Opinion Non-Crows AFL 9

[StonesThrow]

Exactly.... though the issue for Lions is that this inefficiency in front of goals is a little too regular.

Makes us appreciate the reliability of Tex & Fog. Thilthorpe usually reliable in front of goals too.

TT reliable? I think he sucks as set shots. Seemed to start his career well, but had gotten progressively worse and the mental side of it is getting to him.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

TT reliable? I think he sucks as set shots. Seemed to start his career well, but had gotten progressively worse and the mental side of it is getting to him.

18 goals & 9 points last season is a decent conversion rate.

Hardly a sucks rate like most on show last night.

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Ahhh they lost a Grand Final by 4 points 6 months ago in one of the highest quality games of footy you’ll see. I think they’ll be fine.

They've finished in the top 4 for years and other than make a GF, done nothing...

 

[WeeBlake]

I'd hazard a guess at least from a starting 22 perspective they'll move Darcy Wilmot back to HB from the wing and start Zac Bailey or Jarrod Berry in for Wilmot.

Wilmot's young and only played 30 games, so he may not immediately replace Coleman in terms of output, but he's got plenty of potential that I think he can develop into an adequate full-in in the short term.

Fletcher?

 

[Mr_Moogle]

If a cooked Sloane can come back from an ACL, then I reckon Coleman will be fine.

 

[spenze]

Was surprised he played so few games. Suspect suspensions may have played a part in that

Pretty sure one of his suspensions was 10 or 12 games

Might be wrong but I was probably 12 at the time it was a really big deal, Port supporters graffitied out school over it

 

[Peter Doherty]

TT reliable? I think he sucks as set shots. Seemed to start his career well, but had gotten progressively worse and the mental side of it is getting to him.

Really?

 

[kirky]

OMG The death of Carlton might have been highly exaggerated.

Love how so many posters got ahead of themselves on here.

What is that saying again, “better to remain silent and be thought a fool than speak and remove all doubt”.

My footy tips are in the toilet already.

 

[ABAB]

TT reliable? I think he sucks as set shots. Seemed to start his career well, but had gotten progressively worse and the mental side of it is getting to him.

Missed a handful of very gettable set shots late in the season last year and also a few this year in the preseason games but overall has a good set shot technique.

 

[kirky]

Both sides have key forwards who can be prone to having those 1.3 or 2.4 type games.

Curnow and McKay kicked a combined 7.1
Daniher and Hipwood kicked a combined 2.4 (not helped by 2.3 each from Cameron and McCarthy)

If you're breaking it down to just raw numbers it's 62-49 Brisbane's way on I50's and 25 shots on goal to 20. Short term the Lions are just gonna chalk that one up in inefficiency and not panic too much.

Seriously if your life depended on it, could you rely on Hipwood and Daniher to kick the goal? Gut feel is a big no.

 

[Apsaalooke]

Seriously if your life depended on it, could you rely on Hipwood and Daniher to kick the goal? Gut feel is a big no.

Nope. Would rather Reilly O'Brien (from the goal square only)

 

[footy4ever]

That's going to sting!

Lions issue was they were kicking mainly points after then, whilst Blues were mainly kicking goals. So many of their forwards wasted easy scoring opportunities that proved to be the difference.

Part of the crash was due to the FIGJAM attitude. Look at me aren't I terrific. All the Hollywood plays in the first qtr were locked down by Carlton in the last 5-10 minutes of that qtr but lions kept on keeping on expecting the magic to continue. There were multiple individual wanna-be-hero acts throughout, like Joe ignoring a player clear deep forward and having a long ping at goal (not sure if he goaled - can't remember) but that sort of mindset didn't work when there was real work to be done. All flourish and no substance. It appeared to me they simply expected it to continue and their intensity dropped with fatigue creeping in. They got their second wind and got down to business when shit got real, late in the third qtr.

 

[FullyBigKPro]

LOL Richmond

 

[BunjiMC]

Richmond are almost as bad as Carlton....

 

[George Kramer]

Umm Suns are on fire though, their midfield is elite

 

[Firewalker]

Watching these on fire Gold Coast midfielders and tall forwards…

 

[UcantCme]

Richmond will be bottom 4 this year


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[Ciao Giacomo]

At the risk of going too early again, Gold Coast look very good.

Rowell and Anderson look fantastic. Amazing what you can get with the 1 and 2 draft picks.

 

[Peter Doherty]

Watching these on fire Gold Coast midfielders and tall forwards…

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Do you rate the quality of the opposition today?

 

[Coopers]

Really struggling with this game.

• I'd like GC to be worse, given we have to play them next week.
• Still, I just like watching Richmond take a beating. U suck Richmond.
• Stil still, I'd also like to watch Hardwick lose. U also suck Hardwick.

 

[WetCrow1991]

Do you rate the quality of the opposition today?

Richmond are poopy big stinky.

 

[Firewalker]

Do you rate the quality of the opposition today?

Not great yes but the quality of that midfield and the matchup’s on the GC forwards are going to cause all sorts of issues next week.

 

[Peter Doherty]

Not great yes but the quality of that midfield and the matchup’s on the GC forwards are going to cause all sorts of issues next week.

What were you expecting?

 

[1990crow]

Really struggling with this game.

• I'd like GC to be worse, given we have to play them next week.
• Still, I just like watching Richmond take a beating. U suck Richmond.
• Stil still, I'd also like to watch Hardwick lose. U also suck Hardwick.

AFL needs Gold Coast to come good.

 

[Firewalker]

What were you expecting?

Nothing different, I had Gold Coast favourites for next week anyway not dependent on their performance against this average Tigers team.