Review Round 8, 2023 vs Essendon

[El_Scorcho]

Plenty of things to like about our team at the moment but you can't help but feel flat watching this team.

Teakle tries hard but we can't pick him as "an extra midfielder" if he's getting 7 touches, none of which occur inside the centre square. He's a young ruckman who needs time, it's bizarre that we've thrown him to the wolves like this.

We've got young jets all over the ground. Our Brownlow medallist from 18 months ago is 4th banana in the midfield. Bergman is becoming more reliable every week. DBJ's style works well in the forward line and that move is paying off. The 3 KPF rotation is brilliant, elite and versatile.

We just need to stay switched on and fix some glaring errors. Hard to be confident we'll do that.

 

[nadsee]

Rioli was the difference that game, little off-ball snipe won you the game.

NAH.

Is Junior Rioli in strife for 'innocuous' incident that concussed Bomber?

Jordan Ridley was subbed out of the game after the knock in the second quarter.

www.theroar.com.au

 

[El_Scorcho]

As if anyone cares if Rioli gets weeks

The weeks are neither here nor there. It's about showing some bloody contrition.

 

[ibd77]

As if anyone cares if Rioli gets weeks

Been a big part of our wins this season, so yeah it will hurt when he is rubbed out.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Lycett doesn't look more agile than anyone lol. He moves like a very slow train.

I still think his back has been ****ed all year.

On SM-G975F using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[240volt]

Nothing to do with the Coach. They didn't kick straight. Our Ruck group isn't anywhere near Draper.

Glad that s**t is over. Nothing to take out of it.

Your talking to much sense, doesn’t fit in well here

 

[yepits2020]

This.

I'm tempted to try Visintini though.

On SM-G975F using BigFooty.com mobile app

Yes. Has been in the best half dozen in the last two weeks.

 

[Macca19]

We can sit here and criticise Teakle, but Finlayson took 22 ruck contests for zero hitouts today.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Been a big part of our wins this season, so yeah it will hurt when he is rubbed out.

I reckon he has been one way piss for the whole season. He can be so much better.

 

[FishingRick04]

Looked like an accidental clash to me

 

[Doctor Feel]

We can sit here and criticise Teakle, but Finlayson took 22 ruck contests for zero hitouts today.

Sure but Finlayson isnt our ****ing first choice ruck

 

[bomberclifford]

Imagine being almost 2m tall and taken out by a midget.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Imagine being almost 2m tall and taken out by a midget.

Rioli swung his wang from 1.7m and it clocked him in the head

 

[Corby_says]

PAFC should have been up by 7 goals when the siren sounded, lucky to win in the end, we must take all our opportunities to be a threat against the good teams.

 

[ibd77]

Plenty of things to like about our team at the moment but you can't help but feel flat watching this team.

Teakle tries hard but we can't pick him as "an extra midfielder" if he's getting 7 touches, none of which occur inside the centre square. He's a young ruckman who needs time, it's bizarre that we've thrown him to the wolves like this.

We've got young jets all over the ground. Our Brownlow medallist from 18 months ago is 4th banana in the midfield. Bergman is becoming more reliable every week. DBJ's style works well in the forward line and that move is paying off. The 3 KPF rotation is brilliant, elite and versatile.

We just need to stay switched on and fix some glaring errors. Hard to be confident we'll do that.

DBJ has bee great at half forward. Plenty of desperation to win the ball back and less damaging to us when he does his usual clangers.

 

[philthy05]

I have no basis for this and maybe I'm wrong, but I believe that Teakle was selected over Hayes due to professionalism.
From what I gather, Hayes was dropped last year for being unable to run out a game and his lack of fitness. For him to then spend his holidays choofing durries in Bali I think says a lot about the guys mentality and to me it looks like he's taking his career for granted. You only have a small amount of time at AFL level, you'd think if you were lucky enough to have the opportunity you'd want to make the most of it. Smoke all you want after your career is finished, or put up performances that show it doesn't make a difference.

I could be completely wrong but that's my theory.

Your claims that I was replying to were you arguing he isn’t doing anything at the magpies to force his selection.

Now you’re making a different argument… and it’s purely a bunch of suppositions.

He covered the ground well enough to get to ruck contests last year, and did as well as any ruck historically does at that age (none of them lead the ruck at the age he did, they’re all 2nd rucks building fitness)

As I’ve always put forth, all the evidence says Hinkley doesn’t pick him cause he’s not midfieldery enough

 

[El_Scorcho]

Your talking to much sense, doesn’t fit in well here

Why do you think we kick so inaccurately every week and other teams don't seem to? Why do you think it's been going on for a decade, despite the list completely turning over in that time? Are we just unlucky?

 

[Doctor Feel]

Why do you think we kick so inaccurately every week and other teams don't seem to? Why do you think it's been going on for a decade, despite the list completely turning over in that time? Are we just unlucky?

We should sack Schulz for even offering to help.

 

[El_Scorcho]

DBJ has bee great at half forward. Plenty of desperation to win the ball back and less damaging to us when he does his usual clangers.

Yep, still hits the contest hard but if he fumbles it doesn't cost us. He knows where the goals are as well. A much better option than Jones was in the same role.

 

[El_Scorcho]

We should sack Schulz for even offering to help.

Schulz should apologise to Ken Hinkley for making every other player on our list over the past decade apart from Marshall
and Wingard look bad.

 

[Schulzenfest]

I think in contrast to other incidents this season, like the McAdam or Pickett incidents, the Rioli one was not particularly violent. He didn't hit him with any real force it was just unlucky.

I think that does put him in a better position to argue that the impact was high and not severe.

Rioli just a victim of Ridley being an absolute glassjaw. Shiel hit Rozee harder than that and Rozee got straight back up.

 

[davesnothere]

There was nothing in the Rioli incident.

Absolutely so we take the week and be grateful the AFL don't deregister him.

 

[SupportMe]

I know it wasn’t the best win but this team is showing it can regain control in games.

Conversion is another issue.

Jonas has to be done. Teakle will stay in until Gawn and Grundy mince him into paste and their hand will be forced to go to Finlayson and bring in another small.

 

[JimmyBC]

The only thing I liked was our pressure tbh everything else is the same unconvincing error ridden garbage that anyone decent will rip to shreds.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

We got torched in the centre but won the stoppage clearances.

Really the question with Teakle is whether he adds enough around the ground to counteract the fact that he is getting demolished in the centre.

Hayes will certainly perform better in the centre. He might do nothing else for the game, but he will not got torched like Teakle did today in the middle.

They pulled Teakle today so I think they will consider making a change next week. But I reckon most likely is that they just go back to Finlayson ruck lol

We lost the centre clearances against Essendon with Hayes rucking by 10 last year (4-14). And this was with Hayes winning taps.

We lost the centre clearances by 10 (9-19) this year, despite not winning hit outs.

Both games we won the stoppages clearances by 8.