GAMEDAY: Rd 18 vs West Coast Eagles

[FireInTheBennelly 4,072]

Funny old game. Jetta goes inside 50, not long after Fritsch marks in front of May, with Petty not far away.

Can't tell off the screen, is anyone playing in defense?

[Graeme Yeats' Mullet 6,775]

Give us the 5 easy ones we missed and we'd be a half decent team

Skills matter, who'd have thought?

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,819]

Great fight back.

Viney playing a great game.

Fritta doing a top job up forward.

Jetta getting amongst it as is Harmes.

Brilliant move Lewis up forward  (who ever would have thought).

Have been quite happy with Corey Wagner's game so far as will.

Edited July 21, 2019 by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

[Wiseblood 24,637]

Full credit to Goody and the coaching staff.  The move of both Lewis and Fritsch (from the first bounce) up forward has been a masterstroke and has contributed 5 of our 7 goals.

Can't fault the endeavour, the effort and the willingness to fight for the shirt.  The skills, especially under pressure, haven't always stood up but on the other hand we've played some ripping footy.

Fingers crossed we can keep it up and cause an upset!

[ProperDee 1,698]

Can’t please some of the fools,on here. Real bandwagoners.

[Leoncelli_36 2,264]

We’ve come from te clouds

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

We are beating them in all stats except centre clearances and frees ...just behind in contested.  Oh and obviously getting beaten on conversion...again.

[Deestroy All 14,265]

1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

Full credit to Goody and the coaching staff.  The move of both Lewis and Fritsch (from the first bounce) up forward has been a masterstroke and has contributed 5 of our 7 goals.

Can't fault the endeavour, the effort and the willingness to fight for the shirt.  The skills, especially under pressure, haven't always stood up but on the other hand we've played some ripping footy.

Fingers crossed we can keep it up and cause an upset!

Full credit yeah, taking 2 years to realise neither is a defender... lifetime of credits their, Goody, bravo. 

[Wiseblood 24,637]

2 minutes ago, Purple77 said:

I'm annoyed at you Goodwin.

Fritsch was always a forward. Always.

True potential wasted in the back line

When May, Lever, Jetta and Lewis were all out, we almost didn't have an option but to put him back.  Now that they're all back we have the freedom to stick him there.

[jimbo1982 94]

Relax guys, we’ve got this 

[forever demons 2,220]

our new star forward line fritter and lewis,good grief

[Old Bear 388]

59 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Jesus Lewis can’t even kick them. What a total waste of opportunities. 

He’s slightly off balance his wig is so large on the back of his head

[Wiseblood 24,637]

1 minute ago, Deestroy All said:

Full credit yeah, taking 2 years to realise neither is a defender... lifetime of credits their, Goody, bravo. 

 

1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

When May, Lever, Jetta and Lewis were all out, we almost didn't have an option but to put him back.  Now that they're all back we have the freedom to stick him there.

I agree - I've always felt he was a forward, but necessity predicated that we needed him elsewhere.  

Hopefully he now stays there.

[Earl Hood 6,086]

Umpires gave us a fair go that quarter and we kicked straightish to get back into it.

also I love how both Ryan and Rioli have flown on top of packs taking out defenders with no realistic attempt at the ball, allowing Their big forwards to Mark unopposed. OK by the umps it seems. 

[Bitter but optimistic 22,239]

FMD!!! 

We are a bizarre football team !!!!!

[olisik 4,060]

7 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Random question.  Why in our home game did a west coast fan toss the coin? 

I must say lewis is holding McGovern to account

 Because we are being paid a million bucks

[Purple77 1,001]

Just now, Wiseblood said:

When May, Lever, Jetta and Lewis were all out, we almost didn't have an option but to put him back.  Now that they're all back we have the freedom to stick him there.

I'm aware about the lack of personnel that prompted the move in the defense. But I'd argue that someone else should have been put back, given that our forward line was such a mess. Fritsch's foot skills didn't shine all that often back there, after all.

[Sigil 1,001]

4 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Full credit to Goody and the coaching staff.  The move of both Lewis and Fritsch (from the first bounce) up forward has been a masterstroke and has contributed 5 of our 7 goals.

Can't fault the endeavour, the effort and the willingness to fight for the shirt.  The skills, especially under pressure, haven't always stood up but on the other hand we've played some ripping footy.

Fingers crossed we can keep it up and cause an upset!

Fritsch in the forward line is full credit?

I'm not a wrist slasher, but lol.

[Redleg 40,899]

32 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Did I say we should sack him?

Perhaps one of our coaches should tell the players where the wind is going and how to kick for goal? Or perhaps we should practice our skills? Or maybe ANB shouldn’t be getting games when he’s so bad?

I mentioned the umpiring is a disgrace but so is our skills and defensive efforts and that is 100% on the coaches  

 

Jaded we usually agree on our team, but we are letting our players off by blaming the Coach for everything.

We have outplayed the Eagles who need to win for top four, with no forward line and horrendous umpiring. If we had kicked what we should we would be 5-6 goals up. Does the Coach get credit for that?

I blame the players for missing gimme goals today, like they have all year.

Goodwin has made mistakes but teams can’t win when they butcher the ball and we are according to stats the worst at it in history.

My god I am a fan of Petty but seriously 2 misses from 15 out straight in front. Lewis just missed from 5 metres out for his 3rd miss and was lucky to get another kick. 

The most important thing we need above all else is the ability to kick straight both at goal and passing.

I have to go now and buy another TV, because I have kicked this one to pieces.

PS. Senior players can work out the breeze after one shot. They are dumb.

Edited July 21, 2019 by Redleg

[Wiseblood 24,637]

Just now, Purple77 said:

I'm aware about the lack of personnel that prompted the move in the defense. But I'd argue that someone else should have been put back, given that our forward line was such a mess. Fritsch's foot skills didn't shine all that often back there, after all.

Who would you have put there?  With those guys out we were already forced to play Oscar, J Wagner etc down there.  We needed a little but of class and footy IQ.  Granted, he never always hit the target, but he did it more often than others.

[dazzledavey36 54,866]

If Lewis keeps playing like that as a defensive forward for the rest of the year and hits the scoreboard regularly does he stay another year?

[chook fowler 19,458]

Demonland should be appointed to the coaching panel- we have been advocating Fritsch to the forward line all  season.

[doc roet 1,287]

Who is this person someone else?

[Wiseblood 24,637]

1 minute ago, Sigil said:

Fritsch in the forward line is full credit?

I'm not a wrist slasher, but lol.

TROLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[picket fence 17,146]

Clarry Choo Choo gets held of the ball all the time but still has 20 odd possesions. I hope to God he never gets injured Woe if he ever does!! Why does Viney persist with trying to break every Friggen Tackle!???