Around the League Round Nine

[Ted Lasso 18,914]

On 5/20/2016 at 10:37 PM, dazzledavey36 said:

He fumbles too much under pressure and has poor awareness plus his kicking is poor. 

Take away the romance side of things i hope the club steers away from him.

I tend to agree, the only reason the club would look at him is he's Nathans Brother and you can't recruit on that basis.

[dieter 3,325]

5 minutes ago, praha said:

Disagree. Swans played a good zone tonight.

Being a good backman isn't just about minding a man. It's about good defensive awareness, whether you're minding space or a player.

Being a good back man is fine but when there's a turnover, which happens too often with young teams like the Demons, there are loose Bulldogs, Saints and Dons everywhere...

[praha 11,220]

1 minute ago, dieter said:

Being a good back man is fine but when there's a turnover, which happens too often with young teams like the Demons, there are loose Bulldogs, Saints and Dons everywhere...

A defensive zone dictates full team awareness. Everyone needs to run both ways in transition. Unmanned opponents is a breakdown of that awareness. Man on man does not work in footy and hasn't for 20 years. When it works, you don't notice the zone. But when it doesn't you scream "MAN UP!". 

It's a team game and the best teams win flags, and the best teams play an effective zone, and have since the Bombers of 2000. They introduced it.

[FireInTheBennelly 4,061]

50 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Zac Jones plays exactly like Dean Terlich.

Write off a young Jones boy at your peril.

[P-man 13,366]

36 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

He fumbles too much under pressure and has poor awareness plus his kicking is poor. 

Take away the romance side of things i hope the club steers away from him.

Agreed on both counts. Has the look of a list clogger.

[titan_uranus 24,923]

50 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

afl really need to put the foot down about these short kicks less than 15m being paid as marks.

if the umpires can't judge 15m change it to 20m

I think people over-estimate how long 15 metres is.

You should be able to kick the ball three times from full-back straight down the guts and not reach the 50m line, with each one being 15 metres. 

[Phadraig 760]

38 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

I think people over-estimate how long 15 metres is.

You should be able to kick the ball three times from full-back straight down the guts and not reach the 50m line, with each one being 15 metres. 

If they kick it from the top of the square that can't happen

[Deestroy All 14,262]

14 minutes ago, Rafiki said:

If they kick it from the top of the square that can't happen

Why is it called a goal square anyway?

[Phadraig 760]

Just now, Deestroy All said:

Why is it called a goal square anyway?

Makes sense with what the umpires see

[Adam The God 29,680]

Just on Jones, I would have said Nathan had "poor awareness" and "poor" kicking as a younger player. If he has the same drive to improve as his brother then he could still make it, but we should be aiming higher now.

[Chook 15,001]

13 minutes ago, Deestroy All said:

Why is it called a goal square anyway?

Because a square has one syllable, a rectangle has three and Strayans are lazy.

[Seraph 1,824]

I had the Swans tipped but changed 5 minutes before the bounce.

[censored]. 

[Biffen 12,937]

10 hours ago, Return to Glory said:

Watch "poppy' buckle at the knees close to goal and get a couple.

Nobody is interested in the back room dealings of your local Pub RTG.

 

[Emerald 1,744]

10 hours ago, Return to Glory said:

James Sicily has a punchable head. Possibly top 5.

I think an AA punchable head thread should be started.

[Ethan Tremblay 30,452]

7 hours ago, Seraph said:

I had the Swans tipped but changed 5 minutes before the bounce.

[censored]. 

I always tip the winner but change my tip at the last second as well. 

I only watched the first half due to having to watch paint dry but the Hawks appear cooked. Hard to write them off completely but so far they're not a very convincing top 6 team. Three of their wins were only by a few points or less. 

Edited May 20, 2016 by Ethan Tremblay

[Return to Glory 8,398]

14 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

I still think he's a bloke we might be able to get on the cheap.  Hasn't done a great deal for the Swans so far, but he competes and is good defensively, so would still be worth a look if he became available.

I normally agree with you Wiseblood. Not here though. Time will tell but to me he looks very off the pace.

[Redleg 40,439]

14 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Zac Jones plays exactly like Dean Terlich.

Then I wouldn't want him. 

[grazman 7,348]

Next to us belting the Lions, Jeremy Howe lining up on the HBF where he's been named and playing like he did for us in that position would make my weekend  (remembering Bucks claims that he'd been played out of position)- Further fuel for the Collingwood list management funeral pyre.

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

21 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Tigeris to Beat thin niti5-tanking tanking Dockers in the west. 

Essendon to beat The Saints. 

GWS to beat the throwers by 10 goals.

If only we had learned to throw/shuffle/flick the ball as well as the Hawks have done since 2008 and other teams since Ethan, In particular the doggies also who have no doubt picked up the same/similar skills from ex hawk Bevo since last year.

Havent seen the blues of late as Im OS atm but wouldnt surprise me If their ball movement out of congestion has sped up significantly as well with many more quick entries Inside 50. 

Reckon we would win a fair bit more (and a few more In previous years)  If we got In the act more seriously also.

You will never catch these teams and beat/match them If u dont.

[Red and Bluebeard 2,081]

13 hours ago, Deestroy All said:

Why is it called a goal square anyway?

Because "kick out quadrilateral" must have been already taken, and "goal square" is one syllable too many for most commentators anyway ... 

[Sir Why You Little 36,758]

It's a very even year

[What 18,810]

Love watching Geelong get smashed, too bad its the Pies doing it

[SaberFang 7,151]

I don't want the Pies to find form now! 

If they win today we'll both have 4 wins. What a disaster.

Edited May 21, 2016 by SaberFang

[daisycutter 29,450]

you know geelong are having a bad day when jesse white kicks 2 goals in the 1st qtr and jeremy howe has 12 possessions at the 13 min mark of the 2nd qtr

[Macca 16,739]

Selwood lowered his kness/body on that "around the neck" (I think) but I had to watch it 4-5 times for confirmation.  And even then one can't be sure.  That type of decision (or non decision) is impossible to see clearly in real time (consistently)