. Got his hands on the ball, took some good contested grabs, important to our structure but again showed why he will be nothing more than a servicable player for us. He is built like a tank, can run all day, has a decent set of hands but his glaring weakness is something we will never be able to change: his brain; Just a plain dumb footballer will use his athletic abilities well but will always f**k it up with his decision making. AND 45% DE!!!!! (the worst is our team btw). And absolutly awfull in the ruck./10
And yet he turned it over in the last q to give them an easy goal.. Apparently using your flawed logic it’s all Ross’ fault that he did this. Give me a spell mate. Your expectations are so off the mark it is ridiculous. Conca had to go back when Hamling went down...
How is it you are still convinced this is a defensive game plan when we had more shots on goal? You are stuck on the idea that Ross knows no other way but really there was so much to like. Once the forwards start working each other out just a little better and stop spoiling each other we will score more heavily.
Hogan was worst then what you suggest. Way off in terms of positonrong and understanding Freo defensive plan. Looks lost and does too much.Terrible first quarter, we could've won this game easy if we kick like professionals are supposed to. Still we matched the premiers for 3 quaters so there is some positives to come out that. Hated the eagles gameplan, people say our 2013-2015 era was sh*t to watch but i'll say that i rather watch a defencive slog than this chippy chip bruise free pass it around the back football the eagles dished.
Fyfe would have made a massive difference tonight but that's our luck. We are carrying some serious spuds on our list and it showed tonight. We managed to cover the loss of Hamling reasonably well. We werre well dominated in the ruck again. Inside 50 entries are still the main consern but i saw patches in the last two quaters that we are capable at lowering our eyes so i wish we did it more often.
Very pleased how we finished the game after a 6 day break.
Queue "the bad kicking is bad" football cliché but to be fair there were a few rushed behinds and snaps with low probalility. But some s**t kicks for goal as well.
-Mundy: Very good game, gee i wish Nat was there to support him. Played his guts out and did exactly what we expect him to do. 10 clearances 36 disposals can't ask for more than that.
8.5/10
-Pearce: 100% total game time, played well on kennedy, not really at fault for the 3 goals he kicked on him. Loved the KB handpass to himself out of defence.
7.5/10
-Walters: Played well, very good last quarter. 8 tackles for the game. Doesn't get freekicks anymore but he has only himself to blame.
7/10
-Ryan: The eagles made sure not to do what the saints did last sunday so he didn't have a chance to intercept. Can be undiscipline at times giving away cheap free kicks. 100% DE out of 19 disposal is impresive. Not a bad game all taking everything into account.
7/10
-Hill: Not as good as last week but still one of the better players on our side today. He is essential to our team, touch a massive bit of f***** wood he doesn't get injured.
7/10
-Cerra: Wasted across half back but i get why Ross puts him there as we need some quality kicks and by quality i don't mean longs 60m bombs to no one, i mean hit a target quality. We need a Duffield or a Roger Hayden across there as it seem to be a weak spot on our list. Back on Cerra he still did a good job but he isn't quick enouth to take on small forwards.
7/10
-Switkowski: Has to stay in the team for next week, love his pace, didn't manage to get a lot of it in the forward 50 but got his hands to it more in the midfield. Would be more usefull than Coyler on the wing.
7/10
-McCarthy: Decent game, good skills, he is acutally the fowards i trust the most when kicking for goal.
7/10
-Matera: Not as good as last week but did enouth to keep his spot.I had lost faith in him in the past but he has been alright since coming back from his suspension.
6.5/10
-Langdon: He is trying hard to fill the hole Neale left. Unfortunatly puts to much pressure on himself. Seriously needs to clean up his disposals. Way better as a wingman than a follower as he is strugles to use his pace in congested areas.
6.5/10
-Hogan: Took some nice marks, but same problems as last week. Seems a bit unfit, slow and lumbering. Still nice to see him kick his first goal for the club. Not fit enouth to run in the midfield. Don't like how we are using him.
6/10
-Brayshaw: Same as last week, good grunt but a clear lack of polish. Rushes his disposals to often. Only 2 tackles for the game but that because the eagles were very good with their kicks throught the middle.
6/10
-Lobb: Very average game from him, clearly not a fulltime Ruckman.
5.5/10
-Tabener: THAT 15 METERS MISS FROM DIRECTLY IN FRONT IS UNACCEPTABLE
5/10
-Hughes: Didn't start the game well, looked lost in defence at time. Improved a bit as the game went on. Don't know if he will make at AFL level.
5/10
-Duman: Hard to rate because he was unsighted but considering we didn't concede many goals i guess he did his job.
5/10
-Tucker: Looked so promising in the JLT but a real let down today, i expect much more from him, especially because he is a good user of the footy so has to find more of the ball.
4.5/10
-Schultz: Struggled massively all day. Missed a very easy set shot. Deer in the headlights at times. Still some nice field kicks on rare occasions.
4/10
-Conca: Well, the perfect example on how very few actions can cost a team very dearly. There is no word to describe how sh*t that turnover was with 30 sec left in the 3rd quater, i mean... there is 30 sec left and you decide to take a risk with a shit 15 m sideway kick directly to the opposition ????? JUST KICK IT DOWN THE LINE TO A PACK LIKE YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO DO YOU FLOG!!!!! literally cost us the game killed our great momentum, imagine how deflating that must have been to the team. He did extremely sh*t moments in the last quater as well when the game was in the blalance. Talk about a leader, leaders do the right things at important times you spud.
3/10
-Wilson: How bad can things get with him? It looks like he is getting worst by the week. Looks devoid of confidence in his kicking abiity. Soft as butter, doesn't chase and can't tackle. Surely needs a run in the 2s, because at the moment he is a liability.
2.5/10
-Colyer: Detrimental to the team, we will never move foward with him in our best 22. He is the most fumbly player i ve seen i reckon. It was hilarious and sad... to watch him fumble his way backwards from the centre square to beyond our defencive 50, yet to see his speed, terrible decision maker, all around bad footballer.
Switta played last year. Schultz is a debutant if you don’t include the mature guys like Lobb,Conca and Collier
Schultz too
Switta was not a debutante, he played last year.
