He's got some real class and skill in close too.
Indeed. There was a moment that stuck in my head in his debut game, where I couldn't believe what he was doing matched up on some absolute guns. At 5:18 in the video, he's matched up on a star in Shai Bolton, ducks past another star in Taranto, and then weaves in and out and wins the clearance with some insanely fancy footwork. When I saw that I was like, 'woah he's gonna be special.'
Not to mention also laying 5 tackles in a bit over a quarter. Not against plodders either, but 1 on Bolton, 2 on Taranto, 1 on Graham and a shepherd on Dusty that forced him to take the ball out. Can't wait to see a full year of him next year, after a full pre-season. He'll put size on, but he's one of the only players I've seen who doesn't even need it - as he's already tough as nails already.
People going on about Phillipou, Ginbey, Wardlaw, Humphrey etc. (Sheezel and Ashcroft were always going to be superstars), have not got to see what this kid is capable of yet - and will hopefully see it next year.