Tiger defence strangles another team (afl site)

[one-eyed]

Tiger defence strangles another team

Alex Rance remains the undisputed best defender in the game, but David Astbury's ability to regularly man the opposition's No.1 key forward and Dylan Grimes' versatility are incredibly valuable. They also have good ball-users down there in Bachar Houli, Nick Vlastuin and Brandon Ellis. The result is the second-stingiest defense in the competition, keeping rivals to 78 points or fewer in 12 matches. As opposed to the forward corps, the backline has largely been a stable, consistent force without much change.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-08-06/five-talking-points-richmond-v-hawthorn

[YellowandBlackBlood]

This is the best defence I can remember us having and we've had some good ones in the 70's and in 1980 and 82.

[lamington]

Ellis wasn't great in the air today. Got out marked too easily a few times. Our ability to absorb pressure and rebound was strong today though

[JP Tiger]

I have to admit I'm really impressed by the beard Nick Vlaustin is growing!  It makes him look like he just ate an Orangutan ....