Jack Lukosius was so invisible Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew purchased him a hi-vis shirt to put on across the membership.
On Sunday he was inconceivable to overlook, launching a vital 60m-plus bomb to down the reigning AFL premiers Geelong as a part of a career-best 5 majors.
The objective sparked wild scenes late within the fourth quarter, Lukosius poking 200-gamer David Swallow within the eye and drawing blood as he was mobbed.
“I got every bit of it, knew it had the journey and just snuck it in and missed the post,” he recalled of his monster kick.
“It was a good feeling to know we were probably going to win after that.
“It was chaos, yeah.
“I feel confident like I belong … it released the shackles, I played with some freedom, it was great.”
Dew has tried exhausting to unlock the complete potential of the ultra-talented 2018 No.2 draft decide.
“I just said, “We’re lacking this man; he is there, he can do it – we have simply bought to get it to him’,” Dew said of his hi-vis stunt.
But the coach admitted he was partly to blame for any stagnation after selecting him on the wing in round one and then shifting him there after a strong start last week.
“I settle for that,” he mentioned.
“I believe he is had an incredible summer season ahead of the ball, and at totally different occasions as a result of he can do issues, we shuffle him.
“It’s a lesson for us that he can play that role and be damaging when he’s given an opportunity.
“We’ve bought to be actually cautious, if we try to plug one gap, what affect does which have? We want our gamers to be versatile, however he was one which was going properly.”
The return of fleet-footed defenders Lachie Weller and Wil Powell from long-term injury helps though, the pair able to generate offence and complete the grunt of midfielders Matt Rowell and Touk Miller.
While it was Lukosius’s day, Ben King battled.
The key forward dropped four marks, three of them simple uncontested efforts, in the first half.
He pushed on though, kicking a late crucial goal and taking a hanger as well as contesting ground balls to create for his teammates.
“He stored presenting, he bought separation, we discovered him and he had the cymbals on his fingers for the primary half,” Dew mentioned.
“He was as down on himself as anybody however he stored going, he took a hanger, and he simply stored exhibiting up and that was our message at three-quarter time, we have simply bought to maintain exhibiting up.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
