Re: RD 16 : Blues Smack Saints (Aftermatch Review)
Reply #103 –
Man, the Curnow-bashing is doing my head in. The number of times he was there to mop-up fcuk-ups by other players last night was immeasurable. Yep, he can chop the ball up at times & guess what? So does the great Juddy. What'd Montagna do after quarter time last night? That's right, ZILCH. Curnow is a tackling machine & is always at the coal-face of play.....and going on what's been produced the last 2 weeks, is giving us a lot more than Carrazzo or Armfield at the moment.
Armfield finds himself in a rich vein of poor form right now.....I counted 2 missed tackles last night, his speed appears to have deserted him & he's totally ineffective (someone mentioned he did well on Steven....seriously? His team's 2nd-biggest possession getter last night with 22, plus a goal, compared to Armfield's 15.....seriously?)
Anyone else think Murphy looks slow lately? If he is carrying whatever leg injury (well, I hope that's his excuse), then it's clearly hampering his effectiveness....fancy having a chop like Clint Jones, not just outrun you, but widen the gap. Murph's chasing (plenty of examples in the Collingwood game too) is simply pedestrian at the moment....and it's quite obvious that opposition teams are taking full advantage of it.
Lots of okay/good performances, but as already mentioned, the likes of Juddy, Simmo, Hendo, Rowe, Cachia were standouts. Loved the functioning 2-pronged tall-forward line. Hendo = gun....absolute, deadset gun. Someone earlier in this thread mentioned that until last night, they were considering joining in on the criticism of Judd......fcuk me = another person who doesn't have a friggin' clue.
I hope Heath Scotland reads the signs and pulls the pin himself at year's end & doesn't need to be 'tapped on the shoulder'.....been a magnificent servant to our Club, but his effectiveness is becoming less & less.....the signs are well & truly there.
Brisbane us a huge favour, hopefully Freo will too....where there's life, there's hope!!!