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I saw stuff live that made me think the game review will be hard to watch for some players this week.Good. Sometimes getting the 4 points helps to wallpaper over issues.
Binns running power is outstanding he is perfect runner for transition play like Cottrell.I've watched plenty of Binns in the past 12 months. Great runner and ball user. He didn't make VFL team of the year for nothing......
He finds plenty of the ball through pure work rate. But what impresses me more is that work rate he also adds tackles and clearances to his game. 25 touches, 4 tackles 3 clearances from the young fella is fantastic for a wingman.
We really need a mobile third marking option in the forward line, because banging it long to McKay and Curnow remains ultra predictable, and good teams can dry up our scoring very easily. Martin kind of covered that last year, but Owies and the other smalls are not quite up to it or strong enough overhead. I mean someone like a Fritsch, Hayward, Henry, Zac Bailey.
Personnel. Yes, we have injuries but we had injuries in games and our best missing when we were flying last year and found a way to win, and win well. If there is a mitigation it would be our forward line, a 2 star reliance. Too many small forwards just not delivering. Specifically, Fantasia & small Durds. And let's not get started on our glaring need for a third taller forward. Despite the injuries I hope our selection this week is not conservative... a shake-up is needed. Fingers crossed there are a few shining lights in today's Magoos. And those who suggest TDK might be a worthwhile experiment in defense... I agree.
I'd be shocked if we let the same thing happen again but you never know. Ben Keys had a day out, that won't happen again. They do have fwd line that can prove troublesome. If it was at the G we'd be a certainty.Last year was in front of 40,000+ baying Crows fans at the Adelaide Oval for the first ever Gather game. I'd like to think the shoe is on the other foot this time.......
We always seem to have more activity when the shizen hits the fan, but it would be nice to celebrate some success with many of the old regulars.Yes, there's nothing like the need to vent to get the keyboards clicking!
If I hear that we were 'lucky' again, I'll tear off my own ears! If you want to talk 'lucky', how about Freo getting 66% of their goals from frees... some there, some not. The end.I'm disappointed that they keep referring to the 'touched' mark. It wasn't, it was a mark. There must be 5-10 marks in every game that are 'touched' but paid as marks - most pack marks have multiple hands on them, and as for smothering off the boot, umpires are always looking for hands doing that, not triceps. They sure as hell are not allowed to look at slow-motion enhanced video from 3 different angles.
Not sure TDK is going that great....didnt think he dominated vs Nth and his opponent Xerri who could be described as awkward at best matched him in the ruck and was better in the clearances and contested work. Think both of them took one mark for the game each....I think the other thing to think about in this equation is how beneficial it has been for Harry to be the support ruckman - he gets to escape the smothering that happens in the forward line, get some disposals and make an impact - and I reckon his forward work has improved because of that. If we run TDK and Pitto, Harry probably stays stuck in the forward line.
Im not paying TDK a zillion a year based on that effort and imho he is a tad overrated for what he delivers....I preferred his game when Pittonet would spend the first half softening their opponents up and TDK would take over later in the game and be more dominating....
The ability to stick tackles, rather than have opponents break through arm-tackles, has been noticeable.They need to introduce a new stat - tackles with more than one tackler involved. We seem to have mastered this art.
No easy games in this group. Walsh back soon will help us. We need all the help we can get. Considering no Doc, and no Jack. Plus limited ruck stocks. Our pressure will be put to the test. If that holds up we could win more of these games than we expect. Bring on the mental focus Voss. Bring that on.We are flying under everyone's radar at the moment. The external pressure will be much more obvious if we beat Freo this week.....
Another 4 points in the bag with NO injuries please.A bit of % wouldn't hurt either.....
Listening to the ABC and finance commentator Elio D’Amato just had a crack at Clarko for his cowardly attack on Ian Aitken in his off topic preview of Friday’s game. Our supporters have long memories.That one's not easy to forget......