George bloody ripper Blackwood

He can knock in a header can't he? Well...we mean, he can...when he wants to....

The more we watch Blackwood the more we're convinced his main problem is jumping for the bloody things in the first place. You only have to look as far back as last weeked against Melbourne City to know that United send in a bucketload of peach crosses each match that George harmlessly watches sail over his head.

It's his own fault, because when he decides to have a go, his quality is blatantly obvious. So obviously he's going to garner a bit of stick. Injuries aside, let's hope he can get a run of games under Adelaide's supposedly youth-focused new owners.

Please, please, just no more half-baked Dutch loanees...

WORST

Troisi's hampering hamstring

The former stalwart Socceroo has been forced into a siderole this season with the arrival of Ola Toivonen and Keisuke Honda, in addition to the phenomenal goalscoring form of Kosta Barbarouses.

But the midfield maestro's importance to Victory is easily understated. The attention given to Victory's current stars tends to afford Troisi a lot of space, which is why when he's on his a-game, he's often had a larger influence.

Unfortunately this influence hasn't been exerted as often as everyone would have liked. But that doesn't mean the hamstring issue that forced his withdrawal after 30 minutes (severity still to be confimed) couldn't have serious ramifications on Victory's finals hopes.

At the very least it's a sign he's not a spring chicken anymore. And to think, we still remember when he was a young lad battling it out at in Italy.