Ricky Petterd is next to us here.

I keep lobbing things at him and he can catch them quite well.

North have been giving it to our players off the ball since the opening bounce. Completely inept umpiring to not pay the countless frees that have been there off the ball. 

You get fights and melees when you don't bother enforcing the rules. 

Just now, Gorgoroth said:

We need keep our heads and not get sucked in by their tactics.

Agree Gorg. Don't get sucked in. Hit em hard, but fairly (or when the ump can't see in Buggy's case!)

Hurt them on the scoreboard, that will show em up.

Just now, bing181 said:

Kent?

Is he playing??

 

Uncle Bitter is beside me at the G and I've never seen someone go off at the umpires so spectacularly in my 4 decades of attendance. It's like a circus of abuse. I've learned many new words, mostly anatomical, some involving foreign objects with a verb or 2 thrown in as well.

Time to win.

First quarter disappointing

North are a bottom 6 team so these are the ones we must win

1 minute ago, Abe said:

Is he playing??

 

Yes, and not well.

 

I get Abe's point, but damn he's been woeful with the ball.

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Clarity

Just had a squiz at the individual stats and it appears we've got a good chunk of the team with a heap of room to improve. If blokes like Petracca can get into the game we should be good to bring it home. 

Tyson has lifted today.

Viney led the way in that quarter. Great leadership by him.and Jones during the second. 

2 minutes ago, Abe said:

Is he playing??

 

He is a passenger who hops on when things are going well. He isn't one you'd turn to to turn things around.

 

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Kent, Weiderman not up to it. Hannan has got us right back into it, accompanied by Frost, Vince, Salem, Viney.

1 minute ago, Abe said:

Is he playing??

 

Yes. Hasnt been in it much, but he isnt alone there up fwd.

If Oliver is struggling to win ball in the second half due to extra attention, I'd love to see him focus of just tackling and burying some of their players. Rack up 10+ tackles and make them hurt. Viney, jones, Tyson etc and more than capable of picking up slack around the ball.

1 minute ago, Lord Travis said:

If Oliver is struggling to win ball in the second half due to extra attention, I'd love to see him focus of just tackling and burying some of their players. Rack up 10+ tackles and make them hurt. Viney, jones, Tyson etc and more than capable of picking up slack around the ball.

Either that or send him forward, we need some good forward pressure.

I said during the week that the thuggery and bullying spirit that the Roos currently display comes directly from their surly coach. They think that if they bully our young guns they will intimidate us, but forget about Viney, Jones, Lewis, Bugg, Vince and co who will give it back and then some. I hope we cream them in the 2nd half. 

Just now, Lord Travis said:

If Oliver is struggling to win ball in the second half due to extra attention, I'd love to see him focus of just tackling and burying some of their players. Rack up 10+ tackles and make them hurt. Viney, jones, Tyson etc and more than capable of picking up slack around the ball.

Or play him forward and watch him kick goals of the year. 

Trac needs more time in the middle. 

Watts needs to lift. We are crying out for a tall down forward. 

2 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Uncle Bitter is beside me at the G and I've never seen someone go off at the umpires so spectacularly in my 4 decades of attendance. It's like a circus of abuse. I've learned many new words, mostly anatomical, some involving foreign objects with a verb or 2 thrown in as well.

Im up on the third tier. A few mfc guys almost jumped off with utter rage.

 

They are deserving off everything they are getting. They have been deplorable today.

Players like Watts Kent Salem Petracca Garlet have all been quite so far.

If they lift we can run away wiyh this.

9 minutes ago, frankie_d said:

Interesting to see how Oliver responds to the treatment he's getting. It was inevitable. Now we'll learn more. 

 

He's responded well imo. Not getting as many possessions because Norf have closed in at the stoppages, hence long quarters.  Just can't seem to get a handball off. But he's still in it imo.

Today is a blue collar day. The engine room is the one that will win it for us, not the cream

No Hogan, no Gawn the big difference still. No real forward targets or structure. We're winging it, just. 

Kents few possessions have gone straight to the opposition. Much rather have ANB

6 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Agree Gorg. Don't get sucked in. Hit em hard, but fairly (or when the ump can't see in Buggy's case!)

Hurt them on the scoreboard, that will show em up.

Salo got Higgins a beauty as well with his elbow. Not sure if anyone saw that at the ground.

5 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Uncle Bitter is beside me at the G and I've never seen someone go off at the umpires so spectacularly in my 4 decades of attendance. It's like a circus of abuse. I've learned many new words, mostly anatomical, some involving foreign objects with a verb or 2 thrown in as well.

How was he when the game started?

Shaun Higgins  has PMT

Lots of short steps from Nth

Shinboner spirit is fading badly