GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne

[Graeme Yeats' Mullet 6,778]

Just now, DemonLad5 said:

Can we win a single centre clearance ?

Haven't had to shark taps for a while... (years)

[Demonland 73,164]

2 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

We will run over them this half

Only a quarter to go. 

[FireInTheBennelly 4,099]

4 minutes ago, Satan said:

shocked a free

He thought twice about paying it

[dees189227 12,401]

Ok 16 point lead. We can do this. They are 2 down and on the bench and thompson looked proppy as well. We kicked a bit better. 

Come on boys bring it home!

[Jaded No More 68,974]

1 minute ago, DemonLad5 said:

Can we win a single centre clearance ?

To be fair we are getting demolished in the ruck which we are very confused about clearly. We are used to losing clearances when we have a dominant ruckman. It’s all too hard. 

[Demonland 73,164]

I imagine the Shane Warne aftershave smells like darts and stale [censored]. 

[titan_uranus 25,045]

Just now, loges said:

They're down on the bench aren't they?

They're at least one down (Bonar), possibly two (Anderson).

They're also fatiguing, coming off a 4 day break, but so are we.

Our fitness, and our 1 or 2 more players on the bench, should see us run the game out better.

But we must keep our midfield effort up, cannot let them waltz from centre clearances, and must convert when going inside.

[Gawndy the Great 9,011]

1 minute ago, DemonLad5 said:

Can we win a single centre clearance ?

They are 2nd guessing themselves in the middle. They need a summer of stoppage work to maximise Gawn and what looks like LJs tap work

[WERRIDEE 5,518]

Dogga, Kossie, Weid and especially Trac are killing it. Spargo a surprise. Keep it up Dees bury them.

Edited August 9, 2020 by WERRIDEE

[Bates Mate 4,510]

Should be a comfortable victory, but we all know this will be a last minute heartbreak or victory that takes another 5 years off our lives

[layzie 34,014]

6 minutes ago, FireInTheBennelly said:

Are you suggesting we have our mojo back?

So glad someone got it!

[Engorged Onion 10,223]

Just now, titan_uranus said:

They're at least one down (Bonar), possibly two (Anderson).

They're also fatiguing, coming off a 4 day break, but so are we.

Our fitness, and our 1 or 2 more players on the bench, should see us run the game out better.

But we must keep our midfield effort up, cannot let them waltz from centre clearances, and must convert when going inside.

All things that all teams strive to do all the time.

[Wiseblood 24,637]

1 minute ago, titan_uranus said:

We're playing with 20.

Jones and TMac are giving us absolute donuts.

Barring a massive last quarter, neither should hold their spots. 

The Roos stink. We should be 6+ goals up.

The only saving grace to not being 6+ goals up is that we hopefully won't slack off in the fourth and keep working hard. When our work rate is up, the ball spends most of the time in our forward half and North struggle to score.

Loving Oliver and Petracca's work. And Spargo is doing well.

Slightly harsh on Tom Mac.  I'm no fan, and think he should go back out when Gawn returns, but he worked his way into the game as has 10 touches to go with 5 tackles.  He normally wouldn't lay 5 tackles in a month of games.  He certainly hasn't been our worst.

[Cheap Seats 3,310]

4 minutes ago, Jaded said:

This is a shocking watch save for the Trac and Oliver show 

Dont watch it then.

Oh wait it's demonland my bad

[Brownie 5,988]

2 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

We did better on the scoreboard that term, but we aren't home.  We need to put the foot down like last week.

However, I think we are showing better signs going forward.  We are taking more right options which is resulting in us hitting players on the lead, something we weren't doing enough of earlier in the season.

But last term coming up but I'm backing us in to see it through.

I just dont understand our continual kicking into the forward pockets.

The number of times we've had players leading front and centre 40 out and we'll ignore them and go to the boundary.

[leave it to deever 17,521]

2 minutes ago, loges said:

They're down on the bench aren't they?

2

[Pates 9,660]

Massive last quarter coming here, big first goal coming. 

[3183 Dee 2,907]

It’s starting to come together, but we should be 5 goals clear by now.

Much better coming out of our D50.

COME ON BOYS!!!!

 

[titan_uranus 25,045]

Just now, Engorged Onion said:

All things that all teams strive to do all the time.

They're fundamentals and we have flagged in those areas a bit today.

Just now, Wiseblood said:

Slightly harsh on Tom Mac.  I'm no fan, and think he should go back out when Gawn returns, but he worked his way into the game as has 10 touches to go with 5 tackles.  He normally wouldn't lay 5 tackles in a month of games.  He certainly hasn't been our worst.

The tackling is essential. He keeps fumbling it and giving it back to the Roos.

IMO, he's been terrible.

[praha 11,240]

2 minutes ago, Demonland said:

I imagine the Shane Warne aftershave smells like darts and stale [censored]. 

so no difference for me then. 

[leave it to deever 17,521]

Wheres the woo hoo man?

[Jaded No More 68,974]

Viney looks unhappy 

[dpositive 1,698]

Zxradio commentators haven't mentioned umpires but saying Melbourne just the better side, but not saying much

 

[pineapple dee 2,892]

47 minutes ago, FireInTheBennelly said:

When did we last get a free for holding?

First free of the game was a holding free to Oliver. At that point the umpires said ' Okay, our job is done we've paid a free to Melbourne. We don't have to pay them any more frees. " And so it has panned out. 

The umpires have to be kidding surely!!!

[Wiseblood 24,637]

Roos two players down.  Zero excuse from here.