GAME DAY - Round 14

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,233]

Considering I think we have been at about 80% intensity, have made some howling errors and our pressure chasing them out of our 50 has been non-existent we are only 15 points down. Would not surprise me if we win would not surprise me if we lost by 12 goals.

[Moonshadow 17,677]

ANB is the sub, which i feel is a good call.

We have gone very tall so if it doesn't work we can sub a small in.

Unfortunately that plan is shot Song. Bugger.

[dazzledavey36 55,360]

Well done to Gawn who fought back hard that qtr.

5 disposals and 12 hitouts

[Webber 10,538]

A cascade of errors matched only by some woeful umpiring. Not pretty.

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

Hope brayshaw is alright looked like a broken collar bone to me

[Bitter but optimistic 22,247]

Amazing but this is still winnable.

[What 18,810]

Unfortunately the loss of Brayshaw is going to cripple us, we are stuck with all our talls the rest of the game while they will sub in Selwood for one of their talls

We can win but it will take something special

[Fat Tony 5,270]

Terrible decision to play Spencer in Darwin.

[Dr. Gonzo 24,305]

Brayshaw is a massive loss

Toumpas has been poor so far

We need to start moving it quicker and stop bombing long inside 50 to outnumbered packs

Howe and Hogan have been hardly sighted but that's partly to do with our forward entries

We're in this if we can start moving the ball quicker and eradicate the stupid mistakes from our game. We're playing the game on their terms and only 15 points down at half time. Their dictating the play, we can't get it clear off half back, continually give up stoppages on their half forward line and are bombing long to contests where they have the loose player.

[Red N Blue Society 165]

The sooner we realise leading hard to the ball and chipping it shorter instead of bombing it...the sooner we will have a chance.

Jack Viney outstanding attack..

Shame we lost Brayshaw....he really makes a difference with effective disposal.

The double hightower combination is not working with Spencer & Gawn.

We need to get first to the ball because atm we are second and they just run off us at every opportunity.

15 points is not much but the way we are playing is well.....not much either IMO.

Hopefully we start getting first in and kick a few...frustrating to watch atm..

[Moonshadow 17,677]

Hope brayshaw is alright looked like a broken collar bone to me

Thanks Doc.

[RalphiusMaximus 6,088]

OK, so what can we take from this half?

The Gawn/Spencer double-team had a great game against Geelong, but they're not there yet.

Too few mids still.

Brayshaw is really important to the side.

Hogan's runup needs to be addressed. He's missed two easy set shots when we really needed them.

We need more from Stretch and ANB. They are both doing good things with the ball, but they need to get the ball more, especially with Brayshaw gone.

WE need to stop kicking the high long up-and-under.

Our defence has kept us in touch yet again.

As badly as we've played, it's one quarter each and we're only 15 points down.

If we can find the sort of form we had last game, we can easily overrun them.

If they kick better and we don't improve our midfield pressure they will destroy us in the second half.

[Bang Bang Bang 5,839]

I like the look of Stretch. He's not the biggest or most skilled of players but his poise and decision making are top notch.

[CityDee 738]

Howe cmon mate defensive pressure lay a tackle . Ffs

[Frosty Demon 153]

Gee wow moon over compensating again?

[Deecisive 1,709]

we are not doing too badly considering they are a top 4 side and we at the moment are a bottom 4 side. at least half a dozen turn overs from us has given them shots at goal, thankfully they cant kick straight. I wish some of these players when they mark it would move the damn ball on quickly instead of turning their back on the players down field who are leading towards them. Matt Jones and Bail of of the many who do this time after time.

[Redleg 41,464]

Can't believe how dumb we were to go with two rucks in these conditions. West Coast are the perfect team to go small against. ANB and JKH would be eating this up. Instead, one was sub and the other isn't playing.

We are too tall, too slow, too cumbersome.

Been saying it all week. Our selections this year have been poor in my opinion.

[Bitter but optimistic 22,247]

Hope brayshaw is alright looked like a broken collar bone to me

Don't think so. Weighing it down with that big ice pack - neck I reckon. May not be much but taking a conservative and careful approach.

[Fork 'em 6,991]

Hope brayshaw is alright looked like a broken collar bone to me

Hope its not more serious.

Always feared his tackling might bring him undone.

[picket fence 17,523]

Could use Riley tonite

HELLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOO YEP AND YEP AGAIN!

FENCE KNOWS FOOTY!

[markc 975]

reading the posts i thought we down by 100 points , now i see we are only 15 points down , we must be bad

[RalphiusMaximus 6,088]

Priddis. 13 disposals, 8 contested, 10 tackles and 3 clearances. He's building into a pretty nice game again.

[Redleg 41,464]

McDonald had the chance to spoil Kennedy and connect and put him out of the game. He did neither. I thought it was a pathetic, soft effort. Lynch agreed.

[Moonshadow 17,677]

HELLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOO YEP AND YEP AGAIN!

FENCE KNOWS FOOTY!

Lol! Got to laugh at a guy who speaks of himself in the 3rd person.

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,233]

Priddis. 13 disposals, 8 contested, 10 tackles and 3 clearances. He's building into a pretty nice game again.

Tackling aside I actually think he he has had minimal impact.