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3 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

Seen more in the past 2 weeks than I have in the past 20 years mostly from Lachie Hunter but others getting involved. Is it a new clever tactic or just larising? . Came off a couple of times but soo bad when it dosen't 

Lachie Hunter an absolute specialist at it, haven't seen him f one up yet.

95 percent off the grubber handballs we attenpt pay off aswell.

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39 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

Seen more in the past 2 weeks than I have in the past 20 years mostly from Lachie Hunter but others getting involved. Is it a new clever tactic or just larising? . Came off a couple of times but soo bad when it dosen't 

Larising has to be one of the best words in the english language. I quite like the grubber handball.

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1 minute ago, Demonstone said:

The only bad thing about them is the stupid name they've been given by the commentators.

I don't think the bouncing handballs actually go under the ground.

Right. Otherwise, the stat for gathering an “underground handball” would be an “underground ball get”. 

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I don’t mind it from the wingers when it’s boundary side. Seems like a low risk attempt at keeping the ball moving.

At least we can’t be accused of not trying to evolve with the game. Sometimes it’s hard to notice in game, when I’m too busy abusing the umpires and fretting about the scoreboard. Credit to the coaching department for trying new things.

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I really like the bounce handball. And Hunter is really good at it.

When the opposition is closing down the ball carrier, he can’t handball through him. So it’s over, under or around. Over is very risky because in getting it high enough, it takes so long to come back down that the recipient will get crunched. We used to call them “hospital handballs”, remember? Going around the opponent is often hampered by the boundary line on one side and other closing opponents on the other.

Vive le handball de rebond.  
 

(Hey, @Demonstone I found the new name.)

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9 hours ago, Demon Dynasty said:

A number of Doggies used this to aplomb in their 2016 premiership year.  Probably more about execution.  Was ANB also using it tonight?  Sparrow?

'My boy' JMcV, I think?

I like 'em. Get to the receiver quickly, and with 'easily' created end-over-end bounce they seem relatively easy to gather.

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57 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

'My boy' JMcV, I think?

I like 'em. Get to the receiver quickly, and with 'easily' created end-over-end bounce they seem relatively easy to gather.

Sounds good to me TR.... im all in as long as the user has got it down pat

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1 hour ago, Demonstone said:

The only bad thing about them is the stupid name they've been given by the commentators.

I don't think the bouncing handballs actually go under the ground.

Think again DS

Doc's explanation of time travel in "Back to the Future" tells us that the "underground" handball is not only plausible but may well transcend time and stop the game for a nano second,  thereby confusing oncoming opponent and providing receiver with more time to assess and gather...

Doc Brown GIF by Back to the Future Trilogy

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2 hours ago, Demonstone said:

The only bad thing about them is the stupid name they've been given by the commentators.

I don't think the bouncing handballs actually go under the ground.

Up to there usual quality Demonstone!

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Great when they work, no so when they don’t. Handy way of avoiding extreme pressure. Still room for more cohesive tapping of the ball on especially up forward.

Hunter’s smarts and bag of tricks is handy but it’s also a reflection that he can’t break the lines at all any more. Could only find room for 6 kicks last night and most weren’t effective.

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On 4/25/2023 at 11:55 AM, DeeSpencer said:

Great when they work, no so when they don’t. Handy way of avoiding extreme pressure. Still room for more cohesive tapping of the ball on especially up forward.

Hunter’s smarts and bag of tricks is handy but it’s also a reflection that he can’t break the lines at all any more. Could only find room for 6 kicks last night and most weren’t effective.

He never broke the lines, was always an accumulator on connection and smart play-maker. Still is. Most of those 6 kicks last night WERE effective. And the sun still rises in the east. 

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On 4/24/2023 at 11:27 PM, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

Lachie Hunter an absolute specialist at it, haven't seen him f one up yet.

95 percent off the grubber handballs we attenpt pay off aswell.

Hunter is an exclusive specialist - the effective vibe hasn't really reached the others yet. Whereas Clarrie is the dive-handball specialist off the carpet and that one completes him as a very hungry ball-magnet in the thick of things.

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