Go_Dogs
13-05-2007, 08:55 PM
Street and Darcy were both very important today. I was a bit hesitant about Street coming back in, but his ability to palm the ball to the right spots today was good early, and he also help out with some good marks down back.
Darcy was excellent too, really played himself into some good form rucking today.
The most pleasing aspect of it all though, was that for once it seemed as if we had a bit of purpose around the clearance. Cooney was dangerous time and time again. If the umpires are going to protect the exciting players, he better be next on the list for protection. Today Melbourne worked pretty well to hold him up and block his run at the ball, but he was working very hard to get to those spots and make himself dangerous. Harder than he's worked all year.
Certainly made us look a lot more dangerous, and especially on a stop play in the forward line. Every time we looked as though we'd kick a goal off a throw in or ball up inside our F50.
Very pleasing. Makes Minson's job hard to get back in too.
Darcy was excellent too, really played himself into some good form rucking today.
The most pleasing aspect of it all though, was that for once it seemed as if we had a bit of purpose around the clearance. Cooney was dangerous time and time again. If the umpires are going to protect the exciting players, he better be next on the list for protection. Today Melbourne worked pretty well to hold him up and block his run at the ball, but he was working very hard to get to those spots and make himself dangerous. Harder than he's worked all year.
Certainly made us look a lot more dangerous, and especially on a stop play in the forward line. Every time we looked as though we'd kick a goal off a throw in or ball up inside our F50.
Very pleasing. Makes Minson's job hard to get back in too.