Where's the LRT thread?

[sharpie]

Originally posted by Schneiderman
One thing that did concern me was that when Cox floated forward he kicked four and they looked really dangerous. Whilst I'm not blaming LRT for it, our defence struggled regardless.

Jason Ball was Cox's direct opponent at the time. I even think LRT was taking a rest on the bench (although I could be wrong about this bit). Certainly wasnt LRT's fault that Cox got some soft goals in the 2nd quarter.

[ScottH]

He wasn't bad, I guess.

Actually, I thought it was Leo out there with a bad wig on. He did alright.

A good mark and handball, in the 1st qtr which resulted in a goal.

Some great quick handballs.

Some really good defensive work. A Crunching Tackle.

A huge thump, from behind.

And as Bloods pointed out earlier, the misjudged ball that was marked and goaled, in the last qtr.

One good game doesn't make a player of him, but if he plays the rest of the season at, or above that level, I'll eat my own @@@@, nah that has been said b4 and backfired. But I hope he does.

[Thunder Shaker]

Originally posted by ugg
One-on-one marking is still very suspect.

His one-on-two marking seems okay.

[dimelb]

It's official - from Paul Williams in a post-match interview - "LRT did a great job on Staker". A couple of good marks, in fact one a very good mark, and one or two crushing tackles. The young bloke's doing fine.
And as for the mark he missed, once the WC player got front position it was going to be just about impossible to prevent the mark.

[Captain]

Great game LRT!

Very impressed with his efforts and attack at the footy.

He is fast becoming one of my favorites.

[Xie Shan]

There's still a long way to go, but he didn't have as much of that 'what am I doing here?' look, like he was lost, today, which can only be a good sign.

Edit: I'm not sure how I can describe his 'lost' look any better, but I hope people here know what I mean.

His handballing is pretty good now, and even his kicking isn't that bad - there was one play in the third quarter where he took on his opponent and just thumped it long to find Barry Hall.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by sydfan83
There's still a long way to go, but he didn't have as much of that 'what am I doing here?' look, like he was lost, today, which can only be a good sign.

No, as Liz pointed out during the week, he is much better when he has NO time to think, just do.

[ugg]

Its official! LRT on the best list:

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/results/0,8058,aflResults05,00.html

[ScottH]

Originally posted by ugg
Its official! LRT on the best list:

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/foo...ults05,00.html

WOW!! But how many TLM votes will he get???

[cruiser]

I dont think there's egg on anyones face barry. LRT was crap up until last week, when he played a good game against the Dees. He improved a little more on that peformance today. I'll give credit where its due and LRT deserves credit again today. You wont hear me calling for him to be dropped for as long as he plays that well.

[NMWBloods]

H/Sun
Best: J Bolton T Kennelly L Roberts-Thomson A Schneider B Mathews J Crouch.

The Age - the same.

AFL.com
Best: Buchanan, Kirk, J. Bolton, Schneider, Crouch, Barry, O'Loughlin, Goodes

I fail to see how you could include Goodes or Mathews or Barry in the best list.

My best would be:
J Bolton C Bolton Crouch Kirk Buchanan Williams Schneider

Possibly LRT and O'Loughlin.

Kennelly was good in spots, but I wouldn't include him the best list.

[ugg]

Originally posted by ScottH
WOW!! But how many TLM votes will he get???

Maybe in 15 years time it will be called the LRTM!

[ScottH]

Originally posted by ugg
Maybe in 15 years time it will be called the LRTM!

[ugg]

Well, in the Age's player of the year last round they gave votes to Jeff White and none to Brett Kirk. I wonder if they actually watch the games.

[monopoly19]

Loved the moment today when we were running out of defence, LRT receives the handball and you get that feeling that something bad is gonna happen. There's a man chasing him down - OMG he's going to get caught in our defensive 50 - then BAM, he belts it down the ground, and a Swans player takes a mark. The crowd goes nuts! Impressive!