Game Day NAB Cup Game 1 - Brisbane Lions v St Kilda @ Burpengary

[carnthemlions]

Honestly, I'd be more worried if we'd come out all guns blazing and won by 50. No need to go 100% in our first practise game of the year.
We also didn't get an intra-club game, so added rustiness was to be expected.

- Berger beaten by a Vic club player in Holmes and Longer destroyed him in the ruck. Martin will prove he is the better ruck this season.
- Close not hard enough and doesn't get near it. Get some mongrel in you...
- Zorko makes far too many clangers under minimal pressure
- Both Beams look the goods, Squiz played a very good game aswell.
- Merrett should have demanded a trade last year... will be the top whipping boy this season after Lisle left
- Bewick is best 22
- Green needs to stop lounging around all day and get out there and start running... looking like our new Boonj
- Game plan is rubbish, forwards are soft and don't want to run and our defence is a huge liability... Clarke and Gardiner are good players but we need a decent mature body in there ASAP. Rance would be a perfect get.
- FFS our disposals are absolute crap. Never seen a worse game of footy since my brothers U12s preseason game years ago.

You're in fine form already I see. No need for a warm up, get straight into it. If only our players were so committed!

 

[FFB1]

Nothing like an overreaction to a preseason match.

Don't think it is an overreaction. We named a very strong line-up, we've heard nothing but good reports from the track, we had the chance to win big and make those non-members who turned up want to become members. It was pretty disappointing.

Edit: OK maybe a little.

 

[theteamtobeat]

Only big concern is the delivery from the midfield to the forwards was very poor. Surely having guys like Redden, Beams, Rockliff, Rich, Taylor, etc would mean we should be more efficient then St Kilda's midfield consisting of Armtiage, Weller, Montagna and Newnes.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Don't think it is an overreaction. We named a very strong line-up, we've heard nothing but good reports from the track, we had the chance to win big and make those non-members who turned up want to become members. It was pretty disappointing.

Fair to say anyone who made the effort to go to Burpengary today is already committed to the cause.

 

[Toffee Lion]

Has the sky fallen yet?

 

[ZoBlitz]

Don't think it is an overreaction. We named a very strong line-up, we've heard nothing but good reports from the track, we had the chance to win big and make those non-members who turned up want to become members. It was pretty disappointing.

Rarely does preseason form relate to form in the season proper.

And preseason form usually doesn't have much of an effect on membership totals.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Midfield looked sloppy especially when rocky was up front. Would like to see him permanently in the midfield

 

[Toffee Lion]

Rarely does preseason form relate to form in the season proper.

And preseason form usually doesn't have much of an effect on membership totals.

Unless you're Dayne Beams.

25 possessions at 80% DE and 7 clearances, those are some Simon Black numbers and admittedly something the fans can get excited about.

But yes, pre-season is mostly about executing game plans, improving match fitness and testing youngsters - I wouldn't get to worked up about form etc.

 

[dlanod]

Anyone overreacting to these reactions obviously blocked out memory of last season proper's overreactions!

 

[FFB1]

Fair to say anyone who made the effort to go to Burpengary today is already committed to the cause.

Gate receipts should be very low then (free entry for members yeah?).

 

[Milux]

Lueys tap work was pritty good longer bearly got near it.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Lueys tap work was pritty good longer bearly got near it.

Luey 12 longer 26

Don't know how many to advantage

 

[FFB1]

Rarely does preseason form relate to form in the season proper.

And preseason form usually doesn't have much of an effect on membership totals.

Dunno ZoBlitz, our membership numbers have stagnated - hazard a guess they went up when we won the NAB Cup. Happy to be proven wrong if there are figures.

 

[dlanod]

Luey 12 longer 26

Don't know how many to advantage

How many of Longer's were actually against Leuey?

 

[Big Sauce 21]

How many of Longer's were actually against Leuey?

No idea

 

[Toffee Lion]

Some absolutely shocking handballs given how basic a skill that is.

Thought I'd pull this up, one thing I noticed about Dayne was his clean hands with handballs.

If only you could combine Claye's kicking and Dayne's handballing!

 

[BuntonRules]

A bit lack lustre, IMHO. just a few random highlights =

Claye Beams looks so at home down back. I just got the feeling that he has decided this is where he belongs.

Lewie Taylor will win a Brownlow. 2 minutes into the game he got a free cos he was the only one of a dozen players that hunted the ball, & just got better.

Paps also looked at home in his new role.

DBeams & MRobbo showed why they are such important pickups.

We can only get better than that.

 

[Nunez]

Archie played well despite still needing more time. I can definitely see his talent.

 

[Milux]

Luey 12 longer 26

Don't know how many to advantage

Wow didnt seem that way. Leuy wAs ok around the ground.

 

[hench]

Polkinghorne was crap.

Sorry, force of habit.

 

[cotter101]

How did Rockliff fair? Couldn't watch the game but heard from someone at the game saying he didn't do much.

 

[Nunez]

Pre seasons count for shit when it comes to the H&A. Didn't the hawks lose all their nab games in 2013?

 

[Betty Noir]

Gate receipts should be very low then (free entry for members yeah?).

Wow that's taking negativity to a new level. Really had to think outside the box for that one! Kudos.

 

[ZoBlitz]

Dunno ZoBlitz, our membership numbers have stagnated - hazard a guess they went up when we won the NAB Cup. Happy to be proven wrong if there are figures.

Oh I think that the nab Cup win probably helped out our numbers but whether you play well or not in preseason matches generally doesn't make too much of a difference in our membership numbers. But then again, I can't give any numbers to prove it one way or another.

 

[Flossie32]

Justin's Press conference - he said about players performance:
"JL: Rich was good, as was Dan Merrett, Paparone impressed as well. Dayne Beams was good too, he even copped a tag later in the game"
Interesting that he gave Big sauce a compliment describing him as good.
Also
"POST-GAME PRESSER: @JLeppitsch We were scratchy at best - we underestimated the lack of a practise match to be honest"