The inaugural Festival of Football gave fans a glimpse of the young gun players who will dominate the game for years to come
initiatives, I tend toward the cynical side. And after a day or so, the eagerness of the commentariat to spruik the all-encompassing magnificence of the Festival of Football started to grate. But there’s no point being a Negative Nellie about things. Gather Round was a triumph. The two local teams stood up in marquee games that had real weight. South Australians are football people. They turn up. They live and breathe the sport. They deserved the three-year extension.
In this competition, there’s always a Ross Lyon waiting with a baseball bat. And for all the talk of a new Ross, a cuddlier Ross, a more attacking Ross, some things never change. This is a man who once said “it’s easier to destruct than to create”. Indeed, St Kilda’s opening month was one of the most miserly in the history of the game, conceding just 56 goals.
Whenever Daicos has the ball, the possibilities up the field open up. The forwards can lead to spots they’d otherwise never venture. They know he’ll find them. Jason Dunstall used to say that about leading to Darren Jarman. He was never more confident on a football field as when Jarman had the ball and was loping in his direction. Nick Daicos isn’t as good a kick as Darren Jarman. No one is. But he almost never misses. He’s now the Brownlow Medal favourite. He’s also 20 years old.
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