Review Bad & Ugly vs Bulldogs

[bigman]

Ugly

Bergs efforts. He was hopeless and a non entity. Throw his name plate in the Mud. Never to be seen again in A team

 

[BACCS]

Nothing positive out of that really, complete no show in intensity & lucky to not lose by far more. Particularly disappointing being down only around 20 at half time to not be able to come out & lift since they completely left the door open.

I think what this performance highlights is that we are good to very good side at home, still extremely flakey & fragile soon as we leave Adelaide Oval. Not overly surprising but clearly something that's going to need to change. It's easy to say we had lots of young guys today & it's true we did but most of our senior guys output was particular poor today too.

Just a complete smacking, now we get to see if we can respond against Brisbane back at home.

I think that games plays out very differently under the roof though. I can imagine as a playing group being scheduled in 3 regional venues within the first 10 rounds would take its toll.

 

[baldandbroke]

Well, we've been s**t those years so what do you expect the AFL to do with the fixture?

That doesn’t explain why we have to play in Ballarat most years.

 

[pjcrows]

Our midfielders seem allergic to ground ball.

We are Top 4 for ground ball this year.

 

[Twist_of_Lemon]

I'd take a game at Princes Park at the moment.

Oh, thats right, the positive for the day is that I still ****ing hate Carlton and hope to watch the Pies belt the living suitcase out of them tomorrow.

Now watch Carlton roll the Pies just to deprive me of some joy.

 

[Pugsley]

The Himmelberg experiment has to be done now.

 

[spenze]

Well, we've been s**t those years so what do you expect the AFL to do with the fixture?

This could possibly be your dumbest question yet and we are spoilt for choice when it comes to candidates

 

[TheRankineFile]

I'm sure there is a football oval surrounded by a greyhound track they'll make us play at next

Frankston has a nice oval .. takin it to the streets

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Forward 50 tackles
WB 16
Adel 2

 

[Danger in Texas]

The Himmelberg experiment has to be done now.

Should never have gotten a two year deal

 

[CrowBloke]

The kicking skills, the tackling skills, the ability to get clear of an opponent, the effort to close down opposition...........

In order:
--- oxymoron.
--- oxymoron.
--- non-existent.
--- non-existent.

 

[Interloperer]

These conditions are rare at other grounds, but can happen. The difference at Ballarat is that they are predictable. A good team would use this knowledge and prepare accordingly. Hopefully benefiting in other matches too.

Instead you have a team full of "I love it! so hard and tough at the ball!" players who, when faced with a game perfectly suited for hard and tough at the ball players, get absolutely annihilated.

Also, they could have picked any other week to rest Walker. Rather than one at a venue and in conditions where he has proved demonstrably valuable and other players haven't.

Edit: Also Gollant is mirroring Himmelberg's career exactly. Debuts in the final round and does OK. Good run the following season before dropping off and being dropped. Third season showing little to nothing. Will he turn it around late in the year like Himmelberg did?

 

[haydo]

Riley OBrien with 62 hitouts… wtf and we still lose like we did

 

[El Doederino]

Would have lost anyway but selection didn’t help

Too late now but Sholl, Soligo, Murphy should have all been managed and rotated around by now.

They’re all stuffed after this block of games.

 

[Pugsley]

Should never have gotten a two year deal

We like charity at our club.

 

[TheRankineFile]

Facts are a pro team plays better at pro ground.

Watch England's FA Cup for more info.

It's a pro league. Tired of "digging in the dirt"

 

[Runnin Blue]

Any reason why when we are playing zone and an opposition player clearly runs into space between two of our players and calls for the ball, that we can’t run towards him and man up?

It’s every week and it’s looking robotic. Makes no sense to me. Bad coaching imo. Need to give the players some license to improvise.

They just stand there like statues: “I’m in the spot coach told me to be. I ain’t moving.”

Just dumb.

 

[Ramses Red]

Good: Contracting a virus which halted travel plans to Ballarat

--end transmission--

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[CrowinNT]

It was an arrogant move to rest Tex for this particular game, he wouldn't have been the difference but we sorely missed his leadership and marking power.

It was not

 

[Geoffa32]

Tex is the leader out there.

Not just up forward, but over all.

Disappointed in the overall lack of effort.

Felt like no carer given at all about winning.


Worst game of the year.


A few players did ok, but meh.

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[Firewalker]

Forward 50 tackles
WB 16
Adel 2

Can’t really point to that stat, it was hardly in the 50 to begin with.

 

[MsTopG]

Good:
Siren.
Didn't see too many injuries which was good.

Bad
Performance. Most didn't turn up. We looked timid and almost like we were playing on a ice rink. We aren't a great wet weather side yet.

Ugly
The AFL for making us play all over the country at shit grounds.
The umpires. Didn't hide their bias. In the end they were looking for frees to the dogs.

 

[baldandbroke]

Rankine reported for not bumping and challenging the ball completely by the book.

Bet he gets done.

King saying “where are we going to draw the line as a sport?”

As usual, the line sits at the exact spot that you can get a Crows player a week.

McAdam, Pedlar now Rankine.

Would you be surprised?

 

[Moonwatcher]

Forward 50 tackles
WB 16
Adel 2

Not allowed to tackle after your opposite number has accepted a lace out pass from your team mate.

 

[Twist_of_Lemon]

Facts are a pro team plays better at pro ground.

Watch England's FA Cup for more info.

It's a pro league. Tired of "digging in the dirt"

I'd rather watch a replay of our game than that boring, shit sport.