Just saw vision of the Lever throw call, freo player wraps his arm around Lever's neck just before and it's completely missed and Melbourne are penalised. Vision makes it a shocking umpiring miss.

Edited July 21, 20241 yr by croydick

2 minutes ago, Newport34 said:

And don’t mention the clearances. According to Binman they’re a irrelevant stat.

In what has been a very disappointing half of footy 2 positives stood out to me.

Windsor is a winner. He only knows how to win.

And JVR is going to be the best tall forward we’ve had in 15 years.

How can every other team shark taps and we can’t??

do we do no research into other teams?

3 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Been saying this for CENTURIES

Plays a couple of great games on the start of season but disappears after that.

Just now, DubDee said:

How can every other team shark taps and we can’t??

do we do no research into other teams?

My thoughts exactly. Teams can go in with no rucks against us and win a clearance. We have no ruck and cannot get near it. 

But Oliver and Viney badly need a rocket.

 

Just now, DubDee said:

How can every other team shark taps and we can’t??

do we do no research into other teams?

Because it’s hard to learn to shark taps in two weeks when you’ve been used to having the best ruckman of the modern era at your disposal for years. 
 

The ruck contests aren’t the issue. Our mids doing nothing to defend the ball drop is the issue. 

1 minute ago, The heart beats true said:

In what has been a very disappointing half of footy 2 positives stood out to me.

Windsor is a winner. He only knows how to win.

And JVR is going to be the best tall forward we’ve had in 15 years.

He's a gun.

Hopefully won't be rucking all the time.

5 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

I know we are getting obilterated in the ruck but is there any chance our mids can play goalside ffs.

Goalside at clearances is it much to ask for, on their shoulder.

Also stick a [censored] tackle.

 

Yep, just stop the the clearances where Freo walk it out. Go defensive until the Dees can even the contest. 

Putting that display not on Goody's non ruck selection call, but instead on our midfielders who have totally outworked. 

Need a huge lift out of Viney, Rivers, Kozzy and ANB

Just now, Demonland said:

 

Wow.

25 minutes ago, Golly123 said:

Chandler isnt good enough

Chandler, Sparrow, Salem, Bowey are all liabilities and have been all season.

At half time of the Alice game I thought Freo couldn’t play any better and we couldn’t play any worse. They got better, we got worse.

Definitely the same vibes about this game aside from Freo’s inaccuracy. Will be interesting to see if we can make some inroads in the second half or just let the game get out of control per round 12.

We’re definitely playing with one hand tied  behind our back with the ruck and clearance issue.

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5 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

Bedford by a fair margin for mine.  He has a weapon which Chin does not.

Chin only has manic follow up pressure (chasing tail) and second efforts which sometimes works and looks good when it comes off.

Bedford brings the wheels plus the latter.

I was being somewhat facetious 🙂

Bedford by the length of the Flemington straight and then some.

Should have been obvious to the List managers BEFORE Bedford left.

4 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

This is reminding me of when I played U17’s and the top side would show up with a dozen players over 190 cm and most with beards and sideburns! We amazingly seem to be undersized all over the ground but somehow they also have midfield players everywhere, running riot! 

 

Too funny. Thanks for that. 
 

did you ever see that Wonder Years episode when he is soccer team shows up and the opposition are like twice as tall as them? I have memories like that too…

8 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Pearce gut punched him! How the [censored] that wasn’t a free to Kolt is beyond me.

 

 

There's been a few of them today, and they've gotten away with all of them

1 minute ago, Demon Jack said:

Putting that display not on Goody's non ruck selection call, but instead on our midfielders who have totally outworked. 

Need a huge lift out of Viney, Rivers, Kozzy and ANB

And Oliver....six disposals.

I put the blame on our leaders 

Viney and Clarry in the middle have been terrible especially when we are getting towelled up

May the only leader standing up

If I’m Goodwin 

- Disco to shadow Darcy around the ground 

- ANB hard tag on Young

- Viney head to head with Sarong

- McVee to the midfield. 

2 minutes ago, praha said:

Chandler, Sparrow, Salem, Bowey are all liabilities and have been all season.

All should be put on the trade table afaic.

The speed on this game looks to have gone past Salem in that first half.

Hopefully he can bring something to the table in the second.

This was a big test for us , but we are getting games into our youngsters and hopefully better next year with Trac back and a proper pre season for Clarry.

We still have a chance this year with Max back next week.

Hurts seeing Jackson dominate against us, as he is what we are missing most.

Need to get hands on the footy 

Stand, stand, STAND.

Didn't stand, no worries