Such fun to get the Saints again later this season. Their last game before mad Monday no less. Percentage from that game could be the difference between making top 4 or not.
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If they’d moved a bit quicker they could have signed up all the Sam Reids.
Loved Stephen’s dangerous tackle.
Nice to finally see him show some mongrel …
Nice to finally see him show some mongrel …
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I wouldn't say that. Essendon can cut you up through the middle!
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heeney already seems to be copping it ... never good enough for some ...
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the gold coast king is better ... seems much tougher, more consistent, genuine star ... the suns with ben king fit would be a real threat this year (as it is they're pretty good)
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siiiiiiigghhhh ... his name is ben reid
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Only watched the 1Q but reading the reports, sounds like Fox, Dyl and Clarke all stepped up. Great to hear Ollie and Blakey dominant off HB. Shoes the importance of rewarding consistent VFL form. Keeps pressure on incumbents to perform as well as introducing enthusiasm to the team.
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Fox is best 22
Saying it all year
Saying it all year
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This is a hard game to assess. Early doors both sides applied Finals level pressure and the forwards struggled. Our entries I50 were not great. Why Papley was often the target drove me bonkers.
Buddy was sensational in the first half and his vision and field kicking is a joy.
The second half saw some better scoreboard reward but did it reflect our dominance?
The Defence was sensational. Of the big Oppo forwards, only Curnow and Marshall have got away from us. King joins Hawkins, Cameron and others as victims of our defence. Lots of terrific run and rebound. Others may have been the 'stars' but I was really delighted in Foxy's game.
Hickey and the Mids were very solid and competitive. Rowbottom according to someone I heard had 83 pressure acts. Stephens won or halved most of his contests, copped a few hits and just ran, ran ran.
The best thing about the forwards was the pressure applied on the Saints' exits.
The Saints' Board reaction was best summarised by the following comment
"You don’t have to be a dwarf to be burned by this club."
Buddy was sensational in the first half and his vision and field kicking is a joy.
The second half saw some better scoreboard reward but did it reflect our dominance?
The Defence was sensational. Of the big Oppo forwards, only Curnow and Marshall have got away from us. King joins Hawkins, Cameron and others as victims of our defence. Lots of terrific run and rebound. Others may have been the 'stars' but I was really delighted in Foxy's game.
Hickey and the Mids were very solid and competitive. Rowbottom according to someone I heard had 83 pressure acts. Stephens won or halved most of his contests, copped a few hits and just ran, ran ran.
The best thing about the forwards was the pressure applied on the Saints' exits.
The Saints' Board reaction was best summarised by the following comment
"You don’t have to be a dwarf to be burned by this club."
Not sure players stepped up last night.
I think the better description is “downhill skied”
One common trait our inclusions brought was run run run. Fox running from hb, Stephens between the arcs and Clarke in the forward half. This lessened the focus on lloyd/blakey being our main run n carry players as the opposition had to focus on others. When they focused on others then lloyd and blakey were able to capitalise. Such a crucial part of the game which really opened up our ball movement and allowed lloyd/blakey to have maximum impact from hb.
In our loses we've looked far too stagnant and relied on our kicking, there's been a distinct lack of energy on the ball with limited player movement but we hardly noticed it last night due to the run provided from our inclusions.
I also think early in the game we tried to utilise handballing to get our players into that run n carry rhythm which was excellent. It was a specific plan from coaches to help us with our movement off ball imo. I loved seeing it. We don't utilise it enough imo. It's also a great way to break down zone defences against great teams.
In our loses we've looked far too stagnant and relied on our kicking, there's been a distinct lack of energy on the ball with limited player movement but we hardly noticed it last night due to the run provided from our inclusions.
I also think early in the game we tried to utilise handballing to get our players into that run n carry rhythm which was excellent. It was a specific plan from coaches to help us with our movement off ball imo. I loved seeing it. We don't utilise it enough imo. It's also a great way to break down zone defences against great teams.
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All in all we actually brought the intensity/pressure for the whole game for a change. If we can get the disposal right for a whole game we will demolish sides.
The main disappointment was the first half disposal. This shows in one start. 30 inside 50's fir 10 scoring shots, 33.3%. Very poor. We need to be hitting at least 60% against pretenders like Saints to beat the top sides.
In the first half both sides looked way off the top eight in skills. But from half time only one side looked cooked, Saints. We took the foot off the pedal late in the last and allowed a couple of goals through.
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The main disappointment was the first half disposal. This shows in one start. 30 inside 50's fir 10 scoring shots, 33.3%. Very poor. We need to be hitting at least 60% against pretenders like Saints to beat the top sides.
In the first half both sides looked way off the top eight in skills. But from half time only one side looked cooked, Saints. We took the foot off the pedal late in the last and allowed a couple of goals through.
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I still maintain that games at the SCG tend to be scrappy & not free-flowing - and ground dimensions must surely play a part. It always just looks and feels congested.
I reckon disposal efficiencies would be lower on the SCG than any other ground (albeit I have no stats to back that up).
So whilst our forward entries weren’t great, when the pressure was on early, it wasn’t surprising.
It seemed that after half time when Florent and Blakey started running through half-interested Saints, things really improved in that regard.
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Literally night and day. The dew means more fumbles, fewer clean possessions.
The extra width of the ground plays a part because the fumbly scramble goes sideways instead of forwards.
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SCG = Seagulls Chip Ground
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Can’t put my finger on it...but the whole game seemed almost Reserves standard outside ofa few hihlights....Buddy’s field kicking early, Warner’s effort to cover Parker after his ‘knock’, Stephen’s dash, Florent played well...not much else.
The SCG is the same size as the Gabba While being bigger than Marvel.
In area. Its right in the middle by size of the grounds the AFL uses.
The camera angle is terrible. Makes it look congested.
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the scg size debate is always ridiculous
having said that the surface is crap at the moment and it's kind of a shithole pile of random stands
having said that the surface is crap at the moment and it's kind of a shithole pile of random stands
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Also loved the comment on the MB that the Saints dropped it in Paddy Mac's lap more times yesterday than the whole time he played for them.
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We are back in 6th.
Feels strangely comforting.
Feels strangely comforting.
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