Review RD 12 Review - Bailey ‘GOAT’ Banfield Leads Freo to the Win

[WaywardSonSon]

what the actual f***, are people paying real money for that?

Welcome to the world of Generation Z. It's like Generation "Y bother?" but worse!

 

[Tonga Bob]

JL said very early on when he was signed up that he was all about giving the players freedom to play to their individual strengths. For example Rory Lobb always fancied himself a forward instead of ruck and was given a shot at growing in that area. My impression is that Ross Lyon's tactics were more about disciplining the player into the role he wanted them to play and cut them if they couldn't deliver. This is why communism doesn't work.

"Play him on a half back flank"

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

The Baeshaw / Soright quinella.

You love to see it

 

[Cobbler]

The Baeshaw / Soright quinella.

You love to see it

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Daniel Rich getting a vote is laughable. I hope it was from our coach for allowing Fredericks to burn him on the counter. If it's from their coach, probably tells us a lot about their priorities.

Surely Lobb or Aish were better?

 

[Purpletown]

Xavier Ellis

Xavier Ellis

Age

36

Ht

186cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

7.3

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.5

4star

MG

272.9

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.6

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.8

3star

* is a well regarded journalist and puts up his team of the round each Monday morning, this week Alex Pearce

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Alex Pearce

Age

29

Ht

201cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.8

4star

MG

106.3

2star

No current season stats available

D

11.0

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

6.0

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.8

3star

MG

103.2

2star

, Andy Brayshaw, Freddy and Bailey Banfield

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Bailey Banfield

Age

26

Ht

190cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

2.9

3star

T

3.9

5star

G

0.3

3star

D

9.5

2star

K

5.3

2star

HB

4.3

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

2.8

4star

G

0.5

4star

D

14.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

0.2

3star

are all included giving his mustings a touch of credibility normality lacking. *Some licence was used to refer to Xavier as a journalist and definitely as one who is well regarded.

A bit of a laugh to see our own Bailey up there in the forward pocket but it's hard to argue he hasn't gotten there without some doubters and will be odds on to be in Freo's starting side next game.

 

[Bonfire]

And it's a shame, we are all guilty of it here & there (myself included) - but what we're learning...very quickly...is that our team structure/dynamic/unit is greater than the individual...Acres, Colyer, Aish, Lobb...Banfield. These are not names that jump off the page and scream Premiership material, yet here we are....in the conversation, 100%. They are all buying in, pulling their weight...fighting the cause, playing amazingly well. It's just a question of how far this team can go, THIS season.

It's weird, at the start of the year I was hopeful, more than expectant we could make finals. Even sneak in at the lower end of the 8. Win an elimination final and then if got beat in a semi final, well....what leaps and bounds we would have took. Yet it's surpassed that, we're well and truly a contender. J-Lo is becoming the master of surreptitiously messaging his players through his pressers...now he says "start believing". It's getting a bit serious now, and I understand that Freo fans since 1994 have been emotionally battle-scarred and weary; have had disbelief for so long they wear it like a favourite coat, but it's time to let it all go because we're coming now...and we're coming hard.

This could be it, but I guess we'll see.....

Its time

 

[Fred Ziffel]

So whose gonna tweet flagmantle at David king this week?

Nope, now he’s got us finishing top spot but no Brayshaw in top 5 players.
Joey and Huddo having big laugh at him now so King now says the last two weeks have changed everything.

 

[anchor man]

It seems to me that Caleb Serong

3

Caleb Serong

Age

23

Ht

180cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.0

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.6

5star

CL

2.6

4star

D

13.0

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

6.0

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.6

4star

CL

2.6

4star

D

13.0

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.6

5star

CL

2.6

5star

is getting lost with all the love going around for Brayshaw and Brodie.
Don't get me wrong, both have been very very good. But Serong has been in superb touch for some time now.
It is hard to find praise from any of the media outlets and even so from our supporters.
Have we forgotten just how good he has been since we recruited him?
He has silky smooth hands, is always at he in and under. Makes many many plays from winning clearances, contested possessions around the ground.
He is always one of the first to fly the flag when there is a blue.
He is as vital a player as Brayshaw and Brodie.
I just love the way the kid plays the game.

 

[purplerunsdeep2]

The Baeshaw / Soright quinella.

You love to see it

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Watch this fyfe kid come back and ruin Brayshaws chance at a sneaky Brownlow

Selfish


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[Fred Ziffel]

Watch Serong and Brayshaw here. How do a 20 and 22yo have such fantastic synergy? They turned the Lions blokes inside out.

Huh ?

 

[Wray27]

It seems to me that Caleb Serong is getting lost with all the love going around for Brayshaw and Brodie.
Don't get me wrong, both have been very very good. But Serong has been in superb touch for some time now.
It is hard to find praise from any of the media outlets and even so from our supporters.
Have we forgotten just how good he has been since we recruited him?
He has silky smooth hands, is always at he in and under. Makes many many plays from winning clearances, contested possessions around the ground.
He is always one of the first to fly the flag when there is a blue.
He is as vital a player as Brayshaw and Brodie.
I just love the way the kid plays the game.

I was thinking the same. Serong was huge last night and the second half against Melbourne.

 

[Freomaniac]

I think it was you that theorised in the AFL that you ideally need a back up ruckman to the star that is good enough to come in get the job done but not so good that he will get poached by another team. Like Griffin did for Sandilands big Meek can do the same for Darcy.

My thoughts exactly. Jono Griffin was a solid ruckman. Tried his guts out too. Always filled that main Ruck role when Sandilands was injured.

Meek is similar to Griffin. He is a solid ruckman. He is filling his spot well when Darcy is injured.

Meek was a late pick in that 2017 draft. I am still surprised he had to wait until 2021 to get an AFL debut game.

If he wasn't injured at the end of 2019, he would of got a debut game vs port in Adelaide at that final game of that season.

Still shocked he didn't have a couple of games for the Dockers in 2020, unless he was injured.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

It seems to me that Caleb Serong is getting lost with all the love going around for Brayshaw and Brodie.
Don't get me wrong, both have been very very good. But Serong has been in superb touch for some time now.
It is hard to find praise from any of the media outlets and even so from our supporters.
Have we forgotten just how good he has been since we recruited him?
He has silky smooth hands, is always at he in and under. Makes many many plays from winning clearances, contested possessions around the ground.
He is always one of the first to fly the flag when there is a blue.
He is as vital a player as Brayshaw and Brodie.
I just love the way the kid plays the game.

I think what happened is a change of role from last year. He’s back to being the defensive first mid which isn’t as flashy as the other roles but just as important. That knee injury clearly hampered him the first 6 weeks of the season but he’s been in career form the last month

 

[Freoforever86]

I think he just gets reward for effort in the second half. Runs his opponent into the ground.

He definitely does, but he’s always fumbly early on too.

 

[Ge3ks]

It seems to me that Caleb Serong is getting lost with all the love going around for Brayshaw and Brodie.
Don't get me wrong, both have been very very good. But Serong has been in superb touch for some time now.
It is hard to find praise from any of the media outlets and even so from our supporters.

He was literally singled out in the AFL Website's '6 Things We Learned' article yesterday arvo.

'Best hands in the comp'

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www.afl.com.au

 

[One_Wing]

He was literally singled out in the AFL Website's '6 Things We Learned' article yesterday arvo.

'Best hands in the comp'

Around freo fans tho all the love is on Brodie I'd say. Focusing on the new hottness haha.

 

[BStaff17]

It seems to me that Caleb Serong is getting lost with all the love going around for Brayshaw and Brodie.
Don't get me wrong, both have been very very good. But Serong has been in superb touch for some time now.
It is hard to find praise from any of the media outlets and even so from our supporters.
Have we forgotten just how good he has been since we recruited him?
He has silky smooth hands, is always at he in and under. Makes many many plays from winning clearances, contested possessions around the ground.
He is always one of the first to fly the flag when there is a blue.
He is as vital a player as Brayshaw and Brodie.
I just love the way the kid plays the game.

Funny you mention that Cameron Ling gave him a huge wrap on his podcast last night. Reckons he is the best pick so far from the 2019 draft.

 

[Bring back Drum]

I love Calebs response when we win, he’s like a year 4 kid who even though we’re not keeping score, he knows the exact score & celebrates accordingly.
We just have some ripping kids at this club that makes you very proud to be a supporter.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Speaking of the Serong / Andy duo, is this going to be one of the very rare occasions that maybe dual captains is the best result? I can see those two absolutely frothing at the idea of captaining together

 

[Yeti]

Speaking of the Serong / Andy duo, is this going to be one of the very rare occasions that maybe dual captains is the best result? I can see those two absolutely frothing at the idea of captaining together

You need a breather, first Mundy is slowing down and now Baeshaw to share his (future) captaincy.

Oof.

 

[Pingaz]

Banfield-

He's our whipping boy, we love to hate him but no more ( for me).

After hearing him speak after the game I'm now a massive fan. He really is the top bloke we've all heard about. He just wants what is best for the club and if he's not in b22 he's okay with that and knows he has work to do. If we nursed the ultimate plodder but good bloke in McManus for 228 games I'm happy to do the same with Banfield.

Go Banners!!

 

[Fred Ziffel]

I wonder why it never occurred to anyone on the Lions coaching panel to, maybe, play someone a little tighter on Freddie? Amazing how much space Brisbane gave him.

It looks like Freddy is being coached to try get himself one out on the fat side wing. When we switch play his speed
makes him unbeatable. Put the ball wide of him or over the top for him to run onto and opposition can’t stop him.
It’s very difficult to shut him out when he positions himself like that.
Brisbane don’t have any player anywhere near Frederick’s speed.
I reckon opposition coaches will be planning on how to counter him from now on.
I can’t see him being double teamed if he stays on the fat side.

 

[G Mus]

If we can continue to be this clinical most weeks with our defence we will be extremely hard to beat

Lobb from outside the 50 on a tight angle the highlight

 

[masai tu]

Aish was so good I didn't even realise who was playing without his traditional long-sleeve jumper after halftime...he got a sleeveless replacement, which is hella rare!!

I wonder if Freo are going to auction the Aish & Ryan “ripped styled” jumpers ?.

Would go well with the ripped jeans.

 

[Channels]

It looks like Freddy is being coached to try get himself one out on the fat side wing. When we switch play his speed
makes him unbeatable. Put the ball wide of him or over the top for him to run onto and opposition can’t stop him.
It’s very difficult to shut him out when he positions himself like that.
Brisbane don’t have any player anywhere near Frederick’s speed.
I reckon opposition coaches will be planning on how to counter him from now on.
I can’t see him being double teamed if he stays on the fat side.

That's exactly the problem he creates. If they play tighter on him, creates a bit more space in the middle.