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Was tweeted from a journo at the scratch match.Is there info published about the practice match or have you heard from some connection?
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Was tweeted from a journo at the scratch match.Is there info published about the practice match or have you heard from some connection?
Personally disagree, Weller has had a good season this point, a goal kicking midfielder, move him to HB and you lose that and pace out of the midfield and his potential to hit the score board.Seems obvious you'd drop Hanley, push Weller to HB and bring in another genuine mid in Brodie or Fiorini
Weller wasn't our worst yesterday but I think he's a better HB than on-baller
Even without Greene they have these calibre of players: 1x AA forward, 3x AA mids (then Tarranto and Hopper who are probably not far off), 2x AA backman. They have guns on every line. Someone else put it well that if our B-Grade midfield lowers their colours it very quickly becomes a C-Grade midfield. Definitely a lack of effort, but we do need some perspective. Even if their mids are running around at 80% efficiency (tbh it looked like they were cruising at times), still better than ours on the day which is disappointing.They beat us with 21 men and the one missing was their superstar
You can't sugarcoat that effort
Agree with this. Weller is having a career best year in nearly every facet. Thought he was one of our better performing mids yesterday. He has stuff to work on no doubt, especially against the bigger bodies, but just needs to keep working on it.Personally disagree, Weller has had a good season this point, a goal kicking midfielder, move him to HB and you lose that and pace out of the midfield and his potential to hit the score board.
He is a point of difference in a very one paced midfield.
I don't disagree but beggars can't be choosersPersonally disagree, Weller has had a good season this point, a goal kicking midfielder, move him to HB and you lose that and pace out of the midfield and his potential to hit the score board.
He is a point of difference in a very one paced midfield.
Agree wholeheartedly but I think its getting to the stage where we push them back for this season and the short term, cull the rot i.e. hanley and look to secure a halfback over the off season.We need him in the midfield, Bowes & Weller are both too good not to play midfield.
Agree, this one is baffling. You would expect after 10 days break players to be up to it. Too long break and bodies, minds in off season modeThe lack of tackle numbers is really interesting. Just across the entire group. What happened? Did we get our 10-day prep wrong? Too much recovery? Not enough training?
Yeah, just finished watching replay too. Painful. Intensity in contest was not there.Just sat through the replay somehow.
Noah Anderson in the middle in the last quarter was brilliant. Reckon he might of had 10 touches and 4 or so clearances. Really impressed with the young feller. Needs a bit more strength through the hips but his ball tracking and clearance nous is top notch
Actually the longer the break the more it throws out the muscle memory continuity. That's why teams perform often poorly after a bye.Agree, this one is baffling. You would expect after 10 days break players to be up to it. Too long break and bodies, minds in off season mode
You should tell me before the game so I would pick different game to attend. On top of it I had to sit next to GWS fansActually the longer the break the more it throws out the muscle memory continuity. That's why teams perform often poorly after a bye.
I was worried about the extra break in relation to this and it's often transferred to lethargy across the ground.
It's the only reason the WB won a flag from 7th positionYou should tell me before the game so I would pick different game to attend. On top of it I had to sit next to GWS fans
sticking pins in my eyeballs a better optionYou lads who watched a replay are better men than me
I think it is pretty clear by now, he is just not a great kick.He was a great lead up option yesterday. Could have easily had 4 goals if he was kicking better.
Surprising because he looks like a guy who should have a compact actionI think it is pretty clear by now, he is just not a great kick.
He had two kicks to Sexton who was leading 5m clear in an open forward line. Just hit Sexton on one but the kick wasn't great, ball went to ground on the other when Sexton got dragged back.
Plus the out on the full from a drop punt in play 30m out.
Pretty regularly misses gettable shots
It seems like his kicking has gone off a cliff this year, was such a clean user last season, needs to tidy that up again.I think it is pretty clear by now, he is just not a great kick.
He had two kicks to Sexton who was leading 5m clear in an open forward line. Just hit Sexton on one but the kick wasn't great, ball went to ground on the other when Sexton got dragged back.
Plus the out on the full from a drop punt in play 30m out.
Pretty regularly misses gettable shots
It seems like his kicking has gone off a cliff this year, was such a clean user last season, needs to tidy that up again.
Surprising because he looks like a guy who should have a compact action