All four goals were big goals, at important times.
This was the goal that got the comeback started. We’d played all over them, but Thomas and Cox had just slotted goals and the game was at the absolute crossroads. Had to kick it, and he did.
The half time bomb speaks for itself.
Keeps the momentum going with a team-lifting pack mark, and converts.
9 points down at the 20 min mark of the last, he weaves through traffic and snaps a classic crumbers goal.
We gotta get this guy into at least 1 grand final in his career. He’s made for it.
Some flog on Twitter made the self-important claim that Joe ran off the mark and should have been called ‘play on’. Must have missed the bit where Buddy has been given greater latitude than Joe took.
They’ve actually changed the rule formally now such that players can arc like that in a set shot even after the siren, similarly they can line up side on and snap around the corner without it being called play on.
Bottom line though, he’s ■■■■■■■ back! Proper back, fit and ■■■■■■■ humming.
Putting it into context. There are probably only 2 players (Buddy and Joey) that can kick that goal. I see goals from the boundary line almost on a weekly basis these days. Betts can’t kick the goal Joey did, but Joey can kick the goal Bett’s did. The boy is a freak.