Crease Collapse of the Week: JT Giles-Harris
By Joe Keegan
PLL Analyst
Aug 2, 2022
Crease Collapses of the Week don’t happen in transition. This is a first.
We’re taught at a young age that the ball moves faster than your feet. For a defender to close the gap before the ball arrives in transition requires a ridiculous combo of anticipation and athleticism.
Chrome LC defender JT Giles-Harris has both. He blows up this 5-on-4 fast break against the Whipsnakes, who only have three fast break turnovers on the season. Giles-Harris rotates from Zed Williams to Keegan Khan to completely prevent a shot here.
JT Giles-Harris splits two to blow up a 5-on-4 fast break. @paulcarcaterra has JTGH as his favorite for the Pietramala Award — and I haven’t heard anyone argue with Carc. pic.twitter.com/M7svtiqAIT
— Joe Keegan (@joekeegs) August 1, 2022
Giles-Harris is the frontrunner for the Dave Pietramala Defender of the Year Award. He has erased almost every assignment on Chrome’s schedule.
Matt Moore in Week 1? Giles-Harris forced Archers to move him to midfield.
Rob Pannell in Week 2? 1-for-4 shooting (powerplay goal) and three turnovers as the Woods managed to put up three points.
Giles-Harris has battled with Kieran McArdle, Lyle Thompson, Jeff Teat, Michael Sowers, and now Zed. There’s not one specific type of attackman that Giles-Harris defends. Cerebral attackmen, speedy attackmen, bruising attackmen – he defends them all.
