Sando is either a freaking genius or mad as a hatter!!!

[Carmo]

The best diamonds form under the greatest pressure

 

[Danoz]

It was on the cards against both Hawthorn & Carlton, until blatantly incorrect umpiring decisions killed our momentum stone dead. This time there were no such game killers and we saw what might have happened had our momentum been allowed to roll on to it's conclusion in those previous games.

Vader, that's one of the most apt things I've ever read from your key board Very, very true. The early part of the last quarter felt very similar to those two games.

 

[Sanders]

Not sure if what was a sando call or he just moved forward himself .... but i think it was Rutten at FF who contested the ball against 3 Nrth Melbourne defenders, for Petrenko to crumb and kick the goal.

Genius move .....

Lynch I thought

 

[Tex200]

Lynch I thought

Reminds me ... He was good again today. Beautiful give to set Douglas up in last quarter

 

[BACCS]

Big statement too.

Best ruck in the comp last year.... Should be dropped.

Nearly BOG last week though, so deserves at least one more game to hopefully turn it around. Another performance like that though and he definitely deserves a spell.

 

[BACCS]

It was on the cards against both Hawthorn & Carlton, until blatantly incorrect umpiring decisions killed our momentum stone dead. This time there were no such game killers and we saw what might have happened had our momentum been allowed to roll on to it's conclusion in those previous games.

The only game this year I think we gave up in is the Essendon one. Since then though, our never say die attitude has been awesome, and today reaped the full benefits.

 

[crowsarethebest]

Also: in terms of underrated moves that probably won't get mentioned... Truck to forward line late in the game was also a ripper. He created that Petrenko goal by using his size to force the two NM players to collide.

Yeah, what happened was that Petrie had pushed back behind the ball to act as a spare man of sorts for North and Sando probably told Truck to stick with him to make it 7 v 7 instead of 6 v 7.

 

[macca23]

Yeah, what happened was that Petrie had pushed back behind the ball to act as a spare man of sorts for North and Sando probably told Truck to stick with him to make it 7 v 7 instead of 6 v 7.

That was it.

Reilly's man had gone forward as well and Sando got him to follow his man forward as well to make it 8 on 8 - so that there could be no loose man for the Roos.

Another big tick for the coaching panel. They started off a bit rough with their match-ups for Thomas in defence but ended up having a really good day.

 

[pjcrows]

Watch the replay - when Brad Scott puts Petrie as a spare man at the end, Sando gets on the phone and tells Truck to go with him. Good stuff.

 

[Footypie32]

Am I right in saying we only led for 16 seconds of that game?

 

[amer]

If not for a completely different chain of events from what transpired, that would have been disastrous for us.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Bloody brilliant.

Does anyone else just keep looking at the score sheet just to double check that we actually won?

 

[amer]

Bloody brilliant.

Does anyone else just keep looking at the score sheet just to double check that we actually won?

Mate I can't fathom it. I'm still double checking the colours beside the score worm. Navy, red, go-ironically we didn't manage it in the traditional strip but still.

 

[Smoooothy]

Any one else slightly aggrieved that the scoreboard at the ground stopped working with a few minutes to go?

 

[Schulzycrow]

Going back to watch those last 5 minutes again. Sando I love ya. Wait til we get Bailey back!

 

[FR0GGY]

Bloody brilliant.

Does anyone else just keep looking at the score sheet just to double check that we actually won?

I was watching the last three minutes on YouTube (as my DVD recorder stopped with 6 minutes to go. I knew the result but I was still nervous watching the replay because I knew there was not enough time!

 

[Crow-eater]

Bloody brilliant.

Does anyone else just keep looking at the score sheet just to double check that we actually won?

Watching the replay. 2 minutes to go and Kerridge bangs through his 6th. And I'm still thinking. Nup, not enough time. Nup.

 

[Slippery Pete]

I've been meaning to buy a HD recorder for months and have been putting it off. Well today I really got stung didn't I.

 

[Jars458]

Vince was great in last 15 as well.

 

[Crow-eater]

I don't think I've ever felt such relief at centre clearance than when Bernie waltzed out with it.

 

[relapse]

Kudos also to McKernan who then took up the challenge

I actually think McKernan offered far more around the ground as a ruckman than Sauce.

It might also be the motivational spur that Sauce needs to get back to his best.

 

[spexau]

I've been meaning to buy a HD recorder for months and have been putting it off. Well today I really got stung didn't I.

Http://smartreplay.afl.com.au

 

[thed]

It was Rutten who contested the mark against 3 nrth melbourne defenders at FF...

also from watching the replay, HOW GOOD IS TALIA? at least 3 clutch plays in the last quarter. The smother, an intercept and getting the high tackle.

 

[BigLefty]

i love how Sando shows some positive emotion in the coaches box.

it's refreshing to see a coach actually enjoying what he's doing rather than supress that emotion and only allowing themself to show intenseness and frustration.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Subbing Sam Jacobs off to get Porps on.

He effectively gave up winning the Ruck once Jacobs went off. But we gained across the ground in a quick running game. It paid off.

Genius or Mad Hatter???

Tis great to have a coach take a punt like that.

1. Good to have a coach again who us willing to make a move when things aren't working. ie. not stubborn & risk going down trying something different

2. McKernan was looking better in ruck all day & he won his fare share of ruck contests & roved some others. Hopefuly will keep the knockers at bay ... probably for another week.

3. Didn't Jacobs have his worst game of the year v Roos last year. I think it may be a case of him being owned by an opponent.