It's a tough one. What if he sits back in a crucial contest late in a final and the opposition takes a mark he could have spoiled?
I missed the first quarter, so didn't see the goals. That one where he should have gotten a free, he also shouldn't have played for one and should've tried to snap a goal.
Though not through Mihochek.
That was a 'great' win? They pulled themselves together for the last quarter and they did that well. My dissatisfaction is that they did not start with the sort of endeavour that any AFL game demands. NM might have been on the bottom but their players are not complete duds. It started in the middle where we had no penetration from the centre bounces. The game against Melbourne was a great win. Beating WC in Perth in 2020 was a great win today was just a win.
Does McStay actually do much as a KPF? I watched Brisbane a couple of weeks back and was unimpressed by him. Krueger might make a difference if he ever manages to play a block of games between injuries.
happy to bolster our stocks in all those positions
I wouldn’t have described it as lucky either but it doesn’t come across as a salty interpretation.
Yes but that potential is huge. What he and Ginnivan have been producing as deep forwards is awesome considering how far they have to develop physically
Even when Adams is winning possessions, his disposal kills momentum time and again. Unfortunately I don't think we will be replacing him anytime soon. Carmichael showed something today and is worth another game. Lipinski is not an inside mid and is too slow for an outside role. I am not of the opinion that he was a great pick up though he has had his moments this year. He didn't cost us much and on days like today it's all too easy to see why.
I do agree, but we are missing two of our best stoppage players, and it was made more damaging because we were also missing the most important part of our defence so those quick entries from the centre were far more damaging than normal.
Although Goldstein and the NM 2nd ruck started well, Cox gave us a lift once he went into the ruck and took some important marks in the 2nd half, while Cameron kicked 3 valuable goals in the absence of a KPF. Grundy needs to return with a renewed sense of purpose and show that his centre clearance game is not entirely confined to the past. Neither Cameron or Cox should be dropped to make way for him. Cameron can play permanently up forward given how light on we are for height in attack.
First quarter they were smashed but so were our mids.
They're very good around the ground rucks, but we're getting smashed around stoppage. It'd be nice if we can make all 3 work somehow.
Our midfield don't exactly help to make our rucks look competent at clearances. Crisp was non existent throughout the game and Adams only came good in the last. But other than Adams, we don't have any hard nosed ball getters extracting the pill from the packs.
No whipping boy, McRae is building a unit.
There must be a good reason why he is not tried there because we are desperate for a decent inside mid.
