If you were able to produce Reeves' heat map from yesterday's triumph against Echuca, the fiery red of the most concentrated area the man mountain patrolled in his side's successful premiership tilt would correlate almost exactly with the lines of the centre square.
Reeves set up shop in the middle of the ground and went about his business - that of delivering his midfielders the ball on a silver platter as well as his side the flag it missed out on last season in his absence.
By the end of the contest he had completed those tasks with expertise, securing himself yet another Wilf Cox Medal for his efforts to go with the same award he snared in 2017.
When you add the 2016 AFL Vic Country Medal for best afield as voted by the umpiring department, it is clear that Deakin Reserve in September is the happiest of hunting grounds for the ruck hulk.
“I don't move too far anymore, but I've been lucky enough to have a few good games here,” Reeves said.
“But when the weather is like this as well, it's beautiful to play footy.”
Reeves' opponents Kane Morris and Jobee Warde might not have had shared the sentiment after being battered and bruised all day by the Bomber, but there was no way he was letting his teammates leave yesterday's contest without a medallion around their necks - especially in Paul Newman's final game in charge.
“It's really special, it's a good group of guys that we've been around - some when we won under-18 premierships together or went through juniors,” Reeves said.
“A lot of the group went through juniors at different stages together, so it was something pretty special to win the senior ones with one another, and for the boys that lost it last year, it's probably that little bit nicer.”
“Paulo's been unbelievable for our club and unbelievable for me.
“He's a great coach, but a better bloke and a better mate, so he's someone who's pretty special.”
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