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AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Originally posted by SCRAY72
Well said B1 and if they continue to disregard Rohde's instructions then the main offenders must be dropped.
we're amongst the top 4 highest scorers in the league - short people or not, the forward line is getting the runs on the board
Originally posted by MrChristo
G'day guys. I read these posts a lot but really chip in....now's the time!
Very true.
We currently kick a goal every 3.45 times the balls enters our forward 50. That's 4th in the league behind Collingwood (2.89!), WC (3.23) and Adelaide (3.44).
I guess it could be argued that there would be more inside 50's if we had a tall to 'bomb' to, but I don't think that's the point.
Reading the posts, I haven't seen one person mention one D. Bandy. (Apologies if anyone has). Surely it's his job as a CHF to take marks, to bring balls to ground. So far this year he has been hardly sighted....Has he taken a contested mark all season?
Small forward line is fine....so long as there is some presence across half forward.
So as I see it, either Bandy needs to get some form/confidence back in a hurry (well, he DOES need to!), but I'd much rather see Darcy push forward instead more (although with lack of height defensively this is obviously difficult!
Now I DO think we have to persist with him; I know he can play good football......
...But I'll throw 2 other names out there that are WAY passed their prime....Eagleton and Dimattina (If, infact, Eagleton ever had one!).
I've read numerous posts about Eagleton, so I'll move on.......
Dimattina's disposal skills are nothing short of attrocious. Admittedly he does have 9 clearances for the year, but if we are to keep this 'precision' type of game-plan (hence the small forward line) then he simply must go.
Which leads me back to the original subject...Rohde's and his game plan.
I believe he IS trying to implement a more defensive, more accountable brand of football, but it seems the players are having a tough time to adjust after years of being told to run forward all day.
I've watched all three games this season, and our disposal skills across the board have been TERRIBLE!!
Having said that...Don't be too down on us just yet. There is significant evidence suggesting that playing in the Dome in the first 4 weeks of a season DOES take some run out of the legs the week after
(Unfortunately our only non-Dome game in the first 7 weeks is in Brisbane!! )
Originally posted by Borgsta
Ps. What happened to PC28?
Originally posted by Borgsta
I thought he had a different username but wasnt sure
Perhaps Rocco Jones had some help. I seem to recall him being in deep conversation with some long haired fella from Sydney in the Locker Room pre game that day. Local might be able to shed some light on this. He popped in to moderate the conversation briefly.Originally posted by The Doctor
I remember going to the match in question and standing near a guy who behave suspiciously like this PC-28 character.
Perhaps he was kidnapped by Rocco Jones!
Originally posted by Sporty Spice
That -PC28- guy didn't seem to be too popular with his opinions, but what he says is pure genius. I like the cut of his jib.
Originally posted by Chicago1
-PC28- was a real loser. I've never met such a ****er in all of my life.