Heβs found his spot, was great today
Becoming a seriously reliable backman. Well done Lav!
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Middle of last season and I got flamed by many
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Quoting ones self is like speaking in the 3rd person.
Quote me you coward.
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βWhy?β
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Breakout game. When he started limping I thought βUh-ohβ, not another repeat of last yr v Crows when he started tearing em up only to sustain yet another injury.
But - surprise, surprise, played through it. Been waiting for this for so long.
Well done Lav
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it wasnt just you
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Very impressed with him yesterday.
Is strong, assured and does all the simple things right.
Hopefully he can continue to forge a great career down back.
that was by a absolute mile the best game of his career. and the good thing is, heβs shown constant improvement in that role since he started there. heβs becoming a very valuable player for us now, its great to see him 1 - playing well and 2 - having a extended run at it
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Hurley was a great forward early in his career but crippled by injuries. Moved back and became an All Australian. Laverde showed heaps of promise early too but was constantly crippled by injury. Moved back, despite the many sceptics, and itβs proving to be a huge bonus. His game Sunday was awesome in the face of the other injuries (Ridley, Hurley, Francis etc) that have happened. I really hope that the Stewart experiment will be equally as impressive as his size and kicking skills will add a solid layer to our defence. Canβt wait to see it develop.
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Laverde coming good as a defender is about the most improbable positive development story I can recall in our last 10-15 years.
Kudos to the coaches for growing a set and moving he and Stewart back.
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Add Walls off the half back line in the Seconds to that list
Lav is proof as to why you draft forwards more than defenders. If they donβt make it as a forward playing defence is so much easier. Ambrose, stewart, redman, laverde all up and down forwards that have been quality in defence.
What I am liking about lav is he breaks critical tackles in d50 to get us out of trouble and his kicking isnβt as much of a concern either.
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If Laverde maintains this formβ¦he deserves to be back on a 2 year contract IMO.
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He will become AA in a couple of years down back
Big call I know but he is exceptional down there
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Who was that bloke on here who would just routinely berate Laverde and Langford?
Feel free to admit you were wrong about Lav.
IMO he always showed he could play. Even up forward. But his main issue has been that he just hasnβt had any continuity. Looks strong and composed down back. Get through a full season please Lav 
I am innocent 
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Quite clearly my name shows I was the first one asking for Laverde to be playing behind the ball and dishing to Langfordβ¦
Seriously, didnβt think he had that type of wear them like a glove defense in him. Love the blokes tenacity.
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