• Roo's confidence is back!

• Kicked 5 goals and would have kicked a certain sixth except for one of his team mates getting a 50 metre penalty turned into a  reverse free kick.

• Led, took pack marks, and was active on the ground - the complete game.

• 5 score involvements.

• Two excellent, in a typical Roo way, contested marks.

• Played on Jacob Koschitzke, who has played more than 50 AFL games, and clearly won the battle of the AFL standard Jacob's!

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• 0-5. You can see they are trying their hearts out, especially our younger players like Roo, but it is just not clicking on the field yet.

• The good bits:

Disposal efficiency = 86%

9 hit outs providing excellent support to Gawny

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• Our forward line is yet to click this season, but with both Koz and The Duke back next week, it is hoped that our system of forward entries will improve with a bit more pace and dare in the team - which will make life easier for our tall forwards.

• Roo had 4 score involvements, and his usual excellent disposal efficiency - 86%.

• He kicked one goal and also had a goal assist.

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• A very wet and slippery day at the G was not great conditions for our tall forwards.

• Despite losing by a few points, it was actually an exciting game for us - seeing our six new players fit in and immediately contribute, and we were able to stick with the very good Giants for nearly the whole game.

• Aiden Johnson  and Matt Jefferson look like they will be good forward line buddies for Roo. AJ being the big body up forward, and taking the second ruck grunt work off Roo will free our boy up over the season. Along with Disco, a very exciting and very young mix - and that's just the talls.

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