I'll be at this one, doing my bit. Hope the new coaching staff has something in store for North.
Martin FMD
Sucked in... we're allowing them to turn it into a stoppage fest. No boldness, no speed on the aggot.
Question, is a deliberate trip a free AND 50m?
Question, is a deliberate trip a free AND 50m?
and a report!
Dekoning is in the rooms. Ankle
He just came back on ground and into the huddlle 😅
TDK down is about the only player we cannot afford to lose tonight, but here we are.
The footy gods are against us.
How far away is that mid-season draft??
Tell Mirkov he's playing next week and don't let him leave house unless he is wrapped in cotten wool.
Overall we've had winners all over the ground thus far. No obvious weak links.
Some smaller players are contributing with Martin, Fisher, owies and durdin....and carroll all having a hand in a goal (assist)
LOB's run and kicking is something we've missed. Not sure he ever should've been dropped.
Plowman playing 'tall' tonight, but still having to follow around some smaller guys.
Slow start for stocker, needs to stay down in big contests, cost us a goal, but its good to have his aggression back.
As soon as we start putting speed into the game, we pull away. Well done, boys. Such a dangerous forward line.
Now for a 5 goal 2nd qtr.
Ill wage a bet that this is our crap qtr coming up.
Our defence is a shambles, its gone backwards.
Our defence is a shambles, its gone backwards.
That one was on weitering!
Ill wage a bet that this is our crap qtr coming up.
Looking that way. Zurhaar again!
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
What the hell was that for??
Goldstein plays on 10m of the line of the mark, no worries. Thanks Guftis, she hates our club. What a joke.
That one was on weitering!
He's part of our defence is he not?
Larkey worries Weitering, not sure why, I guess every player has their bogey opponent.
He's part of our defence is he not?
Obviously, but its rare for him to make a mistake.
We've got half our 1sts backline out at the minute (Omac, Gov, Williams) so for that to fall on him was surprising.
One thing Ive noticed the last few weeks is out midfield plays very bruise free footy.
One thing Ive noticed the last few weeks is out midfield plays very bruise free footy.
Pathetic effort to stop Zeibell handpassing to LDU..
Seems we have found a good 'un with Carroll
As I said pre game I just wanted an easy win.
Right now I would take a one point win.
Well done Plowman.
Under the pump there, saved our bacon.
Not our best quarter, but we go into half time with the lead, which is better than not leading.
Thankfully TDK looks ok, which means we should be ok from here.
Obviously, but its rare for him to make a mistake.
We've got half our 1sts backline out at the minute (Omac, Gov, Williams) so for that to fall on him was surprising.
Weiters often gives his opponent way too much space.
Well hopefully that was indeed our crap quarter.
As I said pre game I just wanted an easy win.
Right now I would take a one point win.
If we continue to learn how to win ugly, its only a matter of time until winning easy occurs.
Keep bringing in the 4 points each week and that will do me.
We are ahead of where most of us thought we would be, so as long as we keep moving upwards, it'll do.
Weiters often gives his opponent way too much space.
I don't know about 'too much' space, he give plenty, sure, but he usually give him the perfect amount so that he can get there in time and spoil, or gives him enough time to zone off and help a teammate.
He stuffed that one up for sure.
Not sure what it is about Larkey, and North, but they are our bogie side.
The bottom teams no matter our form in previous rounds just don’t respect us and play with real belief they can beat us and the longer the game goes on with then in this it goes from what should be a percentage boosting win to a slog.
We just don’t know how to make an easy kill.
The bottom teams no matter our form in previous rounds just don’t respect us and play with real belief they can beat us and the longer the game goes on with then in this it goes from what should be a percentage boosting win to a slog.
We just don’t know how to make an easy kill.
Unfortunately we tend to play to the level of the opposition no matter who it is. Same as the last couple of decades, the want and hunger isn't there consistently. Doesn't matter what you change, without that you often fall short of the end goal.
Unfortunately we tend to play to the level of the opposition no matter who it is. Same as the last couple of decades, the want and hunger isn't there consistently. Doesn't matter what you change, without that you often fall short of the end goal.
If we play 1 goal better than the opposition each week, that gives us a flag. ;)
Unfortunately we tend to play to the level of the opposition no matter who it is. Same as the last couple of decades, the want and hunger isn't there consistently. Doesn't matter what you change, without that you often fall short of the end goal.
Yes agree spot on. Just be nice to relax and enjoy a stressless win for once. Anyhow let’s see how we go maybe we run away with it now.
LOB is a very good pass off 1 step. He's done 2 of them now, both resulting in set shots at goal.
Shephard off the ball there, surely, you ball that up.
Not sure there's a rule that allows for that. When Carey marked the ball and called a ball-up, that was only because he should have let it drop and then it would have been play on, even though that would have killed the pass to the intended recipient.
Not sure there's a rule that allows for that. When Carey marked the ball and called a ball-up, that was only because he should have let it drop and then it would have been play on, even though that would have killed the pass to the intended recipient.
If the opposition did it, it would be our free (even if it was an accident)
The umpire does it and its play on to their advantage. (despite it being an accident)
A big swing in outcome from basically the same incident.
There should be some scope for common sense, surely.
It's not a question of common sense if the rules don't allow it. It was like the old days where an umpire who went early with a whistle to pay a mark would end up with egg on his face if the player dropped it. The mark couldn't be recalled. They changed the rule to allow the umpire to call play on. That's a common sense result but it couldn't be done under the old rules.
Hope Stocker decks Horne Francis..weak attack on JSOS.
Better than the other game. It's 4 goals to 3 and the 3 is winning.
Great to see us dominate in the 3rd quarter. Fox Footy ran a stat showing how poorly we've done in the 3rd quarter so far this year. Apparently our percentage for total points for vs points against was only around 36%!
umpires losing control of this game.
Kangas lost it too.
Nice from JW..Nth want it dirty and I hope we bury them...
Stocker subbed out I think
Looked like a bad arm injury from his massive bump. Tough boy.
Great to see us dominate in the 3rd quarter. Fox Footy ran a stat showing how poorly we've done in the 3rd quarter so far this year. Apparently our percentage for total points for vs points against was only around 36%!
Our % for that quarter was 346.2%
Should help balance that out a bit.
Stocker subbed out I think
Shame...perfect player to biff that DH Horne Francis.
I like that no 16. We have one there....
Looked like a bad arm injury from his massive bump. Tough boy.
Reckon it was head to head, probably concussion test.
He is lucky he hurt himself otherwise he'd be rubbed out for accidental head contact when he chose to bump.
LOB has put on a clinic with his kicking so far.
Reckon it was head to head, probably concussion test.
He is lucky he hurt himself otherwise he'd be rubbed out for accidental head contact when he chose to bump.
Nope don’t think so. He signalled to the bench and ran off holding his arm
McKay will look like a mummy by the end of this game.
Started with a knee strapped, thats gone down to his calf and up his hammy as well.
Confirmed: Stocker shoulder
And Weitering went down the race before 3qt. He just came back to the bench so hopefully it’s nothing.
Well that will makes things easier with Zurhaar doing his shoulder thanks to Young holding his ground.
And Weitering went down the race before 3qt. He just came back to the bench so hopefully it’s nothing.
Probably just wanted to watch the replay of his goal ;)
Well that will makes things easier with Zurhaar doing his shoulder thanks to Young holding his ground.
Now for Zeibell....
Nice from Young...Zurhaar nailed..
I rarely complain about umpiring but this is the worst umpired game I have seen in a long time.
Nice from Young...Zurhaar nailed..
Too high apparently, joke.
Weotering is back on.
Nice from Young...Zurhaar nailed..
They don't like it up 'em Mr Mainwairing.
Too high apparently, joke.
If he still has his teeth it wasn't high enough..
That chick umpire keeps calling 'play on' after a mark when we haven't moved off the line. She's done it like 10 times this quarter, about 3 in a row a minute ago.
Finally…
Are we about to break the hoodoo over this mob??
That chick umpire keeps calling 'play on' after a mark when we haven't moved off the line. She's done it like 10 times this quarter, about 3 in a row a minute ago.
Been hopeless all night, umpiring has been terrible...
Back to our game on Kayo. Got engrossed in the Port v St.Kilda game on the tele.
I'll be happy if Eleni never umpires a game we're involved in ever again. Any other game, but please, not ours.
50pts, i'll take it.
95.4% before the game ... now 105.4% ... handy :)
When is the last time we scored 114 points in a game or more? Cannot remember.
When is the last time we scored 114 points in a game or more? Cannot remember.
It was only a year ago.
R7 vs Essendon we kicked 123.
We also kicked 112 against Saints in R20 last year.
101 in R1 this year
102 in R2 this year.
Good win - JC looks very classy live on big stage should not be dropped under any circumstance. Small forwards remain a shambles should have been a 100 pt+ win
That chick umpire keeps calling 'play on' after a mark when we haven't moved off the line. She's done it like 10 times this quarter, about 3 in a row a minute ago.
She had a terrible night and cost us goals. Back to the VFL for her.