to shake off the significant psychological medisub shackles and just make this first 18 stuff his own. I am pencilling him in for a lazy four goals and the biggest grin a man has ever grinned.
Thank you, Bailey.
*I have no idea if this is an actual fact.