The alternatives are many, but include Motlop......who kicked 4 goals against this mob as a late in last year. Kickd 2 goals or more 10 times last year as well....as a 19yo.
Meanwhile, this (soon to be) 29yo has kicked 2 goals in 10 games.....total
Still having trouble understand the hostility?
Vossy reckons that Raz is performing the roles he's been set so, no, I don't understand the hostility, particularly since Motlop has only played in one VFL game where he didn't do much.
I'd prefer to see Motlop in the 23, but only if he's burning it up in the VFL.
We laid 75 tackles last night and how many frees did we get for holding the ball? Owies got one under the new interpretation but were there any others?
I believe that Port were awarded three holding the ball frees from 60 tackles.
I can’t really get a handle on Aurangzeb’s religious beliefs. He lets the holy rollers lay their hands on him while flogging dodgy bibles in an effort to make some much needed cash.
Many of his supporters are convinced that he will lead a Christian revival and expel the unbelievers from positions of power if not the country. I watched an interview with several MAGA supporters who were gobsmacked and/or disbelieving when told that his children follow the Jewish religion 🤣
I can't see any difference in the Soldo hit to Plowman a couple of years back against the Hawks....going for the ball to spoil, eyes on the ball at all times then accidental contact with the head....and he got two weeks. Commentators last night trying to say it was just accidental and nothing in it.
Nothing in it; incidental contact while going for the ball, and McGovern wasn’t hurt. If anything, the high contact on De Koning immediately before the clash with McGovern should be looked at.
Horne-Francis took on the tackler(s), was eventually brought to the ground and didn’t attempt to dispose of the ball; ball up.
Walsh was pinged for similar efforts, the difference being that the ball was jarred free. Is that how the rule is meant to be adjudicated?
In his pre-game interview, Sam said that they had made adjustments to comply with the changed interpretation and that seemed to be the case most of the time. A player like Sam, who loves to take the game on, can be excused for a couple of adrenaline fuelled holding the balls.
Williams not only kicks goals he also knows how to block for the towers and occupy his man at the right time.
I know that some supporters are critical of Zac’s efforts in defence but, as a forward, his defensive work is creating opportunities for his teammates and himself … and he’s making the most of his opportunities.
He seems to be enjoying his footy more and his celebration of his and his teammates’ goals is infectious, like Charlie’s and Owies’, and is team lifting
He was an important contributor again, but he does need to make more of his goal scoring opportunities.
He is a smart footballer who makes good position and works hard to support his teammates but doesn’t perform spectacular individual efforts; classic qualifications for whipping boy 😕
Strange move from Hinkley imo and I thought Wines contributed well early when not in the ruck but tired when he went in the ruck and that move helped us both in the ruck contests and around the clearances.
Dixon is too banged up to move out of the forward 50 but why didn’t Marshall do more?
Apart from reducing his impact, rucking Wines allowed us to use Kennedy and Cripps to support Tom and Harry and they’re both used to taking ruck contests.
Hinkley would have been better off playing Finlayson and giving Dixon another week off.
I reckon he really does believe that he did nothing wrong and has probably never done anything wrong in his life … and Hannibal Lecter will back him up.
What a strange democracy that prevents convicted felons from voting but allows them to be the president! I guess that the archaic constitution retains the 18th century focus on limiting suffrage to “decent” citizens.
The free kick against Weitering illustrates what’s wrong with the new interpretation; one bloke makes the ball his object, takes possession and is immediately tackled. The ball jars loose and Weitering is penalised 🙄
On a serious note, Should we be a little concerned that some of our prime movers might be hobbled a bit by the new interpretation of the holding the ball rule? The Umpires may be out to make a statement and hit this game pretty hard from the get go to send a message to teams playing later.
Yes, we should be concerned. It will disadvantage Cripps in particular, as well as Walsh, Charlie, and most of our defenders, and we have no time to adjust our current version of playing to the rules.
