Hayden Ballantyne: Worst Grand Final performance in years?

[RuFiO]

How many times did he get it because I can't remember one thing he did right with it.

 

[Jarlcorbz]

Was incredibly selfish most of the time and nothing to show for it

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Grand finals are the small forward's graveyard.

He was no different to the scores of other small forwards to struggle in the big one.

Walters was terrific, Puopolo tried his arse off, that is a cop out.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Delist Daniel Pierce.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

******* lol at your sour grapes over Crowley. He had Mitchell in his palm today.

Absolutely. But he butchered the ball, wasted chances. That shot on goal he had was awful to watch.

 

[Wettoast11]

I feel ashamed to have the same first name as him....

 

[Underdog]

Grand finals are the small forward's graveyard.

He was no different to the scores of other small forwards to struggle in the big one.

Walters was good. A real spark for the Dockers.

Hayden had no problems finding the ball, just couldn't use it.

 

[B4Bear]

Grand finals are the small forward's graveyard.

He was no different to the scores of other small forwards to struggle in the big one.

Tell that to Ryoli.

 

[Captivating]

I feel ashamed to have the same first name as him....

what, your first name is "f*&king" Weird.

 

[raffrox]

He'll have to work harder to come back from this one.

I hope this burns for him and the rest of the team. The Hawks wanted it more or knew what it meant to lose at least.

Ballas and our boys will have to learn from that.

 

[bradrowe#32]

He dogged it.

 

[living_in_syd]

Fyfe gotta improve his kicking. Really cost them

 

[El_Scorcho]

Milned it big time

 

[Mr Magic]

Sure players have has quieter games but he had a negative impact on his team and he really cost his team consistently throughout the game.

They say reputations are forged in Grand Finals, and I can't think of a player having a worse game than Ballantyne in my life time. He's going to take a long time to live this down.

have to agree with this.

My old man called it before Leigh Mathews, should have been subbed off to avoid further embarrassment

 

[W.C. Fry]

Highlight of the day for me. Was probably the guy that ended up swaying me cheering for the Hawks. Just couldn't want to cheer him on to kick a goal. Funny enough he did anything but. WOG easily.

 

[inbetween]

Danyle Pearce was the first name that popped into mind for me.

 

[gazzathegreat]

And it couldnt have happened to a shitter bloke.

Loved watching him ruin his clubs grand final dream

 

[Balony_pony16]

Fyfe says a big Hello!!!!

 

[Mkcaptain]

He's going to have many sleepless nights thinking about it

 

[half_back_flank]

Walters was terrific, Puopolo tried his arse off, that is a cop out.

Rioli, Popopulo last year, Blair, Fasolo, Didak 2011; Davis, Milne 2010; SJ, Milne, Schneider 2009, Stokes 2008.

OP has prematurely blown his load. It isn't the worst finals performance ever, in fact it was pretty consistent with small forwards in GFs.

I have a huge respect for small forwards that perform in GF but the fact remains that it isn't atypical for one to not. That isn't a cop out.

Tell that to Ryoli.

Derp, like last year?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

...it isn't a cop out.

It is. Small forward or not, he had several gilt edged chances today and fluffed them.

 

[StonesThrow]

:-D

 

[thejester]

Surely he can't be taken seriously as the pantomime villain after today's game? He now needs to look at filling a different role in the AFL narrative. Suggestions?

Gerard, is that you?

 

[Captivating]

The guy had his chances and messed up every one of them.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

He deserves to have his trash talking card revoked, what an absolute flog and the karma bus got him good, I'm so happy