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In the lead up to Angus' third quarter goal, it was Jake Bowey who found the ball and in a nanosecond summed up the situation and deliberately delivered a short pass to Angus to mark and goal.

Smart footy. He has shown many times in his few games that he has the footy smarts to be a star. Impressive.

 

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    1 hour ago, tiers said:

    In the lead up to Angus' third quarter goal, it was Jake Bowey who found the ball and in a nanosecond summed up the situation and deliberately delivered a short pass to Angus to mark and goal.

    Smart footy. He has shown many times in his few games that he has the footy smarts to be a star. Impressive.

     

    not so sure he was trying to pass to gus

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    Angus raises his arm, Jake sees him and deliberately pulls his kick to pass to Angus. It was a pass or otherwise it would have been a longer kick.

    Watched it multiple times and I am certain.

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    I really rate this kid. 7 games and already he is a quick, smart decision maker and rarely turns over the ball. He is just so clean as well, I am dying to see what he looks like after 50 - 100 games. 

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    34 minutes ago, tiers said:

    Angus raises his arm, Jake sees him and deliberately pulls his kick to pass to Angus. It was a pass or otherwise it would have been a longer kick.

    Watched it multiple times and I am certain.

    Watching it live, he was so quick to dispose of the ball that I thought for sure he was just desperate to get the kick away. But after many (and I mean MANY) re-watchings, I now think despite his age and inexperience he knew exactly where he wanted the ball to go. 
     

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    The amount of times in the last few games of the year where Bowza would be pinned against the boundary or in heavy traffic and go to kick it, I'd think "OK, long dump kick to a contest" only for him to lace out a teammate 30m away with a kick that barely goes above head height..... crazy stuff. The prospect of him and Salem distributing off half back for years to come is pretty enticing 🤤

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    Still a kid.  He looks like he has been told to report to the headmasters office when whatever he has attempted hasnt come off.

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    This kid could go down as the best player in his draft.

    I think we should start calling him Jamara Ugle-Bowey, just to really annoy the Dogs fans.

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    Will give Caleb Daniel a run for his money for the best short player in the AFL.

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    I like it how, even though we're all in awe of the fact he's a premiership player after only seven games, there's no way anyone could argue that he didn't deserve it. With the opportunity he was given, he barely put a foot wrong and in fact played an important role for the team - in no way just a stopgap or filler player, as you might expect from a player who sort of falls into a premiership team like this. The novelty of it isn't how few games he played, it's how well he played in those games.

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    2 hours ago, daisycutter said:

    not so sure he was trying to pass to gus

     

    1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Watching it live, he was so quick to dispose of the ball that I thought for sure he was just desperate to get the kick away. But after many (and I mean MANY) re-watchings, I now think despite his age and inexperience he knew exactly where he wanted the ball to go. 

     

    1 hour ago, deelusions from afar said:

    I thought he was kicking it out in front of the leading player (from memory Brown?) who pulled up when Angus dived for it.  Either way it was clever play in a telephone box

     

    He was clearly trying to kick it in to the gap to the advantage of a Melbourne player, any Melbourne player, and it was Gus who got there first. Good thinking in a tight game not to blaze away inside 50 (so 2019).

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    In the past players like Jake Bowey were gifted games on potential because they were 1st round draft picks but this year he got his chance late in the season with good form at Casey due to injury to the incumbent and basically made the position his own on form.

    I think he will win another Rising Star Award next year if he continues his form from this year and maybe be in the running to be the Rising Star along with Daicos and Horne-Francis

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    3 hours ago, tiers said:

    Angus raises his arm, Jake sees him and deliberately pulls his kick to pass to Angus. It was a pass or otherwise it would have been a longer kick.

    Watched it multiple times and I am certain.

    Angus definitely runs to space. Bowey deliberately gives the ball some air, so that Angus can run towards it. 
    excellent thinking from both players, i agree

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    Hasn't played in a losing side yet.

    Coincidence? I think not.

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    17 minutes ago, doc roet said:

    I even think the Bont took it easy on him being so light when he slung him over the line.

    Bont will regret it one day when he is an ancient Selwood type, and Bowey is in his prime and sees the chance for an evener-upper.

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    1 hour ago, Mazer Rackham said:

     

     

     

    He was clearly trying to kick it in to the gap to the advantage of a Melbourne player, any Melbourne player, and it was Gus who got there first. Good thinking in a tight game not to blaze away inside 50 (so 2019).

    Speaking of that Gussie mark, you don’t see enough of that type of mark these days. 

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    2 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Speaking of that Gussie mark, you don’t see enough of that type of mark these days. 

    One can compensate by watching Gus' over and over and over again.

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    8 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    One can compensate by watching Gus' over and over and over again.

    And his passionate celebration. Got the crowd going (and me - saw how pumped he was and that pumped me up even more)

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    4 hours ago, daisycutter said:

    not so sure he was trying to pass to gus

    Gus pointed to where he wanted the ball kicked (like Gawny against Geelong in R23). And Bowser placed it beautifully...

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    4 hours ago, FlashInThePan said:

    I really rate this kid. 7 games and already he is a quick, smart decision maker and rarely turns over the ball. He is just so clean as well, I am dying to see what he looks like after 50 - 100 games. 

    This is a big call, so I don't need a great deal of advice on the comment. That aside, if I was asked to describe a clone of a mid-career Hassa Mann, I would start with a summary of what Bowey has displayed, so far - and probably finish with where he could be in games to come.

     

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    4 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Watching it live, he was so quick to dispose of the ball that I thought for sure he was just desperate to get the kick away. But after many (and I mean MANY) re-watchings, I now think despite his age and inexperience he knew exactly where he wanted the ball to go. 
     

    Definitely meant the chip kick to space where Gus was calling for it. Smart decision.

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    So much conjecture over whether that one pass to Gus was intended for him or not (personally, I thought it was directed to Ben Brown), but I think the key point here is that Bowey pulls off this type of kick multiple times a game.  I loved pleanty more of his kicks in the grand final and games leading up to it.

    Such natural poise.  Usually doesn't try to bite off the miracle pass, so just picks sound options most of the time, in the blink of a eye.  But when he does decide to go big and hit up the target with a switch kick through the centre, it 'hits his team mates on the chest' as the man himself would say.  His awareness of players around him and ability and agility to get out of a tight spot are elite as well.

    Love watching him play and if he keeps on the trajectory he's on, I think we could well have another AA player on our hands.

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