6 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

Hand is nowhere near it in that second shot....easy goal decision

Sadly his* hand was near it !! 

🤣

*review person

Smith has been super. 

BBB is our number 1 key forward

Still amazed Bowey is a 3rd gamer he is so clean and composed. 

 

Looks like some players have decided to take the bye this week

Was there any wind advantage that quarter?

6 minutes ago, monoccular said:

BBB - score review.  What was the call?  Cant see evidence of touch.   

P1ssweak technology AFL.

Just do something about it Gil you prancing polo pony

I'd say the sound was the players hand hitting bb's foot but bc the video was so pathetic they couldn't isolate it

AFL is a multi billion$ industry and we put up with crap technology

31 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

Why is may out please?

General soreness be back next week.

Backline needs to work out there structure better to many loose players, mids need to lift round the ball, crows getting to many touches, fwd line good work from limited chances 

Edited August 15, 20213 yr by Garbo

Big Ben Brown is the forward we have been screaming out for...

Thank you footy gods..

Fritsch and Pickett have 0 possessions, 1 free against and 1 fifty mtr penalty conceded between the two of them.

Funny how BBB was one of my most hated players in the competition 12 months ago and now one of my favorites for doing the exact same thing. 

2 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Fritsch is a dumb footballer sometimes

Needs to pull his finger out - would be the logical out for TMc .

Already behind VDB medical sub in DT points -3.

Not surprising we started slow. Lucky to be in front. Jackson is pure class we have to do everything we can to keep. Potentially best player on our list and he only 19

Clearly we are semi resting Oliver and Trac. They’re barely in any of the centre bounces. 
Playing with fire. But also understandable. 

Midfield possessions

Adelaide 30

Melb 13

ffs they're lazy sometimes

1 minute ago, Rusty Nails said:

Needed the extra pre season though Chook.  Multiple leads, strength in contest and ground ball follow up.  Might play in our favour now touch wood.

Good point. He's in better physical shape now than he was then, so probs a good move all said.

Picket , Fritsch, Petracca and Brayshaw 3 touches between them….ugh! 

The obvious question is, why don’t we bring our pressure game every opening quarter? The obvious statement is, Joel Smith has been our best so far. 

Not bad.

We’re absorbing the pressure well and using BBB as we should.

Fritta seems to be stoned.

I’ll take leading at quarter time considering that was one of our worst efforts so far, poor defensive pressure, loopy handballs and when we did kick the ball we tended to just bombed it with the wind. 🤦🏼‍♂️

Just now, Garbo said:

Backline needs to work out there structure better to many loose players, mids need to lift round the ball, crows getting to many touches 

Mids need to lift definitely! Run is also down. Let’s see what happens this quarter.

Mids getting taught a lesson. Harmes jogging after blokes. So frustrating

Ah that's right, there's no holding the ball, and there's  no illegal disposal...

Just now, John Crow Batty said:

Picket , Fritsch, Petracca and Brayshaw 3 touches between them….ugh! 

We are playing a lot more through the Langdon wing today which explains why Gus isn’t having a lot of it. 
Nice to see Ed with some touch. 

Just now, John Crow Batty said:

Picket , Fritsch, Petracca and Brayshaw 3 touches between them….ugh! 

Brayshaw still doing good things without the footy, but everyone else (particularly Kozzy and Fritsch) need to lift.

6 minutes ago, BDA said:

the footage was inconclusive but the umpire had called tocuhed. video ref coudln;t overturn

player touched lower leg maybe. no way the ball. enough to overturn ump ffs