Analysis Good, Bad, Ugly, and Surprising vs Geelong

[Dirty Bird]

But then you risk not being first

You get more likes making a smart arse comment on page one rather than just starting the thread

 

[Danger in Texas]

Any chance Rowe for RS ??

Isn't Sholl still eligible? He'd be in with a huge chance

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Ok one more bad

Are the BigFooty servers going to crash at every quarter time break / half time / end of game for the whole season?

Remember when Alf's home planet was destroyed because everyone plugged their hair dryers in at once? Similar operating system

 

[marvin]

Top 5 on ground for pressure acts - Berry (31), Laird (28), Sloane (28), Keays (27), McHenry (23).

Lovely numbers from the mids

 

[Apsaalooke]

Any chance Rowe for RS ??

Have to be under 21 on 1st January 2021. James turned 21 in September 2020

 

[hey shorty]

Isn't Sholl still eligible? He'd be in with a huge chance

True

 

[pjcrows]

He also said he really values stability in the team...

He also said Danger didn't have the option to try to tackle Kelly...

 

[I_Was_There]

Although Lachlan Murphy’s goal was awesome, he is depth, probably same with McHenry.
Remember this team was built to beat Geelong.
Next week there will be a different team

We you at the game?

 

[MRB37]

One thing I noticed that was like "Finally!". Not taking possession when the ball is in the air and you have to leave your feet to grab it. Almost went like volleyball instead and tapped those to our teammates advantage which kept us in possession and moving the ball.

 

[ams4crows]

I truly believe the crowd giving them a standing ovation at 1/4 time was why our 2nd 1/4 was elite, would have given the boys such a rush!

 

[CrowInFiji]

Lid is off. I don't even care about it being one game, this is club-defining stuff right here.

That was a team who bought into the plan.
That was a team that played for each other.
Down on Rotations.
Walking wounded.
Youngest v Oldest.
Spooners v Grand finalists.
No Talia, No Crouch.
Tex back to his best just putting it all on the line.


Kane ******* Cornes telling us a pass mark is being within 10 goals of them. He can shove that so far up his arse.

The players have to believe they can beat anyone. Okay it's not Richmond but soon we will have 'the Adelaide way'.

 

[Red mist]

We you at the game?

Yeah I got shifted tho

 

[Scorpus]

Although Lachlan Murphy’s goal was awesome, he is depth, probably same with McHenry.
Remember this team was built to beat Geelong.
Next week there will be a different team

McHenry is easily best 22 based on what he showed today. Murphy was more than solid enough

 

[GrommoT]

Schoenberg surely! Rowe might be too old?

Sydney's McDonald has it in the bag if they win though

Yep, by about 3-1/2 months.

 

[Danger in Texas]

McHenry is easily best 22 based on what he showed today. Murphy was more than solid enough

McHenry is basically a better Murphy, which is a good thing to have. You need pressuring, goal-kicking types that can might not be full time mids, but can play there if needed. Ned was manic at the contest today, like Berry/Keays etc

That said, I actually really liked some of Murphy's clearance work today, too

 

[Red mist]

McHenry is easily best 22 based on what he showed today. Murphy was more than solid enough

I don’t think it’s true of a best 22. Best 22 for now, sure

 

[Scorpus]

Not enough love for Butts. He was all over Hawkins in the first half

 

[Moonwatcher]

Putting a man behind really changed the game in the second half. We might face that tactic from here on in.

 

[ABAB]

I don’t think it’s true of a best 22. Best 22 for now, sure

I think McHenry is starting to pick up the AFL pace, he did some nice things last year to beat his opposition but then another player catches him holding the ball.

 

[BACCS]

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 sh*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.

Well, if you put it like that, I guess it was ok...

 

[dogs105]

He also said Danger didn't have the option to try to tackle Kelly...

Yeah, because he'd already handballed...

 

[CrowInFiji]

Officially in the 8 at the end of round 1!

 

[Dirty Bird]

Good: Switch on the Brisbane-Sydney game on for ONE second after Hawthorn in and hearing Dwayne Russell depressed.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Excellent:
A hard, gritty win from last years spoon side playing against last years grand finalist. We managed to hold on and grind out a win despite being hobbled by injury too. The very definition of a gutsy win.

Good:

Walker - One of his very best games.
Butts - Wore Hawkins like a glove.
Frampton - Competed well all game. Will keep Berg out if he sustains this form.
McHenry - 2 goals playing forward, competed well, used it well.
Keays - Solid, workmanlike performance. Burned it a bit but the good outweighs the bad.
McPherson - Very poised, solid contribution. Saved a goal in that last quarter.
Doedee - Looked rusty at first but ended up having a solid game.
Lynch - Really liked his game. Provided some good pressure, hit the scoreboard.
Murphy - Solid contribution from a small forward. Great tackling pressure, kicked a goal.
Rowe - Looks comfortable at the level. Smart player. Kicked 2 goals.
Berry - Didn't get a lot of the footy. Defensive pressure was first rate though. Will be a beast.
Smith - Solid defensive game.


Okay:

Sloane - solid enough game, found a fair bit of it but was a little sloppy with the ball.
Schoenberg - A bit quiet but worked his way into the game.
McAdam - A bit quiet but so important to our forward structure with his pressure and aerial ability.
Laird - Got a lot of the footy but frustrated me with his turnovers. Cost us at least 2 goals.
O'Brien - Competed pretty well in the ruck, dropped a few too many marks.

Bad:

Seedsman - Had one of those games. Got it plenty and burned it.
Hamill - Couldn't really get near it.

Ugly:

Poor old Mitch Hinge, comes in as injury sub, looks solid and cops a shoulder injury (twice over).
Dangerfield's hit on Kelly. Hope they rub him out for a few weeks.
Injuries. We were the walking dead out there by the 4th quarter.

 

[I_Was_There]

Yeah I got shifted tho

Our impression at the game was that he (Murphy) played really well. Impacted the contest on many occasions and had some really good moments.