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Analysis Good, Bad, Ugly, and Surprising vs Geelong
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Great win, I am rapt, totally unexpected.
Not having seen game (am in bush NSW), anyone worried that they outscored us 56-30 in second half, or was that the result of one-man-down and tiring from reduced rotations?
Anyone know where I'd be able to watch a replay tomorrow, please?
Not having seen game (am in bush NSW), anyone worried that they outscored us 56-30 in second half, or was that the result of one-man-down and tiring from reduced rotations?
Anyone know where I'd be able to watch a replay tomorrow, please?
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From the back end til now there is a game style for the opponent, so yes, the coaching is making it easier for the 18 on the field.
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How good was Berry. Hard at it tackling machine - with composure.
Good
The kids enthusiasm for the game
The pure attack and aggression on the ball
The proving of doubters wrong
The speed and ability of multiple players to run opponents down
Sticking tackles
Taking the game on.
Watching Dangerfield realise he will not win a premiership at Geelong as he realised they recruited a dads army.
Bad
The injuries, at least they weren't soft tissue injuries
Ugly
Dangers hit on Kelly. Was reckless and he should get a week
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The kids enthusiasm for the game
The pure attack and aggression on the ball
The proving of doubters wrong
The speed and ability of multiple players to run opponents down
Sticking tackles
Taking the game on.
Watching Dangerfield realise he will not win a premiership at Geelong as he realised they recruited a dads army.
Bad
The injuries, at least they weren't soft tissue injuries
Ugly
Dangers hit on Kelly. Was reckless and he should get a week
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So.... thats a “no” to Horne then?...
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Hopefully that’s the standard we are aiming for!
So happy, well done lads.
Tex
So happy, well done lads.
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Yeah, love that!!
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I really liked Sholl, Frampton, Butts, Berry, Schoenberg, McHenry (oh my god McHenry 
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So...No flag for Danger, bad luck mate, bad luck
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Rowe certainly didn't seem overawed by the occasion of his first game.
Butts was epic in the first half.
Butts was epic in the first half.
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The good- i forgot how fun footy could be after last years never ending car crash - watching this game with my 7 year old at 1:30am. bloody amazing nothing but huge kudos for nicks and the team.
The good- i forgot how fun footy could be after last years never ending car crash - watching this game with my 7 year old at 1:30am. bloody amazing nothing but huge kudos for nicks and the team.
Can't believe we won that.
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Credit where its due. I had him in the bin after last year.
He played a ripper game.
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Still can’t believe it.
The last part of last season was not a mirage. Young kids look good, game play looks good.
like the look of this new recruit Taylor Walker.
The last part of last season was not a mirage. Young kids look good, game play looks good.
like the look of this new recruit Taylor Walker.
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Amazing the difference too in having an AFL quality coaching panel.
Butts definitely seems to have taken a step up. Should develop more composure as he plays more games, having Talia beside him will do him wonders
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Well I'm going to be hungover for me lads cello concert tomorrow!
Effort effort effort won that
Effort effort effort won that
Textbook character building win. Especially considering we had some first choice players out and we just brought in the form guys and they did the job. Awesome to push thru with the injuries.
Made me eat a bit of humble pie re my criticality of us.
Awesome confidence builder for the rest of the year.
McHenry started to look good in the trial games, continued on.
Rowey looks like being a good replacement for Stengle. Bit sad to lose stengle, he looked like he would be a good player. O well, had chances.
Obrien was great. Really was dominant. Having a ruckmen you can basically book it down that he's going to do a good job each contest is such a help.
Seemed to be connection between ROB and the mids. Seemed to be connection between the mids and the forwards.
Great game from leaders, especially tex.
Butts was awesome.
Frampton ended up doing more that what I wouldve wanted from him in his role.
Chase down tackles.
Pressure - was off the charts early, exactly the same or better even than late last year.
Some shepherds and blocks were excellent.
Keays was great.
Lots of our less than 50 games players looked like 100+ players today.
EDIT: One more I forgot -we had a tactic and it was working, they adjusted and got on top, we adjusted and got back on top of them
Bad
Injuries.
Made me eat a bit of humble pie re my criticality of us.
Awesome confidence builder for the rest of the year.
McHenry started to look good in the trial games, continued on.
Rowey looks like being a good replacement for Stengle. Bit sad to lose stengle, he looked like he would be a good player. O well, had chances.
Obrien was great. Really was dominant. Having a ruckmen you can basically book it down that he's going to do a good job each contest is such a help.
Seemed to be connection between ROB and the mids. Seemed to be connection between the mids and the forwards.
Great game from leaders, especially tex.
Butts was awesome.
Frampton ended up doing more that what I wouldve wanted from him in his role.
Chase down tackles.
Pressure - was off the charts early, exactly the same or better even than late last year.
Some shepherds and blocks were excellent.
Keays was great.
Lots of our less than 50 games players looked like 100+ players today.
EDIT: One more I forgot -we had a tactic and it was working, they adjusted and got on top, we adjusted and got back on top of them
Bad
Injuries.
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Let’s add it all up here because honestly, despite the hysteria here, I really think it’s still being underplayed a bit.
1) We lose our first 13 games in 2020, finish bottom and Brad Crouch, arguably our best player, walks out. We receive a pick in the 20s as compensation
2) Matt Crouch, arguably our best player, is unavailable for the game
3) Daniel Talia, one of the best key defenders in the comp, is unavailable for the match
4) Wayne Milera, arguably our most skilful player, does his knee in the preseason and is out for the whole year
5) We get absolutely pumped twice by Port in the preseason, and look like absolute s**t in the process
6) Recent first round picks McAsey and Jones struggle mightily in preseason play and aren’t picked for Rd 1
7) Key offseason acquisition Jackson Hately also struggles in preseason play and isn’t selected for Rd 1
8) We go in with only 1 key defender - he’s a 2 game player and he has to play on Tom Hawkins
9) Our next tallest defenders are the sub 190cm pair of Doedee and Kelly - they have to cover Josh Jenkins who has 10cm on them. Doedee has barely played any footy in the last 2 years. Kelly only just gets passed fit for the game after preseason injury struggles
10) We roll out 2 debutants - one is a pudgy small forward who was unwanted for years until a breakout 2020 in the SANFL. One is a mid who wasn’t even one of our first 3 draft picks in 2020.
11) We’re facing the premiership favourites and they’re about $1.15 to beat us. Most people consider that overs
12) We lose Luke Brown to injury in the first quarter and have to activate our injury sub - this is Mitch Hinge who was unwanted by the Lions and has little to no experience
13) We lose Jake Kelly in the 2nd quarter when he’s knocked out by a brutal head clash - thats 2 defenders gone to injury with 2.5 quarters left to play
14) Will Hamill rolls an ankle in the 2nd quarter and doesn’t return to the field for the last 20 mins of the quarter. That’s another half back who is potentially gone
15) Shane McAdam does damage to his foot / ankle before half time - he returns before the main break but is noticeably favouring it and has clearly just been asked to park himself in the pocket
16) Mitch Hinge, the injury sub, pops his shoulder out early in the 3rd. That’s 4 defenders and 1 forward who have injured themselves and there’s almost a half left to play
17) Hinge, McAdam and Hamill are back on the field, but none are effective at all
18) Hinge pops his shoulder again and is now done for the night
19) Did I mention we’re playing the premiership favourites?
20) Dangerfield has at least 800m gained - I lost count
21) Guthrie, coming off an AA season, is carving us up
22) Isaac Smith is running amok - we can’t keep up because everyone is either injured or exhausted
Final siren: we hold on to win.
Absolutely unbelievable and ridiculous. This is right up there with the greatest home and away wins in the history of the club. Soak it up.
1) We lose our first 13 games in 2020, finish bottom and Brad Crouch, arguably our best player, walks out. We receive a pick in the 20s as compensation
2) Matt Crouch, arguably our best player, is unavailable for the game
3) Daniel Talia, one of the best key defenders in the comp, is unavailable for the match
4) Wayne Milera, arguably our most skilful player, does his knee in the preseason and is out for the whole year
5) We get absolutely pumped twice by Port in the preseason, and look like absolute s**t in the process
6) Recent first round picks McAsey and Jones struggle mightily in preseason play and aren’t picked for Rd 1
7) Key offseason acquisition Jackson Hately also struggles in preseason play and isn’t selected for Rd 1
8) We go in with only 1 key defender - he’s a 2 game player and he has to play on Tom Hawkins
9) Our next tallest defenders are the sub 190cm pair of Doedee and Kelly - they have to cover Josh Jenkins who has 10cm on them. Doedee has barely played any footy in the last 2 years. Kelly only just gets passed fit for the game after preseason injury struggles
10) We roll out 2 debutants - one is a pudgy small forward who was unwanted for years until a breakout 2020 in the SANFL. One is a mid who wasn’t even one of our first 3 draft picks in 2020.
11) We’re facing the premiership favourites and they’re about $1.15 to beat us. Most people consider that overs
12) We lose Luke Brown to injury in the first quarter and have to activate our injury sub - this is Mitch Hinge who was unwanted by the Lions and has little to no experience
13) We lose Jake Kelly in the 2nd quarter when he’s knocked out by a brutal head clash - thats 2 defenders gone to injury with 2.5 quarters left to play
14) Will Hamill rolls an ankle in the 2nd quarter and doesn’t return to the field for the last 20 mins of the quarter. That’s another half back who is potentially gone
15) Shane McAdam does damage to his foot / ankle before half time - he returns before the main break but is noticeably favouring it and has clearly just been asked to park himself in the pocket
16) Mitch Hinge, the injury sub, pops his shoulder out early in the 3rd. That’s 4 defenders and 1 forward who have injured themselves and there’s almost a half left to play
17) Hinge, McAdam and Hamill are back on the field, but none are effective at all
18) Hinge pops his shoulder again and is now done for the night
19) Did I mention we’re playing the premiership favourites?
20) Dangerfield has at least 800m gained - I lost count
21) Guthrie, coming off an AA season, is carving us up
22) Isaac Smith is running amok - we can’t keep up because everyone is either injured or exhausted
Final siren: we hold on to win.
Absolutely unbelievable and ridiculous. This is right up there with the greatest home and away wins in the history of the club. Soak it up.
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