Comprehensive win. As good as I have seen us play in last few years. We had the game on our terms for entire night and the Dees saved grace with some junk goals in last qtr when steam had gone out of the match.
I don't think we had one bad player. Everyone played their role and the tacking and general pressure was outstanding. Every time they looked to have an overlap we shut it down with a great tackle or spoil.
Defence was excellent lead by Harris Andrews
. Payne destroyed Brown. Starcevich always does the job week in week out. Lester was again superb. So under appreciated. Wilmot just a super young player who backs himself and going to be a 200 game player. Answerth has been good last few weeks - although still does the occasional hack kick to clear out of back 50.
Rayners best game for the Lions. I don't care about the goals part. He won about half a dozen clearances in first 25 mins and all resulted in the ball going into our forward 50. Massive performance - can he maintain it now?
Also Hippy was excellent early and while it might have looked like he faded in second half their were a few contests right in front of goal where he was outnumbered by at least 2/3 Dees players and on numerous occasions he got a hand to the ball and bought to ground for our little forwards. He worked his back side of last night.
Also I thought Zorko kicking in actually worked - he has a bit of dare and a couple times he hit the kick perfectly and we off and running. He will make the odd error but I can live with that if means we are not just bombing it to 55 out with a pack of players.
Great win and wonderful to see all the Lions supporters at the G last night. And well done to the champion Lachie Neale
on 250 brilliant games.
I don't think we had one bad player. Everyone played their role and the tacking and general pressure was outstanding. Every time they looked to have an overlap we shut it down with a great tackle or spoil.
Defence was excellent lead by Harris Andrews
PLAYERCARDSTART
31
Harris Andrews
- Age
- 27
- Ht
- 202cm
- Wt
- 98kg
- Pos.
- Def
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 12.8
- 3star
- K
- 7.4
- 3star
- HB
- 5.4
- 4star
- M
- 5.6
- 5star
- T
- 1.6
- 4star
- MG
- 151.7
- 2star
- D
- 17.0
- 4star
- K
- 9.0
- 4star
- HB
- 8.0
- 4star
- M
- 4.0
- 4star
- T
- 2.0
- 3star
- D
- 9.8
- 3star
- K
- 5.0
- 2star
- HB
- 4.8
- 4star
- M
- 3.4
- 4star
- T
- 1.6
- 4star
- MG
- 94.0
- 2star
PLAYERCARDEND
Rayners best game for the Lions. I don't care about the goals part. He won about half a dozen clearances in first 25 mins and all resulted in the ball going into our forward 50. Massive performance - can he maintain it now?
Also Hippy was excellent early and while it might have looked like he faded in second half their were a few contests right in front of goal where he was outnumbered by at least 2/3 Dees players and on numerous occasions he got a hand to the ball and bought to ground for our little forwards. He worked his back side of last night.
Also I thought Zorko kicking in actually worked - he has a bit of dare and a couple times he hit the kick perfectly and we off and running. He will make the odd error but I can live with that if means we are not just bombing it to 55 out with a pack of players.
Great win and wonderful to see all the Lions supporters at the G last night. And well done to the champion Lachie Neale
PLAYERCARDSTART
9
Lachie Neale
- Age
- 31
- Ht
- 178cm
- Wt
- 84kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 27.0
- 5star
- K
- 11.5
- 4star
- HB
- 15.5
- 5star
- M
- 4.0
- 4star
- T
- 3.7
- 5star
- CL
- 5.9
- 5star
- D
- 28.3
- 5star
- K
- 13.9
- 5star
- HB
- 14.4
- 5star
- M
- 4.6
- 4star
- T
- 4.0
- 5star
- CL
- 5.9
- 5star
- D
- 12.0
- 3star
- K
- 4.6
- 2star
- HB
- 7.4
- 5star
- M
- 2.0
- 3star
- T
- 1.0
- 3star
- CL
- 0.4
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND