I had people over so was watching it casually in the background rather than with full intent.
Cowan straight back in for mine. Sooner the better. He's too good for vfl level, and he's a tough competitor. He'll get beaten a bit at afl level, but he's the type that will put his head where others won't.
Moir i reckon did enough to come in. Very creative and way more involved with the odd stint on ball. He can potentially do the Elijah role and probably possesses more of his skillet than others.
M. Carroll was ok. Im not sure what it is about him i dont like but im not enamoured by him. I think its because he's not overly physical.
Charleson was interesting.
Its hard to drop anyone on Thursdays effort. We were so bad you could replace anyone who put their hand up and imho a few did.
Lemmey is a straight kick, and a strong mark. He's not a dominant player he's just a key forward. Is he a good key forward at afl level? He's not very mobile. Will compliment Charlie. I would rather him forward than young but he's a bit of a one trick pony.
Anyone know where EH is at? I think his class is sorely missed in the team?
Not sure if this was mentioned in this thread as i haven't read it all but did anyone else think McGovern 'come on' with only 2 mins on the clock and being 4 goals down after he goaled as a tell of how dumb he is or more worrying how poorly we are coached that a senior player has no clue the game was already shot when he tried to fire the boys up?
What a stark difference to a team like the Pies who have different gears that are used at precisely the right time to get them a chance to win - while we appear to have NFI of what to do except the same bang and crash style regardless what stage the game is at. Yeah we may play a little more through the middle but hardly rocket science - You just knew GWS in the last quarter where going to change style to get the suns and they did it and got the win.
We are either the dumbest collection of footballers ever assembled or very poorly coached by a man that just does'nt have the tactics to employ when things are not going our way.
And when does Charlie cop it? Our prima donna who is in the leader shop group (still cant understand who selected him in that group) - the guy needs an allmightly kick up the a5se for no defensive pressure or real want to attack the ball when he doesnt mark it. Bloke is a big part of our issue as his lack of effort runs thru the whole list.
Watch McStay's tackle late in St Kilda's game on Saturday on W-Millara where he had no right to lock on to such a fast nimble player yet he had the grit and want to give everything. I would show Mr Curnow that clip and say mate when was the last time you showed that effort.
Like Darling on Cerra? Changed the course of the game.
Who would you pick? Who is available? Experienced coaches only.
John Longmire, come on down......
Hmmm did not think of him. Could be a good choice. Although 4 or 5 GF and only one win. Could we stand any more pain?? I did think of Simpson. Thoughts?
Motlop reminds me Deluilo. Runs around and try's to break tackles and always gets caught. Take the first option and get rid of the ball. Been reading the posts this year but have not commented on anything as it's just to much. Like a lot of people on this forum I've had a gut full. Don't watch the replay unless we win and just lost a lot of interest compared to my younger years.
We will probably do a 2023, make finals only to bow out and keep us hanging for next year.
Motlops best games for the year has been when he has rotated through the midfield for large chunks of the game. Its happened 2-3 times this year.
Why it only happens in some games and not others, i don't understand. I called for it to happen in about the 3rd quarter last night as we needed to mix it up, but nothing.
His (lack of) awareness gets him into trouble sometimes, but he is still learning the game. That was only his 50th game last night. Cant recall if it was Pagan or Malthouse who used to say you need at least 50 games (if not 100) before you can become a consistent AFL footballer. Given his injury history and interrupted pre-seasons, i'd say next year will be 'his year'.
I hope so Kruddler as he is not giving much this year so far! He just gets caught to often and it cost us at times and this is what I remember about Deluilo. Tried to break tackles but was always caught.
Motlop gets in good positions. But he doesn't take the ball with him.
Motlop reminds me Deluilo. Runs around and try's to break tackles and always gets caught. Take the first option and get rid of the ball. Been reading the posts this year but have not commented on anything as it's just to much. Like a lot of people on this forum I've had a gut full. Don't watch the replay unless we win and just lost a lot of interest compared to my younger years.
We will probably do a 2023, make finals only to bow out and keep us hanging for next year.
Not sure if its been mentioned or not, but i wouldn't be surprised if McGovern misses next week with concussion.
He copped a knee/shin to the back of the head, you can see the collingwood bloke holding his leg in pain. He took a long time to take his shot and spent a lot of time rubbing and shaking his head. Obviously, his kick was terrible.
Reminded me of when Robbie Warnock did similarly against Geelong many years ago after getting punched in the head. IIRC he missed everything too, or at least barely got a point. He was talked about as being soft on the night. Ended up spending the night in hospital.
That's what I thought as well. Could of played dazed and given the kick to someone else. Maybe he wanted to be the hero and kick the winning goal as he did for Adelaide a few years ago. Not sure who the kick could of gone to but it may of been a lot closer to scoring than the howler that it was.
I've been in Newmans position before and given away a free kick for the same thing.
The bloke who got a free kick for it against me was actually an old school mate. We talked about it afterwards.
He essentially falls backwards into me, deliberately, and instinct makes you try and catch them. They keep pushing back into you and your instinct is to hold them otherwise they will fall into you and your legs, potentially causing injury.
Its smart play if you get a free kick out of it.
Next time someone tries that, you simply side step them and let them fall and they look like a goose. It should only work once.
Will this work if your opponent is 211cm and has 30 cm on you?
Kennedy's knee is probably the major concern. Hopefully it's nothing serious...
But we had a few minor injuries today....Williams, Saad and Owies all seemed to roll ankles at different times. Cerra subbed out (hopefully just time management) so injury watch will be interesting.
Knee on knee contact in a rucking contest according the the radio. Hopefully not a PCL.
Solid. We did as we needed to. Good to put these bastards to the sword. Acknowledging the weather, I still think Weiters was a bit fumbly at times. I liked the look of their Kosi guy.
Is this the same Kosi guy that played/plays for Hawthorn? Related maybe?
