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I noticed that too Grim, but Adcock and Begley i think took a few as well, not sure who will do the kick in duties if Drummo's out.
Travis passes Lion initiation test
Article from:
Andrew Hamilton
March 31, 2008 12:00am
A PLAYER can arrive at a club with a 10-year resume as a former No. 1 draft pick that incudes a best-and-fairest, but still need to prove himself.
That is even more so if the club is the Brisbane Lions, which values selfless acts above any statistic.
On Friday night at the Gabba Travis Johnstone made a split-second decision to ignore an obvious oncoming threat to make a crucial play for his team.
Before the game he was a former Melbourne player with a reputation. After it he was one of the boys.
In the second quarter Johnstone found himself the only Lion in the vicinity as Collingwood full-forward Anthony Rocca steamed out on the lead.
Johnstone went back with the flight of the ball and got a fingertip on it before Rocca crashed into him, sending him spinning like a windmill.
Johnstone, who has faced criticism in the past for his endeavour, shrugged off his act of bravery.
"It is probably those little things they (Brisbane) expect from you," he said.
"You gain respect from those hard things, probably more than going out and getting plenty of kicks and not throwing your body around. This club builds itself on that, they expect it to be done and believe if you do it the rest will come."
Johnstone picked up 22 classy possessions in the Lions' two-point win.
Could be worse though.
I can't remember if I have said this or not but I reckon his clanger count is always going to be high because of the high risk style of his disposal. When he pinpoints a leading forward in a congested 50, we all gasp. A lesser player would bomb the ball to the goal square and hope for a result. It is a high percentage play in that it won't cause an immediate turnover but a low %age play in that you aren't particularly likely to score. He takes the punt and tries to engineer the result that will most likely lead to a kick on goal. In other words, he puts his teammates to advantage more effectively.
