Game Day Thread (Round 3)

[Samsara 65]

2 B.Moloney 17 8 9 0 0 1

40 M.Jamar 15 5 10 0 1 4

2 N.Jones 12 6 6 0 0 3

5 J.Gysberts 11 5 6 1 0 1

Good to see Gysberts doing so well. 11 disposals to H/T plus a goal.

[Ned 156]

Guys, we're playing Brisbane, not Collingwood. I don't understand why Davey's tagger isn't catching hell from other Melbourne players -- like what Collingwood did to Jones that time last year. Everyone seems to just watch. Just a distinct lack of team support.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Garland isn't a smart footballer. Courageous and tough but not smart. Falls over, goes to ground and gets caught watching too often.

[Jack son 5 162]

[censored]. Sylvia hurt... foot/ankle. I hope it's nothing bad.

....then he was on the ball through the centre run 30 seconds later, great heart Syl

[Guest watts04]

woeful first half

[Guest watts04]

jamar is in everything.....lets hope he never breaks

[Whispering_Jack 31,282]

We got back into the game with a lot of hard work in the last 10 minutes of that quarter.

We need to go on with it now. Do what Hawthorn did to us in the third quarter last week.

[Chook 15,023]

Worst on Ground so far (3 votes is worst):

1. Colin Garland. Not hard enough at the football. Goes in with one hand too often.

2. Jack Watts. I know he's young, but for the amount of time he's on the ground, I can count the good things he's done this year on one hand - which incidentally is the number of hands he goes in with.

3. Lynden Dunn. Layed about 4 or 5 head-high tackles, and is apparently deaf. Slow, no run and is generally not damaging in any way.

Best on Ground so far:

1. James Frawley. Anyone who says this guy does not give us run from defence is an idiot. Wins the ball in the backline, runs 15 metres and kicks in 30 - 50 metres himself on a consistent basis. Just awesome.

2. Mark Jamar. Destroying them in the ruck, and winning the ball at gound level. Disposal around the ground is miles better than just a couple of years ago, and if it weren't for his poor kicking at goal, he'd be easily BOG.

3. Liam Jurrah. When this guy is interested, he is absolutely awesome. Has probably contributed to 75% of our goals this game.

Has anyone noticed how much slower Brad Green is this year. He seems to have bulked up and it has not worked for him at all, IMO.

Remember that percentage is not likely to matter for us this year, given the draw we had, so as long as we win this game, I'll be satisfied. Particularly since we'll need to play well for the next half to do so.

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

Jones and Rivers have been good.

[Fork 'em 7,052]

Steph Martin again doing some nice things .

Really coming along now with abit of confidence .

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

I don't think Watts has been too bad. He's been presenting up the ground and giving an option kicking out of the backline.

[Jaded No More 68,976]

I love the Gys!!!!

Crap first quarter. Never heard the supporters boo the team before, but it was certainly deserved.

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

Watts has been good I agree. His tackling has actually been solid this game.

God his leads get ignored alot by his team mates though!

[Fork 'em 7,052]

I don't think Watts has been too bad. He's been presenting up the ground and giving an option kicking out of the backline.

Me neither .

Would love a coupla goals from him tho' .

[Jack son 5 162]

Anyone notice how much holding the Lions are doing? Also cheap shots behind play. Like the fighting at the half time Siren, it means the Lions are cracking.

Go Dees, put em away!

[Chook 15,023]

I don't think a single one of Watts' tackles have actually stuck though. He's definitely been trying, which I love, but it almost always just results in him just twisting a finger or two up in the opponent's jumper. Althoug I put him as worst on ground, his effort has been good, and so I'm impressed with that. He's just had not much impact on the game at all.

[bing181 9,436]

2. Jack Watts. I know he's young, but for the amount of time he's on the ground, I can count the good things he's done this year on one hand - which incidentally is the number of hands he goes in with.

3. Lynden Dunn. Layed about 4 or 5 head-high tackles, and is apparently deaf. Slow, no run and is generally not damaging in any way.

Watts equal highest tackles with 4, but yep, not great from these two with the likes of Petterd and, dare I say it, Newton running round in the twos. I thought competition for places was supposed to bring out the best in players - not so far.

Good ins with Wonna and Gysberts, both adding a bit. But got to do something to help out Davey, or find a different role for him, he's getting bustled and tagged out of it.

Going to be interesting second half, which Melbourne are we going to see??

[Guest watts04]

jurrahcane

get me a tshirt!

[Guest watts04]

dunn could be the sub - dunn nothin

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

Good start Bail and LJ!

GEEZE I would love it if our boys would get excited about us getting a goal. Get fired up and get around him!

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

I love Jurrah, but he had to lay the tackle, he went the bump and Brisbane go to the other end for a goal.

[Chook 15,023]

Another head-high tackle from Lynden Dunn. What a doofus!

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Lack of acceleration again from Moloney results in a turn-over

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Green has not played well at all since becoming Captain.

[rhaz 342]

Malthouse just indirectly took a huge swipe at Bailey about coaching from the sidelines.