#22 Steele Sidebottom

[burnsy17]

[woftam]

[qldmagpie67]

For mine was his best game of the year by a ways.
He looked so much better staying on the outside of the congestion and forward running was a highlight.
Agree think we have seen the future last Friday.
Pendles starting off the back of the square or HBF using his vision and experience to be the link man to the midfield or wingers.
Swanny allowed to roam anywhere he sees fit and get forward as much as possible
Sidey playing an offensive role using those elite skills and his vision to gift off goals to team mates.
What we saw was responsibility being lumped onto Adams Crisp DeGoey Greenwood for getting us the ball and getting it out to our runners and best users.
Our forward line also looked far better and not so cramped up.
I'm not a huge Dunstall fan but on the coach last night he said he thinks our window is in 3yrs and that would make Cloke 31 should we use his value now at the trade table to load up with more draft picks or other talent ?
Cloke at his best is in our top 3-4 players but whether his been injured or our entry to him has been so poor or our game style with him playing so deep is totally wrong but 3 goals since the bye is a very poor return for someone of his skill. I'm not saying trade him but it is food for thought.
Reid must play back with Brown gives our defence experience and Reid is s far better user if the ball than Frost.
I think with Pendles spending time back it gives the likes of Langdon Sinclair Williams Maynard confidence as well plays Maynard used his run to get up th ground and be dangerous as well.
It certainly was an eye opening change in team structure.
I know the Cats were off the boil a bit but I don't think enough credit was given to the job Greenwood did on Selwood. He's there prime mover along with Caddy (who didn't play) but he was shut down and when he did get the pill he was under the pump.
I also noticed we went longer down the line then switched inside quickly going forward we seemed to always have players streaming though the corridor and getting into dangerous positions in and around the forward 50

[RudeBoy]

[woftam]

[Collingwood Crackerjack]

Pick 10 wasn't he? Or was it 8?

Getting a fair return, about what you would expect from that pick

[Cuthbert Collingwood]

Been meaning to post on this for a while - Steele seems to attract a lot of flack on this site, especially for "dinky little sideways kicks" (that are often the only option, and can be very effective in opening up play, but that's beside the point), but when I see him on TV the commentators are usually salivating about him, even Jason Dunstall, describing him as elite talent, a natural, and a generally insert superlative here. Is it possible that we are missing something here, maybe judging him a little harshly? It also has parallels the the Blair situation, as I don't ever hear commentators talking about how useless he is and that he doesn't deserve to be on a senior list. Maybe we're not seeing the wood for the trees?

[stui magpie]

[HAL]

Describe your surroundings.

[Pies4shaw]

[Pies2016]

[Dangles]

Steele was a steal alright. I remember the day he got drafted and how much I was hoping we'd get him. I couldn't beleive it when he, a player who kicked 10 goals in the TAC Grand Final, slipped rough to number eleven. I was rapt and he hasn't disappointed me.

[Tannin]

[Boot]

Love to see the silky skills of Steel Sidebottom. I think he has the ability to fit nicely into a forward flank role in 2016 with Varcoe, Aish and others ( Freeman, Treloar, Sinclair, Pendlebury) taking over his wing position.
With Steel's goal kicking skills added to his running power the forward line of Elliot, Cloke, Fasolo
Sidebottom, Moore, Swan
has a premiership look about it with lots of class and enough X-factor to worry any backline in the AFL.
Lets hope the club can pull off the recruitment of Aish and Treloar over the trading period and get us all set for a great 2016.

[jackcass]