

The Rising Star hopeful did his chances of securing the award absolutely no harm at the MCG on Sunday. Unfortunately, his disposal was woeful! Especially in the second half when his side needed a little composure to aid their comeback, Lyons was a real let down with his ball usage. His 10 tackles were more than any player on the field as he led the way in the middle.

If I wrote this piece purely on tackling intensity, Lyons would’ve made the former category. Unfortunately for the Lions, it wasn’t enough to get them back over the line in the end. Bailey is yet another one of these Brisbane players who are capable of kicking a handful of goals and impacting the game in a major way. His four goals and 22 disposals were something special. I don’t know if it’s a team directive, a change in position or just a kid lacking hubris, but the Crows are getting very little effect out of their once-blooming young forward.Īnother outstanding game from Zac Bailey, he was almost the catalyst for a ripping comeback for the Lions in the second half. But Thilthorpe just appeared lost against West Coast on the weekend. Gee, I hate chucking a 19-year-old that’s played less than 20 game’s name in here. Likewise, Rory Laird was a competitive beast in the midfield, more than half of his 30 disposals were contested and almost a third of them were clearances, paired with his nine tackles, there was not a hell of a lot more that the former defender could have done in a dominant day out of the centre. I predicted last week that Tex would thrive against West Coast’s embattled back line, and he did so accordingly with a sense of benevolence, clunking a game-high four contested marks and ten score involvements. Walker started the game as a beacon of selflessness, passing off two certain goals to allow his teammates the chance of scoring, and kicking three majors of his own. Here is this week’s version of On Fire/Under Fire It only has two settings – toasty warm… and scorched earth. At the conclusion of every round, Jimmy Ayres peruses the goings-on in the AFL world and ignites his flamethrower.
