we somehow manage to have frees paid against us directly in front of goals but hardly ever get one ourselves.
The two frees paid against Zac Williams for holding Elliott are a case in point. Collingwood defenders did exactly the same to our forwards several times later in the game and there wasn't a whistle to be heard.
Perhaps umpires wish to set the ground rules early in the game, possibly subconsciously, then relax their interpretation as the game progresses.
Did our MC overreact to some misfortunes? We had some close losses but they were really misfortunes or bad officiating that cost us more than once while stats continued to look pretty good in most areas. Now in the space of just a couple of weeks, a few tweaks and all the numbers have slide to the point last Friday we had almost no winnings areas.
The tweaks haven't helped they may have actually hurt.
We had a few discussions here a couple of weeks back, when Kennedy was made sub, that we seemed to be making some odd decisions relating to the MC and match day tactics. In effect we seemed to have willingly disrupted a winning formula to try and patch underperforming areas of the team, and in doing so it feels like we ended up pulling down the whole house. The part that was good is now waning under the strain of trying to bridge gaps, and we are left with almost no winning areas at all.
Voss explained that Kennedy and Hewett being the sub is part of our strategy to manage player workload.
What happens to Walsh and Cripps is horrendous, our taggers barely make contact by comparison, our blokes are disadvantaged because we aren't being coached to go outside the rules.
We seem to get pinged for holding at stoppages more often than our opponents, despite being a lot less physical and blocking rather than grappling.
I know that we can’t blame the umpires for the result, and free kicks miraculously ended up at 19 apiece, but it’s where and when frees are and aren’t paid that makes a difference.
If the right decisions had been made in the first quarter, we would have had a six or seven goal lead at the first break. That’s the kind of margin that can affect team performance.
The bottom line is that the 23 blokes we had on the park weren’t good enough … but they could have been 🤔
Be handy if we could get Motlop and Saad back this week. In Saad Motlop Cowan Binns Wilson Out Williams Durdin Fantasia Marchbank O Hollands Chuck Binns on Ollie's wing, Wilson the sub Obviously if Weiters doesnt get up, bring Young in for him. Those ins could not possibly do any worse than what those I would drop dished up.
Jack Silvagni and Vossy both hinted that we might get two players back this week ... and we should know whether Weiters will come up by Tuesday.
I'd be leaving Williams in the 22 purely on the strength of that tackle
Biden is the world biggest embarrassment of a leader, I'd be ashamed to call him my President. Shouldn't be in charge of a Milk Bar let alone a country.
Yes, but in comparison to Von Schitzenpants, Sleepy Joe is a combination of Haile Selassie, Winston Churchill, JFK, Douglas MacArthur, Queen Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela and Mahatma and Indira Gandhi.
A drowning man will cling onto a serpent is the the old adage. Economic conditions with high inflation and interest rates have crippled the USA and the amount of homeless have increased by 12% since 2022. These stats always work against the Government of the day and Biden has been unable to manage the economy and Trump has seen a rise in support from younger folks as well as non white voters who are struggling with the cost of living.
I’m not sure that Von Schitzenpants is experiencing a rise in support. Even though he’s the only GOP candidate, Von Schitzenpants is still only getting around 70% of the vote in the primaries. If at least 25% of his own party don’t want to vote for him, it will be an uphill battle. Then there’s his unpopularity with female voters that’s amplified by the E Jean Carroll case and the Stormy Daniels’ hush money case.
Self serving despots don’t do much for me sorry, hes not leader in any way, shape or form
Particularly when the said self serving despot is obviously in cognitive decline and can no longer speak lucidly, understand basic concepts and who constantly whinges about perceived, inconsequential and irrelevant slights while bragging about his role in taking away women’s rights to control their own reproductive choices.
Sleepy Joe’s far from the sharpest knife in the drawer but he’s an absolute genius in comparison to Von Schitzenpants.
Player management doesn't allow that to happen anymore, the player managers want the talent given opportunities at senior level the moment they show potential.
So it’s a good thing that player managers don’t have a say in team selection. The vast majority will go along with whatever decision their player’s club makes. The rest will struggle to survive.
During our dire period, I would often compare the games our draftees were getting with the ability of the leading teams to allow their draftees to develop.
There are many youngsters who are more than capable of walking straight into an AFL team and many more who will be better players because their clubs allowed time to develop. Player managers looking for a long term return will prefer clubs that can give their youngsters a measured transition to AFL.
Watching the US election process is a bit like witnessing an accident; you know that someone is likely to get hurt and you don’t really want to watch, but you can’t look away.
No of course not, Robbie Flower was a champion. Only time will tell how good a footballer Binnsie becomes. Merely making the point that lighter footballers can make the grade, if they are good enough. Someone has mentioned David Glascott (71kg). Mathew Lappin (77kg) known as "Skinny" also comes to mind. Young versions of these guys would be handy to day! :
cheers Ab
I reckon Binns will be a ripper, perhaps the next Berkeley Cox … if he sharpens his elbows 🙂
I think that the cautious approach to his development is more likely to bear fruit.
Folk aren’t seriously comparing Binns with Robbie Flower or Jimmy Buckley?
I think that Binns could be a decent footballer and his form on the VFL this season and last season backs that up. His first AFL game cameo was promising and his VFL form has been outstanding over two seasons. However, he tends to drift out of games and is too easily brushed aside.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/pile-scomo-bizarre-trump-post-211100513.html How surprising..not... seeing ScoMo selling his soul to the Devil and sticking fat with his equally dodgy mate and claiming a media pile on but even more interesting is that photo with Trump at a reported 6'3" appearing the same height as Scomo who is around the 5'11/6ft mark....🤔
Von Schitzenpants has diminished in stature as his cognitive abilities have declined.
What surprised me is that a former PM ignored protocols and publicly discussed AUKUS with a former president. Given Scotty’s track record, I probably shouldn’t be surprised at all.
