Four Points: Blicavs the utility, Blues’ hopes, battling Tigers, and the fast-rising Daicos | OPINION by Michael Gleeson mickgleeson
If footy cards still came with a stick of chewing gum, a dusting of white sugary powder, and great exaggerated poses from players scooping up a ball one-handed or baulking a non-existent opponent, then Mark Blicavs’ card would be appended with the position ‘utility’.
As Scott said on Saturday night: “Blicavs is a midfielder who can play back. Anyone that thinks otherwise hasn’t been watching us.” Consider that his second ruck opponent last week, the very highly rated Luke Jackson has had more than 100 fewer hit-outs this year than Blicavs. While Jackson has played 14 games this season which is three fewer than Blicavs, the Cats utility has averaged 15 hit-outs a game this year to Jackson’s10. The Demons player has kicked eight goals, Blicavs five.. “It’s often misused in AFL, but he’s unique. There’s no one else like him.”He is also emblematic of Geelong this year.
Football analysts will always look at these seemingly unmeasurable pressure elements in football and conclude that they are an essential ingredient in any premiership. Geelong, now top of the ladder, have got significantly better in this area. Both things can be true. They can have had brilliant seasons, and yet disappointed in recent critical contests. Both underwhelmed on the weekend in matches when credibility was at stake.
Losing to a team the week after it parted ways with its coach is not new to football, but this is a team that has just asked for a priority pick, it is apparently so bad. North were good last week against Collingwood but still Richmond, 11.22? Win the inside 50 count 67-46 and lose?
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