Kangaroos Game Thread

[Macca19]

Heres to a much better performance than our last outing. Doesnt look like much of a crowd.

 

[Gao Da]

You are the game tonight Macca?

 

[Macca19]

Nah couldnt make it down this weekend so am stuck watching at home.

 

[Gao Da]

A solid 4 quarter performance would be very pleasing. Lots of gametime for the youngsters as well.

 

[Macca19]

Crowd looks very small. Would be surprised if theres 20k there tonight.

Motlop...good fake handball, finds Bentley who takes a fine mark 30 out in front. Good work by Rodan and Pearce there too. Bentley goals! Well done Greg!

P 1.0
K 0.0

 

[Macca19]

Bentley playing on Simpson. Dom on Harvey. Hansen on Hoff. Gibson on Ebert. Pettigrew on Thomas. Watt on Tredrea.

Chad...horrid kick, picks out Simpson 20 out from goal. Horrible. Goals.

P 1.0
K 1.0

Horrible.

 

[Macca19]

Rodan playing well early.

Motlop...swings quickly onto his right boot with a long kick to the square...EBERT marks at the back. Goal.

P 2.0
K 1.0

 

[Macca19]

Harvey pulls a goal after a great chase by Pettigrew.

P 2.0
K 1.1

Very quick movement up the ground...Logan, long shot at goal...wide, Ebert marks again, tight angle....passes to Shaun on a better angle. Shanks it.

P 2.1
K 1.1

 

[Macca19]

Impressive movement down the ground. Very quick, lots of run and quick kicking.

Thomas, clever pass to Mcmahon inside 50...quick snap, goal.

P 2.1
K 2.1

Kangaroos players finding loads of free space on the forward flanks which is a bit worrying.

 

[Macca19]

Surj and Thommo into the middle. Good to see.

Lonie...the 100 gamer, has a bounce, runs to 55 and GOALS! bugger me dead!

P 3.1
K 2.1

 

[Young Gun #6]

Lol. Lonie.

I don't mind him, lots of people hate him but I reckon he isn't too bad and he didn't play too bad last week.

 

[Macca19]

Quick movement again from defence, Pearce finds Shaun B on the 50....hits up THOMILF 30 out from goal. Kick the goal sexy man! NEVER IN DOUBT!

P 4.1
K 2.1

 

[Young Gun #6]

I barrack for the Dogs but the Power are my second favourite team and my favourite player in the league is Adam Thomson. I wish we had him.

You can tell by my name.

 

[Carnport]

Thanks for your efforts as always Macca. G'day G'Da, what's happening in Shang Hai??? Macca what's your feeling for the intensity of the game, from the SEN call it seems like a really dull game. It appears Lonie can kick...

 

[Macca19]

Pearce excellent early.

Goldstein, palms it down Petries throat in the goalsquare...noone goalside...too easy. Wheres the defence?

P 4.1
K 3.1

 

[Gao Da]

Geez we seem to concede a lot of easy goals - can we put that down to an inexperienced defence?

 

[Macca19]

Id disagree about it being a dull game. Both teams playing run and gun football. Very very quick game. Skills arent the best but its not a dull game.

 

[Macca19]

The Petrie goal was just piss poor setup from the ball up in the square. Had no player goalside of the bounce down. Easiest goal Petrie will ever kick.

White rushes a behind

P 4.1
K 3.2

Harris marks the kick in on 50. Pulls it.

P 4.1
K 3.3

 

[Macca19]

Again...uber fast movement from the kick in...one side of the ground to ourselves...Kane finds Motlop 25 out on a 45 degree angle. Hits the post. Bugger.

P 4.2
K 3.3

Shaun Burgoyne...legged 30 out slight angle. Pretty iffy free kick but we'll take it. Put it through Shaun. ####. Same spot as last time. Lift your game Burgoyne.

P 4.3
K 3.3

 

[Macca19]

Kangaroos goal 15 out directly in front. Holding to Campbell by Lower. Cant give away frees like that. Misses by a mile. Geez...one of the worst shots at goal ive seen in years.

P 4.3
K 3.4

Carlile rushed behind.

P 4.3
K 3.5

Thompson free 25 out directly in front from an arm chop by Carlile. Gift. Goals.

P 4.3
K 4.5

 

[Macca19]

Thompson kicks into the man on the mark, 15 out from goal on a slight angle.

P 4.3
K 4.6

1.4 time

P 4.3 27
K 4.6 30

Best:
P: Pearce, Rodan, Cassisi
K: Harris, Power, Hansen, Petrie

An interesting first quarter. We're certianly moving the ball heaps quicker into the forward line than Ive seen in a long time. Most impressive was the movement from kick ins in the first part of that quarter. Quick long kicks, loads of run and from one end of the ground to the other in about 10 seconds. Great to see.

Our skills are still crap. Burgoyne has to kick those sorta goals from 25 out, to miss two is just really poor.

Pearce seems to be loving the new game plan, a ton of touches early and plenty of run and carry. Cassisi doing a good job on Harvey and winning the hard ball himself. Ebert ok up forward, Rodan his usual self.

1 touch between Tredders and Hoff at the moment. Need a huge lift there. Our defence has been lacking a bit. A couple of frees in front of goal but their flankers are getting plenty of space to work in whilst we run up the ground. Both clubs are playing that quick run and gun footy and trying to catch the other out.

We certainly have a game on our hands. Good to see some change from the norm, hope it continues.

 

[Macca19]

Wells, clever kick inside 50 onto the chest of Hale who marks in front of White. 40 out, reasonable angle. Hits the post

P 4.3
K 4.7

Kangaroos had last 5 scoring shots.

Harvey...has 12 bounces down the ground from the back flank...dishes it off to Mcmahon...goal. TOO EASY PORT. ####ING RUN AT HIM.

P 4.3
K 5.7

Dont tell me weve lost the plot in the 2nd quarter again.

 

[Macca19]

Reverted very quickly back to the old gameplan here.

Pratt...long goal from 50 after some good evasive work. Looks like weve shut up shop here. Our forward line is awful.

P 4.3
K 6.7

 

[Macca19]

Too ####ing easy. Free in the centre, hands to Harris, hits Petrie on the chest. 45 out. Misses.

P 4.3
K 6.8

Havent gone close to scoring this quarter.

This is dreadful.

 

[Macca19]

Rushed behind to the Power. Hooray we scored!

P 4.4
K 6.8

Rodan...to Kane...passes to Hoff. Should have shot from 35 Kane. Hoff, 20 out, very tight angle. Great kick! Great goal.

P 5.4
K 6.8