Game Day Round 1 v Port @ Adelaide

[Undertaker]

The D.pearce conundrum....... gets into space, gets the ball.... how is this so ?

I see, yes - the ...ken opposition don’t man him up or play a direct opponent because it is a certain turnover when he murders the ball.
Quite simple really match committee, he wasn’t able to play his way back in last year after getting dropped, let’s hope he’s played his way out again.

I agree it's like the opposition have an extra player, better not be playing next week.

 

[fnerd]

Taberner shouldn’t be trying to get out the back he should be launching at the contest to bring the ball to ground. Still a horrible decision from Pearce.

Good call

 

[yakka man]

Good call

Seriously? Even Pav would've lost that contest.

 

[noise36]

Fyfe needs to stay in the midfield if we have any chance of stopping a blowout...we have looked ok when we have been winning the hard ball.

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[G Mus]

The one indoors with air conditioning? yeah good one mate.

I don't think the wind and a little bit of heat is our problem

 

[Deathly]

Despite having a back-line littered with slow duds who are amplifying the damage we've improved in a bunch of areas so far- especially from R1 last year. If our midfield lifts in the 2nd half we're in this until the end. We got unlucky and fell short on a few scoring opportunities - at least 2 goals extra we could of had and this game doesn't look so bad.

Neale and Matera really good so far. Brayshaw clean and Banfield involved.

 

[freo_leo29]

Darcy Tucker is a weapon when he is on, need the ball in his hands, he hits targets forward of centre

Fumbles all over by the boys today, how bout we run the ball forward instead of kicking to 15 out form 70 every time?

 

[MrDanggazz]

Fyfe needs to stay in the midfield if we have any chance of stopping a blowout...we have looked ok when we have been winning the hard ball.

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Agree with you there noise, we don’t have the luxury of sending Fyfe forward yet.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

How can the match committee not see it with Danyle? He literally has done the same thing for 2+ years. It’s baffling. By all means it’s not his fault we’re losing, but seriously how hard is it to either lower your eyes and hit a short target, or run your full allotment and kick for goal? Dumb footy.

What's new about this ?..... It's the game plan.
They do drills for this . It is called LONG BOMBS to a contest in the forward line.
Stevie Wonder can see it's totally ****ed.

 

[fnerd]

Seriously? Even Pav would've lost that contest.

Read the original quote my friend

 

[Lach72]

Despite having a back-line littered with slow duds who are amplifying the damage we've improved in a bunch of areas so far- especially from R1 last year. If our midfield lifts in the 2nd half we're in this until the end. We got unlucky and fell short on a few scoring opportunities - at least 2 goals extra we could of had and this game doesn't look so bad.

Neale and Matera really good so far. Brayshaw clean and Banfield involved.

Yeah it's not a complete disaster.
Hard to tell when the mids are getting comprehensively belted

 

[Taylor]

If Taberner can play in Kersten's position we could play another tall forward that could spend the time in the ruck instead of Taberner.

 

[estibador]

I forgot Tucker was even playing until just before half time.

Built like Tarzan playing like Casper.

 

[Jay B]

May have been mentioned elsewhere but Hugh Dixon has 4 goals to half time for Peel against East Perth.

 

[Freo88]

Taberner playing ruck is a coaching group **** up. There’s no way around it

 

[Mr Fonebone]

Very poor team selection this week Leaving out Hammer and playing Johnno Danyle and Sutty.

Exactly the same as last year. Play the old stagers, get spanked and then be forced, kicking and screaming, to play the young guys.

 

[Unique Name]

We've used quite a few more rotations. 53 to 44.

 

[Mike I]

Can’t help but think we are one KPD short. We are playing +1 behind the ball, Blakely is being forced to defend and Pearce is stuck playing lock down instead of rebounding meaning we are getting nowhere near as much run through the middle as we need.

Forward pressure has been great and we are matching Port for inside 50’s, but the quality has generally been pretty low. Interesting to see how we come out in the second half.

 

[eastfreo75]

What's new about this ?..... It's the game plan.
They do drills for this . It is called LONG BOMBS to a contest in the forward line.
Stevie Wonder can see it's totally ******.

Ross needs to go.

 

[tonygeeks]

One thing he can do is kick....to the opposition.

Off all the painful events of the 1st half that was maybe the most painful , channelling his inner Sandy Roberts there


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[freo_leo29]

blakely to the middle releases Fyfe forward, do it Ross

 

[AAACockburn]

Abysmal skills below the knees. Same spuds spudding it up.
Hopefully ross has gone mental on the whiteboard.

 

[E Shed]

Nice to see some fight at least. It was bound to be a tough test for a team that hasn't played together a lot and that looked like it might get out of hand for a while. Still might but at least they are having a crack.
Its incredibly disappointing team selection though and everything predicted is coming true re the spuds.

 

[Righteo]

We've used quite a few more rotations. 53 to 44.

Listening on 720 too?

 

[Hazelsnuts]

I would love to see some down the ground vision when we're moving the ball forward.

Where are our forward moving? Are they moving at all, to the right spots or are the mids just bombing it

That’s the problem with watching the game on TV, you can’t see the structures or positioning with and without the ball.
Next week will be interesting to see live.