They are the masters of sensing an easy kill at home. So many downhill skiers among their side that run forward of the ball. We did nothing at all to try and change it up.
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A little taste of what is in store for us down the track.
Our backline, Balta, Broad, Vlas, Young and Rioli were good to very good.
Our mids were either out of sorts or pedestrian or both.
Our forward line is the worst in the league. Jack is so easily beaten these days because there is no easy ball, not a slight on Jack, but he can't fight the fight any more, and the rest are VFL level, young or just battling. Lynch would obviously make a big difference, but he'll be 31 next season.
We have almost no young mids in the VFL. Dow will go like RCD it seems, and besides Dow we have Sonsie who is struggling. How is that possible, what have our recruiters been doing. One, maybe two actual mids in our VFL side, the rest are flankers. In fact we haven't produced one since Dusty, the rest have been imports. That's a long time, Bolton but he's a forward/mid.
We got a reality check last night, granted we were probably due one and we most likely won't be that bad again. If we made the finals, what chance have we got of going up another level necessary in finals.
Our backline, Balta, Broad, Vlas, Young and Rioli were good to very good.
Our mids were either out of sorts or pedestrian or both.
Our forward line is the worst in the league. Jack is so easily beaten these days because there is no easy ball, not a slight on Jack, but he can't fight the fight any more, and the rest are VFL level, young or just battling. Lynch would obviously make a big difference, but he'll be 31 next season.
We have almost no young mids in the VFL. Dow will go like RCD it seems, and besides Dow we have Sonsie who is struggling. How is that possible, what have our recruiters been doing. One, maybe two actual mids in our VFL side, the rest are flankers. In fact we haven't produced one since Dusty, the rest have been imports. That's a long time, Bolton but he's a forward/mid.
We got a reality check last night, granted we were probably due one and we most likely won't be that bad again. If we made the finals, what chance have we got of going up another level necessary in finals.
yeah-nah
bet KMAC didn’t like the “non umpiring‘when he was smacked on the jaw right in front of the maggot and wasnt paid a free….yet McCarthy will likely be cited and given 1 week
just umpire according to the rules…
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Do we need any young Mids right now?
Since we have now Taranto and Hopper we aren’t really going to have much more room to play another mid over the next 5 years apart from maybe 2 more and one depth option Sonsie is one and will essentially replace Cotch and Prestia has a few more years so time enough to get another draftee plus we have Ross who could easily transition back to the midfield as spots become available
Bigger concern is the forward line
I think that says more about the pressure we put them under than anything else
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Yeah what happened to protecting the head? As well as the Kmac incident Baker copped 2 blows to the head then the umps paid a free against him for holding the ball!
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Yeah but some of our players seem to turn it over consistently under little or no pressure.
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thats the AFL these days, anyone can talk smack without having the credits in the bank. Like the Barometer when he got in Dusty's face (cant remember when it was) but still, the only smack talk I remember doing was pointing to the score board and that's it!!!
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I had a feeling before the game that Dusty wasn’t the only one sick with the flu. Our worst performances usually come with a flu/gastro rumour pre-game
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Let’s see who puts their hand up in todays VFL game at 11
Coulthard is more than likely to be in our bests….he’s picked up our structures quickly…clever player
Banks & brown - both have been playing well recently and either one should get a gig in seniors soon
I’m hoping 1 of Bauer/Bradtke/Nyoun play well today to get a gig
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Said this this morning. Their game plan doesn’t hold up in finals because they sweat on unforced errors. They then run heater back the other way. They get a skilful side they will get cut up. When we were able to hit multiple targets we ran the ball untouched end to end
Random collection of thoughts post game:
Ryan's starting to worry me, I don't reckon he's a forward at all. His overhead marking technique is terrible, just sticks his arms straight up and hopes the ball will magically stick. Only looks comfortable taking chest marks. Not good.
Miller is a back up ruckman/defender, good insurance player to have but probably shouldn't be starting 22.
Jack just threw his body into marking constests and barely attempted a mark. Was getting double/triple teamed. Problem was there was no one around him crumbing which made is efforts pointless.
Across the ground our players either lagged behind their opponent or got sucked in to a contest leaving there opponent as an unopposed easy exit from the contest. Was bottom 4 stuff.
Thought Rioli battled hard, KMac was serviceable, Ross did his characteristic good:bad balancing act. Grimes was invisible, Nank stank.
Broad, Floss, Balta and Young went their hardest.
Hopper was fumbly early but started to find his feet, tough ask first up after a lay off. Taranto was annihilated by Dunkley, can only assume he had the flu, was a mile off. Cotch the same, barely sighted.
Bolton may or may not have played, yet to confirm. Stop short of the downhill skier tag here but gee whiz he goes missing when we're struggling.
Ryan's starting to worry me, I don't reckon he's a forward at all. His overhead marking technique is terrible, just sticks his arms straight up and hopes the ball will magically stick. Only looks comfortable taking chest marks. Not good.
Miller is a back up ruckman/defender, good insurance player to have but probably shouldn't be starting 22.
Jack just threw his body into marking constests and barely attempted a mark. Was getting double/triple teamed. Problem was there was no one around him crumbing which made is efforts pointless.
Across the ground our players either lagged behind their opponent or got sucked in to a contest leaving there opponent as an unopposed easy exit from the contest. Was bottom 4 stuff.
Thought Rioli battled hard, KMac was serviceable, Ross did his characteristic good:bad balancing act. Grimes was invisible, Nank stank.
Broad, Floss, Balta and Young went their hardest.
Hopper was fumbly early but started to find his feet, tough ask first up after a lay off. Taranto was annihilated by Dunkley, can only assume he had the flu, was a mile off. Cotch the same, barely sighted.
Bolton may or may not have played, yet to confirm. Stop short of the downhill skier tag here but gee whiz he goes missing when we're struggling.
Thing I’ve been most disappointed all year , not the W/L , our outright refusal to play young players , one debutant all year , lions had 3 teenagers we had None and got beat by 14G ,,, either club doesn’t rate any of our youngsters or they overate the experienced , either way there’s a problem Houston
wheres the fugn poll
or at least an explain
or at least an explain
When a team plays that well , you’ve let them thru lack of pressure , it’s a total breakdown, they were one step ahead from
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I'd forgive the first one as he was kind of ducking when collected but they pay them more often than not to other teams, the second one came from behind and the umpire still called it as ducking. How do you duck what you can't see coming?
theyve probably had em thats why they had the flu.a sicker society means $$$$$$$
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We never tag we so stupid Neale kills us every time sick of it.... just like Sidebottom let them run around & destroy us, it's always the same players.
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Yeah our defence especially Vlas and Broady early managed to limit the damage.
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Imagine going in for routine surgery and last thing you see before going under is Meehan pull down his mask smiling
Yep we double grabbed and overran everything. We just didn't show up at all.
