R1: The Good, Bad and Ugly vs. St Kilda

[Carn The Texan]

3 Rankine
2 Dawson
1 Soligo


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[Geoffa32]

Umm what about Jordan ?

Tough one, not sure he could be an AA mid.

But is possibly that level as a flanker.

 

[spenze]

Thought O'Briens spilled marks only cost us 3-4 goals today

 

[Cromulant]

Thought O'Briens spilled marks only cost us 3-4 goals today

Still less than Keane and Murrays woeful kicking

 

[Minor Threat]

Yeah other than his spill in the square didn’t do a lot wrong.

There were a few dodgy kicks, but it's game one so hopefully that cleans up

 

[SugarShane]

Couldn't ask for a better run into round 2. Didn't learn a ton today, pretty weak opposition. How we front up to an away game after a 10 goal win will tell us a lot about how our season is going to go.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

It's funny how your opinion gets skewed when at the game compared to TV.

At the game, I felt Milera had more of it/was more involved than the stats show, but Crouch was the opposite - I hardly noticed him much, yet big stats.

I couldn't believe Laird had 29 disposals. I barely noticed him.

 

[spenze]

Still less than Keane and Murrays woeful kicking

Hi Mrs O'Brien

 

[Jeffcrowe]

I couldn't believe Laird had 29 disposals. I barely noticed him.

Seemed to get lots of short effective handballs in , didn’t fumble much so didn’t notice him

Went at 83% efficiency , some long kicks down line and his handball a big part in that

 

[1970crow]

Hopefully Murphy will never pull on the tricolours again.

He's most likely an injury away to any one of 14 players from being named as sub.

 

[Maddogmetro]

Crouch today did exactly what we have wanted from him. Extract the ball, get hands to better users. Play like that, and he is a lock for our midfield.

 

[Cromulant]

Good

Love being back at the footy, better weather for it too.
New recruits all did their bit. Isaac was quieter than you'd like but a couple nice goals. Peatling quiet early but worked into it well, and ANB is going to be VERY handy.

Midfield functioned well, Crouch giving off to the runners. Forwardline good, good spread of goal kickers and the movement was great. Rachele was fantastic, could've had a huge day.

Max, Woz and Hinge on the rebound.... wow.

Pedlar reportedly played very well in the 2s

Bad

Just ****ing throw the ball up !!! And that was just the start of the poor umpiring. Just generally awful.

Draper as the sub, don't like it but can understand it. Give the kid a full run next weekend.

Milera was ok-ish defensively but he had the handbrake on going forward. We don't need that.

Laird was ok..... not great. Probably harsh being in the bad section but like the previous player, if they aren't pushing the game forward, what's the point ??

Ugly

12.00 games..... just nope.

St Kilda, ordinary club.

Our key defenders foot skills, real ugly.

The drunken meth head sitting just in front of us having a full domestic with his missus in front of his kid. Not good.

 

[Cromulant]

Hi Mrs O'Brien

You reckon they were good do you ??

Hi Stevie Wonder

 

[Go the Guts]

The 3 experienced recruits were all excellent, a huge cog in making us look for much better.
Soligo immense, Rachelle Thilthorpe Fog, Rankine all excellent also.
Exciting times.

 

[Coopers]

Who gets 3 brownlow votes

3: Dawson
2: Rankine
1: Sog, or Rash, or Fog, or Woz

Kinda crazy that those 4 guys had such dominant performances, in any other game they be BOG, but Dawson and Rankine...

 

[1970crow]

Hard to find people who could be upset with a 60 point win.

Feel like we could win the grand final by 200 points and you would still bitch and moan.

Just because we won doesn't mean everybody played well and deserved their selection. We should always be looking to improve because sometimes your opponent isn't much of a measuring stick. But I know you bask in your 100 point Eagles thrashings because they've been oh so meaningful the last 2-3 years. I guess you're another of the deadheads that preach the idiotic, "you never change a winning side" garbage.

That said, it's a tough assessment. I would have said a 3-4 goal win against a full strength Saints outfit a pretty decent outcome. The injury disparity makes it hard to judge, as does the newness of the season.

 

[Coopers]

Mate I thought you said you weren’t watching the first half in the match day thread?

Seems a little negative post. Milera was fine, no way was he terrible

He was fine. Did a few nice things, can't think of mistakes/being beaten too badly.

I suppose the real question is if he's offering more than Nank. Which is probably a no. Still, I'm happy to have him in, and get him into some good form.

 

[1970crow]

Struggled with clearance battle all day other than dominating about 5 centre ones in a row in 3rd quarter

20 to 11 centre clearances, no problem at all there, overall clearances pretty close though. McRae was a monster for clearances and contested possessions all day.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Good

Love being back at the footy, better weather for it too.
New recruits all did their bit. Isaac was quieter than you'd like but a couple nice goals. Peatling quiet early but worked into it well, and ANB is going to be VERY handy.

Midfield functioned well, Crouch giving off to the runners. Forwardline good, good spread of goal kickers and the movement was great. Rachele was fantastic, could've had a huge day.

Max, Woz and Hinge on the rebound.... wow.

Pedlar reportedly played very well in the 2s

Bad

Just ****ing throw the ball up !!! And that was just the start of the poor umpiring. Just generally awful.

Draper as the sub, don't like it but can understand it. Give the kid a full run next weekend.

Milera was ok-ish defensively but he had the handbrake on going forward. We don't need that.

Laird was ok..... not great. Probably harsh being in the bad section but like the previous player, if they aren't pushing the game forward, what's the point ??

Ugly

12.00 games..... just nope.

St Kilda, ordinary club.

Our key defenders foot skills, real ugly.

The drunken meth head sitting just in front of us having a full domestic with his missus in front of his kid. Not good.

Laird would have been in bad section most of last year but that is ridiculous today sorry

 

[Jeffcrowe]

20 to 11 centre clearances, no problem at all there, overall clearances pretty close though. McRae was a monster for clearances and contested possessions all day.

Yep overall was only area that we didn’t smash them

Prob not a surprise

 

[WeeBlake]

3: Dawson
2: Rankine
1: Sog, or Rash, or Fog, or Woz

Kinda crazy that those 4 guys had such dominant performances, in any other game they be BOG, but Dawson and Rankine...

NWM was bog I thought

 

[1970crow]

Curtin 7 possessions in a game where we flogged the opposition is a worry.

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I'm not worried, tough structure. Had to work back around oppo 50 to get a kick.

 

[brucetiki]

This had the potential to be a danger game, especially after Richmond upsetting Carlton Saturday night.

But from the moment we jumped out of the blocks you knew we were on today. Took full advantage of the breeze in the first and third quarters, had a couple of 5-10 minute periods where we were just on fire, and got the job done into the breeze in the second and last quarters.

Seeing pretty much the entire forward line join in the party was exciting. They’re going to give many defences headaches this season.

Hopefully we carry the momentum into next week

 

[Peter Doherty]

20 to 11 centre clearances, no problem at all there, overall clearances pretty close though. McRae was a monster for clearances and contested possessions all day.

Wines had 10 clearances last night in a smashing, Serong had 11 against the Cats. Macrae had 12.

 

[CrowHop]

Josh Mail fan?

Fitting, seeing how he just passed away.


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