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Gawn - true Demon heart

Tholstrup - poor situational  awareness 

McDonald - continued late renaissance 

Viney - amazing leaders game

Turner - cause for optimism 

Petty - provided regular contests

Rivers  - useful, not outstanding 

vanRooyen - some impressive moments 

Neal-Bullen - great second efforts

Bowey - kicking skills diminished 

Langdon - indefatigable running prowess

Chandler - useful forward connector

Tomlinson - steady and reliable 

Lever - far from convincing

Fritsch - a leisurely frolic

Howes - showing some promise 

Hore - looked at home

Salem - defender of old

Pickett - unsighted until last

Melksham - some impressive touches 

Billings - just a plodder

Sparrow - little before injury

McVee - surprisingly rarely involved

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  On 17/08/2024 at 06:24, joeboy said:

Gawn - true Demon heart

Tholstrup - poor situational  awareness 

McDonald - continued late renaissance 

Viney - amazing leaders game

Turner - cause for optimism 

Petty - provided regular contests

Rivers  - useful, not outstanding 

vanRooyen - some impressive moments 

Neal-Bullen - great second efforts

Bowey - kicking skills diminished 

Langdon - indefatigable running prowess

Chandler - useful forward connector

Tomlinson - steady and reliable 

Lever - far from convincing

Fritsch - a leisurely frolic

Howes - showing some promise 

Howe - looked at home

Salem - defender of old

Pickett - unsighted until last

Melksham - some impressive touches 

Billings - just a plodder

Sparrow - little before injury

McVee - surprisingly rarely involved

I think you intended to mention Hore, not Howe . Hore  was bloody good, I rate him 

Tholstrup- his best game


Tholstrup - his best game

Very tough on Billings - 21 disposals going at 90% is a very good game.

  On 17/08/2024 at 06:42, Farmer said:

I think you intended to mention Hore, not Howe . Hore  was bloody good, I rate him 

Good to see him back.

Tough readjustment last week but turned up today.

Well done.

 

Tholstrup - not there yet (his decision making and reaction time isn't fast enough yet)

Disco - no obvious weakness

Kozzie - shouldn't have played

Billings - experienced shouldn't fumble

Viney - legend of club

 


  On 17/08/2024 at 09:39, gregdemon said:

kozy puts in some average ones   hopefully a big one next week  How good to beat the filth

By now Goodwin should now that if Kozzy is quiet in the first half he must start in the midfield ASAP, touching the leather invigorates Kozzy.

  On 17/08/2024 at 06:29, chook fowler said:

Tholstrup - robbed of goal.

Can we get rid of that pathetic arc?

Once again it robs us of a certain goal.

  On 17/08/2024 at 09:42, Wrecker46 said:

Tholstrup - not there yet (his decision making and reaction time isn't fast enough yet)

...

 

I would say Tholstrup - learning pretty fast

  On 17/08/2024 at 10:14, Redleg said:

Can we get rid of that pathetic arc?

Once again it robs us of a certain goal.

For once it didn't cost us a game though.      I am sure there are stats somewhere that show how many calls have gone for and against certain teams.   Cost us the final v Carlton and other games I cannot specify.

 

  On 17/08/2024 at 10:14, Redleg said:

Can we get rid of that pathetic arc?

Once again it robs us of a certain goal.

Equivalent to telling the time with a two bob watch. 


  On 17/08/2024 at 10:14, Redleg said:

Can we get rid of that pathetic arc?

Once again it robs us of a certain goal.

That bloody arc has cost us games. I hate it. Don’t care if an umpire makes a bad decision, part of the game.

On this occasion though I think it was the goal umpire that stole it from him.

  On 17/08/2024 at 06:52, Heart Beats True said:

Tholstrup - his best game

Very tough on Billings - 21 disposals going at 90% is a very good game.

Exactly what he was scouted for.  


Fritsch - a leisurely frolic

LOL - very apt description

  On 17/08/2024 at 10:14, Redleg said:

Can we get rid of that pathetic arc?

Once again it robs us of a certain goal.

Goal umpire called it a point, so without the arc it would still have been a point.

Kolt worked his way into.

 

If Kolt can fix up his kicking, he’ll become our best young player very quickly. Runs to the right spots, has pace and loves the contest.

  On 17/08/2024 at 22:38, Tim said:

Goal umpire called it a point, so without the arc it would still have been a point.

Yes.


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