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AFLW 2024 - Round 4 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
As I said elsewhere, if he didn’t play the game we win it.And if he’s terrible for 85% of the game, and excellent for the final 15 minutes we lose by 5+ goals.
I didn’t have him in my votes, but I get it.
He wasn’t that horrendous. His first quarter was good. Then he went downhill.As I said elsewhere, if he didn’t play the game we win it.
Hopefully he's BOG and tricks them into giving us a first round pickIt's ironic that Sav will mostly likely come back into the side when we are playing Port.
Playing ruck is a bit of a free hit.
Agreed, he was outstanding the first half, a bit choppy in the third quarter and awful in the last. But we had a chance to win when we got in front and needed him at his best late - those last few errors were just SO bad it took him out of the votes for me.It’s not a huge surprise, he was excellent for roughly 85% of the game, terrible for the last 15%
It’s tricky to asses, how much weight you give the final 15 minutes when rating performance?
catempire look away from the Jackson feature, and lack of Stanley. No seriously, do not look at this!I can understand why JL gave him votes, given his Docker score involvements but cmon Chris…
Geelong v Fremantle
10 Alex Pearce (FRE)
7 Luke Jackson (FRE)
7 Tom Stewart (GEEL)
4 Andrew Brayshaw (FRE)
2 Caleb Serong (FRE)
He wasn’t that horrendous. His first quarter was good. Then he went downhill.
There’s no way he alone cost us the game.
I agree he had a poor game after the first quarter. He’s not escaping criticism.The problem is, that with Stewarts 11 turnovers, more than a few lead directly to attacking plays & even goals
I know Bowes copped a bit on here for the 2nd quarter goal from the goal square, but that passage started with Stewart hitting a Fremantle player on the chest just outside their 50m arc. The ball comes straight back in towards goal, and yes Bowes fumbled but Stewart was also standing on the goal line watching what happened - it's the sort of passage that if Kolodjashnij or Bews who were the originally kicker of the ball, the criticism would have been directed at them for the initial turnover, rather than the player who fumbled in the goal square
I agree he had a poor game after the first quarter. He’s not escaping criticism.
But I cannot agree that he was the reason we lost the game. There was a lot of reasons why we lost. Did he contribute to it? Yes. But so did most of the team.
I thought SDK was worse. Danger had 15 touches as our captain and best mid. We needed a big game from him.
Cameron kicked 1.5. Hawkins played behind his man for the entire game and his direct opponent was the best player on the field.
O’Connor gathered the ball in defensive 50, walked into a tackle, dropped the ball and they kicked a goal.
The performance was horrific all round.
I highly doubt we win the game without Stewart.
The problem is knowing this team at the moment we might belt Port and Pies and follow it up with losses to Saints and Dogs to miss finals on percentage.Just a question to those who are writing off our season.
If we comfortably account for the power and pies with arguably our two most important players missing over the next couple of weeks, would you reassess where this side is placed and admit that we are still a good chance for the flag?
It legitimately makes no sense. It has to be due to the fact Port haven't won in Geelong for a while. Both teams have injuries, but I would argue losing Blicavs and Hawkins hurts us way more than Port losing Aliir and having to travel interstate.How are we favourites for the port game?
They haven't beaten us in Geelong since Rd 21 2007.It legitimately makes no sense. It has to be due to the fact Port haven't won in Geelong for a while. Both teams have injuries, but I would argue losing Blicavs and Hawkins hurts us way more than Port losing Aliir and having to travel interstate.
A couple months ago Bartell pretty much explained how teams usually screw up there due to surprising length of the field and how they tended to try to enter F50 early and kicked shallow to interceptors.A few teams (the ones you mentioned) seem to have worked out that KP is just another footy ground. Not a cheat ground, just a ground.
All teams used to know this. Expect other teams to work it out again eventually.
The Selwood era disguised this.
They've lost three in a row, including two thrashings, and will be without Allir to counteract Hawkins for us (admittedly we have Blicavs too). A few of their players are running on fumes like us. Home ground advantage is what swings it. Geelong tend to save their poor home performances for GWS and Freo.How are we favourites for the port game?
Fair enough. I reckon that’s a long way off the mark, but we’ll never know.As I said elsewhere, if he didn’t play the game we win it.
They haven't beaten us in Geelong since Rd 21 2007.
Another interesting fact - out of the past 13 encounters between the sides, only 3 have been at KP.
No Aliir is handy for us at least this week
Was it a sneaky attempt to get out of the minimum layoff for concussion or was it just the club not bothering with the concussion test when it happened like Sydney with Mcartin?Not "officially" as of yet, as he didn't fail the concussion test and Port haven't said anything yet. AFL have asked for a please explain, probably a 20k fine for Port and they probably have to leave Aliir out this week because he looked like he copped a concussion.
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Port have done this before, they copped a 20k fine for doing this with Butters and Jonas last year. But Aliir was out cold, don't know how he doesn't get tested.Was it a sneaky attempt to get out of the minimum layoff for concussion or was it just the club not bothering with the concussion test when it happened like Sydney with Mcartin?
AFL needs to go hard on them then for repeated behaviour you can not be picking and choosing when to follow health protocolsPort have done this before, they copped a 20k fine for doing this with Butters and Jonas last year. But Aliir was out cold, don't know how he doesn't get tested.
Agreed. They should be made to forfeit this weekends match, ignore what team I support.AFL needs to go hard on them then for repeated behaviour you can not be picking and choosing when to follow health protocols
How are we favourites for the port game?
Actually it's worse than I thought. One of those home games was at Metricon. So 2 out the past 14 encounters, with 10 at Adelaide oval, 2 at KP, 1 at Metricon and 1 at MCG.How is that possible.
I thought it switched each time?
God the scheduling is a farce.