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Re: NAB Challenge RD 2 : Carlton V Adelaide (Prior Poncing & Punting)

Reply #243 –
I don't see how you could watch that game and say Yarran was impressive. Like Kruddler said he was coasting as usual, the only difference being so was everyone else, I'll judge him when the real stuff starts.

Re: NAB Challenge RD 2 : Carlton V Adelaide (Prior Poncing & Punting)

Reply #244 –
What pleased me more than anything re Yazz was his attitude. There was intensity.

Because of his onfield demeanour he's likely to always appear laconic, which can be deceiving.
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Re: NAB Challenge RD 2 : Carlton V Adelaide (Prior Poncing & Punting)

Reply #245 –
Quote from: Baggers on
What pleased me more than anything re Yazz was his attitude. There was intensity.

Because of his onfield demeanour he's likely to always appear laconic, which can be deceiving.

The only intensity he showed was when he was yelling at his teammates for 'ignoring him'.

He stuffed something else up at one point and showed intensity trying to make up for his mistake, but that just showed me how little intensity he had for the rest of the game.

As i keep saying, i'm a fan of Yarran (had him on my membership card last year actually) but he needs to improve his attitude and intensity otherwise i can see Mick sending him back to the VFL again.

Re: NAB Challenge RD 2 : Carlton V Adelaide (Prior Poncing & Punting)

Reply #246 –
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I don't see how you could watch that game and say Yarran was impressive. Like Kruddler said he was coasting as usual, the only difference being so was everyone else, I'll judge him when the real stuff starts.

Keeping Dangerfield to five touches is pretty impressive  ::)
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Re: NAB Challenge RD 2 : Carlton V Adelaide (Prior Poncing & Punting)

Reply #247 –
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Keeping Dangerfield to five touches is pretty impressive  ::)

Do you think he could do that in a real game?

Re: NAB Challenge RD 2 : Carlton V Adelaide (Prior Poncing & Punting)

Reply #250 –
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Quote from: madbluboy2 on
I don't see how you could watch that game and say Yarran was impressive. Like Kruddler said he was coasting as usual, the only difference being so was everyone else, I'll judge him when the real stuff starts.

Keeping Dangerfield to five touches is pretty impressive  ::)

Yeah agreed, once again, because he such a potent offensive weapon people don't credit him for beating a man, they judge him by how quick he runs and how many bounces he has.
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Re: NAB Challenge RD 2 : Carlton V Adelaide (Prior Poncing & Punting)

Reply #251 –
Who tags in practice games?

Re: NAB Challenge RD 2 : Carlton V Adelaide (Prior Poncing & Punting)

Reply #252 –
Quote from: Goat on
Quote from: madbluboy2 on
Quote from: DJC on
Keeping Dangerfield to five touches is pretty impressive  ::)

Do you think he could do that in a real game?
^^Wot he said. 

It was a practice match.

So he gets no credit for his job because it's a practice match and Dangerfield isn't trying as hard but is then criticised for not trying hard enough himself? Hmmm.
Ignorance is bliss.

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Re: NAB Challenge RD 2 : Carlton V Adelaide (Prior Poncing & Punting)

Reply #253 –
I put very little value in any practice game.  I saw players tackling as if they were playing touch football.  Sure you have the odd accident but let's not get carried away.  When the H&A starts it's a different game, and you know that. 

If you want to argue value of form in these games, then Rodney only needed 5 touches to finish us off.   How valuable were Yarran's touches?

Personally I thought we played ok in the 1st half and actually looked like we wanted to win.  The second half -  I'd b surprised if Mick even spoke to the boys in the room.
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Re: NAB Challenge RD 2 : Carlton V Adelaide (Prior Poncing & Punting)

Reply #254 –
Quote from: Goat on
I put very little value in any practice game.  I saw players tackling as if they were playing touch football.  Sure you have the odd accident but let's not get carried away.  When the H&A starts it's a different game, and you know that. 

If you want to argue value of form in these games, then Rodney only needed 5 touches to finish us off.   How valuable were Yarran's touches?

Personally I thought we played ok in the 1st half and actually looked like we wanted to win.  The second half -  I'd b surprised if Mick even spoke to the boys in the room.

Dangerfield had a new opponent and 14 touches in the last quarter.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?”  Oddball