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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond
Last post by Thryleon -Danger game
Tiges will believe they can beat us - if we play like last night they will beat us again
Danger game
Tiges will believe they can beat us - if we play like last night they will beat us again
Danger game
Tiges will believe they can beat us - if we play like last night they will beat us again
How did Lord go?
He's a player I have a bit of hope in.
He turns 21 in couple of weeks,so he's still very young.
He wasn't our worst by any stretch, but once the pressure came on he was pretty much overwhelmed.
The intensity of that period was so much greater than the practice matches and Lord struggled a bit with the speed of the game.Lord can't handball effectivly in close. I saw it last year and again last night. A combination of strength and technique and he plays along side the best in the business.
As bb points out his disposals became rushed and inaccurate as the pressure increased.
Now as I see it, Lord's plays a bit of a role as a defensive midfielder.
He's one of the very few of our mids with a strong defensive side to his game.
Exactly what we needed when the Swans midfield started to cut us up.
And therein lies one of our problems...we don't have many.
An interesting stat that perhaps reflects the difference between a practice game and a real game is this one.
Lord had 13 tackles against Geelong in the practice game.
Last night he had 0
Not a fan of what Dan replayed nor what Doc said.
Stinks of laying into the coach which is unhelpful at this stage. Makes Doc seem disgruntled imo and yea Dan is good mates with those that left last year.
Not cool.