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[Legs Akimbo]

Originally posted by Old Royboy

I like the way young Moore is progressing. Sure, he has faults but he has quick, clean hands & makes good decisions in heavy traffic. He'll take a while because like Monty he is a footballer first and an athlete second.

Note sure about Monty not being an athlete. In the last few matches he has displayed some amazing pace. The way he burnt off Gio from the Bulldogs just blew me away. The thing is he deoesn't look quick, but I think that is deceptive.

Moore, I think is slow, but that's okay. When he first arrived, people were talking about him being like Harvey. In many ways he reminds me more of Greg Williams. However, I suspect his biggest challence is that both Williams and Harvey were / are elite endurance athletes, which by all accounts, Moore is not. That will be his biggest challenge.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by BarneyG
You have got to be joking, Bevan totally shutdown Farmer from start to finish, a fantastic tagging roll. Even Roos noticed how well he did.

While I agree he did a good job on Farmer and Headland, I don't think he rated for any BOG votes.

[ugg]

Originally posted by ScottH
While I agree he did a good job on Farmer and Headland, I don't think he rated for any BOG votes.

Not according to Roos

I thought Bevo was probably in our best three or four on the ground

http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/roos-impressed-by-young-bloods/2006/07/02/1151778812999.html

[ScottH]

Originally posted by ugg
Not according to Roos

http://www.smh.com.au/news/afl/roos-...778812999.html

1) I was referring to my decisions on the votes.

2) we all know Roos is full of @@@@.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Originally posted by Old Royboy
From what I saw, Shaw was more than a match for Torture ? hit outs were evenly shared, but Earl?s went to a teammate where Torture?s as usual went anywhere.

Despite all the meat-axe talk, ruckwork is a subtle game, too subtle for some observers. I too noticed the accuracy of Earl's tapwork.
Good tapwork isn't everything (look at Matty Clarke) but when you see an 19 year old Sydney kid spoon feeding his grassburners the way Earl does, you can't help but notice it(especially as Sydney kids don't get the best tuition).