"Epigram" <atg@no-spam> wrote in message
news:BB2F15E8.2945%atg@no-spam
> On 6/7/03 6:46 AM, Mark Shea bleated:
>
> >
> > "Epigram" <atg@no-spam> wrote in message
> > news:BB2DA3DA.2886%atg@no-spam
> > No he wasn't. He was wearing that damned knee brace and sort of
sauntered
> > everywhere.
>
> But he still got the ball.
Well not really. He just wasn't competitive at the contest, and I demand
that from players before I rate them.
> He took about 50% of his marks on the goal. There was that amazing mark
> where he looked like a slips fileder and was horizontal to the ground.
> Anyone that can be in a pack of 5 or more and consistantly get the mark
must
> be doing something right.
His marking hasn't been *that* good. He's pulled in the odd strong pack
mark, but he hasn't been a dominant prescence. There is one exception, where
he was unstoppable in the second half against Melbourne; one notes the
height, experience and form of his opponents.
> Yeah. But to make excuses, last Saturday the wind was all over the place,
> and he doesn't have the pace to grab the ball if it drops short, nor the
> agility if the ball is going over.
Yeah. He's not exactly mobile, eh?
Mark Shea