.He also got the 50/50 on the arm chopSwings and roundabouts. Got away with the studs up, unlucky with the mark. The ledger usually evens up in the end
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.He also got the 50/50 on the arm chopSwings and roundabouts. Got away with the studs up, unlucky with the mark. The ledger usually evens up in the end
50/50?.He also got the 50/50 on the arm chop
Yeah I do still wonder about this a bit, we got quite a bit of press last week re: how good we are.
Yep, if we're searching for positives it might just be that we got a little reality check to re-align expectations and requirements without it being a disaster ladder wise.Not sure that we got big headed but believe we got complacent and lazy. To win a flag takes nothing less than 100% commitment. 5% off is all it takes to fall short and that’s what we did last night with not enough pressure and tackling in the middle two quarters. I’m sure we will learn the lesson.
Not sure that we got big headed but believe we got complacent and lazy. To win a flag takes nothing less than 100% commitment. 5% off is all it takes to fall short and that’s what we did last night with not enough pressure and tackling in the middle two quarters. I’m sure we will learn the lesson.
TDK was wrong-footed & seemed to over-stretch something right in front of us on the wing and he struggled straight afterwards. Walked around for a while and didn’t seem to accelerate or leap for a bit. I assume only something minor but seemed to impede him just as GWS were getting the ascendency.Strange game our best for 1 quarter and then our worst for 2 quarters.
I am going to go with injuries changed the game and were why we were so bad ( unless we see a repeat). TDK didn't seem to be able to compete after quarter time. Having said that GWS did get 2 goals in the first off the back of great centre clearances that became the norm after that.
Interesting stats from the game:
They ran 8 kms further ( this is very rare for us) and had 49 more sprints.
Our pressure rating in qtrs 2 and 3 was around 165 theirs was in the 230s. We were clearly out worked
Fastest player on the ground was Crippa 32.4, HH 32.4, Kennedy 32, Walsh 32, Saad 31.7. Crippa's mobility and kicking is so much better than it has ever been in the past.
While CC had his worst game of the season he was doubled teamed which allowed H to get off the chain. For all the criticism for 2 quarters we couldn't get a deep entry to the advantage of our forwards and as a result we couldn't lock the ball in.
GWS were able to dismantle our zone, while we were unable to get uncontested possessions (92 marks -57). Newman wasn't able to set up play like he has done for the last month. We also couldn't force intercepts as their kicks were under virtually no pressure.
As much as I like the prime TDK as a single ruck, playing small means we are only 1 injury to a tall from our structure being critically impacted.
Not the time to over react and make wholesale changes to the team that has got us to 2nd on the ladder. Look at what we need to do better and move on.
he went off in the first with an injury didn't he?TDK was wrong-footed & seemed to over-stretch something right in front of us on the wing and he struggled straight afterwards. Walked around for a while and didn’t seem to accelerate or leap for a bit. I assume only something minor but seemed to impede him just as GWS were getting the ascendency.
Looked like he was getting his ankle restrapped in the first quarterhe went off in the first with an injury didn't he?
That's what I saw on the TV coverage. I wonder how much it affected his ability to leap, especially in the ruck contests?Looked like he was getting his ankle restrapped in the first quarter
Didn’t notice that at the ground, but yep, watching the replay he rolled his ankle early in the first Q. But he still had a good Q. I reckon what we saw on the wing - 17min mark of 2nd Q - likely aggravated it.he went off in the first with an injury didn't he?
Did the umpire on Saturday night forget the rule book? I think i noticed four bounces go out of the circle and none called back, we even got a free from a bounce that went out of the centre and Green grabbed it.
Hogan then took a mark by jumping studs first in the back of one of our guys, with a push out with the leg at the end, i thought studs up marking was a free kick.
I get the whole umpiring is hard stuff when the ball is in transition or when there’s packs of players, but any one can tell if the ball goes out of the circle and see a kick to an opposition.
Also the ump who watches Greene punch a player and pays nothing.
4 votes from Vossy I'd sayCoaches' Votes
10 - Jesse Hogan (GWS)
4 - Kieren Briggs (GWS)
4 - Callan Ward (GWS)
4 - Patrick Cripps (CARL)
4 - Jack Buckley (GWS)
4 - Brent Daniels (GWS)
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Look umpiring definitely didn't cost the game, but like a lot have mentioned. Closest season basically ever. Suddenly 2nd to 13th up for grabs with couple months left. Gws lose that game, its basically season over.And further on the umps, they can make mistakes (Ward too high, Hogan chopping-the-arms, thats 2 goals in a 2 goal game), whatever.
But ignoring a punch that you are clearly watching, and then stopping play because the player is injured, WTF? 1 goal
And ignoring blatant ruck infringements all day, including a 2 handed shove square in Cripps' back that puts him on the ground before the ball reaches Briggs (- a shot on goal from 30m). Even if they paid a quarter of the clear ruck infringements, that has a massive impact on the game.
The club should definitely be asking questions of the AFL.
Yeah I do still wonder about this a bit, we got quite a bit of press last week re: how good we are.
Strange game our best for 1 quarter and then our worst for 2 quarters.
I am going to go with injuries changed the game and were why we were so bad ( unless we see a repeat). TDK didn't seem to be able to compete after quarter time. Having said that GWS did get 2 goals in the first off the back of great centre clearances that became the norm after that.
Interesting stats from the game:
They ran 8 kms further ( this is very rare for us) and had 49 more sprints.
Our pressure rating in qtrs 2 and 3 was around 165 theirs was in the 230s. We were clearly out worked
Fastest player on the ground was Crippa 32.4, HH 32.4, Kennedy 32, Walsh 32, Saad 31.7. Crippa's mobility and kicking is so much better than it has ever been in the past.
While CC had his worst game of the season he was doubled teamed which allowed H to get off the chain. For all the criticism for 2 quarters we couldn't get a deep entry to the advantage of our forwards and as a result we couldn't lock the ball in.
GWS were able to dismantle our zone, while we were unable to get uncontested possessions (92 marks -57). Newman wasn't able to set up play like he has done for the last month. We also couldn't force intercepts as their kicks were under virtually no pressure.
As much as I like the prime TDK as a single ruck, playing small means we are only 1 injury to a tall from our structure being critically impacted.
Not the time to over react and make wholesale changes to the team that has got us to 2nd on the ladder. Look at what we need to do better and move on.
He's literally spent the last two years hardly able to hang onto a spot in the team. He WAS a good footballer. Game stank of the coaches deciding to spend a week focusing internally and not spending a minute to think about opposition players, setup or tactics.
I agree but .... he's 34, averaged 18 disposals this season prior to tonight, had only kicked 4 goals this year prior to tonight, and his highest tally before tonight was 24. So again I ask ...
I noticed this too. Reminded me of the Teague era where the coaching was stubborn.
Didn’t throw Curnow back, move Kemp off Hogan, or make any positional changes really.
Odd night from the coaches, will give them a mulligan as they’ve been mostly good this year, but the match day coaching along with selection seemed poor
Thought Kemp got pushed in the back and under the ball a couple of times. One instance by Riccardi on the goal line who then quickly raised his hands up and got away with it.And further on the umps, they can make mistakes (Ward too high, Hogan chopping-the-arms, thats 2 goals in a 2 goal game), whatever.
But ignoring a punch that you are clearly watching, and then stopping play because the player is injured, WTF? 1 goal
And ignoring blatant ruck infringements all day, including a 2 handed shove square in Cripps' back that puts him on the ground before the ball reaches Briggs (- a shot on goal from 30m). Even if they paid a quarter of the clear ruck infringements, that has a massive impact on the game.
The club should definitely be asking questions of the AFL.
The ruck rules one is confusing, I’ve seen a few players really push the boundaries against TDK, Goldy being another, with things like that i get frustrated more with Tom and our coaches who dont know how to push the limits of what’s allowed. I thought it was disappointing that Tom just kept trying the same thing against Briggs even though he was getting smashed.Forgot, or decided to ignore.
Was a horribly umpired game. The lack of enforcement of ruck rules let Briggs be able to get on top.
The Greene punch resulted in a goal to them.
Well good - if there was any 'getting ahead of ourselves' that Bomber supporting nong has guaranteed it will stopped.