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GAME DAY: Melbourne vs Richmond - JLT #1

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I don't understand the shepherding in the ruck rule at all

 

 

Garlett shoulder? Oh man. He was looking like he might get a spot too.

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    Just now, Dappa Dan said:

    Garlett shoulder? Oh man. He was looking like he might get a spot too.

    Based on his five possessions in one half of a JLT game? 


    Good first quarter. Poor effort since. A lot of our depth players are clearly a level below the standard required.

     
    2 minutes ago, hemingway said:

    Dees very ragged and being at ground level. And sport to day it but Petracca looks slow, overweight and not that interested. 

    Funny Ernest I watched him last week and while he had a reasonable game I thought he looked overweight in that game. For part of the first quarter I keep wonder who was the new overweight guy in no. 5. 


    2 minutes ago, Dappa Dan said:

    Garlett shoulder? Oh man. He was looking like he might get a spot too.

    More like a broken arm

    Just now, Lord Travis said:

    Good first quarter. Poor effort since. A lot of our depth players are clearly a level below the standard required.

    Harsh assessment for the first game of the year in 35 degree heat.  Plus we're playing a pretty much full strength Richmond side.  This was always going to happen.

    The one thing we're struggling with at the minute though is the ball hitting the deck.  They are picking it off with ease which is allowing them to do as they please.

    Thank goodness the commentators are at least smart enough to acknowledge the players we have missing and how it's impressive we are as close at the minute.

    1 minute ago, old dee said:

    Funny Ernest I watched him last week and while he had a reasonable game I thought he looked overweight in that game. For part of the first quarter I keep wonder who was the new overweight guy in no. 5. 

    His backside is his most prominent feature OD


    5 minutes ago, Demon_spurs said:

    I don't understand the shepherding in the ruck rule at all

     

    And shepherding in the marking contest either

    2 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Based on his five possessions in one half of a JLT game? 

    More about the lack of form of some of the other small forwards. He's done a few good things.

     

    3 minutes ago, hemingway said:

    More like a broken arm

    Shoulder is strapped.

    Dunstall has just said it all - nearly half the team out, and most of our best players. No panics yet. Of course Dermie tries to intellectualise an opposite view. Absolutely no idea what he said or what he meant?

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    JKH must not play senior football this year. Great trainer, good vfl player, but he has continual proven over the last half decade that he is not up to afl standard.

    2 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

    Good first quarter. Poor effort since. A lot of our depth players are clearly a level below the standard required.

    still a while to go but that to me is what is the most disappointing.

    much the same as last year when injuries opened up some mid field spots.

    You would hope one or two would push for selection

    Not sure how anyone is bothered by this. Only thing to be concerned about is Jeffy.

    Richmond are the arsiest team in history, using a low skill game plan.

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    1 minute ago, Demonland said:

    If they had kicked straight this would be a massacre. 

    Melbourne after 1/4 time look like an absolute rabble.

    For Goodie I can see any value in the game at all

    3 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    We're just bombing it to contests. This is not good. 

    That's the game plan man.
    Goody calls it chaos ball.
    I call it mindless rubbish.


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