Why do I call this 'In game Angst'? Because I can never relax, from first bounce until the final siren.
This time it will be worse, as I won't be there. Nor will I see any of the game on TV: no 'free to air' coverage. I must do something about that, but I haven't had the finances. :(
With the side nor set: Gibbons remains, Charlie come in and we have Lobbe and Levi against Witts ( :( ), now we have to find a way to win.
Anyway, here is the In Game thread. Enjoy!
Go Blues, ...soft free we gave away for a goal to the Suns
Our general field kicking letting us down, we seem to find there players so easy though
Our general field kicking letting us down, we seem to find there players so easy though
Our kicking has been embarrassing
Finally a mark shot at goal, But Harry sprays it
Kicking is woeful
E Curnow is a liability
Ball use terrible....worse than terrible.
The amount of simple skill errors is costing us, dropping marks, rash kicks, no system apparent
That quarter was deplorable.
A goal in th opening minute followed by 19 minutes of just utterly disgraceful football.
We look completely devoid of intensity and desire to win.
Woeful game....Suns have fluked a few goals...
Dont talk to me about tagging being a thing of the past...Bowes all over Cripps...
We seem determined to keep bottom spot.
All of the following are butchering the ball
E Curnow x3 - he simply can’t play if he keeps giving the ball away
PLowman
Newman
Thomas
Cripps, fisher and SPS also guilty that qtr
We’d be lost without Weitering and Jones.
We’d be lost without Weitering and Jones.
We look lost even with them.
The fwd line are freezing.
We are getting beaten around the clearances then turning it over bringing it out of defense. How many easy marks have Suns taken around the middle of the ground. That 'missing link up ' is where I see our major issue.
Go Blues
Hope the msg got through, Goal Charlie...Gov has a shot and kicks well
Leadership play by Daisy, repeat efforts
Nice grab & goal to Gov,
Samo - Gov - goal
Walsh- Gov -goal
I could get used to this.
Go Blues.
Samo - Gov - goal
Walsh- Gov -goal
I could get used to this.
Go Blues.
Four games in but Sam Walsh is an awesome player. Shame on some of the others.
Four games in but Sam Walsh is an awesome player. Shame on some of the others.
Walsh is looking like a freak, once in a generation player. I hope I don't put the mozz on him, but he could be as good as Judd. Super, super player, especially considering he got out of nappies 5 minutes ago.
ball watching 101.
Setterfield needs to play 2s and find form.
It’s the McGovern Show!
The Gov kicks his 3rd for the qtr, showing some direction in the forward line
Please some one give Gibbo a goal to get him of the mark
god we chop it up...our own worst enemy....
Playing with such a tall forward line , you would think we would play direct , to give them a chance to mark but no...
With the game we’ve played it’s hard to believe we’re ahead at half time.
We’ve basically had 5 players turn up - Jones, Weitering, Cripps, Walsh and Gov.
Playing with such a tall forward line , you would think we would play direct , to give them a chance to mark but no...
Personally, I like the tall marking, long kicking game. It's quite an efficient way of moving the ball, and stands up well in finals. But I agree with you, if you go tall, you should play an aerial game.
Also, the guys on the radio spoke a little about Setterfield's tackle, that left one of the Suns players a little worse for wear - does he have a case to answer ? just curious.
Thanks.
Don't think even a free was given, would be tough to cite him for that I think, but wasn't pretty
Also, the guys on the radio spoke a little about Setterfield's tackle, that left one of the Suns players a little worse for wear - does he have a case to answer ? just curious.
Thanks.
Arms pinned, head hit the deck. Not overly aggressive action by Setterfield but resulted in likely concussion.
No free awarded.
Our skills are abysmal, no other side misses targets as often as we do.
Don't think even a free was given, would be tough to cite him for that I think, but wasn't pretty
Arms pinned, head hit the deck. Not overly aggressive action by Setterfield but resulted in likely concussion.
No free awarded.
Thanks gents.
Our skills are abysmal, no other side misses targets as often as we do.
To be fair I’m not even sure we have a target most of the time. We just kick long quickly and hope someone is there.
Our skills are abysmal, no other side misses targets as often as we do.
Missing targets is one thing, if that ended up as a 50/50 , OK, but we have a knack of picking out there players, takes all the pressure of the Suns players
Thanks gents.
On the replay it was a one motion tackle and only one arm pinned. Theres an agenda though so he'll get a week.
Suns will be - 1 this half.
We really need to get some centre clearances to give our fwds a chance.
If we can get a couple early, like q2 we're a good chance.
Samo showing more of his wares every week. Hope he takes the opportunity to control the game. Fisher also looking more lively.
Crippa had more influence q2 after being limited q1.
Go Blues - the time is NOW
Is it just me or are we kicking backwards again more this week?
Like Walsh more every week.
Guts and a goal.
Walsh showing his class , kicks the goal from the free
Dow just breaks our heart with his kicking
Ok what was Dow doing there? Missed a sitter, maybe cost us a goal
Walsh injured?
Arms pinned, head hit the deck. Not overly aggressive action by Setterfield but resulted in likely concussion.
No free awarded.
Yeah, no 180 or 360, one action no two actions, pinned with the football, just bad luck.
Walsh injured?
Down in the rooms with Doc
Walsh v Witts. Walsh in rooms
Who’s the worse kick - Dow or Gibbons? :o
Who’s the worse kick - Dow or Gibbons? :o
Who will improve, Dow or Gibbons?
Who will improve, Dow or Gibbons?
Both hopefully.
Who will improve, Dow or Gibbons?
Hopefully both of them, plenty to of room to improve
Not a great standard, if it wasn't a Blues game would be easy to watch knitting
Who’s the worse kick - Dow or Gibbons? :o
Charlie isn’t much better. Terrible decision maker.
I just laugh at all those who say he can play bursts in the midfield.
How dumb are we kicking into the f50. Have 4 big targets yet sit it up for gibbons. Wtf.
Dumbest team every assembled we are!
Not a great standard, if it wasn't a Blues game would be easy to watch knitting
Quite a few ugly, scrubby games this weekend.
How do we have so many tall forwards, yet no marking targets?
Guys on the radio saying Walsh is playing, but hampered by a hip injury.
Quite a few ugly, scrubby games this weekend.
Yes , hard to remember us having 3 clean posessions in a row at all.
Umpires seem to now want to even up the contest
That female umpire has no idea.
FMD, listening to the online broadcast and it's like we are not even there!
Sh1t broadcasting, genuinely sh1t broadcasting!
Paddy Dow. wtf!!
FMD, listening to the online broadcast and it's like we are not even there!
Sh1t broadcasting, genuinely sh1t broadcasting!
Sun's have controlled the last 15 min
Dow really needs some kicking training, missing those easy shots deflates the whole team
Paddy Dow. wtf!!
Bad miss.
Our disposal and decision making is just f.....g atrocious, that is all >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Charlie isn’t much better. Terrible decision maker.
I just laugh at all those who say he can play bursts in the midfield.
How dumb are we kicking into the f50. Have 4 big targets yet sit it up for gibbons. Wtf.
Dumbest team every assembled we are!
Agree we are mentally lazy.
Seriously need a few of these blokes to get a real good kick up the ass.
We should be 6 goals up here
Weitering playing a blinder
Handicapping ourselves with poor i50 decisions.
C'mon Blues, tidy that up and we're a chance
0-3 now 11 points up, if that doesn't motivate this bunch they should not come back.
Need the first goal.
Agree we are mentally lazy.
Seriously need a few of these blokes to get a real good kick up the ass.
We should be 6 goals up here
Weitering playing a blinder
Well put JonHenry, seems a lack of energy out there
Weiters playing a blinders but Newman handicaps the effect with blunders. A bit more focus needed....
Charlie is so dumb it’s not funny
This is going to hurt if we drop this match after somehow being ahead for for so long
Curnow te younger - brain fade...
Charlie is a talent but he burns us time and time again with his field kicking and decision making.
Keep it simple mate ffs!
Have we picked the wrong captain?
Trying to make Charlie into Kouta, is not going to work, leave him forward, mark goal, he has shown he can do that leave him there
Our defence is the only reason we are in this.
Been has been amazing today.
There's the problem, Simpson intercepts like he does 1000 times a season/year, then kicks it to the Suns!
Suns dominating. Need to change something.
Gov with a jarred knee maybe , coming off
Suns dominating. Need to change something.
Play around the old blokes, the radio suggests they are the problem!
Just what do we need to do to get a free kick for holding today
We really don't have composure
Bolton would be sweating now
Holman sticks it up us.
The one time O’Brien tries to lay a tackle
There is the irony!
Come on captain!!!!!!!!!
Cripps puts us back in front, nice grab....still in it
Come on captain!!!!!!!!!
Yet, I still wonder!
Bolton would be sweating now
He's not the only one. :(
Umpires been barracking for gold coast this quarter
He's not the only one. :(
Yep. Heart rate much higher than normal.
Yet, I still wonder!
About what?
We are looking for a hero ?
Ed missed a sitter.
1.30 left
End this now pls....
Why no mark to Jones????????
End this now pls....
Free kick Marchy. Hopefully we can play keepings off for a minute.
End this now pls....
My heart's about to pack it in.
Oh screw
Unbelievable.
Murphy you ducking hack
Cya Bolts, it's time ....can hear the knives sharpening
Murphy retire now.
FUUUUUUUUCKKKKK!
We are f@cked.
That game really felt like a battle for the spoon. Talk about winning ugly, for both teams.
We were in it.
It's another honourable LOSS FFS
That’s what happens when you stand around watching the opposition instead of manning up.
Bolton see ya. 57 points don't win games.
Yeah so that was every shade of horrific.
As pathetic as it gets. Worst game by the 2 worst teams in the competition. More butchers in our team than at the Vic meat market.
We were in it.
It's another honourable LOSS FFS
Nothing honorable about that one. That was pure incompetence.
Yet, I still wonder!
What are you on?
It's now officially, a joke.
What on earth is it gonna take to win a match?
When Dow went inboard in the last minute I yelled NO!!!
Had to go down the ground. Embarrassing being a supporter of this team.
Very sick of this disjointed performance, lack of leadership, doesn't feel like a "team" at all
What on earth is it gonna take to win a match?
GETTING RID OF GIBBONS WOULD BE A GOOD START !!!!!
Those umpires were not at AFL level at all. They really had a shocker.
Oh and well done to the selectors. We had about 4 to 5 passengers now we have about 10.
What on earth is it gonna take to win a match?
Skills
A decent game plan
Effort
Execution of said game plan
I'd trade Cripps and Walsh, that'll get us three or four reasonable players and we can retire most of Simmo, Murphy, Lobbe, Ed and Plowman.
Having superstars isn't good enough when the base is so low. That game was lost when blokes like Simmo, Ed and Plowman win hard balls then hit opposition by foot from unpressured disposals. The end was nothing more than the result of poor earlier football.
The only way you can get rid of those guys is to trade them low or pension them off, and you need quality replacements.
Hey mods, please lock this and pre game up.
Very sick of this disjointed performance, lack of leadership, doesn't feel like a "team" at all
:-X
Club needs a clean out.
Very sick of this disjointed performance, lack of leadership, doesn't feel like a "team" at all
I don’t agree. I think our boys try their arse off and want to win as much as anyone.
The issue is the cattle we have and continue to draft are not capable.
Too many butchers by foot and when you add that to dumb decision makers we are locked in for another wooden spoon.
I don’t agree. I think our boys try their arse off and want to win as much as anyone.
The issue is the cattle we have and continue to draft are not capable.
Too many butchers by foot and when you add that to dumb decision makers we are locked in for another wooden spoon.
Yes this is it, hard to see a resolution to this by any conventional means!
I can't see BB getting sacked right now but that does feel more and more like an inevitable conclusion at this point. Going up there and kicking 57 points in pristine conditions is just a really bad sign about how his coaching is just not working for our playing group. We've got more talent than what BB is getting out of them and as I say that just feels like the inevitable conclusion will be his sacking.
Had we not kicked long to Gibbons 8 times instead of hitting one of our 4 tall forwards we might have won.
Yes you too cripps.
Have we just perpetuated the messiah syndrome by making Cripps captain, is the team just standing around waiting for him to win the game for them?
Is he's the wrong choice of captain?
I think it may be the case!
I think I might avoid this site for 24 hours..........
Have we just perpetuated the messiah syndrome by making Cripps captain, is the team just standing around waiting for him to win the game for them?
Is he's the wrong choice of captain?
I think it may be the case!
He's actually co-captain, but if not him, then who ?