darkhorse72

I switch off the Alice game, but watched us live yesterday all the way to the end... Freo were good. They were well drilled in moving the ball from contest to the open, and maintain their structure with players staying out to receive the relaxing handball. They also setup for a fast break from defence. Once it cleared half back it was one, very quickly as their players run very hard to be an option, hence all the 1 out makes in their forward line. As others noted by trying to compress the field we could not stop this. Our movement from defence. Freo spread and blocked any space very quickly (like we did in 2021 and early 2022), it was impressive to watch. Hence why we often kicked downtime line to a contest against the giants of Freo (Who also controlled our half forward space). Hence I think maybe only a couple of times did we manage to get any runs and flow. Even with Max Trac and Brayshaw in the side, it would have been a challenging game. Personally I blame the open taring session they are now doing. Both games this year in Perth they had an open training session the day before and we got pumped. Up till this year they didn't have them, that's my unscientific reason for losing at our second home. some great signs with the young players, but while we may sneak into the 8, we wont be seriously contending unless we hit some rare form quickly.

They are just waiting upfield for the turnover and are gone. All drawn to the ball

2nd half of that wtf we actually got some control back. Less free players around the ground that killed is up to that point. Also a pretty small ground, about 1/2 full. some of the umpiring has been second rate. that last goal really hurt after getting the game back even. But wd looked better in the middle. Maybe Darcy tiring with his first game back. Up to them he’d been ministering us. half to go.

Can live with that decision, best place for him.

Do we have any danger umpires today?

I’m are they cone out and say it was an incorrect decision after the game. But it was so obvious to everyone watching,

Throw!

need to finish with more goals, get our percentage up

noce Kozzie... how good has Windsor been in the wet. he looks fresh in his running again,

Melks... what a goal

bloody leant into the free

The Dee's brand of hard contested footy. Just sustain it for 1 more qtr and we'll take this.

Slippery Kozzie gets passed them all

good first half, especially when the rain came (Nice to see). We seem to be playing to the conditions and getting it forward and apply pressure. The most important question is, can we now sustain this for the second half. lets go boys...

What I saw was draper in place and Disco coming in and tripping over his hand.. not draper sliding into him below the knees which is the rule. I'll take it.

disco got a a non free there...

getting it done in the wet :).

Their height is a worry, need to stop them getting 1 out. The Kozzie 50 was too quick, no call to come back as he ran to where he thought the mark was. shut down their quick hands and we can control the game.

Free TV is a mixed bag. Some shows make money and others don't. Its areas around news that is losing money, hence the decline in news services to be centralised. The question is, does AFL make channel 7 money compared to the cost. I would say the bean counters got it right for at least this agreement as the infrastructure is in place to record and broadcast. I subscribe to Kayo, simply because I'm in WA and 2 of the games are always a weagles/dorkers game.

Oops, typed it on my phone. :)

Dean cox would be a returning favourite son. But then again they passed over sumich. Th ok go tg red Sydney tins and the wire success is a good model to follow. Though access to a state of talent helps.

lets break this last quarter run of stopping... time to attack.

Won't be an issue, they will build a $2 billion fully enclosed air conditioned stadium with federal funding, hey, they could build it big enough to hold all of Darwin's 132,000 residents at once. Or just play all their local players who are conditioned for the climate and have a second lineup of cold weather players for the away games. North is pretty much a first round draft pick team at the moment. If they keep their team together they can be the next GWS...

Yeah, same on the reply, but he covers 20 in those steps... sadly.