BJ's return

[saintbrat]

I've waded through a little but can't see anything obvious on the thoughts about BJ's return

,Like many on the team the bad possible outweighed the bad
BUt in general it seemed to be a confident return for BJ
he ran
he kicked long
he tackled
he was tackled
and never appeared to give a hint of wariness about using his knee.

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[Mr Magic]

I've waded through a little but can't see anything obvious on the thoughts about BJ's return

,Like many on the team the bad possible outweighed the bad
BUt in general it seemed to be a confident return for BJ
he ran
he kicked long
he tackled
he was tackled
and never appeared to give a hint of wariness about using his knee.

http://saints.com.au/tabid/5315/Default ... wsid=57396
http://saints.com.au/tabid/5315/Default ... wsid=57394

and took at least 1 hard knock to the knee/leg that would give him cause for confidence that it (his knee) is up to the rigours of AFL football.

[saintsRrising]

BJ was mentioned by many in various strings.

I think all were pleased by his game and in particular as it was his first game back.

[aussiejones]

"He said a lack of focus rather than leg speed was the reason for the fadeout.

“It’s not so much being run off our feet. It was the lack of concentration, especially when we do win the footy first and get a clearance. I think the boys got caught ball watching at times,â€

[saintsRrising]

"Interesting ..............did they think they had it won ?

My answer would be yes.....

IMO at the quarter break about two thirds of the team mentally relaxed and lost momentum.

In the first Q we squeezed the Dogs...gave them no room.

After quarter time the dogs suddenly had space to move in.....and then when they came back...the fear set in and various players such as raph started to fumble and turn the ball over.

[True Blue Sainter]

"Interesting ..............did they think they had it won ?

My answer would be yes.....

IMO at the quarter break about two thirds of the team mentally relaxed and lost momentum.

In the first Q we squeezed the Dogs...gave them no room.

After quarter time the dogs suddenly had space to move in.....and then when they came back...the fear set in and various players such as raph started to fumble and turn the ball over.

What's happened to our killer instinct? We used to be able to consistently beat teams in all four quarters! Nowadays we seem to be playing one isolated quarter of footy in each game! That's not enough! we need to be playing at 100% intensity for the WHOLE game.

[Eastern]

BJ's return ?

Exceeded all expectations !!

[fugazi]

BJ was really good. I liked the body strength in a contested mark he took in the second quarter....might have pumped some iron when recovering and got some needed upper body strength.

[Enrico_Misso]

For a first game back it was a worthy effort.

Couple of those long accurate kicks reminded us of just how good he was in the early rounds last year.

And he will only get better !

[maverick]

Great return for BJ, showed us the player he really is.

I wish he would be used a bit more through the midfield and half forward.

[bozza1980]

I was really happy with his game, had been looking forward to his return since Round 1.

Unfortunately he was one of very few highligts for Saints supporters after that sensational first quarter.

[evertonfc]

I've waded through a little but can't see anything obvious on the thoughts about BJ's return

Try using the search function, and/or scrolling back a few pages.

http://www.saintsational.com/forum/view ... hp?t=41341

[Saint Bev]

I thought he was one of our better players on the night. Very good considering it was his first game back.

[Furphy]

I'm really. really glad to see BJ back and firing!