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Brown - never stopped trying

Carroll - variety of roles

Holland - a commendable performance

Ward - loose but useful

Bell - occasionally lost concentration

Dunn - surprisingly effective defender

Miller - barely a whimper

Davey - best on field

McDonald - excellent tagging game

Godfrey - succesfully negated West

Johnstone - returned to brilliance

Bate - beginning to flourish

Sylvia - may have arrived

Neitz - had no impact

Johnson - played his part

White - wonderful all day

Jones - couldn't find rhythm

Moloney - struggling with injury

Yze - occasional brilliant bursts

Green - made no impact

Warnock - instills no confidence

Bruce - excellent when freed

Posted
Brown - never stopped trying

Carroll - variety of roles

Holland - a commendable performance

Ward - loose but useful

Bell - occasionally lost concentration

Dunn - surprisingly effective defender

Miller - barely a whimper

Davey - best on field

McDonald - excellent tagging game

Godfrey - succesfully negated West

Johnstone - returned to brilliance

Bate - beginning to flourish

Sylvia - may have arrived

Neitz - had no impact

Johnson - played his part

White - wonderful all day

Jones - couldn't find rhythm

Moloney - struggling with injury

Yze - occasional brilliant bursts

Green - made no impact

Warnock - instills no confidence

Bruce - excellent when freed

with bruce's shocking disposal how could u consider him excellent????

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Pretty much spot on. Probably a bit harsh on Green, otherwise well done again joeboy.

Just a couple of points IMO:

Thought Carroll was good, but B.Johnson is just an absolute superstar. Outclassed him.

PJ rucked really well in his short time on today. In the 3rd qtr he came on and just started smashing everything. And when he took Aker on right in front of where i was sitting... GOLD! Was really impressed. Thought he was more effective in the centre against Street than J.White was. White was fantastic all day around the ground, though couldnt get near it in the hit outs against the beanpole Street. And still makes some really bad desicions sometimes. Ditto Bell.

Moloney needs a spell. He was really struggling with his running. Just looking uncomfortable.

Miller, other than that one desperate dive which created a goal for Davey i think(?) (right after PJ took on Aker and pumped it inside 50), was not so good again. Dont get me wrong, I like Miller's physical presence and am by no means a 'Miller-basher', but i think he may just need some time in the VFL to learn how to play as a forward if we want him to fit into our structure long-term. (Just an opinion, but he clearly is not a natural attacking player, and probably hasnt spent enough time learning his trade at Sandy. He really has been forced to learn to become a good forward at league level, and this along with not having that natural forward flair or goal-sense, has set him back somewhat in his career. Just an opinion, but one worth a thought.)

Jones, i was dissappointed with. Very messy tackle late in the game.

Johnstone, thank god!, back to his best.

Sylvia, apart from a couple of shots he could/should have drilled... how good was he?!

Warnock wasnt too bad.

Liked Yze's game.

So anyway, for just my two cents worth:

Brown - disposal better today

Carroll - tried but outclassed

Holland - was pretty good

Ward - provided some run

Bell - still not beaten

Dunn - was not bad

Miller - Sandy next week?

Davey - career-best game

McDonald - solid dependable Junior

Godfrey - kept West quiet

Johnstone - back to best

Bate - coming of age

Sylvia - career-best game

Neitz - undisciplined, no impact

Johnson - rucked very well

White - great around ground

Jones - was slightly dissappointing

Moloney - could not run

Yze - consistently playing well

Green - 2 goals, good

Warnock - pretty decent game

Bruce - excellent second half

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I agree that Carroll was outclassed by Johnson, but why wasn't Bell given the job on him?

Like I said pre- match, Belly has the speed, the size and the aggression to go with him. Carroll isn't quick or smart enough, but he did do well.... much better than Bruce who should never have played there to begin with.

Belly has shut down every opponent he's had so far. I think he has earnt the right to play on the big guns.


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why wasn't Bell given the job on him?

That was definately one match up i had pencilled in before the game. Never actually ended up eventuating. I think he may have spent 5 mins on him in the 1st half. But obviously ND and co. thought Carroll was the better match-up. They were probably also reluctant to take Carroll out of the goalsquare, and decided he (Carroll, our true FB) will play on whoever plays at FF, regardless of whom it was. Just a thought... otherwise, i really cant see the reasoning

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PJ rucked really well in his short time on today. In the 3rd qtr he came on and just started smashing everything. And when he took Aker on right in front of where i was sitting... GOLD! Was really impressed. Thought he was more effective in the centre against Street than J.White was. White was fantastic all day around the ground, though couldnt get near it in the hit outs against the beanpole Street. And still makes some really bad desicions sometimes.

I thought Johnson was more effective in the ruck as well. White absolutely got smashed by Street and Darcy and was horrible with throw-ins. Just gets out muscled. He did however have a good game around the ground.

So maybe, maybe PJ to ruck as much as possible with White playing as a tall midfielder. Food for thought.

Posted
I agree that Carroll was outclassed by Johnson, but why wasn't Bell given the job on him?

Like I said pre- match, Belly has the speed, the size and the aggression to go with him. Carroll isn't quick or smart enough, but he did do well.... much better than Bruce who should never have played there to begin with.

Belly has shut down every opponent he's had so far. I think he has earnt the right to play on the big guns.

I had this thought while watching the game as well.....

Does anyone have a logical explanation (I am just curious) for why Carroll who (and I am never one to beat up on our players), while doing ok, is simply and unfortunately too slow and not agile enough for Johnson, was playing on him for most of the match? Wouldn't there have been a better match up?

While Bell did seem like a great opponent for Johnson, on paper anyway. Enquiring minds want to know :rolleyes: !!!

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I thought Johnson was more effective in the ruck as well. White absolutely got smashed by Street and Darcy and was horrible with throw-ins. Just gets out muscled. He did however have a good game around the ground.

So maybe, maybe PJ to ruck as much as possible with White playing as a tall midfielder. Food for thought.

Jacey, I like this idea. PJ is a big strong boy, and there is no reason why he cannot ruck for much of the day while White goes for a wander around the ground.

Biffinator - Remember 98 at Subiaco !!!!

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