Everything posted by Mel Bourne
- GAMEDAY: Rd 17 vs St. Kilda
- GAMEDAY: Rd 17 vs St. Kilda
- GAMEDAY: Rd 17 vs St. Kilda
- GAMEDAY: Rd 17 vs St. Kilda
- GAMEDAY: Rd 17 vs St. Kilda
- GAMEDAY: Rd 17 vs St. Kilda
- GAMEDAY: Rd 17 vs St. Kilda
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Garry Lyon analysis
Yes, that was frustrating as all hell. But you donât blame an individual for âcosting us the gameâ because that particular individual made an error in the dying minutes of the match. Games are won or lost over four quarters of football.
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POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs GWS
By âstuckâ, I mean how many of those have been wrapping players up in tight contests resulting in a ball-up? Yes, those are certainly not without their importance, but those kinds of tackles are just the basic requirements of the game. Iâm not overly moved by this statistic when compared to his others. His game yesterday was a slight improvement on his recent form, but 1.2 is nothing worth getting excited about from a key small forward, who we all got terribly excited about his signing for four more years. Look, I really want him to do well. Love the kid when heâs on. And they hype from the footy media has definitely been a hinderance when it comes to how we view him as a player. But you canât deny that he is in a slump, and one many of us here have noticed. I still back him, but he needs to find something better than what heâs currently giving us. Maybe some of that will be solved by giving him space in our otherwise stupidly-congested forward 50.
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POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs GWS
Iâm struggling to see how his occasional shirking of hard-ball-gets, poor positioning at contests and ridiculously-selfish leaps for glory translate as âdoing his jobâ. I see it more as him doing the bare minimum. His tackle count is the most impressive stat out of all of those, and yes, it does indicate effort. But stats are deceiving. How many of those tackles have stuck? How many have resulted in a free kick? The problems do indeed lie elsewhere (and yesterday, practically everywhere) but his form is definitely one of the ingredients in the current soup of mediocrity weâve been dishing up of late.
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POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs GWS
Sorry, are we supposed to be impressed by these stats? He may be holding his spot in this side, but compare him to the league and not his also-struggling team members, and you get a much more accurate depiction of where heâs at. No, he wonât get dropped. Simply not an option. But if youâre trying to make the case that we should be impressed with his recent form, youâll understand if I politely tell you to make it somewhere else.
- POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs GWS
- POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs GWS
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POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs GWS
My history of posts would tell you Iâm neither believer nor denier. I simply care very little for withdrawn battles of conjecture. I donât like seeing this site descend to personal grudges/snipes against other posters. Feel vindicated as much as you need to, but are the many âtold you soâ posts really that necessary?
- POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs GWS
- POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs GWS
- POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs GWS
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POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs GWS
Not even the most optimistic, supportive poster on this site can deny how putrid the team was today. I will calm down eventually but right now I am disgusted. Pickett, Harmes and ANB need to all make room for different players next week, and I donât give a [censored] which players those are.
- GAMEDAY: Rd 16 vs GWS
- GAMEDAY: Rd 16 vs GWS
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The Ultimate Forward
As far as our decline in accuracy is concerned, we have a case fairly contagious yips. Itâs been hard to watch, but Iâm not concerned that itâs anything to worry about. These things tend to move through like waves. What Iâm more concerned about is the lack of connection, the lack of viable one-on-one options, the cluster-fudges of pack contests that produce too-little fruit, and the lack of crumbers at the foot of these contests. As far as this list goes, ranking-wise thereâs a pretty decent chasm between 1st-6th and the rest. Interesting that Trac is in there, given heâs the only midfielder on the list. Youâd like to see Bailey and Kossie higher, obviously.
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POSTGAME: Rd 15 vs Geelong
Aside from everything else being said (I have no opinion on loading, except to say that it would be quite a blessing to actually get a player/coaching staff tell us what exactly is happening in this regard), this aspect of Kozzieâs game really does my head in, sometimes. I get that wet-weather footy tends to ask players to keep on their feet, so I was willing to let it slide last game, but itâs a general technique he employs in most matches. Youâll see it work for him on occasion, which probably keeps enough heat from the coaching staff at bay, but I get really frustrated watching Koz stick his feet into the packs hoping to pluck out miracles when four out of five times he should be getting his hands dirty.
- GAMEDAY: Rd 15 vs Geelong
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Mason Cox post game altercation
Four pages of ridiculing Mason Cox with absolutely nothing of any real substance to anybodyâs posts whatsoever. Iâm all for it.
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POSTGAME: Rd 13 vs Collingwood
Brian (Damage)Taylor was very quick to label Fritter as a stager after the first replay (and his peanut gallery all concurred). They show the zoomed-in second replay which shows that there was definitely some force behind it, and it was met with a stony-silence. I wonder how many other professional sporting leagues around the world have as many hacks in the commentary box as the AFL does.