View Full Version : Mcloud is **** WEAK!
Scottroo
31 Aug 2003, 16:41
he played so bad.....he needs to pull his finger out! drop reilly aswell....has he ever heard of screw ins? he slipped over so much!
McLeod was playing in defence. He wasn't too bad. He wasn't great either.
He should've been playing in the middle a lot earlier.
Scotty's_Girl
31 Aug 2003, 17:03
I agree with u DaveW, McLeod should've been in the midfielder earlier. What really annoyed me was when there was 3 minutes to go, and port were chipping it around and winding down the clock. I really hate that!! :mad:
Originally posted by Scotty's_Girl
What really annoyed me was when there was 3 minutes to go, and port were chipping it around and winding down the clock. I really hate that!! :mad: Annoying to watch, eh? This is going to be one boring finals series if matches are concluded like that.
Oh well, get the ball and they can't do that to us.
Porthos
31 Aug 2003, 17:11
Originally posted by DaveW
Annoying to watch, eh? This is going to be one boring finals series if matches are concluded like that.
Oh well, get the ball and they can't do that to us. The amazing part was Adelaide refusing to man up to force a contest. What was that all about?
Macca19
31 Aug 2003, 17:23
Knives are out already are they?
Originally posted by Macca19
Knives are out already are they? Pretty lame troll there. The thread starter is a Roos supporter.
Scottroo is a powder supporter isn't he?:confused:
...or not, well he spells like a Pork supporter.
Originally posted by Porthos
The amazing part was Adelaide refusing to man up to force a contest. What was that all about?
Beats the **** out of me.
Macca19
31 Aug 2003, 17:50
Originally posted by DaveW
Pretty lame troll there. The thread starter is a Roos supporter.
Since when??
From his posts in the past i always thought he was a Sturt and Crow fan.
Well his username and ocassional trolling on this board would suggest otherwise.
Oh, and this:
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&postid=1148707#post1148707
Originally posted by Macca19
Since when??
From his posts in the past i always thought he was a Sturt and Crow fan.
Can't say i have seen much of this Scotroo guy but if that's a sample of his thought process you can take him back to pap land with you,
McLeod was disappointing at times in that he could not shake the tag of K Cornes for most of the game & though he had moments of brilliance a win once again to young Cornes,
By the way Macca how the heck did you get out on your own for so long the other night ??
you been taking lessons from Schofield or what ??
Kane McGoodwin
31 Aug 2003, 18:03
Strange move to have Macca in the backline for so long. It would probably make him the most expensive back pocket player in history! :o
macca23
31 Aug 2003, 18:13
The coach's handling of McLeod defies logic IMO.
Either play him on the ball or put him up forward where Perrie and Welsh were very ordinary.
0/10 to the coaching panel for this one.
Scottroo
31 Aug 2003, 18:15
Roos and sturt.....however go the crows when they play the ferals...
Macca19
31 Aug 2003, 18:22
Originally posted by noddy
Can't say i have seen much of this Scotroo guy but if that's a sample of his thought process you can take him back to pap land with you,
Well he isnt a Port supporter. We dont want him.
By the way Macca how the heck did you get out on your own for so long the other night ??
you been taking lessons from Schofield or what ??
I dunno if thats directed to me Macca or Andrew Mcleod Macca so ill just leave that one alone.
Originally posted by Macca19
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I dunno if thats directed to me Macca or Andrew Mcleod Macca so ill just leave that one alone.
Don't be bashful that was directed to you,
our macca23 does not start with a capital M,
MarksGirl-kbcrowgirl
31 Aug 2003, 18:27
Originally posted by Scottroo
he played so bad.....he needs to pull his finger out! drop reilly aswell....has he ever heard of screw ins? he slipped over so much!
Hey scottroo, show some respect - get the champs name right - it is MCLEOD - and you call yourself a Crows supporter. Really!
k
xx
Scottroo
31 Aug 2003, 18:31
I actually call my self a roos supporter...hence the name SCOTTROO...:)
Macca19
31 Aug 2003, 18:41
Originally posted by noddy
Don't be bashful that was directed to you,
our macca23 does not start with a capital M,
ahh, dont worry. It just clicked what you meant!!
What can i say! Playing your mob how could i not play a good game? ;) :p
GoalsFrom50Out
31 Aug 2003, 19:23
Anyone hear the chant from the Crows cheersquad end of "BOOOOOOOOOOOOORING..." when Port were "winding down" the clock?
I started that. :D
topjars
31 Aug 2003, 19:41
Originally posted by DaveW
McLeod was playing in defence. He wasn't too bad. He wasn't great either.
He should've been playing in the middle a lot earlier.
Off half forward Dave. Ayresy said so:confused:
Stiffy_18
31 Aug 2003, 22:31
Originally posted by topjars
Off half forward Dave. Ayresy said so:confused: Yeah that was a strange one from Ayersy!!!!!!:confused:
As far as McLeod goes, I just don't think he is working hard enough this year. His work rate is not what it was in the past and for the past 2 years (especially this year) he has been a shadow of his former self. If he is at half back its a perfect place to break a tag by providing some run out of defence, something he hasn't done.
I was very surprised he didn't start the game in the centre and why he played nearly a whole game on half back line. He is our best onballer and for a game of that importance surely you gotta have your best players around the ball. If Kane Cornes was really giving him a hard time then Ayersy and the match committee should have moved McLeod to the goal square and leave the whole forward line open. Move Perrieand Carey to CHF and smaller players accross half forward. One out of the goalsquare, McLeod would kill Kane Cornes.
Our coaching staff really lack imagination at times.
Originally posted by topjars
Off half forward Dave. Ayresy said so:confused: Port's half forward line?
lozstar
31 Aug 2003, 22:34
Originally posted by Stiffy_18
Our coaching staff really lack imagination at times. Sounds like you could give them a run for their money!
SAbella
31 Aug 2003, 22:38
Originally posted by lozstar
Sounds like you could give them a run for their money!
Maybe thats whats needed at the AFC-some new blood who actually possess some imagination and creativity and who can use it effectively when needed :mad:
macca23
31 Aug 2003, 22:43
Originally posted by Stiffy_18
If Kane Cornes was really giving him a hard time then Ayersy and the match committee should have moved McLeod to the goal square and leave the whole forward line open. Move Perrieand Carey to CHF and smaller players accross half forward. One out of the goalsquare, McLeod would kill Kane Cornes.
Our coaching staff really lack imagination at times.
Exactly Your Stiffness!!
That would have been the logical thing to do.
Actually I watched very closely and Cornes didn't niggle him very much at all.
At times McLeod looked almost disinterested. I was very disappointed with his attitude today. It almost looks like he's trying to send a message to the coach that unless he's in the middle or on the ball he's going to cruise!! :(
As for Ayres saying that McLeod was playing on a half-forward flank, if he genuinely believes that then I don't want street directions from him to get somewhere - you'd end up miles off course!!
You can't blame the coach for another poor performance by a team supposedly ranked no 2 a month ago.
Analyse it ...
An indifferent performance against a weakened West Coast.
A flu ridden & illprepared[travel factor]performance against Collingwood in which we surrendered the 3rd quarter, although still managing to win all the other quarters.Comprehensively beaten.
The worse performance for the year when having everything to play for & second spot against the Kangaroos.
Today against Port
Another chance to secure a double chance & at 3/4 time,kicking with a 5 goal breeze we surrender again!
In all these cases,coaching moves, haven't cost the game.
It's simply the poor performances of experienced players not taking the responsabilty for the outcome.
The players body launguage gives the impression that they are not enjoying their footy IMO. They seem pertrified of stuffing up.
Originally posted by RIPPER_46
The players body launguage gives the impression that they are not enjoying their footy IMO. They seem pertrified of stuffing up.
Very good observation actually, we're just not enjoying the game. I think I said it somewhere else, we're mentally shot at the moment, just playing without any confidence.
It's time to break the shackles, get back to basics, free them up. Bring Stevo into the forward line, the Hound and Harty into defence, put the guns into the middle, take some risks and play some hard running football. Extremely simplistic I know and it's highly unlikely Ayresy will do it but what else can we possibly do? At least this way we might have a shot at beating WC.
Mcleod had knee surgery not that long ago.
Maybe he is still being held back by a troublesome knee and that is why he is being played everywhere except the midfield?