I guess he might scrape in a vote or two. I thought Pittonet and Acres were ok-ish, but it was a pretty dark day all round, and we shouldn't sugarcoat it IMO.
.............................................................................. That incident is a main reason I do not want to see prior opportunity removed, it's not football, if fans want to go see that sort of game go and watch soccer instead! I'd be happy to ban kicking off the ground altogether!
I'd have to agree. It is a hard game to umpire, and different interpretations are no doubt frustrating, but as more and more teams follow the Richmond model and keep the ball moving forward at all costs, mostly by kicking off the deck, tap ons etc., the game just loses something IMO. It becomes in a way, uglier.
I agree Thry. The boys are professional athletes. They have pride in their performance and they want to do well. They have the glare of the entire AFL community and are answerable to coaches, team mates etc. I'm not sure they can get away with being lazy, even if they wanted to. It's just not logical to think that.
Folks don't think that Voss can spot a half arsed effort a mile out ?
I agree Lods. Also, we’ve been up and about for 12 months : in that time we’ve won most games and played a heap of great footy. A stinker was bound to drop sooner or later.
It was like watching a team of tired, overworked old blokes, whose skill and method had deserted them, versus a team of sleek, skilled, precision engineered jets. If you're going to get mauled, I much rather it be by a star studded, top-of-the-ladder team than by anyone else.
I see no value in finger pointing and naming/shaming. What I saw was a team who tried their guts out, but whose efforts were pretty much ineffectual.
A game seemingly tailor made for the Craig McRae windscreen wiper analogy. Just wipe it away, forget about it, and move on. Nothing to be gained by "reviewing hard" as far as I can see.
We need to make Blakey accountable for one of Tom, Charlie and Harry, preferably the latter. If his opponent is getting good delivery and making the most of it, Blakey will be flat out like a lizard drinking.
Jack Martin and Mitch McGovern are good for about half a season of games each. Whilst not great, I would hang onto both for now, especially Martin, who I rate.
Poor old Marchbank must have the Alex Johnson curse, and Cuningham not much better. You could make a good argument for "parting ways" with those two I guess.
These mind games can go either way. It could give us a mental edge, and simultaneously prey on the Swans' minds. Or it could make us complacent and simultaneously make the Swans go harder to buck the trend. Hoping of course for the former.
