buck_nekkid

I think this is a good stat - it demonstrates that as we win a contest and just bang it away, we are not passing to advantage. Our rubbish exits from contests are costing us at the next point in the chain. We have been poor in 1:1 , marking in particular, and in ground ball contests. It shows in the ladder, and in this stat

ANB not even an emergency for the ones.

Agree. He had a very average game.

I think the issue is the lack of any fundamental justice or transparent process for all of this nonsense. If this action is now acceptable, like Dusty's elbow, but Steven May's holding his ground is not, maybe that Stack kid should have been suspended for hurting Viney? There is no way I would want Oliver suspended for anything (even MMA style ground and pound), but it should not be up to me. It should be absolutely clear how these things are judged, and are scrutinised with due process. Ablett did not need to make any contact with Shiel. He did, and left the ground to make contact with both arms to the head. if this is now judged just a high tackle, OK.

Steven May got 2 weeks for holding his ground

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Surprise surprise. gablett gets off. It was a blatant attack on the player, he left the ground, made contact with both arms to the head. the system is wretched and officially broken. One rule for the favourites, one rule for us.

Ground balls - sounds like that would hurt! ON a side note, I thought Trac really showed his value in this department. His strength in the contest and his ability to distribute was back, and I think it made a massive impact. (Won’t mention the pie floater attempt at goal...)

I wonder what would have happened if that foul mouthed Hawks TV 'personality' knocked May's beer all over him?

They are reporting off field issues, Drunkn. A few beers and home before sunset. In real life this will have minimal impact on his rehab or his training. I hope he is OK, and can get whatever is happening to him sorted. He is an easy target because he is a big name, on big bucks. People suggesting the trade was a bust are going prematurely. Still way too much water to go under the bridge to make such an assessment. He was recruited to do a job. When he is back on the park, we can judge him around that. Nothing to see here. Move along to the next outrage. Perhaps Ablett getting off because giving him a ban is a bad look for the game?

The video is damning - his aggression to other supporters and his language after the game in the first interview set a tone. Then to be interviewed straight after the incident and engage in in-depth list analysis (no after effects). Then the channel 7 “I’m scared to go to the footy”, “I’m disabled”. If it went to the tribunal he might get 2 weeks, intentional high, low impact, looks bad for the game (reduced to a fine for Dangerfield). Funny how violence off the field is regarded compared to violence on the field?

I thought it was for running dow n the clock. Otherwise would have kicked it to the hot spot. I reckon

Our path to the 8 relies on us losing only 4 games, or 5 games and making up considerable percentage. We almost have to win every game after the bye, and show rapid improvement. Geelong, Collingwood and GWS all look like highly capable teams. After that, there is a lot of hit and miss on the rest. The quality of the football is way down this year in general. Some games are simply awful to watch. If we can get there, then who knows? Clarko was right in his assessment that both teams on Saturday were a fair way off the pace.

If this young man has an intellectual disability then he has truly been poorly ‘cared for’ by his carer. Getting on Hawks TV so he can be ‘built up’, then not helped to define appropriate behaviours at the footy, and also not being cared for enough to not get near an opposition supporter if he cannot control his physical responses is all poor. It all is so ‘hilarious’ to build him up and encourage him to carry on. I doubt he would have been called these things bu the Nufti who hit him if he wasn’t ‘engaging’. Then he is poorly managed to allow him into this situation if he has no ability to control his physical response. No one looks good here. The young man is now scared to go the footy. Hard way to learn a lesson that could have been better imparted by his ‘carers’ over time. But then that is not as ‘funny’ as having a disabled bloke going off at the footy, is it? The Nufti who punched him in the head will get done, society will demand it. (Punching someone in the head is an OTT response and does potentially lead to the terrible one-punch outcomes no-one wants to see). But he also did not deserve to have his chilled beverage knocked all over him. But I suspect this young man has been poorly ‘cared for’ in this instance, and leading up to the incident over time.

From the footage shared on the TV, no one has covered themselves in glory. Violence can never be condoned. Whether it is to purposefully knock a guys beer all over him, or to retaliate with punches to the head. This is the sort of stuff that ruins the experience for everyone.

Suggest Fritsch could do with a week back and do a straight swap for Weids.

Wow. Ashamed it is one of ours. Poor form, regardless of what precipitated it.

The club have issued a statement about an incident that occurred after the match. Didn’t happen near us (and we stayed back for a Bevvie or 2). ANy Demonlanders affected / know what happened?

So I have just watched the replay. Umpiring generally good, but that missed 50m to us was a shocker. Really liked trac’s game. The goal kick was an absolute mongrel, but his work around contests - particularly his strength and how he kept his feet - was a real upside today. Harmes played the lights out, Oliver and Brayshaw solid in the midfield. Fritsch had a shocker. OMac had some really poor moments. Lewis and a few horrors, but also did some valuable things. Lockhart did a superb job. I also thought Garlett was getting to he right places and doing the right things, just needs to trust himself to finish properly. Was the the first mark this year to TMac? It felt like it. We still are poor with our movement and leading inside 50, but at least we won contests in there this week. Kielty did enough good things. I didnt notice it live, but he also laid a ripper tackle on Roughy in the middle at a critical stage. Hore as another new player also did well. Max had a good game, too. Stretch did enough. Hunt forward started to look an inspired move. Playing the goalkeeper role and stopping Hawks getting outside us so easily made such a difference from Qtr time. Sitting Harmes on o’smearer was also a great piece of coaching. Some good signs of what we can play like. Still need to clear up some possessions, and a few players need a little more form, but we were good enough to beat a mediocre team. That was what we played. Going to have to still be much better to take big scalps.

The composure he showed to gather the 50/50 ball from the ruck, break the contest, run and kick inside 50 directly led to a goal. Didnt kick his first, but that will come. Lowest AF points on the ground, but worth giving another go. Showed he is not lost at this level.

We should give him the nick name “lentil”. They often improve after a good soak.

Crikey. They pants us. Needing a serious lift across the board to get this done.

It encourages you not to cheat

At least it shows that they are still working to fast track performance, through breath hold/lactic acid type exercises. It may have been a shift up from HIIT type training, to give some variation. I dont imagine that they would be doing this every week. 2 other points: Trac was obviously pushing himself, (good thing). Trac was pulled out safely in an appropriately monitored exercise (also a good thing). It is just that we are travelling so badly that everything is viewed though the ‘clown school football club lens. Its a hard job not to....

I am very pleased that Dec gets a chance, and I will be cheering him on to have a brilliant game. I find it interesting that as Smith came out, they didn’t bump Weids back in. Obviously the decision was made to send the Weid a lesson, to go back and work. I think Dec will be a good inclusion, backing Maxy up in the ruck and taking some nice grabs in the f50.