waynewussell

Tom McDonald currently sits 18th on the list of Marks this season (ahead of Rance and Tahlia - the only key defenders I can see that head him are Boyd and Josh Gibson by 1). He is currently 10th on the list of rebound 50's (that is 2 behind Boyd and 3 behind Hurn). He is going at 81% disposal efficiency (ahead of Tahlia, Boyd, Hurn - and Robert Murphy for that matter!). Anyone out there want to reconsider their appraisal of his worth?

I was at the game on Sunday and I have now watched the whole replay... Tom McDonald was very good for most of the game. Even in the final quarter (we were closer to Adelaide than I had thought watching the game live) McDonald was resolute and turned their forward thrusts on a number of occasions. Bloody sure that he is a level above any other tall defenders we have, and he will be a hot-property around the comp if he doesn't sign with us.

dimwit!

picket fence, your recent posts indicate a lack of knowledge of game plans post 1967. Backlines do not play man on man anymore. There is constant change related to zones and team defence. Yes, McDonald has flaws in disposal, and it costs us at times, but he will be snapped up by any of the top eight teams if they are presented with the opportunity. Now, what does that tell you about your overall appraisal?

Walker's turnovers resulted in two MFC goals, so that alters the stat sheet somewhat!

Nat Jones set shots were beautiful today... at least the ones he snagged! Take a look at all games this 'bye' round. Some respected footballers were very ordinary in their set shots. Jones is scragged by opposition teams for 120 minutes each week. He still comes up with 30 + posies and snags goals that have to be snagged. Stop living your (football) lives through the stat sheet or you will end up like Kingy!

I went to the game after watching first 40 minutes at Punt Road. On that note, Hulett is solid but fades out of game for significant periods. Weiderman is far more impressive for mine. He has excellent hands and a good leap & good boot on him. I would get him in before Hulett, even though the latter has an AFL build. Brayshaw and Oliver are very good, as you would be aware. Brayshaw is ready for a return. Now for the main game... Lost it , asleep at the wheel in the first 5 minutes of third corner. Abysmal effort after such a hot second quarter! A few observations... Gawn's hits to the back were regularly mopped up by Adelaide at centre bounces and the tactic needs serious re-appraisal. We missed Wagner. Petracca and Hogan took marks in our forward 50 that were called "play on". Hogan was then robbed of a free kick when he had his head pulled off from the player who was attempting to spoil. Razor Ray made a terrible mistake with that free against Stretch for holding the ball. Hogan needed to convert the gift free for deliberate hitting it through. However, his slick hands on at least two other occasions resulted in brilliant goal assists. Hunt's dash is electrifying and he is also courageous. Jeff proved why a player of his ilk does not have to star at VFL level before getting a recall (the hysteria about I'm not earning his spot was ludicrous... shame on you! You know who you are!). Overall, a very good indication of where we are at... now able to match fancied top eight teams who are on a winning streak! Those that wonder if we have improved need look no further than our percentage... almost another 100 point game today!

6 - Watts 5 - Garlett 4 - Hunt 3 - Hogan 2 - N Jones 1 - Gawn

Qtr time Casey 21 Rich 14. Dropped away in second half of Qtr. Wasted a few entries. Tigers got into their game plan. Weiderman very impressive hands. Oliver feeding it out beautifully by hand. Newton effective inside 50's early on. Brayshaw busy around the ground

Strong mark and goal to Weiderman

Huelet goal after ANB miss

At Punt Rd, all in readiness for a start. Weather mild and dry, grey skies, only slight breeze.

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6 - Gawn 5 - Vince 4 - Jones 3 - Hogan 2 - Kent 1 - T McDonald

Jeffy had opportunities yesterday but he stuffed them up. He could have had his regulation 2 goals with a tad more poise. We don't drop a two goals per game forward on the back of one bad game! I'd bring in Kennedy for Harmes.

Petracca got involved, just didn't hit up targets often enough

What a surprise! Free kick count at Simmonds Stadium 28 to 12 in favour of the Cats late in the final Qtr..... Any chance of getting a group of umpires who don't get swept up by the volume of the supporters?

I can't understand how the umpiring fraternity get so sucked in to the blatant ducking. It would be fixed in two consecutive weekends if those who get paid for understanding the rules (but have no sense of the spirit of the game - Vince's report a case in point!) were informed by the hierarchy that they are being made to look stupid by first gamers who have learnt how to milk these professional adjudicators in front of 50,000 witnesses!!!!!!!

We were pretty much level at three quarter time with the reigning Premiers. We still had a chance 15 minutes from full time...but your summary only includes 9 positive contributions. I rest my case.

I was at the game. Oscar struggled early but I thought his last quarter was solid. In the end, I had him ahead of his brother, who always struggles below his knees. I may be wrong, but I don't think Gunston scored a goal in the second half and the few times I looked down to see who was on him it was Oscar (obviously the backs rotate). I think Oscar will develop into a good player but he is getting games earlier than I would have liked. I can understand the thinking of the match committee and I am confident they know what they are doing.

6 Vince 5 Tyson 4 Jones 3 Gawn 2 Jetta 1 Watts

It should be an embarrassment to the umpire panel and the AFL that the opposing coach has gone on record as saying the head high situation has to change. Clarkson says that the ducking is a bad result for the game and it could be changed with a flick of the fingers (or a flick of a switch for dumbar%$ umpires who don't have clue! Drop the stupid P&ricks!)

Baum's version of Viney's altercation with Ebert is the equivalent of a Shaun Tait wide! As soon as Viney turned and pushed out at Ebert, the latter threw an elbow to Viney's chest, Viney's first two slaps were a warning but Ebert showed signs of wanting to go on with it. He was advancing and Viney threw the third, more emphatic blow which finished things.

We looked mediocre, we played mediocre, we're placed mediocre, we seem happy with mediocre. There was never a time today when a player, or players, looked [censored] off about being mediocre!

Apart from first 15 minutes, we were never in the game. No excuses for venue, weather, selection, or 6 day break. We didn't give enough (across the board). The players own this loss, not the coaches. Our blokes looked second rate. We have gained credibility in the Media in the last month but this was an unacceptable loss. I'm angry about the overall effort. I don't think we have moved far from 2015.