And he still gets 12 clearances.You forgot Shiel, who came on as the sub in the last quarter to go with him.
So 3 players to limit a 21 year old to 31 possessions. Imagine how good he's going to be with another couple of pre-seasons under his belt?
There was never a chance of stopping the games best player from getting the ball, so go to plan B.
You are not going to beat him getting the ball, so just try and stop him using it.
When a coach need to enlist a few players to try and slow down a 21yo, then that says alot about that 21yo.
When any team plays Collingwood, at the strategy meeting they all have one thing they open with.
We MUST stop Nick Daicos because he is that good.
I struggle to think of another player in the league that coaches put this much time into, week in, week out.
But then again, a few wannabe Carlton experts on Bigfooty, would know more than the AFL coaches.