Reid looked like someone who hadn't played AFL football in a long time in his first two matches this season, but in the weeks that have followed, not only is he getting acclimatised to the pace of the game, but he is growing more confidence in his body with every crunching hit he withstands in a marking contest. De Koning is out of contract with the Blues at the end of the year, and the Saints have reportedly handed him the football equivalent of a blank cheque to pledge his future to Moorabbin. De Koning is four years younger than Marshall and is an upgrade, he is arguably the best ruckman in the competition in the non-Max Gawn division, but the duel between the two men begged the question as to whether the Saints really needed an upgrade in the ruck stocks.
Author: Chris De Silva
Published at: 2025-05-11 21:35:40
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