GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne

[sisso 2,580]

We look the better side with our ball movement but we are making bloody hard work of it

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,200]

Our work rate  is good we need to settle more with the ball and show better composure with the first option. Just need to start taking our chances and break the game open. Weid, Lever, Trac are really leading the way in playing aggressive.Team who tires the most on a 4 day break will lose. 

[Deecisive 1,709]

what has happened to the umpiring of late. we got slaughtered everytme we touched a north player in the first quarter. countless frees against north were not paid, players legged, pushed out in marking contests, so many holding the balls not paid, is a disgrace and a blight on the game.

[Demonland 72,225]

Just now, dees189227 said:

Once again we are dominating inside 50s. 27-15 but just can't convert. 

This will cost us in a close game. 

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,841]

A lot if the inclusions - Hannan, Spargo, Rivers, Kossie are playing great games.

Jacko and Brayshaw have picked up where they left off last week.

Loving the Weid, but please nail those shots on goal.

[forever demons 2,220]

see ya melk you just wont put in you look scared

[Demonland 72,225]

We should be 3 or 4 goals up. 

[titan_uranus 25,020]

1 minute ago, bing181 said:

Bring back O'Mac. He's a role-player, and the defensive structure seems to work that much better, which is where their goals are coming from (breakdowns in the backline).

I was happy to back Tomlinson in after last week.

The goals aren't really coming from breakdowns in the backline though. One was from a Tomlinson error (not following Daw), one was from a free kick and vandenBerg's stupid 50. 

As with all of our opponents this year, we put ourselves under pressure with turnovers and inefficiency in our forward half.

1 minute ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Spargo also playing a good game.

But unfortunately you won't see that on here.

Agree.

Pleasing to see. He's the sort of player we need to come good. Can't rely on Pickett to do it all.

1 minute ago, MF-C said:

If people can't see how bad Tmac is then you need to get your eyes checked

He is crazy slow and has very little confidence 

Agree.

He's either unfit, or past it, or both.

[Redleg 40,946]

4 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Spargo also playing a good game.

But unfortunately you won't see that on here.

Agree.

[WA Demon Boy 966]

Just now, Demonland said:

We should be 3 or 4 goals up. 

keep this up and we will be 

can not drop off 

[leave it to deever 17,511]

Interesting disposal count with 50 more to the kangas and almost twice as many inside 50s to us.

Wont mention the free stats.

[leucopogon 1,519]

Spargo looks like he's paying for his career. Like his attack on the man and neat disposal.

[DemonLad5 1,642]

Weid has been so so good, just needs to convert 

[Wiseblood 24,637]

3 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

could we please put a tag on luke mcdonald?....21 disposals

He is playing a Matt Crouch game.  Getting heaps but not doing a whole lot with it.

[layzie 33,840]

 Yeah I agree Spargo is doing nice things 

[binman 43,060]

Such a dees performance. So much work. So little reward.

But if we maintain that level of pressure and take our chances we will open the roos up.

Weed fantastic.

Tmac has not miraculously got fit and mobile.

Tomlinson not a defender. And slow. Makes Omac looks like a greyhound.

Harmes goes out. A shadow of his best form. Not the brightest either.

VDB less bright. 

Jones good.

Lever terrific.

Rivers good.

Umpiring is simply atrocious. 

[darkhorse72 1,920]

The delivery into 50 is often bullet like which is hard to mark on the move.  But they looking and not bombing, so as long as our crumbles contest we'll tick over goals.

Umpiring is a bit meh, and yes carlton is right to complain with those decisions of holding the ball as it changed the whole momentum of their game.

[Adam The God 30,271]

Spargo has put just about all of Weideman's scores on a plate for him. Consistently helping our forward connection and being involved in scoring chains.

Melksham and Fritsch however, just yuck. Neither lay tackles and the opposition know this. The opposition also has no respect for McDonald who is so slow it's laughable, so that's three forwards who don't tackle enough. 

Petracca is trying to be too fancy at times. Love his pressure around the ball though. Gus is great on the outside and that longer goal was a ripper and important psychologically given we'd dominated them. Good to finally show it on the scoreboard.

Lever was brilliant that quarter. Needs to take the higher percentage spoil over the goal line sometimes, otherwise his intercepting was really important too.

Kozzie drops some simple marks. He's dropped a few easy chest marks this year and for mine is a bit fancy, which is fine if the output is there. Let's hope he properly gets amongst it in the second half.

Weid should have had 5 or 6 to half time. Simply has to improve his accuracy itherwise we will not win.

I know this is a strange season but we seem so sloppy and have still not clicked in any phase of the game, other than our defensive zoning set ups. Forward connection to Sammy has been reasonable though.

Edited August 9, 2020 by A F

[leave it to deever 17,511]

1 minute ago, titan_uranus said:

He is crazy slow and has very little confidence 

I had a front wheel drive Magna with a smaller turning circle.

[WA Demon Boy 966]

we need another good winger/someone with some outside polish so badly 

[Jjrogan 1,420]

Trac would be up there with Dustin Martin as one of the most fearsome players in the game if he could just hit those errant handballs and dinky kicks. It always seems just always 1-3 metres from being a ultra clean disposal.  He is great to watch regardless.

[Go the Biff 3,434]

2 minutes ago, layzie said:

That is fair enough Redleg but gee over the course of the year and even those games we've had some discipline issues.

Getting coathangered & not receiving a free has nothing to do with discipline.

I rarely get into the umpires but if this keeps up my TV screen is unlikely to survive this game

[Dame Gaga 2,453]

Just have to say it. How did Ricuitto and Del Santo get jobs.

[daisycutter 29,616]

1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

He is playing a Matt Crouch game.  Getting heaps but not doing a whole lot with it.

i'll take your word on that, i'm only listening on radio

[Graeme Yeats' Mullet 6,778]

Just now, Dame Gaga said:

Just have to say it. How did Ricuitto and Del Santo get jobs.

The pits... really the pits