Review Round 8, 2022 - Brisbane Lions vs. West Coast

[Morbidly_Obese]

I know it was only 1 game but Payne is not a forward.

 

[spotthedog1]

Commentary: D-
Umpiring: D+

Commentary all on the Eagles narrative.

Umpiring was atrocious. Marked up to a 'plus' because they were consistently atrocious to both teams.

 

[Nathan Barley]

They're brave because they got on a plane to Brisbane. Nothing about their game tonight was brave, flooded back and didn't even try to win it from the very start.

They also have to catch a charter flight back tonight so they can’t go out clubbing

 

[Gadzorks]

Horrible game to watch. Unfortunate news about McStay, but just have to hope it’s not to bad.

Hugh had a huge last quarter so as a result it was good to get a few goals in the last quarter to improve the % a bit but yeah certainly won’t be sitting through that one again.

What is the news? We saw him limp off, fall over the sideline and puch the ground.

 

[Morbidly_Obese]

Umpiring was atrocious. Marked up to a 'plus' because they were consistently atrocious to both teams.

Isn't that worse?

 

[MSB ROYS]

They also have to catch a charter flight back tonight so they can’t go out clubbing

Imagine them in the Valley to night - what a loss. Most would have a lot of energy.

 

[lionshine]

Starcevich and Answerth were great tonight.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Hughs last quarter

 

[mattsmob]

Starcevich and Answerth were great tonight.

Having two really good stoppers back there takes a lot of pressure off the rest of the backline as well

 

[Viceregal]

I think they won by 75 points but not sure.

Ah so it must have been a hard fought grinding win then!

 

[Dalions]

Wow, last year in round 23 we witnessed the most exciting 38 point victory you could ever imagine and tonight against the same team we have witnessed the most uninspiring 75 point victory you could ever imagine.

 

[Warwick]

Starc’s best game for us?

Answerth as well.

 

[DashinD]

Hughs last quarter

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Is that a record for 1 quarter?

 

[lionshine]

Starc’s best game for us?

Answerth as well.

I think Starc's best game of his young career was against the Suns a couple weeks back. He is having a great season thus far. He improves every year. He does some things that remind me of Chris Johnson.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Career best for Hugh obviously. Great Q4

 

[Mazza44]

the big question, will the scan technicians be on holiday tomorrow? Last week was a farce.

Neale said in his interview after the game that no players had spoken to McStay after his injury as he'd been sent off to get scans done so hopefully better than last week.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Not often you are mildly disappointed with a 12+ goal win, but we just never really clicked into gear.

I think there was a little bit of a shift in priorities once McStay went down. Percentage is important, but it is a long season.

 

[Pns_blister]

Yeah can't believe Wet Toast were receiving plaudits from the commentators. At no point were they trying to win the game, from the outset they were just trying to lose by as little as possible. I'd be filthy if I was a supporter. I'd rather go down by 150 points trying to win a game than what they did today.

 

[Brizzys Squizzy]

I know it was only 1 game but Payne is not a forward.

He had 17 opposition players parked in our defence all night , happy for him to get couple more weeks to prove himself.

 

[spotthedog1]

Isn't that worse?

Nup. The main thing we want from the umpires is consistency. I find 'consistently terrible' better than 'inconsistently applying the rules differently to different teams'. At least tonight if you saw a free, you know it wasn't going to be paid, and when the whistle went, it was a 50/50 who was receiving it.

 

[Toffee Lion]

Not often you are mildly disappointed with a 12+ goal win, but we just never really clicked into gear.

I think there was a little bit of a shift in priorities once McStay went down. Percentage is important, but it is a long season.

Daniher, McStay & Hipwood are in that game, we win by 125.

The one stroke of fortune the Eagles had was we had no talls for our kick long gameplan.

 

[StevoJenkins]

Every time we went forward, the weagles would flood the defensive 50. The Eagles made sure this was the most boring game of the season.

Coleman, Answorth, Starc, Cameron and Bags were awesome. Rayner was good too, but still getting there. Linc is carrying an injury, you can tell as he is avoiding his usual style of play.

We will need to rely heavily on our smalls next week. Get some talls who can smack it down, then get your Bailey’s, Cameron’s and Rayner’s to get the job done.

 

[Warwick]

We look a different team when Fort goes into the middle. Has been a super pick up.

 

[Tairy Greene]

Only just finished ahead in clearances and contested possessions even with Zorko stepping up

75% of the Eagles contested possessions would have been in our Fwd 50 though, and in a wet game doesn't mean much.

 

[luthor]

They're brave because they got on a plane to Brisbane. Nothing about their game tonight was brave, flooded back and didn't even try to win it from the very start.

Bit like brave, brave, brave Sir Robin who bravely ran away