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POSTGAME : Rd 18 vs Port Adelaide

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7 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

You're joking aren't you? Sparrow was good today.

Yes, Sparrow got a lot of the ball. But no, his decision making, momentum killing handballs and kicks, and getting in the way of his team mates was really, really bad. And he has done this for many weeks in a row. 

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    49 minutes ago, layzie said:

    When's the loading end party?

    Round 20. 

    Really terrific win today. Super proud of the boys.

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    4 minutes ago, Maldonboy38 said:

    Yes, Sparrow got a lot of the ball. But no, his decision making, momentum killing handballs and kicks, and getting in the way of his team mates was really, really bad. And he has done this for many weeks in a row. 

    Thought Sparrow was admirable in effort and reasonably good today in patches but his fundamentals are non AFL standard. 

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    Was lucky enough to be at the game today, why is was not our best performance we got the job done in warm conditions.

    After the game about 300 kids wanted a photo with Kozzy and he spent at least 30 minutes taking selfies and signing autographs. He was due for a big day out and delivered.

     

     

     

     

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    Kudos to ANB in the pocket for extracting the ball from somewhere in the Earth’s core to feed out a handball that led to a goal at a vital time. 

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    36 minutes ago, CYB said:

    You can lose it in a heart beat but takes ages to build . 

    Edited by Queanbeyan Demon
    This his is not the forum to be speculating about my love life CYB

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    I’ve only read the first 3 pages, but surprised there hadn’t been a little more praise for Tomlinson. Thought he was pretty good today. Had one moment where he was out marked too easily, but otherwise he was really reliable. Played a good linkup role at times too. 

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    7 minutes ago, binman said:

    Round 20. 

    Really terrific win today. Super proud of the boys.

    Gutted it out BM.

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    lbourne Match Statistics (Sorted by Disposals) Coach: Simon Goodwin  
     
    Player K HB D M G B T HO GA I50 CL CG R50 FF FA AF SC
    Christian Petracca 17 13 30 7 0 0 2 0 3 7 10 4 4 0 2 100 141
    Jack Viney 18 10 28 6 0 0 3 0 1 2 3 8 2 3 1 104 71
    Ed Langdon 16 8 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 0 0 88 98
    Angus Brayshaw 13 6 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 1 69 77
    James Jordon 13 6 19 6 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 4 2 0 0 81 71
    Steven May 16 2 18 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 1 0 69 89
    Tom Sparrow 12 6 18 6 0 0 6 0 1 4 1 5 1 0 1 87 68
    James Harmes 6 11 17 1 0 0 8 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 75 76
    Charlie Spargo 10 7 17 6 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 67 54
    Max Gawn 8 8 16 6 0 0 0 18 0 2 3 3 0 2 1 75 50
    Christian Salem 11 5 16 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 57 63
    Adam Tomlinson 7 8 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 58 81
    Bayley Fritsch 9 6 15 5 2 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 78 101
    Michael Hibberd 12 2 14 8 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 76 74
    Ben Brown 9 5 14 8 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 78 97
    Alex N-Bullen 7 7 14 4 0 0 3 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 59 62
    Kysaiah Pickett 13 1 14 2 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 82 110
    Luke Jackson 5 8 13 3 1 1 5 13 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 78 94
    Trent Rivers 4 7 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 35 31
    Jake Lever 4 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 26 30
    Jake Melksham 4 2 6 3 1 0 7 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 60 61
    Toby Bedford 2 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1

     

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    5 minutes ago, adonski said:

    Thought Sparrow was admirable in effort and reasonably good today in patches but his fundamentals are non AFL standard. 

    Must have been watching a different game to me. He missed basic handballs when we are surging forward, his kicking is suspect, and he continually handballs to opposition in congestion in the guts. 

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    My observations from being at the game. ANB was big, just relentless pressure. Hibberd was great, Viney was strong as usual, Tommo looked composed, Brown competed hard and obviously Kozi was amazing. It was quite warm sitting in the sun all day and the boys looked stuffed early in the 3rd, so great to take control and win comfortably in the end. Pro Dees crowd despite lots of Adelaide people living in Alice. 

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    Far out. A significant bunch of posters went into this game telling us about how Port was in form, we were not in form, we weren't playing well and that we would likely lose.

    We then proceed to win, and those same posters then complain about the way we won.

    FFS. If you thought we were going to lose before the game, you should be celebrating right now.

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    1 hour ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    Fair dinkum, it’s hard to please some people. Those who want to keep digging for negatives good luck to you, Mondays are always better with a win.

    No one said doing a repeat is easy, most should be happy we are at least giving ourselves a chance. 
     

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    1 minute ago, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

    Must have been watching a different game to me. He missed basic handballs when we are surging forward, his kicking is suspect, and he continually handballs to opposition in congestion in the guts. 

    I think we agree then??

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    14 minutes ago, Grapeviney said:

    Aside from winning us the match, great to see Kozzy lighting up in front of a large crowd of Aboriginal admirers.

    What a day to turn it on! 

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    It's the only time I haven't cringed with the "Oi, Oi, Oi" chant. "Kozzie, Kozzie, Kozzie, Oi, Oi, Oi" was music to my ears.

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    6 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

    Was lucky enough to be at the game today, why is was not our best performance we got the job done in warm conditions.

    After the game about 300 kids wanted a photo with Kozzy and he spent at least 30 minutes taking selfies and signing autographs. He was due for a big day out and delivered.

     

     

     

     

     

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    Good on you mate, that's what this game is all about!

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    2 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    Far out. A significant bunch of posters went into this game telling us about how Port was in form, we were not in form, we weren't playing well and that we would likely lose.

    We then proceed to win, and those same posters then complain about the way we won.

    FFS. If you thought we were going to lose before the game, you should be celebrating right now.

    Nuffies who will never be satisfied

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    Good win. We weren’t great but the slingshot goals were promising. We are still really tight with our ball movement so I wonder how we will go against the slick Dogs.

    But we needed that and thanks to the backline, Kozzi, Viney, Track and Langdon.

    And Brown was better and so was Tommo. 

    Edited by rpfc

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    I've only seen patches of the game but will hopefully catch the replay later on.

    Got belted in the clearances which is disappointing but not altogether unexpected for our first game without Oliver in years. Obviously Pickett's game is a massive positive, not just for its outrageous quality but just to see him getting back into form. Brown's stats suggest he played his best game for a long time, which is also a positive. Lever's potential injury is a scare but happily Tomlinson looks like he's in good enough form to keep playing seniors if required.

    Major room for improvement in the middle, and the Dogs are not a good opponent to come up against if we're not on song in that area of the ground, but we get Oliver back and Gawn and Jackson surely will find form at some point.

    But with the flatness of the ladder from 1st to 7th,  a win today helps solidify our buffer. Over the last three weeks only Geelong and Collingwood have managed not to drop a game you'd expect them to win. The rest of our top 4/8 competitors have dropped at least one. Our only loss was to Geelong, unbeaten for two months and down the highway. We're not as far off it as some think.

    Meanwhile today Port were a B-grade ruckman short of full strength who have to treat almost every game as an elimination final, we were missing the league's best player and two structurally critical players at both ends of the ground, playing a one-off 22-degree game in the middle of winter (warm enough for Langdon to go the short sleeves!), went goalless in the first quarter and fell behind in the third, but had the game put to bed halfway into the fourth with a solid 31 point lead. This wasn't a walk in the park game going in - almost no game for any side is - but we did precisely what we needed to do, and more.

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    7 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    Far out. A significant bunch of posters went into this game telling us about how Port was in form, we were not in form, we weren't playing well and that we would likely lose.

    We then proceed to win, and those same posters then complain about the way we won.

    FFS. If you thought we were going to lose before the game, you should be celebrating right now.

    And you went from attacking posters before the game to attacking posters after the game, can't you just be happy with a win?

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    How good was that. Pumped for Kozzi. Looked like players from both teams were cooked in the heat. Will be against us travelling and -2 days from Bulldogs, so hopefully some light training.

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    24 minutes ago, Grapeviney said:

    Aside from winning us the match, great to see Kozzy lighting up in front of a large crowd of Aboriginal admirers.

    What a day to turn it on! 

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    Epic photo thanks GV

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    5 minutes ago, BenF said:

    And you went from attacking posters before the game to attacking posters after the game, can't you just be happy with a win?

    "Attacking"? Where?

    I'm expressing general frustration here at a group of posters (no one in particular) who prior to the game said we were going to lose and then after the win complained about the manner of our win. It's inherently inconsistent, but all too common on Demonland.

    Edit: read my other post above yours, you'll see I'm very happy with the win.

    Edited by titan_uranus

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