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Allen Jakovich Mighty Demon

Allen Jakovich   516

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Often our club is derided for not having any true leaders, and often Colin Sylvia is smashed by the media and supporters alike for never standing up when it counts and liking it all his own way.

Well we all know where we were heading at 3 quarter time today... and at the start of the fourth quarter when Col ran through about five blokes through the centre square his teammates visibly lifted and the self belief really began to re-emerge.

This guy was immense in the last quarter despite cramping like crazy and he worked his butt off to create opportunities for his teammates in the forward 50.

It's only GWS and haters... you keep hating.. but Col (with a few mates) lead our club to victory today.

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Yep. He's a diamond-studded, gold-plated half-empty box of Belgian chocolates. You just never know what you're gonna get (and half the time you get nothing at all), but every now and then you fall in love with this guy all over again.

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When he plays well, we can compete with just about any team.

Too bad he only ever plays well against bottom 4 teams. All credit to him today, but I want to see him stand up next week, the week after, and the week after that. He has all the tools, and it's games like today that frustrate me because we got to see how good he is when he wants to be.

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Every person that's watched a minute of AFL knows that when Col Sylvia is on, he is a very difficult player to beat. Problem is you can count how many times he's on for a year on one hand. Consistency has always been, and always will be his issue.

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His ceiling exceeds all other midfielders on our list, by a long way. He's the only true A-grade player we have right now (though Viney and others may get there later).

His inability to get into the game in the first three quarters was part of the reason we were so uncompetitive. His ability to get involved in the fourth is part of the reason we became a much better side.

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I'm a hater and one performance against the worst club in the league isn't enough to change his attitude in the past but the last 10 games have been promising and hopefully a start to changing his future.

He has reignited that little bit of hope inside me that he could be a star, foolish I know.

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When he chooses to play well, he is one of the most gifted in the AFL.

His issue is his head, not his talent or his skills. We expect too little from him and that's how he comfortably cruises by.

Are you saying that his head morphs with occasion.

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we should all be happy with a good win and be looking forward to taking some of that form and confidence into the next rounds.

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