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Huge return! We won't be seeing him at Casey for a long while if he keeps playing like that!

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Courage personified 

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At the time I thought the talk of trading was stupid. Hope that it now is well truly put to bed. He's a highly skilled and courageous player. His decision making and ball use was first class.

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3 minutes ago, low flying Robbo said:

I love the reception he was given by the crowd today! If only he'd been given the ball out wide when he was streaming into the forward 50. Whoever it was that took the shot hit the post i think.

Was Harmes, I wanted him to give it too. But he was entitled to take the shot given he was on less of an angle and under little pressure.

What a return that was by Gussy though. A huge performance given how much his confidence would have suffered over the past couple of months. He is quality and I can't wait until he gets a clean run and another full year under his belt.

Petracca, Oliver and Gus all having big off-seasons and injury free years next year will be enormous for us. 

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15 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/live-afl-round-21-melbourne-v-st-kilda/news-story/1a18f62d51933d121352f6d19be0e11a

Great courage by the young man to keep contesting after a heavy head knock - Stevens unfortunately had concussion and a burst ear drum.

Gus: “My mum’s here somewhere, so I’m sure she would’ve nearly had tears coming out after that,” he said on Fox Footy.  “It was a pretty solid hit. I’ve had a few of those and I feel fine, so I’ve got full confidence. I’ve done all the work.”

A proud day for the Brayshaw family.  So rapt for him (and us).

Yeah was definitely heart in the mouth stuff when he took that knock. 

As they said on the TV commentary though, it may have been the best thing that happened to him, as from that point on in the game he was awesome.  

 

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1 minute ago, JTR said:

Yeah was definitely heart in the mouth stuff when he took that knock. 

As they said on the TV commentary though, it may have been the best thing that happened to him, as from that point on in the game he was awesome. 

Agreed. And Gus said similar.  He said a month ago he wouldn't have gone in.  He was 'happy' it happened early as it gave him confidence that he would be ok and confidence in all he had learnt about his technique. 

I noticed that as Stevens got near him, Gus bent his arm and pulled it in close to his chest and took the brunt of the knock with his upper arm while still going for the ball.  It lessened the blow to his head so I guess this is an example of the improved technique. 

I really like that he has been 'tested' and passed with flying colours!   Probably allays some of his mum's fears as well.

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Its the day after and man it feels good to see that his comeback was a success. I'll be crossing my fingers that he gets through a decent block of footy. He deserves it

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17 hours ago, stevethemanjordan said:

Was Harmes, I wanted him to give it too. But he was entitled to take the shot given he was on less of an angle and under little pressure.

What a return that was by Gussy though. A huge performance given how much his confidence would have suffered over the past couple of months. He is quality and I can't wait until he gets a clean run and another full year under his belt.

Petracca, Oliver and Gus all having big off-seasons and injury free years next year will be enormous for us. 

Oh for sure Harmes was definitely in a better position. It would have made everyone's day though if Gus had kicked it! ;)

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Just now, stevethemanjordan said:

Better than quite good.

It's an attribute he possesses that sets him apart from most other mids.

Without a doubt. 

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For someone that hasn't played an AFL game since Round 2(?) that was a super impressive performance. Gus slotted in and looked like he hasn't missed a game all year.

I really am super stoked for the kid to come back after everything that happened to him, and put in a performance like that. Bravo.

He might not like wearing the helmet, but it definitely made me feel better when I saw "the helmet" getting in the contest, or getting a possession. I always felt like we were in good hands there.

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3 hours ago, DemonAndrew said:

on the abc commentary they were talking about how much he clearly HATES wearing the helmet; apparently every time he came to the bench the first thing he would do was rip it off and throw it into the bunker

very funny

He said it gets extremely hot

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He looked three times the player we seen earlier in the year. Looked to of slimmed down a bit too. Moved well, blown up towards the end of the third (which is expected for a player who hasn't played much). Looks to have adjusted his game. He is moving better, and more importantly, he was making good decisions. I was a bit worried he was just a bad decision maker (as I had noticed earlier in the year), but perhaps that was put down to something else. He looked one of our better decision makers yesterday. Club has done a good job.

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That low left foot kick that went 50m to a running Harmes toward the city end was just the best piece of skill from anyone on the day. That is why he comes back so quickly - he is so talented. If he can stay on the park for the next 5 years he will be valuable. Whether that is in the guts or on a flank. 

The thing about him playing HBF is that it is the easiest position on the ground by far and he will be able to play that role easily.

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Absolutely thrilled for Gus (and for the Demonland fraternity, of course).  Before the game, all I was hoping for was for him to come through unscathed.  I expected him to be 'rusty' and take a few weeks at least to 'find the pace' of the game, and I think I would even have understood if he had shirked a contest or two.  None of that ............ his return was seemless.  The fact that he was so influential, and in our best handful of players, is just 'wow' material!  Couldn't be happier!

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3 minutes ago, DemonAndrew said:

he looked slimmer to me, and he moved across the flanks beautifully

who was our last player to regularly wear a helmet?

Paul Callery

Did Earl Spalding wear one for a bit?

There must be some more recents

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21 hours ago, Lord Travis said:

One of his best games for the club. Showed great courage standing under some high bombs. Gave good drive off half back as well. Great return to the side. Well done Gus!

Thought it was his best and most complete game. Some really good marks and lots of composure and run.

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