Jesus, this is tough :crazy: Defence this week was a whole team effort so I can't praise anybody for being more 'solid' so I'll go on who had an individual performance that made the difference.
3 - Johns: A cliched vote of course, but he looked to be fully in charge tonight and lead by example. The team made him look that much better it must be said, but I don't think much he did could be put down to fluke, he knew what he was doing and looked composed and confident and the game flowed nicely from his hands. Some very clever touches to put some bodies into gaps and get us going forward out wide when the game was tight.
1 - Hinton: Mostly because he didn't do anything wrong under huge pressure but also because he turned it around and looked dangerous himself. Committed and confident as well and took a lot of punishment.
1 - Quinn: Rare opportunities in attack, though had a few strong runs when we were close to our own line, but a couple of individually brilliant plays in defence helped us seal the victory and he shut down his wing with Carmont very effectively. I was so thrilled to see him put in the effort to chase down Hicks after dropping off early and then effect the tackle, not to mention dragging him into touch. Besides that he was an actual presence in defence all game and he seems very committed to chase down breaks especially trailing Stewart in his try.
1 - Gidley: Had a blinder of a first half, strong defence and clever attack and looks years younger. We play that much better when is on his game and gets involved, and when the team knows how to respond to the opportunities he can create.
Obviously the points are dodgy because I don't think Johns was 2 points better than the others but I do think he was our best; the 6 point total limit is the main reason for his 3 points. Missing out were Mullen, particularly for his defence, Carmont for the same (he can be pretty vicious when he hits them), Carney and Newton. I'm just thrilled we played well as a team this time.
