zac dawson

MC Gusto · Post: # 733251Post **MC Gusto** » Sun 03 May 2009 9:29pm

thought he was fantastic today.

really holds his head high in the way he plays and puts his body on the line.

gilby the same - gets better every week

Nattens · Post: # 733264Post **Nattens** » Sun 03 May 2009 9:37pm

He was pretty good down back. Not one of the best, but did his role well like he does every week.

Except from that "surprise" from wankermanis.

saint patrick · Sun 03 May 2009 9:40pm

Zac has been the big surprise to me I'm happy to admit...judged him too harshly at Hawthorn on the evidence available but has shown great character and has the ability to develop into a rock in our backline for years to come...

A bit of Bob Murray poise about the boy...

Never douted Gilbert would be a gun...was just a matter of when

Schillaci · Post: # 733267Post **Schillaci** » Sun 03 May 2009 9:41pm

Was calm and solid...linked well with the others in defence without making mistakes....was unlucky to be caught by Acker who was sweating on him from behind when the ump called play on....doing enough to keep his spot.
Thought Max would come straight back in but that is looking really doubtful now.

3rd generation saint · Sun 03 May 2009 9:57pm

May get a measure of revenge, could Rocca be his next scalp?

Pwoit · Post: # 733297Post **Pwoit** » Sun 03 May 2009 10:01pm

3rd generation saint wrote:May get a measure of revenge, could Rocca be his next scalp?

Rocca would be a liability next week. He's not in great form and a bit slow.

Ghost Like · Sun 03 May 2009 10:04pm

Love the way he's applied himself and has grasped his chance and seems to be getting plenty of encouragement from the players and the coaches.

Sometimes appears to be moving at glacial speed but is obviously quicker than than appears. Would like to see him give off to the first option he sees more often. Great pick up by the Saints, plugged a hole in need.

Sainter_Dad · Sun 03 May 2009 10:09pm

Not bad for a rookie!

saintsRrising · Sun 03 May 2009 10:13pm

Whether Zac gets replaced by Max or not.....we now know that Zac is capable of being our Full Back fo many years.

The pieces in the puzzle are all being put in place foa team capable of playing good footy for many years.

Just have to find that "third" forward now......and the young Lynch is looking very promising.

felixleo · Post: # 733317Post **felixleo** » Sun 03 May 2009 10:16pm

3rd generation saint wrote:May get a measure of revenge, could Rocca be his next scalp?

Would be fantastic for Zac to beat Rocca after what the media put him through.

Iceman234 · Post: # 733319Post **Iceman234** » Sun 03 May 2009 10:17pm

felixleo wrote:
3rd generation saint wrote:May get a measure of revenge, could Rocca be his next scalp?
Would be fantastic for Zac to beat Rocca after what the media put him through.

And I think every game they refer to "that match"...

Time for Rocca to be Zacced.

Moccha · Post: # 733320Post **Moccha** » Sun 03 May 2009 10:21pm

Iceman234 wrote:
felixleo wrote:
3rd generation saint wrote:May get a measure of revenge, could Rocca be his next scalp?
Would be fantastic for Zac to beat Rocca after what the media put him through.
And I think every game they refer to "that match"...

Time for Rocca to be Zacced.

Antonio will need a few Barocca's

He's washed up

Armoooo · Post: # 733361Post **Armoooo** » Sun 03 May 2009 10:46pm

I thought he was exceptional today, in our best 8 atleast.

I feel he has been overrated so far this season but IMO tonight was by far his best game, he was good defensively and had some confidence and swagger with the ball which was great to see, we could have another Gilbo/ Sam Fisher on our hands afterall

As for the Akermanis surprise, I am amazed it wasn't a 50m penalty, he was about two meters away from him...

ThomasR · Post: # 733369Post **ThomasR** » Sun 03 May 2009 10:50pm

I must have been watching a different game...

felixleo · Post: # 733377Post **felixleo** » Sun 03 May 2009 10:53pm

[quote=

Antonio will need a few Barocca's

He's washed up[/quote]

love it

stinger · Post: # 733485Post **stinger** » Mon 04 May 2009 12:11am

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stinger · Post: # 733486Post **stinger** » Mon 04 May 2009 12:12am

had 14 possessions with a 100% efficiency rating......

Post: # 733518Post **n1ck** » Mon 04 May 2009 12:33am

Very solid again tonight.

Amazing turnaround from 2 or 3 years ago.

Full credit to the kid.

savatage · Post: # 733520Post **savatage** » Mon 04 May 2009 12:35am

His disposal was pretty impressive tonight too. Sometimes he gets flat footed & looks slow as a result of it...if he works on this deficiency then he'll continue to improve.

Buckets · Post: # 733532Post **Buckets** » Mon 04 May 2009 12:55am

3rd generation saint wrote:May get a measure of revenge, could Rocca be his next scalp?

Payback time! But in all honesty really cant see Rocca coming back into that line up soon.

Post: # 733537Post **n1ck** » Mon 04 May 2009 12:57am

Isnt he already back?

saintly · Post: # 733645Post **saintly** » Mon 04 May 2009 10:06am

who was his opponant?

saintbob · Post: # 733652Post **saintbob** » Mon 04 May 2009 10:18am

Has done everything asked of him so far, IMO done enough to keep his spot in the team even when Maxy comes back.
His form will cause quite a few headaches for the selectors in future weeks.

Would love to see him get the chance on Rocca, if he plays this week!!!!

degruch · Post: # 733738Post **degruch** » Mon 04 May 2009 12:23pm

saintbob wrote:Would love to see him get the chance on Rocca, if he plays this week!!!!

Will be interesting to see the outcome of John Anthony's 'heatbutt'...we might see Be Rocca back, hopefully the victim of a Zac Attack!

BAM! (shhhh) · Mon 04 May 2009 12:24pm

For me there were 2 things I really liked about Dawson's game against the doggies:

1) There was no straight up opponent for him, so he needed to strike the balance between running off and picking up a man (typically Minson when forward). He needed to take the recent build in confidence to run off his man to another level and be actively dangerous and an option.

He was, kudos to him.

2) Balancing the above, he needed to provide a strong defensive presence against a different kind of forward line.

He did, kudos to him.

He's made himself very difficult to leave out of the side, even for a fullback as accomplished as Max Hudghton. Given he played up front for Box hill last year, it's left me wondering whether he may keep his spot in some way shape or form even once Hudghton returns.

Both the experienced acquasitions of the off season have been fantastic pickups.