It looked like that was the reason, but I couldn't believe a player would remonstrate when the end was so close, and the score so tight. Poor discipline on Jones' part.Jones came in a remonstrated, I think. Not much in it.
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It looked like that was the reason, but I couldn't believe a player would remonstrate when the end was so close, and the score so tight. Poor discipline on Jones' part.Jones came in a remonstrated, I think. Not much in it.
I'm not surprised. It was a recklessly high attempt at the ball, which got Allan in the head. Lucky to not concuss her.It looked like that was the reason, but I couldn't believe a player would remonstrate when the end was so close, and the score so tight. Poor discipline on Jones' part.
I liked your previous post, but I reckon the umpires were letting most things go, especially HTBs and tackles without the ball. They also seemed pretty unbiased, dumped tackles to both sides.Doesn't take much for the umps to pay a free kick in AFLW. At one point late in the game, Geelong got a free kick because Ballard dumped the player in a tackle? To me, she tackled a player, that player incorrectly disposed of the ball and she stayed in the action of tackling. It was barely a dump.
And Sarah Allan was taken recklessly high in that attempt by the Geelong player. Can't believe a slight remonstration was worth a free over that.
It looked like that was the reason, but I couldn't believe a player would remonstrate when the end was so close, and the score so tight. Poor discipline on Jones' part.
The good:
- Umpires let the game play on. Very few poor calls as in previous games.
Considering Ponter kicked a brilliant running bouncing goal earlier in the game, I’d say she is reasonable at the skill. I’ve seen fellas do worse. Agree with you re Hatchy but probably less re Noffy.That was a scrappy scrappy win. Thought we were lucky Whitely's mark was considered a mark as I didn't think the ball travelled 10m. Gould missing a sitter and Ponter mis-bouncing the ball. Not sure what it is, but women tend to have trouble bouncing the ball? Are they not running fast enough for the ball to bounce back nicely? Not bouncing with enough force?
We were lucky to get away with that win.
Marinoff has been struggling with effective possession. Hatchard has been terrible with her possessions. Our rucks did well to dominate, but we need to work on our skills and disposal efficiency.
Having the ball in the hands to people like Thompson, Allan, Ponter, Jones and Charlton, Kelly is more comforting than Hatchard and Marinoff.
I was really impressed with Kelly and that goal she kicked. Just the way she handled the ball and stayed in the play was great to watch.
I need to go back and watch the first quarter. I forgot the game started at 5:30 and thought it was 6pm.Considering Ponter kicked a brilliant running bouncing goal earlier in the game, I’d say she is reasonable at the skill. I’ve seen fellas do worse. Agree with you re Hatchy but probably less re Noffy.
One thing I noticed in the 2nd quarter when we had a mark on the wing and Hatchard pushed up to be an option.There was almost nothing in it, just a little push to get her off Allan. Reversing it was a poor decision.
Not convincing! But I'll take the win. Geelong look pretty good through the midfield! We were down in various parts of the ground but did enough to get over the line. Another sterling effort from Biddell, surely she is in contention for the B&F. Marinoff was the better out of the Marinoff/Hatchard duo, Hatchard's kicking seems to have gotten worse since her foot injury last season.
We still fumble so much and end up inviting pressure on ourselves. It's frustrating. Someone here asked earlier about the girls mis-bouncing it more often, my theory is it's the smaller ball. Less weight makes it less likely to bounce truly, and the same goes for fumbles.
Woodland has really fallen away in recent weeks. Mind you, she is so often outnumbered up forward that it's got to be tough for her.
I think I'm sold on Kelly now. Was not a fan based on the preseason match and her round 2 appearance, but she's been quality since then. Not a star but a worthy contributor.
That was probably Tonon's best game of the season, albeit that's a low bar. Mueller looked pretty good despite getting not much ball, she's pretty composed! Nice kick, too.
Just need to win next week to sew up a top 4 spot. Hard to see us winning a flag this season but it's not impossible.
On one hand, yes, true. On the other hand, apparently the umpires forgot there is a rule called holding the ball. They almost never paid them! Very frustrating when a player nails a perfect tackle, forces the opponent into an illegal possession, and it's just called play on as another opposition player runs off with the ball.
I mean, yes. But there were 2 decisions (1 2nd quarter, 1 3rd quarter) where I felt we should've been pinged in our backline. I dont want to be giving the ball up there.....On one hand, yes, true. On the other hand, apparently the umpires forgot there is a rule called holding the ball. They almost never paid them! Very frustrating when a player nails a perfect tackle, forces the opponent into an illegal possession, and it's just called play on as another opposition player runs off with the ball.
I need to go back and watch the first quarter. I forgot the game started at 5:30 and thought it was 6pm.
edit: That was a really good running goal. Such bad luck with the bounce in the final quarter. Lucky it was still a win.
If I recalled correctly, that player who mercilessly crashed into one of their players attempting a mark, was Eloise Jones. She looked an angry bull after getting a free reversal to Geelong for her remonstrating to an opponent for collecting one of our players head high.I liked your previous post, but I reckon the umpires were letting most things go, especially HTBs and tackles without the ball. They also seemed pretty unbiased, dumped tackles to both sides.
At one point in the last, I was amazed that a free was not paid to Geelong on the HFF when we mercilessly crashed into one of their players attempting a mark, which I think was a mark anyway.
A good win in the end, close game mainly due to our lack of quality finish. That, and 2-3 kicks out on the full.
The last few weeks have really highlighted a consistent theme:
I don’t think we’re too far off the pace, but our midfield-to-forward chains need to be better if we’re going to win it this year.
- our team pressure is up there with the best
- our forward entries are a bit too chaotic in which our forwards haven’t got the elite forward craft necessary to beat their opponents, except maybe Ponter.
If we decide to do team flooding to defend, I hope we always have at least one smart forward up in the forward zone at all times (Ponter or Woodland). Hack kicks to nobody isn’t going to win us many games.The problem with us at the moment is that we seem to have two modes.
1) Holding the structure, and relying on midfield players to win their individual matchups.
2) Everyone going at the ball, and then when we win it, there is no structure ahead of the ball, so we just rely on bombing it in and hoping that it bounces our way.
Teams that play a ball-hunting, contested style are able to match or even beat us in the first mode, so we end up switching to the second mode, and then we become non-functional in our forward line.
What Brisbane can do that we have not yet mastered is playing a heavily contested game with players hunting the ball, while still maintaining enough of their structure so that if they win it, there are open options to go to. With us, that seems to only happen when we're rebounding from defence.