LeonardCohen
Bencher
A number of you raved about his performance yesterday and I thought he had a fine game.
On closer inspection, he was better than fine, he was enormous. There were two massive plays from Ola that went a long way to defining our victory.
The first involves a massive run where he made Burton look like a NSW Cup player, shrugging him off and lumbering others over half way, before Burton came again around the legs. That run and subsequent quick play-the-ball were the catalyst for DCE putting in the midfield bomb that led to Hoppa and Bulle's magic. Without that run, we kick for yardage.
Then, late in the game with a slim 2 point lead, the Dogs made a big charge down the left flank with Garrick struggling to manage Kikau and Xerri was put into space. A super pass was thrown back inside to support, and Ola was back there to make an incredible legs tackle to thwart the danger; it was timed to perfection. From there, the Dogs had to scramble to get a field goal opportunity from half way that feel short. Without that tackle, there's potential for the Dogs to at worst score, and at best, kick a field goal from 40m out to level the scores.
Honestly, the tackle is a thing of beauty and well worth going back to have a look; it was in the last 2 minutes of the match.
Without a couple of massive efforts from our beast, we lose.
On closer inspection, he was better than fine, he was enormous. There were two massive plays from Ola that went a long way to defining our victory.
The first involves a massive run where he made Burton look like a NSW Cup player, shrugging him off and lumbering others over half way, before Burton came again around the legs. That run and subsequent quick play-the-ball were the catalyst for DCE putting in the midfield bomb that led to Hoppa and Bulle's magic. Without that run, we kick for yardage.
Then, late in the game with a slim 2 point lead, the Dogs made a big charge down the left flank with Garrick struggling to manage Kikau and Xerri was put into space. A super pass was thrown back inside to support, and Ola was back there to make an incredible legs tackle to thwart the danger; it was timed to perfection. From there, the Dogs had to scramble to get a field goal opportunity from half way that feel short. Without that tackle, there's potential for the Dogs to at worst score, and at best, kick a field goal from 40m out to level the scores.
Honestly, the tackle is a thing of beauty and well worth going back to have a look; it was in the last 2 minutes of the match.
Without a couple of massive efforts from our beast, we lose.
