Posted: 6 Days, 23 Hours ago
New Pavlich
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Some footage from the Richmond game was highlighted on FOX TEAMS last night featuring some runs by Pav to create an option.
All panellists stated that Pavlich was lifting in a good team now.
That got me thinking that this season we are seeing a new rejuvenated star.
To date this season, Pav has moved himself to problem areas on the field to wield his influence with immediate and telling effect.
In particular the Geelong game where he placed himself in the centre square to dominate and get us back in control.
He did similar against Essendon but went into defence to provide some drive before handing over to Paul Duffield in the last qtr.
In the Richmond game the passage highlighted Pav palming the ball into the path of Hasleby while holding off an opponent on the defensive fifty metre line then sprinting straight up the centre of the ground; his opponent couldn't keep up. In the meantime Hasleby had kicked upfield to Ballantyne who sold a dummy round a Tiger Player and spotted up Pav who by now had arrived inside our forward fifty. The bullet like pass hit him on the chest . Pav then went back and goaled with the ball just clearing the line with no Richmond player standing on the line.
It then occurred to me that this isn't just happening with Pavlich.
Paul Hasleby, Luke McPharlin, Roger Hayden and David Mundy are all playing in career best form, for mine.
Pavlich as good as he has been is now giving us a new dimension.
Pav is now our onfield General and is inspiring all the youngsters around him.
My apologies to Sandi here, for he is doing the same thing with his around the ground work rate. He , Pav and Luke are moving like twenty one year olds.
If this isn't Luke McPharlins best season I don't know what is.
They say a star team beats a team of stars , well Freo is both.
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Posted: 6 Days, 23 Hours ago
Re:New Pavlich
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I think Pav is really enjoying his football this season. He is certainly playing like it.
It says something about the team that Pav can kick a lazy four (or five) goals per game and yet not get noticed as the stand-out performer.
He is a great on-field general. He goes wherever he's needed and always has an effect. He goes to the midfield not only to limit a run on goals but also to consolidate a lead.
Gold Coast? Pav ain't going anywhere. He knows he's in a side that will challenge for a premiership in the next 2-3 years.
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Posted: 6 Days, 12 Hours ago
Re:New Pavlich
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I think you're confusing the result and the process. Pav has always done those things, those other blokes have played better in the past and Aaron Sanidlands is in career best form.
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Posted: 6 Days, 11 Hours ago
Re:New Pavlich
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I thought this thread was going to be about Silvagni.
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Posted: 6 Days, 11 Hours ago
Re:New Pavlich
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No confusion here.
Pav was the cake and now he's the Icing.
I am talking about gut running to create options and second efforts at contests.
With all due respect to our Captain these haven't been hallmarks of his game in the past.
Mark Harvey alluded to that last year when comparing Pav with Jonathan Brown....." Pav would be the greatest ever if he had the same work rate as Jonathan Brown. "
I think this is one of those examples where, the total is greater than the sum of the parts. ( something like that ).
In 2009 if Pav and twenty one other Dockers equalled 100, this year Pav and the same twenty one equal 120.
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Posted: 6 Days, 11 Hours ago
Re:New Pavlich
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Where did you get that quote from?
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Posted: 6 Days, 11 Hours ago
Re:New Pavlich
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If you're referring to the Mark Harvey quote, he made it in an interview on TV. I don't recall when or after what particular game but he definitely made it .. almost verbatim.
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Posted: 6 Days, 11 Hours ago
Re:New Pavlich
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If he did make it then he was along way off. Sounds made up though.
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Posted: 6 Days, 10 Hours ago
Re:New Pavlich
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Pav isnt doing much diffrent this year than he has any other year.
He is a genuine superstar of the game, and it is only the fact that he is now playing in a team with several other very good players (dont want to call them all superstars just yet) that he is looking at his very best.
Other than Sandi and Mundy, I dont think any of the other experienced players are in career best form, simmilar to Pav, others are just stepping up and making there years of hard work finally get noticed.
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Posted: 6 Days, 10 Hours ago
Re:New Pavlich
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Fair point, Mcleody but he's been given a different role too, more of a roaming CHF and pinch-hit mid this year rather than being pigeoned-holed into one of those roles.
Also agree with the comment about him having better players around him, or at least the same players with better mindsets and improved "structures".
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Posted: 6 Days, 10 Hours ago
Re:New Pavlich
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You think General Pav would be 'given a role'?
I reckon he'd go wherever he damn well felt like. Wherever he decided needed his impact at any given moment.
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Posted: 6 Days, 10 Hours ago
Re:New Pavlich
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That is my point Violet.
The quotation of Harvey I mentioned was always going to be dangerous to repeat here, in fact I wasn't comfortable doing it, albeit a quote by Harvey.
Don't misunderstand me . The point I'm trying to make is that the group of players have improved twenty percent and half of that gain can be attributable to the Captain.
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