Flat track bullies.

 

Skipper was an angry ant today....terrific effort

I thought that was one Hannan’s best games for the club, if not his best. Didn’t fumble or panic under pressure. Made smart decisions, executed well and hit the scoreboard. He almost always does one or two things in a game that shows his class but this was a good all round performance. He may never become a permanent fixture but he is the quality of player we need on the fringes to be a decent finals side.

3 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

Skipper was an angry ant today....terrific effort

I thought that today was his best game. Seemed to be angry and very aggressive (but controlled) and if thats what it takes for him to perform like that then he needs to keep doing it. 

Great to get a win, even if the first half is unwatchable. A few positives to come from the game: Brayshaw playing midfield where he should, Hannan Fritsch and Spargo etc... It was a nice win, but nothing to get me too excited.

It still feels like just one game in the middle of a whole heap of bland under-performance. I still can't clearly see our best 22 or best 25 players, with lots of players like Harmes, ANB, Fritsch, Spargo, Garlett, Smith, etc... rolling in and out of the team each week as their form fluctuates.

OMac is my highlight of the year so far. Love watching him now. I feel as confident with him as I do with Nev. Do we remember how many Demonlanders were caning our selectors for leaving him in the team when he was learning his trade? The vitriol was a pandemic. In hindsight, our player development seems to be an actual strength. (I can't believe I am typing that after the previous decade of horrors!)

Now, that Demonlander vitriol reserved purely for developing players, turns to Weideman. How about we give him the same opportunities we have OMac? Weideman is a very, very good footballer who will turn out to be a 200 game player. He also has Hogan and TMac to learn from. He will be fine. 

3 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

We were good against rubbish opposition, could we do that against the top sides? No chance.

Spargo had a great debut, Fritsch was excellent, Gawn back to his dominating best and we really missed Tom McDonald.

Can you name these "top sides" for me ?

2 hours ago, Jibroni said:

I was thinking more Brad Green as they have similar kicking styles and both lefties.

Me too Jibroni. Bayley moves a lot like Brad and seems to possess the same dead eye dick left foot. 

A classy young footballer, totally at ease with the pressure and intensity of AFL level football and blossoming there. 

Weideman was good today.

12 minutes ago, Biffen said:

Flat track bullies.

 

Based on what evidence?  We are six game into the season.

If you wanna go back to last season well flat track bullies don't beat Adelaide in Adelaide.

12 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

Skipper was an angry ant today....terrific effort

Maybe he read the ‘Nathan Jones is the problem’ thread...

1 hour ago, red and blue forever said:

I would also give Salem a week it the twos to sharpen up a bit   bring in petrecca

So, the highest possession-getter for the team, and named in the bests - but you'd drop him.

Was that supporter on the boundary in Gawns face bitten by a dog as well?

3 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

Supporters will see what they want to see.

Mediocre first half, terrific second half.

I thought terrible first half, mediocre second half. Bombers were appalling, we were just better for 1.5 qtrs. 

15 minutes ago, Maldonboy38 said:

Great to get a win, even if the first half is unwatchable. A few positives to come from the game: Brayshaw playing midfield where he should, Hannan Fritsch and Spargo etc... It was a nice win, but nothing to get me too excited.

It still feels like just one game in the middle of a whole heap of bland under-performance. I still can't clearly see our best 22 or best 25 players, with lots of players like Harmes, ANB, Fritsch, Spargo, Garlett, Smith, etc... rolling in and out of the team each week as their form fluctuates.

OMac is my highlight of the year so far. Love watching him now. I feel as confident with him as I do with Nev. Do we remember how many Demonlanders were caning our selectors for leaving him in the team when he was learning his trade? The vitriol was a pandemic. In hindsight, our player development seems to be an actual strength. (I can't believe I am typing that after the previous decade of horrors!)

Now, that Demonlander vitriol reserved purely for developing players, turns to Weideman. How about we give him the same opportunities we have OMac? Weideman is a very, very good footballer who will turn out to be a 200 game player. He also has Hogan and TMac to learn from. He will be fine. 

2

Disagree.

He will be much better than "fine" imo.

:p

(a couple of seasons and he will be a ripper)

Good win today Dees.

15 minutes ago, ProDee said:

Can you name these "top sides" for me ?

Hmmm I had to have an epic think but Richmond , cats, gws, weagles etc

3 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

Young Spargo has made it very, very hard for Jeffy to get back in...

Thought we were one tall too many today anyway with Weideman. 

16 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Based on what evidence?  We are six game into the season.

If you wanna go back to last season well flat track bullies don't beat Adelaide in Adelaide.

lol yeah he was taking the piz Tracca.

 

Neal bullen fumbly n ineffective. James harmes racked it up but did nothing with his possesions. 

Surely petracca n tim smith come in. 

8 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Was that supporter on the boundary in Gawns face bitten by a dog as well?

Think you might have the wrong end of the dog.

3 minutes ago, ding said:

lol yeah he was taking the piz Tracca.

 

Yes he was.

I'm a dill.

15 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

I thought terrible first half, mediocre second half. Bombers were appalling, we were just better for 1.5 qtrs. 

I won't argue with the first half; it was one of the worst I've witnessed in a long time.

But the second half was much, much better.  The Bombers were very poor but we smashed them all over the ground and, when we show some composure and lower our eyes, we use the ball well going forward.  Hopefully that's the footy we see more of in the coming weeks.

33 minutes ago, ProDee said:

Can you name these "top sides" for me ?

Richmond, Adelaide, Hawthorn, Sydney and probably West Coast.

I couldn't help but think it was a very Demonland game today -- a real mixed bag just about everything. The first half was a shocker, with clangers all over the joint, saved only by a couple of neat goals to the debutant Spargo. The third quarter was some of our best this year (and Essendon's worst). When Maxie kicked a goal with a banana deep in the pocket, I thought it was going to be our day. When Maxie kicked a second goal with a banana deep in the pocket, I knew it was going to be our day, which was confirmed when the Bombers should have had a kick after the siren at three-quarter time, but somehow managed to play on with only one second on the clock. I thought only the Demons could stuff things up like that! The final quarter had some nice moments, but also had the now-traditional fadeout in the last few minutes. We did enough to win that quarter, but also let the opposition have a few cheapies. Weideman clunking a couple of nice marks was either a sign of things to come, or a reminder that he was still on the field after a quiet game up to that point.

All in all, good to get the points and be back on the winners list, but whatever your disposition, you can find something to suit your view in this game!

Positives today:

TMac is back : gives us competitiveness

Brayshaw: one of the instigators in turning game around

OMac : Getting pretty ********* good

Nev : Geeaaaaaaaaaaat !

 

 

Jetta’s great tackle in the second quarter quickly followed up by a couple of pinpoint Melsham passes for goals turned the game for us. That was the kind of spark sorely missing the previous couple of weeks. Got the forward line mojo back.