Game Day North vs Sydney (Round 18)

[apollo_creed]

This result is actually genuinely surprising people?

We've won 3 of 40 odd games. Sydney are absolute certainties for the flag. We were never going to worry them.

Certainties for the flag? That’s a ridiculous statement.

 

[Ruckle]

Well reality check, our recent "good" run has been against other bottom 8 teams and this shows how epically far off it we still are.

Also a timely reminder after going to the footy a few weeks in a row and how much watching us on TV sucks.

 

[Chadwiko]

Half time thoughts

• We're all in agreement that it was dumb not to play Will Phillips today
• Corr been okay but Comben and Dawson having absolute stinkers as KPDs today
• Our midfield getting smashed
• Larkey missing both those set shots hurt badly
• Tom Powell offering absolutely nothing. Potentially needs a VFL stint?
• Shiels and Teakle both basically unsighted despite playing a lot of the first half. (81% TOG for Shiels for... 3 disposals?)
• LDU was pretty quiet for most of that 2nd quarter but then had a good couple of plays in the last 5~ mins
• Sheezel with what feels like his quietest game of the season so far
• Sydney are very very good.

 

[ferball]

I don’t want hear a bad word about Logan on this board again. Bloke is good.

He's what they call a classic Kerridge candidate.

Its been ten rounds since he kicked three goals.

 

[Whereitallbegan]

People who think Will Phillips would do anything here need a bit of a reality check

Check the scoreboard…..reality check!

 

[wells2deep]

Xerri getting owned by Grundy. Usually he's the one applying extra pressure with his tackling and physicality. Not today.

He doesn't have the rick craft yet to outap someone like Grundy.

 

[Moti]

You take a ball mover like Warner out of this and it's a completely different game. I'm only listening, but it sounds like he is wandering around doing as he likes

To be fair, you could say that about most of the Swans players. He had 5 touches in the last 5 minutes playing at HF.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

The pushing and holding Sydney get away with around the footy is phenomenal.

 

[Cyber_punk]

Certainties for the flag? That’s a ridiculous statement.

No it isn't. They've had a couple of close losses so what, still well clear on top. Won't matter at all come finals time. Who's going to trouble them? Geelong? Carlton? lol.

They are gonna shit it in mate.

 

[Passmore]

Should've played Lazarro. Got some pace. We can't keep up.

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[amaz199]

We dropped our intensity in that quarter.

 

[archereleven]

Colby McTurnover was responsible for at least 3 of Sydney’s goals.

He simply jogged back once he turned it over, too. There is no desperation to win it back at all, unlike George, who has been puss by foot but cracked in defensively if he could affect the play.

It's been a disgusting half of footy by NM. Zero intensity, zero shits given with ball in hand and even less shits given without it.
Pressure rating probably the poorest it's been all season.

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[Disco Dew]

 

[danj]

Well that quarter sucked the big one And I’m not talking lollipop

 

[franjon]

How the **** did we not run a tag on Warner

We didn't run one on Bontempelli either, it must be a learning curve thing.

 

[amaz199]

Allowing too much space as well

 

[Amicalola]

Certainties for the flag? That’s a ridiculous statement.

They are certainly heavy favourites.

 

[Jonnoo]

And folks want to tinker with our top 3 pick, take the best available

 

[kornefrancis]

Half time thoughts

• We're all in agreement that it was dumb not to play Will Phillips today
• Corr been okay but Comben and Dawson having absolute stinkers as KPDs today
• Our midfield getting smashed
• Larkey missing both those set shots hurt badly
• Tom Powell offering absolutely nothing. Potentially needs a VFL stint?
• Shiels and Teakle both basically unsighted despite playing a lot of the first half. (81% TOG for Shiels for... 3 disposals?)
• LDU was pretty quiet for most of that 2nd quarter but then had a good couple of plays in the last 5~ mins
• Sheezel with what feels like his quietest game of the season so far
• Sydney are very very good.

Agree with every single point.

 

[Devington]

Guys, I think we might have sucked that quarter.

 

[LB2Snake]

Absolute football lesson today how far we’ve got to go.

X pantsed…….reckon Grundy working him over beautifully.
Colby, they are letting him come out of the square and work it out on the run, looks a bit lost.
Ironic that the Kerridge will be McDonald……of course.
KD on Papley WTAF????
Warner showing us what hopefully LDU can become. ….still a way off
Fumbly football will cost you.
Loopy handballs will always cost you.

This gunna get bloody ugly in 2nd half if things don’t change dramatically.

 

[Passmore]

People who think Will Phillips would do anything here need a bit of a reality check

Rowell left him for dead at stoppages last week. What would Warner do?

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[TurnoverMerchant]

God there are some sooks in this thread. Some of you seriously convinced yourselves that we’d be able to lay a glove on them? As long as the boys fight tooth and nail in the second half and keep the margin under 40, that’s all we need.

 

[The acurate one]

Sydney are good but we are still miles off, despite a few good weeks

Miles off what exactly, the team clear on top of the ladder and playing them on their home turf.
Yeah we showed in the first half we are miles off them, doesn't mean we're miles off a doz or so other sides.
They're a mature side, and we can be disappointed but our midfield is getting crunched.
Xerri is copping a bath from Grundy.

 

[Amicalola]

He simply jogged back once he turned it over, too. There is no desperation to win it back at all, unlike George, who has been puss by foot but cracked in defensively if he could affect the play.

It's been a disgusting half of footy by NM. Zero intensity, zero shits given with ball in hand and even less shits given without it.
Pressure rating probably the poorest it's been all season.

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I actually thought our first quarter was pretty good. But then the second was the worst I've seen all year possibly.