St Kevin said:Generous to McCartin there imo Bully, Darling has consistently kicked goals from his first season, whilst offering great defensive pressure and occasional stints on the ball.
McCartin has looked lethargic even at VFL level and needs a lot of work in the gym. Also offers nothing defensively. Long, long way to go.
Bruce looks like filling that number 1 key forward void for the Saints anyway, and he was an absolute bargain.
Very true, I think Darling is the best that can be expected. Not sure about their selection criteria but overlooking a player like Brayshaw still has me scratching my head. Something that has largely gone unnoticed is Brayshaw's speed, he is faster than Pickett, Cockatoo, Menadue & Weller over 20 metres. He's also defensively superior to all those guys. What I saw today was a complete footballer, a guy who doesn't appear to have a preferred foot, a super smart player who reads the play better than most and a player who leads from the front. Given the Saints had years of observing Robert Harvey I was very surprised they didn't rate Brayshaw higher.