GAME DAY: Melbourne vs Richmond - JLT #1

[Demon_spurs 1,717]

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

 

[Demonland 66,604]

Is JKH playing?

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

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

[hemingway 7,608]

Gee this looking likes half arsed effort. 

[Ethan Tremblay 28,573]

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? 

[Lord Travis 10,278]

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

[Demonland 66,604]

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

[sisso 2,409]

That shoulder looked nasty 

[Demon Dude 425]

tigers killing us with run. blokes loose everywhere.

[old dee 23,058]

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. 

[Ethan Tremblay 28,573]

2 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Is JKH playing?

Yep, he’s leading the corralling stat. 

[hemingway 7,608]

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

[buck_nekkid 5,590]

A lot of second tier players not pushing for the firsts with this effort,

[Wiseblood 24,636]

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.

[hemingway 7,608]

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

[Demonland 66,604]

If they had kicked straight this would be a massacre. 

[Demon_spurs 1,717]

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

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

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.

 

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

3 minutes ago, hemingway said:

More like a broken arm

Shoulder is strapped.

[Call Me What You Will 714]

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?

[Lord Travis 10,278]

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.

[Diamond_Jim 12,054]

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

[Clintosaurus 6,703]

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.

[JAG001 83]

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

[Fork 'em 6,583]

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.