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16 hours ago, dee-tox said:

May - Rock solid defence

Harmes - Hard running + goals

Petracca - 48% disposal efficiency?

Jackson - Marks both ends

Viney - Effective at clearances

Lever - Quiet first game 

Spargo - Played his role

Brayshaw - Solid and effective

Gawn - Back in town

Oliver - Not his best

Langdon - One of our best

Bowey - Much quieter tonight

Tomlinson - Very, very quiet

Jordon - Career best game?

Rivers - Doesn't look 100%

TMac - Hardly sighted

Weide - Well blanketed

Hunt - Bright start, faded

ANB - Played his role

Fritta - Leading goalkicker + chasing

Sparrow - Some good clearances

Kozzie - Only little glimpses

I'll take it, good job. 

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Posted (edited)
6 hours ago, loges said:

Maybe, however Weid has shown himself not to be reliable.

Will blossom soon

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glass half full
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Posted (edited)
5 hours ago, Sydee said:

Right there is your problem - nobody knows what he can consistently deliver because even when he has given consecutive games he failed to lock down a position - so we really have no clear idea what his "known form" is

I'm not saying he doesn't deserve another crack next week just that we should not be reconfiguring our whole forward structure around him - he needs to find a way to work with any structure , any week 

My personal view is that he looks a significantly better player when allowed to run onto the ball (leading with space in front) - he is very easily pushed aside by key defenders and is never going to succeed relying on contested marking. If there is away to free up that space without compromising the ability of other forwards to contribute then great. Fritta seems to be able to make this work with astute timing for his leads and clever positioning around the drop of the ball. 

One of the big challenges for Sam is to ensure that each time he takes the field he walks off having made a meaningful contribution as is the case with the whole squad. This doesn't always have to be measured on goals kicked but the gap between Sam's better games and poorer performances remains significant 

Yeah as I have said, here and on the old Ology  ,Weid leads well and can kick it too.

If you can't catch it under pressure and you have had years and years of time to establish a place in the mix then you are either  just depth ,waiting for someone to retire or a list clogger.

How long did they pick Weid at the expense of BBB  before he got a chance and took it?

The" give him a chance" argument is laughably back to front

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Posted
On 4/7/2022 at 10:14 PM, binman said:

Super professional win

Spot on Bin. An absolute defensive masterclass. That last quarter was just us conserving energy - we had closed shop by then.

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Posted (edited)
20 hours ago, willmoy said:

Weideman drew a lot of attention from a spruced up backline of Port.

Two multiple goal kickers in our forward half.

His first half was good. He did a lot of work up the ground, a la McDonald. We hardly had the ball in the forward line in the last quarter and he played with pressure in the third. I think people judge him harshly for the wrong reasons on this site.

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Posted
23 hours ago, Sydee said:

Here's my 2 cents

 

May - much better performance

Harmes - reward for effort

Petracca - hard tag again

Jackson - solid game again

Viney - hard as nails

Lever - welcome back Rick

Spargo - not his best

Brayshaw - Mr reliable again

Gawn - destroyed his opposition

Oliver - well below best

Langdon - absolute running machine

Bowey - still hasn't lost

Tomlinson - not yet convinced

Jordon - really good game

Rivers - question on fitness 

TMac - second best forward

Weid - never got going

Hunt - clubs best golfer

ANB - second efforts great

Fritta - some good cameos

Sparrow - clone of Viney 

Kozzie - love his pressure

Spargo was terrific in the first half and always there with pressure and precise delivery in the last half. Boy, what does a player have to do?

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Posted
6 minutes ago, dieter said:

Spargo was terrific in the first half and always there with pressure and precise delivery in the last half. Boy, what does a player have to do?

Crumb a goal  (and hello Kozzie)


Posted
15 hours ago, Tarax Club said:

Will blossom soon

Have been waiting a Loooooong time!

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Posted
On 4/7/2022 at 10:58 PM, Supreme_Demon said:

Sorry but I gotta put in my 3 word comment for Sam Weideman.

Disappointing effort tonight.

 

After last week kicking 4 goals against Essendon I held high hopes he would contribute. I barely noticed him tonight.

That performance was regretfully and expectedly going to happen. He must adapt to putting in (at least) - because of the excellence of his teammates delivery to him - several consecutive games of earnest desire for the ball demonstrated by the one and two percenters should an outright mark not eventuate, novel leading to space and general lead directions, improved short-game passing by hand and foot, anticipated teamwork options. At the moment, he seems to be playing for himself, not the team about him in the crunches. Importantly in these processes, he must realise that he has an obligation to all, is accountable for ground space(s) and physically, should not tolerate being bumped or jostled out of his best line in his best presentation for the ball.

 

 

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On 4/8/2022 at 10:12 AM, Roost it far said:

Jordan: great wingman’s game

Sparrow: love how tough

Both were close to terrific! Folks, they're both still improving, as well!

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Posted
1 hour ago, Jontee said:

Crumb a goal  (and hello Kozzie)

Have you seen the scoreboard? 14 goals, both sides, for the game. Three blokes kicked 7 of them...

It was one of those nights. Port weren't bad, actually, just couldn't get their forwards organized.

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Posted
36 minutes ago, dieter said:

Have you seen the scoreboard? 14 goals, both sides, for the game. Three blokes kicked 7 of them...

It was one of those nights. Port weren't bad, actually, just couldn't get their forwards organized.

Last time I looked it was at the Adelaide oval.

Kozzies kicked 3 this year and Charlie has one.  No where near last years pace.

They have been excellent at the 1%ers but the 90%ers come first - kicking goals, which adds pressure on its own.

And in defense of Spargo I think he is playing higher up the ground.

And No I am not calling for either of them to be dropped.

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Posted
1 hour ago, Jontee said:

Last time I looked it was at the Adelaide oval.

Kozzies kicked 3 this year and Charlie has one.  No where near last years pace.

They have been excellent at the 1%ers but the 90%ers come first - kicking goals, which adds pressure on its own.

And in defense of Spargo I think he is playing higher up the ground.

And No I am not calling for either of them to be dropped.

We've had four comfortable wine: others have kicked the goals. Kozzie and Spargo are still vital cogs.

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Posted
2 hours ago, Jontee said:

Last time I looked it was at the Adelaide oval.

Kozzies kicked 3 this year and Charlie has one.  No where near last years pace.

They have been excellent at the 1%ers but the 90%ers come first - kicking goals, which adds pressure on its own.

And in defense of Spargo I think he is playing higher up the ground.

And No I am not calling for either of them to be dropped.

Spargo has twice in last 2 weeks been within 30 metres with open space and tried to pass to a player in the goalsquare 🤦🏻‍♂️  
3 words - kick the goal !!!

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Posted
4 hours ago, dieter said:

Have you seen the scoreboard? 14 goals, both sides, for the game. Three blokes kicked 7 of them...

It was one of those nights. Port weren't bad, actually, just couldn't get their forwards organized.

couldn't get their forwards organized. I would say weren't allowed to by the best organised defence in the league for years

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Posted
38 minutes ago, wizardinoz said:

Is Weid a poor man's Juice Newton?

I didn't have the nerve to say it

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Posted
4 hours ago, Jontee said:

Last time I looked it was at the Adelaide oval.

Kozzies kicked 3 this year and Charlie has one.  No where near last years pace.

They have been excellent at the 1%ers but the 90%ers come first - kicking goals, which adds pressure on its own.

And in defense of Spargo I think he is playing higher up the ground.

And No I am not calling for either of them to be dropped.

Kossie might benefit from dropping weight ( perhaps muscle)

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Posted
On 4/8/2022 at 12:41 PM, Redleg said:

That's how you destroy him.

Brown in and Tom managed, giving Weid another crack.

Weid just needs to get a few games and build confidence.

He could have kicked 6 last week.

Tom hasn't looked like that for  quite a while.

Our delivery into the forward line was poor last night and didn't help Weid.

Yea you make a good case.

I've changed my mind....sorry Tom.

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Posted
9 hours ago, RedLegs23 said:

Spot on Bin. An absolute defensive masterclass. That last quarter was just us conserving energy - we had closed shop by then.

Yea, I guess we know we don't need percentage when we keep winning. Keep racking them up.

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