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Behinds, behinds, behinds, a real worry!

One day we are going to be beaten by a team scoring 5 goals: 0 behinds to our 0 goals: 29 behinds (or similar).
 

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11 minutes ago, Dee Dee said:

Behinds, behinds, behinds, a real worry!

One day we are going to be beaten by a team scoring 5 goals: 0 behinds to our 0 goals: 29 behinds (or similar).
 

Lol no we won't! We'll still keep them to 3 goals, 10 points.

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1 hour ago, rpfc said:

Coz it’s Steven effing May…

Correct.

When you are the best FB in the league by the length of the Flemington straight, it's ok if you make a mistake.

Also the correlation between May making mistakes and Smith being in the side are not lost on anyone. 

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Just had a look back at the stats, Clayton is a genuine beast!

Thought dunstan worked his way into the game nicely as well, great depth going forward.

Go Dees!!  

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In his press conf Goodwin spoke about Weideman.  One comment was that he took his opportunities.  He said a significant point was when we were 4.16 and the pressure was on the next player having a shot.  Weideman was that player.  He absorbed the pressure and slotted it. 

Nailing a goal under pressure like that is another big step in his development.

Regardless of what folks think his faults are I doubt he is being dropped any time soon.

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6 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

In his press conf Goodwin spoke about Weideman.  One comment was that he took his opportunities.  He said a significant point was when we were 4.16 and the pressure was on the next player having a shot.  Weideman was that player.  He absorbed the pressure and slotted it. 

Nailing a goal under pressure like that is another big step in his development.

Regardless of what folks think his faults are I doubt he is being dropped any time soon.

That’s one improvement in his game. A couple of years ago he would have missed it.

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On 4/25/2022 at 2:51 PM, old dee said:

If he was drafted at 49 and called Sam Smith he would gone by now.

That's complete bs old dee. You honestly think he is still on the list only because he was pick 9 and is a Weideman? You think Goody et al are that shallow?

The fact he's now contibuting and the FD dropped Tmac for him shows his value

It's still early days. Let's see how the season pans out

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3 hours ago, durango said:

I have watched the replay and ANB kicking and disposal was poor he had at least 4 getable shots at goal.

Some on this site have criticised J Smith for his handball to Lynch yet when other players have a poor handall like May in the 3rd quarter resulting in a Riewoldt goal nothing was said.

Runs on the board mate

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24 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

In his press conf Goodwin spoke about Weideman.  One comment was that he took his opportunities.  He said a significant point was when we were 4.16 and the pressure was on the next player having a shot.  Weideman was that player.  He absorbed the pressure and slotted it. 

Nailing a goal under pressure like that is another big step in his development.

Regardless of what folks think his faults are I doubt he is being dropped any time soon.

I thought that ta the time too - big pressure goal considering the number of misses to that point. We then kicked 3 or so goals in the next few minutes and iced the game.

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17 hours ago, old dee said:

And he is now very liable with set shots. 

Yes OD have noticed his preparation is now a well timed method. Dare i say that unit that plays at FF for Cats.

When you get the big boys saying how hard to match up on.

And OD, Weideman got a good left foot too..

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1 hour ago, Lucifers Hero said:

In his press conf Goodwin spoke about Weideman.  One comment was that he took his opportunities.  He said a significant point was when we were 4.16 and the pressure was on the next player having a shot.  Weideman was that player.  He absorbed the pressure and slotted it. 

Yes. I gave a big thumbs up to Weideman then. (I hope he will treasure that.) At a time when it seemed like goals were impossible, where even a player running into an open goal might manage to stub their toe and have the ball roll out of bounds, Weideman nailed the pressure shot. Well done Weid. Now take 9 grabs next week and kick 6.1

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6-0 to start out defence of the flag I will take in any season. Just as I will enjoy getting the 4 points in any H&A game.

Did I find it frustrating to see so many gettable goals turned into points? I sure did but on replay I managed to put that aspect of the game aside and watch the way we controlled the game building on a rock solid defence and moving the ball well through the midfield. Always looked to be winners. I also think that the players and coaches will learn a lot from that game as the Tiges look to be in damage control from the very early stages of the game and looked to keep numbers behind the ball and not allow us any space to work in in our forward 50. 

A couple of critical players missing out through H&S protocols and we slotted in a couple of others on the list and the team just accepted what it was on got on with the game.

Smith and Dunstan were both more than adequate during the game And have given the list a boost with regard to depth. With just 3 on the injury list at the moment we have unrivaled quality depth available to cover any requirements.

Enjoyed the games from Oliver, Langdon, Jordon, Sparrow and Hunt. 

Bowey has been so consistently good over the journey of his 13 undefeated games, that I must admit to taking his game a bit for granted. Tackles well and always looks to have plenty of time when he ha the ball in hand. 

On to Hawthorn.... 7-0? Yes please!

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20 hours ago, Cards13 said:

I mentioned in game day but seeing it live the closing speed of our defenders is very impressive. Hunt and Smith have limitations for sure but I don't see them going out for another player who doesn't have the same ability to close down space or spoil that puts huge pressure on the opposition. 

We can wear some slip ups from those 2 but we can't replace the value of the above.

The Tomo's and maybe Hibbs become back ups and only come in for injuries.

Hibbo has not been slow at any of his footy with us other than for one season 2020.

His talent is very good at most skills in the game and thsts enabled him to be a warrior like in the Finals year. 

I don't discount the speed of both Hunty and Smithy in closing speed and that is special but not a must play attribute that keeps them in the team. 

Hunty played just best game defensively in his 100th vs Tigers and he was most unlucky on the season to miss out with injury. 

Smithy had improved a lot from last year but still has the brain fade and footy nous Clanger so that only he can produce. To be fair they are rarer and rarer these days and credit to him and the coaches as he is getting an injury free tun he deserves to make a fist of it.

We are so fortunate to have all three who  each brings different skill sets for us to enjoy and appreciate along with the AA others snd youngsters Petty Bowey and Riv.

Under 10 goals a game conceded is extraordinary considering our availability this season. 

Coaches  take a bow please 


 

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How good a player has Bayley Fritsch become? His two goals broke the game open. He had a pretty “quiet” game but could still easily have had 5 - he was rarely inaccurate (2.2) and gave one off to Petracca. I can’t think of a player who does more damage with such a low disposal count in our team.

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