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Did anyone manage to buy a beer on SUnday at Shocklands? $7.20 for mid-strength beer!!!!

Quote from: PassIt2Carrots on March 18, 2014, 02:55:42 pm

How do Port have the ball 50 more times than us (twice as much) in the last quarter yet win the tackle count 14-4?

Just saw that stat on OTC and Geard states the bleeding obvious, no leadership.

Its been said before, but i think it comes down to fitness.

I heard on the radio that the Port list are freakishly fit.

Matt White was apparantly the fittest bloke at Richmond and used to win all their time trials and what not.
When he went to Port, he was relegated to 7th at the club. So including him, Port have 16% of their list fitter than everyone at the Tigers. I suspect that its not just a Richmond issue either.

Ken Hinkley said that this was not actually by design, they just happened to have heaps of freak athletes at the club and have started taking advantage of it.

Quote from: kruddler on March 18, 2014, 06:05:12 pm

Quote from: PassIt2Carrots on March 18, 2014, 02:55:42 pm

How do Port have the ball 50 more times than us (twice as much) in the last quarter yet win the tackle count 14-4?

Just saw that stat on OTC and Geard states the bleeding obvious, no leadership.

Its been said before, but i think it comes down to fitness.

I heard on the radio that the Port list are freakishly fit.

Matt White was apparantly the fittest bloke at Richmond and used to win all their time trials and what not.
When he went to Port, he was relegated to 7th at the club. So including him, Port have 16% of their list fitter than everyone at the Tigers. I suspect that its not just a Richmond issue either.

Ken Hinkley said that this was not actually by design, they just happened to have heaps of freak athletes at the club and have started taking advantage of it.

we've got buttinfat

Quote from: Jofo on March 18, 2014, 07:22:48 pm

Did anyone manage to buy a beer on SUnday at Shocklands? $7.20 for mid-strength beer!!!!

I switched to Cougar  in the second half. $10 for a can but at least it was genuine. $7 for half strength rubbish is just a joke.
$9 for a Crownie in the social club is ok, but if you are at the ground, there's no point watching the game on the screens in there.

Our season is b0rked, I just heard Malthouse has been pumping up Warnock for his great efforts on Sunday.

Really, check out the stats washup HERE

Tell me if you think that equates, maybe MM meant Lobbe?

x2....Warnock isnt up to it...206cm and cannot take a mark, had the drop on a player in the goal square and fumbled it through for a behind. This where the better teams beat us... a B grade plodder like David Hale would have swallowed that and converted...its these little moments in play that kill you...like when Murphy handpassed to Robbo when he should have kicked it.

Malthouse must smoking something if he reckons Warnock dominated.....I thought Lobbe dominated the last quarter.....please we have a No 1 pick in Kruezer and a 206 giant in Warnock and we get towelled up by some non descript like Lobbe. We aint buying what you are selling Mick and I dont want anymore rotation excuses like last year or fitness excuses like this season.....

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 on March 18, 2014, 10:12:28 pm

x2....Warnock isnt up to it...206cm and cannot take a mark, had the drop on a player in the goal square and fumbled it through for a behind. This where the better teams beat us... a B grade plodder like David Hale would have swallowed that and converted...its these little moments in play that kill you...like when Murphy handpassed to Robbo when he should have kicked it.

EB I have been waiting for this guy to click for 5 years, but there is a warning sign. When he goes down the 2s he does the very same thing at a level he should clearly dominate. All he gets are taps, the very odd marks and bugger all possessions. Casboult tends to do same thing which is why I am now a serious doubter, the kid should be smashing them in the 2s week in and week out.

By comparison Wood goes to the 2s and dominates in tap outs and stands up around the ground, same thing for Rowe but usually being played out of position, even Hammer use to stand out in the 2s compared to those opponents.

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 on March 18, 2014, 10:12:28 pm

Malthouse must smoking something if he reckons Warnock dominated.....I thought Lobbe dominated the last quarter.....please we have a No 1 pick in Kruezer and a 206 giant in Warnock and we get towelled up by some non descript like Lobbe. We aint buying what you are selling Mick and I dont want anymore rotation excuses like last year or fitness excuses like this season.....

Lobbe is not too bad really, but he should not be competitive or winning against Warnock and Kreuzer in combination, that is self evident. Have a look at Lobbe stats for the match, he did that almost single handedly against Warnock and Kreuzer.

Is there some irony here, Mick Malthouse has a mantra that players need to be flexible yet he backs in a one trick tap pony?

Haven't read any of this thread, so sorry if I repeat!

I don't know what Mick told the boys b4 the game, but our 1st qtr was a beauty !!!
But our boys seem to have short memories. the message was only partially followed in the 2nd and 3rd qtrs and completely forgotten in the 4th !!!

I reckon that collectively our boys are the type that need a rocket up them every qtr, just to keep them on their toes and motivated. Back off from them and they retreat back into their shells very very quickly.

Just a thought I had anyway.