sjt wrote:The Power gave up a fair bit for him (in my opinion). I know he made the Advertiser team of they year for what it's worth, but to Norwood supporters, is he really that good?
Perhaps he saved his worse game (or at least three quarters) for the GF?
From the little I've seen of Norwood, I thought Puopolo and Lower are more effective?
This might be a bit harsh on Flipper, but I can't recall a game he had as little impact in all season as the Grand Final .. As I said elsewhere, this was in part due to his opponent being (imho) a superstar at our level, and also to Flip's ball handling being below his best.
I think if you were looking for 1 player that could have put the game in our favour from a 50/50 position, he probably did it 5 or 6 times this year, however he didn't put in many 4 quarter displays highlighting an issue of consistency, something he would need to address at the higher level.
I think he's probably more replaceable to Norwood than Puopolo and Lower, but there's no doubt the more he misses for Norwood, the bigger the hole he leaves behind.