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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - Second Test @ Lords
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - Second Test @ Lords
That bloke has been surviving on reputation for 3 years IMO.
Smith did a reasonable job as the 5th bowler in the first dig. Do we really need 6?
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - Second Test @ Lords
Directly cost Roger's wicket as well and this is unforgiveable IMO.
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - Second Test @ Lords
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - Second Test @ Lords
Words fail me regarding this individual.
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - Second Test @ Lords
What is it with these Pommy decks... cracks on day one.... given that they have the best reverse bowler in the world and a top spinner you wonder about pitch preparation...
If we don't have a minimum of 100 run lead after the first dig we will be 2 zip.
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - Second Test @ Lords
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Rowe gets another year.
I realise that Henderson is becoming an important player for us but the $400 000 or so for 2 years I have heard bandied about sounds like a lot of coin. Then again, Warnock and others are stinking it up in the twos for upwards of $300 000 so I guess that $400 000 isn't unreasonable in the scheme of things.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2013 - the year our best players went AWOL
Start by picking a balanced side, name the right sub, and don't play injured players for starters, any of that will help out and not cost draft picks or necessitate fancy trading strategies.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: RD 17 : North Melbourne v Carlton (Pre-game Jibber-Jabber)
1. Playing opposition who we always struggle to beat, even at our best (in this case because we arrogantly regarded them as an irrelevant club and tried to buy them to get their players).
2. Playing an opposition that we match up poorly against. They have a real ruck, proper structure and three tall forwards.
3. Playing opposition that physically intimidate us, sometimes with dog tactics, but generally they just play basic football that is too much for our seagulls. Goldstein, Swallow, Firrito and Petrie et al. treat us with contempt.
4. Playing opposition that were woeful last week, have been baked in media and thus have point to prove.
5. Big game with high stakes - winner is a chance of finals, loser is playing for draft pick position. We never, ever win those games.
6. Friday night game, so they want to play well to showcase their club.
7. Also Friday night, which means we'll probably get Ray. Ray + the diver = not a good night.
All equals an unsatisfactory result for us - the script is so familiar that it a cliché.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: RD 17 : North Melbourne v Carlton (Pre-game Jibber-Jabber)
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - First Test @ Trent Bridge
I agree that Starc has the capability but doesn't do it often enough. Is he dangerous enough often enough i.e. does he bowl enough good balls to get a gig at Lords? He didn't seem to cause great angst aside from the novelty of being a left armer. Gee he can leak runs, and can look deadest ordinary when the ball isn't swinging.
I agree that Bird is the logical replacement but is he going to "make things happen" if the pitch is flat or grind out wickets... bearing in mind that the poms seem perfectly happy to grind out decent scores at 2 an over? Is our attack too same-same with Bird and Siddle.... but the thought of Bird hitting a spot on the downhill ramp at Lord's does peke interest.
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - First Test @ Trent Bridge
Haddin out driving away from his pad, to a ball that wasn't quite there to drive... haven't we heard that one before? In Haddin's defence, why was he placed in that position in the first place? 0/100 FFS! Bloody top order - again.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Development and Recruiting
Grigg was also a top 20 pick and he has played a fair few of games as well. He is a decent contributor elsewhere.
Should he be considered as part of our drafting?