Just now, forever demons said:

another chis dawes

Lets not get too carried away just yet jnfd. 

Brown is the biggest flopper since Matthew Lloyd. 

Who wants to play in the Melbourne midfield,  couple of spots up for grabs. 

Edited April 7, 20187 yr by Guest
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ps...brisbane do have some talent...

Would need to play a little better to worry the Hawks

1 minute ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Would need to play a little better to worry the Hawks

make that a lot better.

Their zone defense will have a field day if we bring the same delivery into the forward line next week.

Edited April 7, 20187 yr by Demon Disciple

North are going to throw the kitchen sink at us now.  They know we're thinking about the hoodoo. If they get 4 up again we might not haul it back a second time. Critical to put them away. If it's down to the wire we're in trouble.

3 minutes ago, olisik said:

How good is OMac

Not sure if serious?

Has given away two frees to Brown because he is so slow to react. And aside from the odd ‘good’ handball or good elementary spoil, he’s generally been ineffective when going up in a contest.

I can’t understand how and why at this level we consistently bomb the ball inside 50 aimlessly or torp the ball. Torp it why? We have one key forward atm.

It is completely and utterly unbelievable. 

So dumb.

yep huge quarter will tell us a lot  

7 minutes ago, Jaded said:

3 weeks in and still none of our coaches have figured out how to set up the forward line without McDonald. 

We are still bombing it in and wasting opportunities. 

 

True. If you bomb it in with no talls you must spoil and bring it to ground.

I worry that our coaches are not helping this side, but rather relying on talent and effort without  giving alternatives in game plans  or tactics. 

I would even kick the ball along the ground to stuff up theur defence and counter their rebound.

The Daw love-fest from Sandy and Ed is hideous.

Roosy at one stage the voice of reason when Petracca beat him about 3 times in 2 seconds..."was that Christian that got it forward?" 

3 minutes ago, Danelska said:

My take is that at times they will kick to packs - thats part of the game..is it bombing in nope - bombing in is kicking to a pack where we are in the minority... that is not happening. We will be fine... we have the crumbers as evidenced by quarter 2...

We still have too many talls going up, we bomb it way too often instead of into space of favoured side.  Great example the kick to tracc for that big banana.  Still lapses where there is no crumber front and square except a norf player.  The choices/method coming insIde 50 still needs a fair bit of work but that quarter was an improvement and looked a little like the first quarter ftom last week

Brown is actually a good player. (A forward who can kick straight? Yes please.) so sometimes he will beat Oscar.

We're bombing it in to create some chaos, which is working for us. Bugger, Jeffy, Pineapple Fritter.

4 minutes ago, Stretch Johnson said:

Brown is the biggest flopper since Matthew Lloyd. 

Who wants to play in the Melbourne midfield,  couple of spots up for grabs. 

He's down like a clown Ben buh....

Down like a clown Ben buh....

Down like a clown Ben buh...

 

2 minutes ago, Kumamoto_Ken said:

The Daw love-fest from Sandy and Ed is hideous.

I've got the sound off, but I wonder if Ed is a little gun shy. Making very very sure he doesn't do something stupid, like compare Daw to a fictional primate movie character.

Umps need to pay holding when the norf defenders keep laying eggs.

Easters over.

Apologies to orthadox.

18 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

we've been relatively small in the forward line this year, and our delivery is both appalling and not effective when we are short. Lower the [censored] eyes dumbasses.

Trying to become a running team, in game style.  We need more hard speed in the team, and create some slick ball use.

High balls should be brought to ground as loose balls. and a contest.  Hopefully we win the loose ground ball off the aerial duel, and take it away.

 

45 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

This. If it's the coaches job to motivate players then maybe we have the wrong players.

 

The Roos brainstrust have some Re organising to do

The most interesting subplot for me today is how our leadership responds to momentum swings.

Late in the second after North kick only their second for the term, Lewis has the ball at half forward. He looks into the middle of the ground and dribbles the ball off his foot. Bernie Vince slips over and Nathan Jones fumbles. North take it up the other end and goal. And later in the quarter, Max Gawn gives a stupid free kick away to Ben Brown and that results in a goal.

These are our leaders and they're not up to scratch when it comes to crucial moments in the game.

I'm expecting a lot more in the second half. (Yes, I am aware Lewis has the equal most touches on the ground)

We are still a far way off playing like a finals side. Our forward set up is messy, too many forwards flying for the same footy, not enough crumbers on the outside. The only time i recall a player lowering their eyes in the 2nd was lewis hitting up Trac. And our field kicking is sloppy more often than not. Blokes like Tyson, Harmes, Melksham & Lewis making costly mistakes. We are desperate for more class

8 minutes ago, stevethemanjordan said:

Not sure if serious?

Has given away two frees to Brown because he is so slow to react. And aside from the odd ‘good’ handball or good elementary spoil, he’s generally been ineffective when going up in a contest.

I can’t understand how and why at this level we consistently bomb the ball inside 50 aimlessly or torp the ball. Torp it why? We have one key forward atm.

It is completely and utterly unbelievable. 

So dumb.

Another let off for us and for Oscar. 

Serious question. Are we simply a slow side. Our ability to run and carry/ explode from a pack seems to be lacking

1 minute ago, Hot as Hell said:

Another let off for us and for Oscar. 

Kent goals...12 point turnaround right there.

Just now, Diamond_Jim said:

Serious question. Are we simply a slow side. Our ability to run and carry/ explode from a pack seems to be lacking

That run from half back from the Kent goal was pretty good...

Kent - Straight !?!?!!! I like it.

Get Nibbler off FCS....having a mare!

Serious Question.........Are we scared of tackling?