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Not a great game for skills, but I am loving it. A group of young kids having a crack against one of the Premiership favourites. Clarry & Trac back. Viney casuing havoc. If we fix up simple skill errors, we can win it. 

 

That Toby Greene goal should have been a free kick to Petty, and that is now the goal up GWS sleeve they needed - and didn’t deserve. It’s actually a couple goals for the game the umps have given them inside their forward 50, that have resulted in goals. 


5 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Really dropped off here.

Come on Dees.

Van Rooyen and Fritta need to st    , maybep up.

As does Sparrow. 

 

5 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Really dropped off here.

Come on Dees.

Van Rooyen and Fritta need to step up.

As does Sparrow. 

Come on it's raining and frittas not a big fan of the wet, maybe he should play with an umbrella hat?

We’re trying to be too cute for these conditions. Most of our goals have come from loose ball deep in the forward 50 but instead of getting the ball in there, we’re trying to hit the perfect pass. Just get the ball in there, get it to ground and see what happens. 

 
5 minutes ago, DeeSince73 said:

Bloody Dopey Dwayne on Fox.......Makes for a very long afternoon.

Hope he chokes on his halftime milk.

Not convinced by Howes, not sure what he brings. Understand with McVee and Hore unavailable and Rivers gone into the mids, but backline feels light-on for small defenders.


2 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Van rooyen needs to start getting involved 

He had two goal assists that quarter.

32 minutes ago, monoccular said:

Not sure about efficiency or possessions but Chandler is covering a hell of a lot of ground

And not doing too much!

1 minute ago, bing181 said:

Not convinced by Howes, not sure what he brings. Understand with McVee and Hore unavailable and Rivers gone into the mids, but backline feels light-on for small defenders.

He does s good thigs at times, but looks like a deer in the headlights under pressure, especially in and around packs. 

Just now, Redleg said:

He had two goal assists that quarter.

Are you expecting deelanders to look at the positives.


I put the last 10 minute fade out down to fitness. We slowed to a walk waiting for Ht and they kept running. Symptom of them playing last week I think. 

We’re doing a lot right but we will keep making life hard for ourselves if we don’t limit the turnovers and if we keep missing set shots from directly in front. 

Fritsch’s first halves in particular are becoming a problem

Toby Greene is the one to stop.

Been involved in nearly every Giants goal.

 

2 minutes ago, DutchDemons said:

Very good first half. I thought we were going to get pumped. Loving the look of Lindsay.

Seriously? We dominated 90% of that quarter and still lost on the scoreboard. Our forward line is hopeless, JVR and Fritsch can't get near it, Jefferson and Johnson not up to it. Leading every stat except the scoreboard. Sound familiar?


Bah humbug, can't even watch the game on the telly, paid for a watchafl membership (plus a regular one) and the club didn't send me a valid activation code.  And I've only just found this out.  Someone in the membership dept is going to discover a very grumpy email from me on Monday.

3 minutes ago, KingDingAling said:

That Toby Greene goal should have been a free kick to Petty, and that is now the goal up GWS sleeve they needed - and didn’t deserve. It’s actually a couple goals for the game the umps have given them inside their forward 50, that have resulted in goals. 

Yep Umpire fell for the 3 card trick. He had no way of knowing whether Greene had one hand holding Petty back or was Petty holding Greene by the arm. 

1 minute ago, Pennant St Dee said:

Are you expecting deelanders to look at the positives.

No and he has so far stopped any Taylor influence on the game..

 
1 minute ago, bobby1554 said:

Seriously? We dominated 90% of that quarter and still lost on the scoreboard. Our forward line is hopeless, JVR and Fritsch can't get near it, Jefferson and Johnson not up to it. Leading every stat except the scoreboard. Sound familiar?

Jeffo 1 goal and a goal assist not enough for a first gamer??

1 minute ago, bobby1554 said:

Seriously? We dominated 90% of that quarter and still lost on the scoreboard. Our forward line is hopeless, JVR and Fritsch can't get near it, Jefferson and Johnson not up to it. Leading every stat except the scoreboard. Sound familiar?

Yes seriously, we're playing 6 debutants up against a flag favourite who absolutely thumped collingwood last week and we should be winning. That's good. I recommend taking a deep breath before you get too sad.


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