MELBOURNE V SYDNEY – THE MONGREL REVIEW

I love this guy's analysis! My hat goes off to people who see the game in this detail, meanwhile I am busy shouting ball and getting excited when we score a goal!!

16 minutes ago, Salems Lot said:

meanwhile I am busy shouting ball and getting excited when we score a goal!!

What other way is there to watch the footy?

It's a great read, but not sure I agree with this bit,

" Plenty of late, hard hits, scuffles, following with the elbow when you lose out on a contested mark. Both teams played like they felt hard done by, which in turn created more scuffles, more malice, more venom in the contests."

It's not what I saw.

15 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

It's a great read, but not sure I agree with this bit,

" Plenty of late, hard hits, scuffles, following with the elbow when you lose out on a contested mark. Both teams played like they felt hard done by, which in turn created more scuffles, more malice, more venom in the contests."

It's not what I saw.

Yes i agree. This wasn’t a violent game at all. It was slick. 
there was some good pack marks, but I didn’t think it was spiteful 

33 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

It's a great read, but not sure I agree with this bit,

" Plenty of late, hard hits, scuffles, following with the elbow when you lose out on a contested mark. Both teams played like they felt hard done by, which in turn created more scuffles, more malice, more venom in the contests."

It's not what I saw.

This sounds like the rd 2 Brisbane game, but describing only Brisbane.

4 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Yes i agree. This wasn’t a violent game at all. It was slick. 
there was some good pack marks, but I didn’t think it was spiteful 

I thought Buddy played in several instances outside the rules, and is starting to impact his legacy

12 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

I thought Buddy played in several instances outside the rules, and is starting to impact his legacy

He is the ultimate protected species, including the reason he went to Sydney 

mongrel is an amazing website - very impressive analysis except I disagree Melbourne played "deliberately, cautiously".

We had serious play on intent with rapid ball movement looking to run through the corridor when possible, otherwise attacking via the flanks/pockets.

We lacked caution and played instinctive attacking football.

20 hours ago, In Harmes Way said:

I thought Buddy played in several instances outside the rules, and is starting to impact his legacy

My Dad and I had the same discussion at the ground during the game