Yeti, I was not convinced Apeness had the ability to make it at top level, but yesterday showed he has a good footy brain, and the all round skills to go with that. I look forward also to seeing him Cox and Taberner lining up in our forward line. It will give Tabs a chance to play across half forward and be the target for our backline.
I'm not sure whether you forgot Darcy, or just reckon he should bide his time, but with that forward line up we could afford to change him and Sandi off the bench. For those who reckon you can't play that many big fella's, I say you can, you just have to play to their strengths.
I also thought Kersten again was serviceable, he took good options when he had the footy and was the outlet for a player under what pressure there was, but he needs to impose himself physically on contests, at the moment he is pulling up short and not crunching the player or pack. He has the advantage of being able to play at both ends of the ground as well, which makes him a bench option when we are close to full strength.
