THE GOOD

Welcome to Nyhuis

Ryan Nyhuis debuted in emphatic fashion, kicking four goals in a match-winning performance that led Fremantle to a narrow four-point victory over North Melbourne.

Nyhuis came in as a late replacement for Dave Mundy. Having played as a defender his whole life, the 20-year old was sent forward to play on elite defender Robbie Tarrant. Safe to say he did his job and then some. 

All-Australian contender?

In the dying stages of the Melbourne v Carlton clash, Neville Jetta lost a critical one-on-one with Dale Thomas on the wing that left him grounded. He made a huge second effort to get to the next contest, which he won against the savvy Kade Simpson, regaining control of the game for the Demons.

It was a defining moment of Melbourne’s season – had Jetta not made the second effort, the Blues may have run over the top of them.

Jetta is putting his hand up for All-Australian selection. For years, Melbourne fans have known how good the nuggety defender is, now the rest of the AFL world is finding out.

For the... draw

Hawthorn drew level with GWS after Will Langford snapped a kick towards the goal square, that bounced high through the goals with just 16 seconds remaining. GWS suffered successive draws, something which hasn’t happened to a team in 96 years.

Nine out of 10 times, the ball would’ve dribbled into Heath Shaw’s arms, who was on the goal line. But the beauty of Australian Rules is that the oval shaped ball can cause such deviations to occur.