Great stuff. Things just clicked tonight for the parts of the match that counted, in other weeks we would have expected an inopportune line break or Perry knock on but tonight we kept it together for the majority of the game. Very tense towards the end but there was a bit of class from some of our boys.
Carmont and Quinn were fantastic again in defence, Quinn in particular showing incredible commitment at stages. Hinton will take a lot of positives from this game, and it's great to put a good performance on a Friday night game for players like Hinton and Mullen to get a bit of positive exposure. Very happy with Lowrie and Newton, good defence and hitting gaps but lacked a bit in power when hitting the line. Same as Smith, but having to deal with so much work at the start he did his job. Perry was what we expect from him every week including a couple of nice touches and opportunistic plays that surprised me, plus he looked quite fit and willing. Gidley was outstanding for mine and I think he was critical in us winning the match.
And etcetera. Overall a good effort, but I won't be convinced until I see that it's not a one-off. The conditions suited the way we played pretty well tonight and a few things were in our favour. It's obvious that we can play anywhere from terrible to outstanding with this team when their heart is in the right place so it shouldn't revolve purely around team selections but how much the team wants to respect the jersey when they're on the field.
