I like this criticism of Grimes because if there's one thing I don't want, it is for him to become our Nick Maxwell: Absolutely pumped up in the media, but in reality a 1-trick, 3rd-man up, pony with little real ability under pressure. I think Grimes could be much more than that, as long as he continues to improve.
After Lance Franklin had out-marked Colin Garland in a wrestle, Brad "the Genius" Johnson goes " Buddy would win 9 out of 10 of those."
I'm like "Hey doofus, there's been three of those so far, and that's the first one he's won. Looks more like 3 out of 10 of those to me."
In other words, Judy's a gun and I hope he's okay.
EDIT: Don't you hate it when the commentators go "so-and-so's coming off with a knee." I would hope that everyone comes off with two knees. You'd think it'd be unlikely that they'd lose one while playing.
Are you joking? I thought he was pretty measured in his praise and criticism. Talked it up as a really important game and rightly criticised our leaders (Davey in particular) when we went to sleep.
He can't help it that whenever he gets the ball, all his team-mates decide to play a vertical game of dead fish. Our guys do not move from kick-ins. The criticism I do have is the mentality that it's okay to casually jog over and pick up the ball when you're on kick-in duties. When the opponents kick a behind, he should SPRINT to that bag of balls and pick it up, then SPRINT to the goal-square, at which point everyone else within 50 metres of him should SPRINT in unison, to provide some sort of options.
Listen to the Footy Show if you want, but reverse all the speculation you hear because those guys have no idea. Them saying Frawley won't play means he will, and Ricky = Sub means he definitely won't be.
Speaking of which, last week against the Swans, Lynden Dunn was tackled while in possession of the ball. Both guys went to ground. Knowing the rule that you have to make an attempt to get rid of it (which for most players means they just swing their arm at the ball over and over again with no real purpose), Dunny took the opportunity to handily "miss" the ball with his punches and get his opponent instead. He's such a pain in the ass to play against!
Your poll is confusing. One could vote "Yes" because they think it's a legit article, or "Yes" because they think it's AFL HQ Spin. You should re-word the question. Something like "Is the article AFL HQ spin."
I personally think it is. I don't want to cite all the examples of why, but suffice it to say that it fits many, if not all of your criteria.
That's at odds with what the Clubs usually say. "It's all about the process. If we do the little things right, the wins will come." Only one thing may matter to you, but as long as you're not in charge of the process, I'm happy. If you were, then we'd really be in trouble.