Game Day Around The Grounds - Week 2 - Semi Finals 1 & 2 - 2024

[Blue_Fusion]

Small forwards my ass. Decent KP forwards win finals.

Harry didn't play in the second half v Sydney and v Melbourne... and Charlie didn't set the world on fire in both wins either...

Then there's the decent KP forwards the Pies and Demons have too isn't there? How did Bobby Hill go in the granny?

 

[SurreyBlue]

Why do coaches not play their best defender on Hogan? We played Kemp on him and now Fagan falls for the same trap.

Kingsley has thrown Keefe forward. Andrew’s is the only one with height that can match Keefe. Smart coaching.
Andrews was on McKay with us as well but we couldn’t take advantage with no Charlie.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Small forwards my ass. Decent KP forwards win finals.

I think this is more a case of the ball getting launched in there at a million miles an hour so Hogan's one on one where he's annihilating everyone.

Part of that is the speed and run of the Giants further a field such as Daniels with 5 inside 50s and 3 GAs

Reckon if u put a fit Charlie in there a similar result happens

 

[SurreyBlue]

Harry didn't play in the second half v Sydney and v Melbourne... and Charlie didn't set the world on fire in both wins either...

Then there's the decent KP forwards the Pies and Demons have too isn't there? How did Bobby Hill go in the granny?

Keep positions forwards bring in the smalls as well. Even the worse like Cox / Frampton just competed.

 

[katmanblue]

Fair point, most of our losses this year were similar. Slow ball movement, long bombs forward, turnover, then teams killing us with leg speed the other way.

Our best is very good and definitely good enough to match it with the best teams.

Or even worse, we guard grass while opposition just chip it around to guys in the little gaps. Then find a bloke on his own inside 50 while our blokes point at each other.

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[DangerousD]

That was a ripping quarter of footy

 

[Benaly28]

I think giants can beat Geelong

Don’t think,will.


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[WalshistheGOAT]

God Daniels is a good footballer. Hogan's the star tonight but Bedford and him do the basics so well

 

[DangerousD]

That Jones kid and Daniel’s are a ripping small forward combo, Daniel’s would have a lot more respect if he played in VIC, he’s a ripper.

 

[DangerousD]

I think this is more a case of the ball getting launched in there at a million miles an hour so Hogan's one on one where he's annihilating everyone.

Part of that is the speed and run of the Giants further a field such as Daniels with 5 inside 50s and 3 GAs

Reckon if u put a fit Charlie in there a similar result happens

Add to this, it looks like Hogan has space in front of him, a hole created by his other forwards

 

[BigFrizz36]

Kingsley has thrown Keefe forward. Andrew’s is the only one with height that can match Keefe. Smart coaching.
Andrews was on McKay with us as well but we couldn’t take advantage with no Charlie.

Payne could match Keefe for height and ability - he can't match Hogan.

What is actually happening is that Fagan believes he will more offensive impact from Andrews playing on a lesser opponent - meanwhile Hogan is dicing and slicing them. Even Jason Dunstall was flabbergasted at 3/4 time on the Fox coverage.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Add to this, it looks like Hogan has space in front of him, a hole created by his other forwards

Jones and Daniels basically play on ball post centre bounce so their forward line always has plenty of space to move in when they're sprinting back towards goal

 

[passmark]

Nice goal ump.
That’s two

 

[BlueTongue]

Those umps are crucifying the Giants. that is BS.

 

[DangerousD]

Just after praising him, that’s a killer

 

[agro]

Moron

 

[DangerousD]

Those umps are crucifying the Giants. that is BS.

Call was spot on

 

[Blue_Fusion]

Keep positions forwards bring in the smalls as well. Even the worse like Cox / Frampton just competed.

So they also win finals by not necessarily being any good... but by bringing the smalls into the game to kick the goals for them...

We have 2 of the best in the comp. Need to get better support for them at ground level.

 

[Blue_Fusion]

That was a Giant blunder... no need for it...

 

[DangerousD]

This will seal it

 

[BlueTongue]

Lachy 'Chicken Legs' Keeffe

 

[passmark]

Umps keeping lions in it

 

[passmark]

Which ump did the Giants murder 10 years ago to keep getting this treatment year after year in finals

 

[Blue_Fusion]

Umps keeping lions in it

Yep. All night since the first quarter...

 

[BigFrizz36]

Lachy 'Chicken Legs' Keeffe

File under Rory Lobb. Staggering career for a footballer of very limited ability based on "being tall"