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O'Mac is a much better defender when Lever is in the team based on 2018 results. Thou he is playing like crap and certainly needs to go back to the reserves. I would like to see him take on a forward/ruck role. Versatility is not a bad thing. I could see in the future 2020 that May may become a forward. In Preuss out Garlett. so far.

 
4 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

If May plays on Hogan, I expect the result of that single contest will be simplistically viewed by some as a proxy as to whether we "won" or lost on those two trades. 

Nonetheless will be an interesting dual. Watching Freo playing pa at the minute and Hogan shades of his better form. We miss him as someone that would run all the way down the ground to take a mark or crash a pack.

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    4 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    If May plays on Hogan, I expect the result of that single contest will be simplistically viewed by some as a proxy as to whether we "won" or lost on those two trades. 

    It is clear we lost on the trade irrespective of the match up. Hogan has taken more marks this year than our whole forward line. We gave up a high draft pick and May has only really played one game is yet to have a good game where he beats or even slows down an opponent.

     

    On 6/14/2019 at 10:05 AM, buck_nekkid said:

    I watched May fairly closely, and thought he had a really good game.  He added leadership to the back half, did a lot of little things, used his body well, positioned himself well and attacked the contests.  For a first game (I’m discounting the quarter he played earlier in the year), he gets a big tick from me.

    What right has May got to pretend to be a leader - he has not proved anything at this club yet. He is a mouthy blowhard who needs to focus on his own game if he is going to make it. He was not signed to tell others who have earned and played more games this year, what to do. May was not even a road bump slowing the pies path to the goals. Don't believe all the hyperbole about May. He is an ordinary footballer who will struggle to be best 22 next year. He does not read play well and is unable to lock down an opponent.

     
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    Freo were merciless today.  Reminded me of how we played the finals.

    Can't see us winning next week.  But I hope we bring some of the ferocity of our finals series.  If we don't Freo will smash us and not just on the scoreboard. ?

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    1 hour ago, Deehumanizing said:

    Hogan has taken more marks this year than our whole forward line.

    Hogan has 72. Melksham alone has 48. Then Tom Mac 43, Hunt 40 etc. etc.

    Just nonsense.

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    2 hours ago, Deehumanizing said:

    It is clear we lost on the trade irrespective of the match up. Hogan has taken more marks this year than our whole forward line. We gave up a high draft pick and May has only really played one game is yet to have a good game where he beats or even slows down an opponent.

     

    What right has May got to pretend to be a leader - he has not proved anything at this club yet. He is a mouthy blowhard who needs to focus on his own game if he is going to make it. He was not signed to tell others who have earned and played more games this year, what to do. May was not even a road bump slowing the pies path to the goals. Don't believe all the hyperbole about May. He is an ordinary footballer who will struggle to be best 22 next year. He does not read play well and is unable to lock down an opponent.

    Unless you know what he does around the club, I don’t think your views relating to his leadership are fully informed.  He provides leadership onfield in that back 6 by virtue of his experience.  Are you wanting JWags to lead the group? Hore?  I am not sucked in by others, I made my own judgements of his performance on the day.  I feel your view of his performance is overly harsh, and I wonder who you think will replace him in the best 22 next year?  Kielty?  Petty? OMac?  He and Lever are going to be important pillars of our defence for the next few years.  When they get co-ordinated and in synch, I can see them being lauded as perhaps the best defensive KP structure in the AFL.

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    13 hours ago, buck_nekkid said:

    Are you wanting JWags to lead the group? Hore?

    At least they are fit enough to get out on the field.

    14 hours ago, bing181 said:

    Hogan has 72. Melksham alone has 48. Then Tom Mac 43, Hunt 40 etc. etc.

     

    Melksham alone has not taken 48 marks this year. TMac has not taken 43 marks  and Hunt has not taken 40 marks this year. Do a google search

     

    Walters is going to have a day out playing on us. 

    Hogan would be licking his lips having moved to freo. 

    Most of us thought when he moved he wouldn’t get good delivery of the pill, welll how wrong were we. 

    Who would have thought we would be down the bottom of the ladder this season and freo would be above us!!!!!!


    34 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

    Walters is going to have a day out playing on us. 

    Hogan would be licking his lips having moved to freo. 

    Most of us thought when he moved he wouldn’t get good delivery of the pill, welll how wrong were we. 

    Who would have thought we would be down the bottom of the ladder this season and freo would be above us!!!!!!

    Somehow we’re actually favourites for this game according to Sportsbet.

    I’m not worried about Hogan. His goal kicking issues are just as bad and he’ll be too much inside his head to play well against us.

    Walters is a very good player but I feel Hibberd might be ok for him.

    I’m more worried about Fyfe and Hill.

    This game will be a real slog. It’ll be low scoring and if we win it’ll be less than 20pts. 

    10 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

    Somehow we’re actually favourites for this game according to Sportsbet.

    I’m not worried about Hogan. His goal kicking issues are just as bad and he’ll be too much inside his head to play well against us.

    Walters is a very good player but I feel Hibberd might be ok for him.

    I’m more worried about Fyfe and Hill.

    This game will be a real slog. It’ll be low scoring and if we win it’ll be less than 20pts. 

    Can’t believe we are favourites wtf is wrong with these betting agencies!!

    I am not that worried about Hogan but agree Fyfe, Hill and Walters are our main issues  

    Also I’m most worried about our own back yard in regards to our kicking, hand balling, marking and kicking for goal  

    if we continue the way we have this season then we are no chance  

     

    34 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

    Somehow we’re actually favourites for this game according to Sportsbet.

    I’m not worried about Hogan. His goal kicking issues are just as bad and he’ll be too much inside his head to play well against us.

    Walters is a very good player but I feel Hibberd might be ok for him.

    I’m more worried about Fyfe and Hill.

    This game will be a real slog. It’ll be low scoring and if we win it’ll be less than 20pts. 

    Agree that Hogan shouldn't be our biggest concern. 

    It's Walters that scares me most. He's a genuine superstar and we don't really have anyone who is fast enough or smart enough to deal with him. 

    1 hour ago, Redleg said:

    That is interesting. The midget Spargo has taken 23 marks to ANB 9 in the same amount of games. 

    To be fair though, ANB has had at least 2 games cut short with injury, not that that would make a difference of 14 marks of course.

     


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    2 hours ago, Redleg said:

    That is interesting. The midget Spargo has taken 23 marks to ANB 9 in the same amount of games. 

    Facts eh.

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    On 6/13/2019 at 11:07 PM, dazzledavey36 said:

    Stop it.. you are making far too much sense in this post ?

    Omac will be lucky to get another game this year if May and Lever put in those solid performance each week. They'll only get better with more match fitness too.

    Ok so what would O Mac attract as a trade??

    5 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

    Agree that Hogan shouldn't be our biggest concern. 

    It's Walters that scares me most. He's a genuine superstar and we don't really have anyone who is fast enough or smart enough to deal with him. 

    Hunt to play lock down role.... Oh wait a minute isn't he our leading goalkicker?? Yikes!!

    5 hours ago, At the break of Gawn said:

    Somehow we’re actually favourites for this game according to Sportsbet.

    I’m not worried about Hogan. His goal kicking issues are just as bad and he’ll be too much inside his head to play well against us.

    Walters is a very good player but I feel Hibberd might be ok for him.

    I’m more worried about Fyfe and Hill.

    This game will be a real slog. It’ll be low scoring and if we win it’ll be less than 20pts. 

    HIBBERD?? Has lost all pace NO NO NO!!

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    23 hours ago, Deehumanizing said:

    It is clear we lost on the trade irrespective of the match up. Hogan has taken more marks this year than our whole forward line. We gave up a high draft pick and May has only really played one game is yet to have a good game where he beats or even slows down an opponent.

     

    What right has May got to pretend to be a leader - he has not proved anything at this club yet. He is a mouthy blowhard who needs to focus on his own game if he is going to make it. He was not signed to tell others who have earned and played more games this year, what to do. May was not even a road bump slowing the pies path to the goals. Don't believe all the hyperbole about May. He is an ordinary footballer who will struggle to be best 22 next year. He does not read play well and is unable to lock down an opponent.

    GARBAGE, shows more leadership then Viney and possibly Jones ON FIELD! 

    2 hours ago, picket fence said:

    GARBAGE, shows more leadership then Viney and possibly Jones ON FIELD! 

    Both our captains tend to lead by example rather than on-field vocal coaching types a la Lewis & Hodge.

    And unfortunately, with the exception of Jones on a few occasions only, neither has been able to lead by example!

    On 6/15/2019 at 7:30 PM, Deehumanizing said:

    It is clear we lost on the trade irrespective of the match up. Hogan has taken more marks this year than our whole forward line. We gave up a high draft pick and May has only really played one game is yet to have a good game where he beats or even slows down an opponent.

    What right has May got to pretend to be a leader - he has not proved anything at this club yet. He is a mouthy blowhard who needs to focus on his own game if he is going to make it. He was not signed to tell others who have earned and played more games this year, what to do. May was not even a road bump slowing the pies path to the goals. Don't believe all the hyperbole about May. He is an ordinary footballer who will struggle to be best 22 next year. He does not read play well and is unable to lock down an opponent.

    This sentence, in this post. Is that irony, hypocrisy or both?

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    On 6/15/2019 at 7:30 PM, Deehumanizing said:

    It is clear we lost on the trade irrespective of the match up. Hogan has taken more marks this year than our whole forward line.

    I reckon you have been caught out.

    10 minutes ago, drysdale demon said:

    I reckon you have been caught out.

    not really - check out marks in our forward line that end in goals.


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