- Aug 30, 2021
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Poor Laird, Cook and Rachelle, how would they feel reading this toxic analysisGOOD
Nank - first half I thought was excellent. Still needs to work a little on his polish and faded out of the game a bit, but I liked his intensity.
Keane - Just fairly solid across the board, intercepts, M gained, SI's...
Keays - A poor mans Bayley Fritsch, but slugged it out in front of his former team.
- Contested possessions, contested marks were excellent, and a definitely uptick on previous performances.
Murray - Couple of clangers, but is building nicely after only a few games under his belt after a serious injury. Is definitely not getting a KPF at this stage, but is more pushing up the ground defensively and on the wing. Big engine for a big man!
Defence - Only recorded 3 Defensive 1-1 losses for the night. 7 goals scored from Rayner/Neale/Dunkley combo speaks to a huge midfield defensive failure... thought we kept Daniher/Hipwood and Charlie pretty quiet.
BAD
- Total tackles were excellent, but the quality was at times pretty horrendous to watch.
Dowling - 9 clangers, 5 turnovers. Is just getting up to the speed of the game, and was evident in some of his decision-making. He will be fine, but I'd like to see him outside of the contest for a bit. Definitely prefer him roaming the F50 for now.
Midfield - Berry/Soligo/Downling/Rankine/Laird...... Whatever the mix was that worked last week didn't work this week. I thought ROB's tap work was pretty good, but Brisbane's experience shone though, able to slip tackles and find players in congestion. We couldn't match with their ability to run and carry through the middle.
UGLY
Laird - Plodder. Spotted him SEVERAL times waiting on other players to do the pressure running for him. Like.... are the coaches running some of this stuff back at him? There's no gut-running at all. He's younger than Neale, but no longer has any elite traits. Send him to the SANFL.
Cook - Looks flashy with the ball in hand, but the ball ain't in hand too often. Is allergic to finding the pill. ZERO tackles. If not for Hinge's injury would 100% have been subbed for Cook.
Rachele - Oh dear. At this stage not looking anything like a decent Pick 6 (although the 2021 Draft appears to be littered with duds in the 1st round)
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