It’s perhaps the ultimate show of courage – running back into a pack to take a mark.
Mason Wood’s third quarter mark against the Bombers, in which he flew high in front of Jarrad Waite and Patrick Ambrose, has earned him a Mark of the Year nomination.
While Wood came off second best after throwing himself into two oncoming players, there’s no doubting the respect he would have earned from his teammates.
The youngster landed heavily and was ultimately stretchered off the ground, but was smiling in the rooms after the game and back on the training track for light duties on Monday.
