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Prestia !!
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Been a massive fan of this bloke even when he was at GC, our best pure mid, lets hope he can get some continuity as we are so much better when hes in the team!
WIthout him, we are ordinary. Huge difference maker due to his role, bigger than Martin in that sense.
Is as important to us as Diesel Williams was to Carlton back when they were a force.
Keeping him in cotton wool is the secret as players like him are as rare as rocking horse manure. He has a long proven record of going well fresh after a spell. Today he showed why again. In the meantime other younger guys are gaining experience. Dow being one who really stood up. So there is new hope to replace the likes of Meatball, Cotch and Shedda.
Keeping him in cotton wool is the secret as players like him are as rare as rocking horse manure. He has a long proven record of going well fresh after a spell. Today he showed why again. In the meantime other younger guys are gaining experience. Dow being one who really stood up. So there is new hope to replace the likes of Meatball, Cotch and Shedda.
One thing I noticed last night (in addition to all the other good stuff he does)...there were at least 3 occasions where he got a quick hand up to stop or deflect an outlet handball from a Dogs player....each time it resulted in either a turnover or at least a contested ball. Maybe he’s just more switched on or has quicker reflexes than most - but those little things can change momentum.
I’m in awe of this bloke.
Not surprised by Hardwick declaring that he would have won a few more B&Fs if he’d remained fit.
Possibly the most underrated player in the comp.
Just a gun
Not surprised by Hardwick declaring that he would have won a few more B&Fs if he’d remained fit.
Possibly the most underrated player in the comp.
Just a gun
You’re spot on
And this is not a criticism of him at all - he’s obviously fantastic.
Also this is from from a suspect memory - but were there also a couple of occasions where he tried to kick a little skewed type of short pass to a team mate in his eyesight - but those kicks were intercepted almost off the boot?
Anyway (if I remember correctly) they are just examples of where he was trying to create opportunities. Had they come off he’d probably have deserved 4 Brownlow votes.
Absolutely, bloody great player, dusty also has amazing hands, he often looks like a basketball player the way he controls the oval ball...
Dion is our best clearance mid who runs both ways and gets it a heap, absolute gun, just need to keep him on the park somehow!
Managing his minutes as best we can will be the key.
Apart from when he has got injured in a game, Saturday night is the least amount of minutes he has played in a game for the Tigers.
Some interesting early posts on here with the pick 6 and 2nd round 16/17 swaps. Hindsight is a wonderful thing though.
Interesting to listen to Prestia's current interview on the club site for the BHF. He discussed how much meditation & mindfulness he had to do during the week leading up to last weekend's game. Also that the Doc said his hamstring was basically only a one week injury but he missed 3 to be sure.
Can't really blame Dion for not trusting his body after all the issue he's had. Must be extremely frustrating & traumatic continually getting soft tissue injuries.
I just found it insightful how much prep he's had to do mentally for confidence as well as physically to overcome them. Grimesy & Cotch probably do it similarly.
Can't really blame Dion for not trusting his body after all the issue he's had. Must be extremely frustrating & traumatic continually getting soft tissue injuries.
I just found it insightful how much prep he's had to do mentally for confidence as well as physically to overcome them. Grimesy & Cotch probably do it similarly.
20/20 hindsight is probably the single most important personal attribute any human can possess
