Review Round 2, 2023 - Brisbane Lions vs. Melbourne

[Bucking Beads]

Very happy with our bounce back on Friday night. Rayner down back looks pretty good and Daniher really impacted the game which was nice to see. A little disappointed with that last quarter but it would of been hard to get motivated for it after the power outage. Not to back it up away on Thursday night.

 

[beatnik]

Are we to assume Melbourne has a Specialist Restart Coach?

Both teams were in the same situation except Melbourne got to warm up on the field for 2 minutes

Few seem to agree that it was the massive deal you obv think it was…exactly what sort of a reaction are you looking for?

 

[Nathan Barley]

Few seem to agree that it was the massive deal you obv think it was…exactly what sort of a reaction are you looking for?

Did I say it was a massive deal?

 

[mpal6]

Very happy with our bounce back on Friday night. Rayner down back looks pretty good and Daniher really impacted the game which was nice to see. A little disappointed with that last quarter but it would of been hard to get motivated for it after the power outage. Not to back it up away on Thursday night.

The best thing about Rayner in backline is he looks so confident with ball in hand. He is just too strong to tackle for the small forwards and can fend off or bullock his way through with lot more power. Might get it wrong from time to time but he is a positive to our backline and hope we persist with this experiment.

 

[jonnobackpocket]

But we knew they would do that. We had a chance to withstand the challenge but almost all of our players left the work to their teammates

the situation went against us but offered a unique challenge that I hope the club regrets putting that level of effort into

Yeah let’s not worry about the first 3 1/2 quarter effort that had as 40 points up one one the premiership favourites. Let’s concentrate on the last 10 minutes. Your turning everything into a negative is f&n tiresome.

 

[p4p1]

The best thing about Rayner in backline is he looks so confident with ball in hand. He is just too strong to tackle for the small forwards and can fend off or bullock his way through with lot more power. Might get it wrong from time to time but he is a positive to our backline and hope we persist with this experiment.

The only time he lets himself down from what I see is when he man gets a bit far away and he can't impact the contest. I feel he makes up for it by doing the things you have mentioned though.

 

[iBeng]

So will the percentage impact us as much as that famous Bulldogs game a few years back that got us into a higher position by the width of a male bees appendage?

 

[Lions Flag 2020]

I might be only joining his family members as he only has 3 votes but I gave Joyce a vote. I thought he did a very good job.

 

[Elixuh]

I forgot Lachie hunter plays for the demons and didn’t recognise him with the shaved head. He looks like Simon goodwins love child with the shaved head.

 

[Ray Button]

Does anyone know where we might find Fagan's post-match presser video? I gather from some prior comments that he did do one, but it is not posted in the Match Centre where all other pressers are?

I understand Fagan had some mild complaints about the AFL's handling of the Lights-Out issue - surely the AFL wouldn't be so petty as to censor it??

 

[Tom14]

Does anyone know where we might find Fagan's post-match presser video? I gather from some prior comments that he did do one, but it is not posted in the Match Centre where all other pressers are?

I understand Fagan had some mild complaints about the AFL's handling of the Lights-Out issue - surely the AFL wouldn't be so petty as to censor it??

Technical issue with the video recording - if you are signed up to the roar deal patreon Mike Whiting posted his audio recording of it.

 

[Tom14]

First coaches votes for Will

FRI, MARCH 24
Brisbane Lions
vs
Melbourne
VOTES
PLAYER (CLUB)
10
Dayne Zorko

15

Dayne Zorko

Age

37

Ht

175cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.4

5star

K

13.2

5star

HB

8.2

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

6.0

5star

MG

440.5

5star

D

14.0

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.0

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

5.0

5star

MG

291.0

4star

D

16.4

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

6.6

4star

M

5.2

5star

T

6.6

5star

(BL)
8
Will Ashcroft (BL)
6
Harris Andrews

31

Harris Andrews

Age

29

Ht

200cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.8

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

151.7

2star

D

17.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

3star

D

9.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

94.0

2star

(BL)
2
Josh Dunkley

5

Josh Dunkley

Age

29

Ht

191cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.8

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.3

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

5.8

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

20.7

5star

K

7.0

3star

HB

13.7

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

5.3

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

14.2

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

4.0

5star

CL

1.4

4star

(BL)
2
Jake Lever

8

Jake Lever

Age

30

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.6

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

4.9

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.3

3star

MG

242.0

4star

D

9.6

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

3.1

2star

M

3.9

4star

T

1.3

2star

MG

145.4

3star

D

16.0

4star

K

11.0

4star

HB

5.0

4star

M

6.6

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

189.8

4star

(MELB)
1
Charlie Cameron

23

Charlie Cameron

Age

31

Ht

180cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

8.4

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.5

5star

D

9.6

2star

K

7.9

3star

HB

1.7

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.7

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

9.6

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.2

4star

M

1.4

2star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.2

4star

(BL)
1
Clayton Oliver

10

Clayton Oliver

Age

28

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.8

5star

K

9.5

4star

HB

18.4

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

6.3

5star

CL

6.3

5star

D

25.1

5star

K

11.1

4star

HB

14.0

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

19.2

5star

K

4.6

2star

HB

14.6

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

3.8

5star

(MELB)

 

[LongLion]

First coaches votes for Will

FRI, MARCH 24
Brisbane Lions
vs
Melbourne
VOTES
PLAYER (CLUB)
10
Dayne Zorko (BL)
8
Will Ashcroft (BL)
6
Harris Andrews (BL)
2
Josh Dunkley (BL)
2
Jake Lever (MELB)
1
Charlie Cameron (BL)
1
Clayton Oliver (MELB)

Interesting that there was a media lovefest about Oliver's game but the coaches only gave him 1 vote which I agree with even though he got big stats he was largely ineffectual until the after lights time on period.

 

[mpal6]

I forgot Lachie hunter plays for the demons and didn’t recognise him with the shaved head. He looks like Simon goodwins love child with the shaved head.

I had that problem watching Dogs defense last round. Josh Bruce and Liam Jones - 18 and 19. shaved head with beard and moustache. Parked right next to each other. Yikes.

And then I go googling for them and even google decides to mess with me.

 

[Ray Button]

Technical issue with the video recording - if you are signed up to the roar deal patreon Mike Whiting posted his audio recording of it.

Thanks! I'm not signed up to Roar Deal, but I think I've pretty much got the gist of it through related clips.

 

[Nunez]

Thanks! I'm not signed up to Roar Deal, but I think I've pretty much got the gist of it through related clips.

You should sign up

 

[p4p1]

First coaches votes for Will

FRI, MARCH 24
Brisbane Lions
vs
Melbourne
VOTES
PLAYER (CLUB)
10
Dayne Zorko (BL)
8
Will Ashcroft (BL)
6
Harris Andrews (BL)
2
Josh Dunkley (BL)
2
Jake Lever (MELB)
1
Charlie Cameron (BL)
1
Clayton Oliver (MELB)

I would have to guess that 1 vote is based solely on the last 12 mins of the game though.

Interesting breakdown of the votes IMO.

Both coaches gave 5 votes to Zorko, 4 to Ashcroft, 3 to Andrews. Then they saw the game very differently. I don't hate the 2 votes for Lever, if it wasn't for him we would have been further ahead before the blackout IMO.

 

[BuntonRules]

First coaches votes for Will

FRI, MARCH 24
Brisbane Lions
vs
Melbourne
VOTES
PLAYER (CLUB)
10
Dayne Zorko (BL)
8
Will Ashcroft (BL)
6
Harris Andrews (BL)
2
Josh Dunkley (BL)
2
Jake Lever (MELB)
1
Charlie Cameron (BL)
1
Clayton Oliver (MELB)

Would not be surprised if it is the first, of many, Brownlow votes, either.

 

[buttermuffs]

Interesting that there was a media lovefest about Oliver's game but the coaches only gave him 1 vote which I agree with even though he got big stats he was largely ineffectual until the after lights time on period.

Media will always talk up big games even if the result isn’t great. Don’t find it to be a big issue, it’s obvious that for the Lions to be up 40 a lot of the players who got more votes above had more of an impact. Lever played great intercepting down back at well. Even though Oliver didn’t exactly use the ball effectively he and Lever were the only two Dees deserving of some votes.


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[Nunez]

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[Tom14]

Thanks will subscribe to the platinum deal - Dom and Mike deserve it, they produce great stuff and only happy to financially support it.

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[Viceregal]

First coaches votes for Will

FRI, MARCH 24
Brisbane Lions
vs
Melbourne
VOTES
PLAYER (CLUB)
10
Dayne Zorko (BL)
8
Will Ashcroft (BL)
6
Harris Andrews (BL)
2
Josh Dunkley (BL)
2
Jake Lever (MELB)
1
Charlie Cameron (BL)
1
Clayton Oliver (MELB)

So second best player on the field in your second game of AFL ... not bad ... not bad at all

 

[briztoon]

 

[Dalions]

Congrats Will