Review R5: The Good, Bad and the Nicks vs. Geelong Cats

[George CantStandYa]

Rioli is a w***er who is full of shit.

He’s raised it to defend and deflect away from his taunting. Then says “I hate the club, but not the players”.

You were taunting a player you ****head. Not administrators from years ago.

 

[Southerntakeover]

Rioli is a w***er who is full of shit.

He’s raised it to defend and deflect away from his taunting. Then says “I hate the club, but not the players”.

You were taunting a player you ****head. Not administrators from years ago.

This is the guy who pulled the 'go to sleep' taunt in the Showdown after Rankine's knock out last year.

 

[Cromulant]

Rioli is a w***er who is full of shit.

He’s raised it to defend and deflect away from his taunting. Then says “I hate the club, but not the players”.

You were taunting a player you ****head. Not administrators from years ago.

He didnt like Dunstall paying out his Dad who was the only one to lose to Chief in a time trial.

I mean I know his father has passed away sadly, but if thats a reason to be a knob on the field (again) then he's got some pretty thin skin.

 

[George CantStandYa]

Interesting to listen to Blighty and Bicks last night, talking about lack of change in our midfield when it was being beaten.

Also how Crouch impacted the dynamic 1970crow and Peatling should play more midfield.

Didn’t name Nicks but that’s clearly criticising him.

 

[feenix67]

We had injured mids yet our mid rotations decreased. Nicks is playing 4D chess...

 

[George CantStandYa]

We had injured mids yet our mid rotations decreased. Nicks is playing 4D chess...

Plus fatigued from a 5 day break Nicks mentioned more than once

 

[Cromulant]

And now we dont have Peatling for this week.

Fantastic.

 

[SugarShane]

Soligo's missed tackle on Stengle

That one hurt. Had him dead to rights but couldn't stick the tackle, 5 seconds later it's a goal.

 

[cleanhands]

Rioli is a w***er who is full of shit.

He’s raised it to defend and deflect away from his taunting. Then says “I hate the club, but not the players”.

You were taunting a player you ****head. Not administrators from years ago.

Not the sort of bloke that warms to you

 

[AFC979810]

That one hurt. Had him dead to rights but couldn't stick the tackle, 5 seconds later it's a goal.

Rewatched the game yesterday.

Soligo was absolutely putrid. With the reports he was throwing up during the game I wonder if we had a bit of gastro / illness go through the squad?

Good to see we have an extra 3 days rest compared to the Giants who are traveling back to back.

 

[Cromulant]

Rewatched the game yesterday.

Soligo was absolutely putrid. With the reports he was throwing up during the game I wonder if we had a bit of gastro / illness go through the squad?

Good to see we have an extra 3 days rest compared to the Giants who are traveling back to back.

I reckon he was just physically exhausted, but he could well have been under the weather with a flu or something also.

I think we'll be better for a rest this weekend, whether it's good enough to beat the best side in it at the moment (IMO) who knows

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Rewatched the game yesterday.

Soligo was absolutely putrid. With the reports he was throwing up during the game I wonder if we had a bit of gastro / illness go through the squad?

Good to see we have an extra 3 days rest compared to the Giants who are traveling back to back.

We poorly managed our midfield group with heat & short space between games

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

We poorly managed our midfield group with heat & short space between games

Nicks only believes in experience but how do young players ever get experience with this philosophy.

 

[DangerSloane]

Can the ROB defenders please stand up?

Bloke is a dead set spud. I would rather play with a 6 footer in the ruck who will actually do something the other 99% of the game.

 

[NTRabbit]

Keats into the guts is a brilliant suggestion. He could bewitch the oppo mids with his poetic readings.

Saturn is fallen, am I too to fall?

 

[Elder van Berlo]

I think the short break/hot conditions last week did for us last night. We looked flat from minute one. Our contest was awful from the start and we got away with it on the back of ball movement to build a lead. We lost the game in the last 5 minutes of the second quarter.

In the third quarter our spread (both ways) fell apart, but we held it together somewhat. In the last quarter, everything fell apart. We were running in treacle and just could not get numbers to a contest. Our decision making and skills were catastrophic. These are all symptoms of fatigue. I am fortified in that view by the fact that pretty much everyone was down on their best. They just looked physically shot out there.

It is just worth noting here that last night Brisbane played an opponent with whom they are pretty closely matched. Under normal circumstances, you would have Brisbane as luke warm favourites at home.

They played on a 30+ degree day five days earlier.

The game was pretty tight until half time - conversion the only real difference between the teams. And then the Lions stopped to a walk in the second half and Collingwood blitzed them.

We definitely were not perfect last week either on the field or in the coaches' box. But I think we win that game - maybe even comfortably - on a level playing field.

 

[hugecannon]

It is just worth noting here that last night Brisbane played an opponent with whom they are pretty closely matched. Under normal circumstances, you would have Brisbane as luke warm favourites at home.

They played on a 30+ degree day five days earlier.

The game was pretty tight until half time - conversion the only real difference between the teams. And then the Lions stopped to a walk in the second half and Collingwood blitzed them.

We definitely were not perfect last week either on the field or in the coaches' box. But I think we win that game - maybe even comfortably - on a level playing field.

Potentially sure, but hopefully the coaches and the players don’t ignore the structural frailties that the last 2 games have exposed and just dismiss them due to the hot weather or short break between games.

 

[Southerntakeover]

It is just worth noting here that last night Brisbane played an opponent with whom they are pretty closely matched. Under normal circumstances, you would have Brisbane as luke warm favourites at home.

They played on a 30+ degree day five days earlier.

The game was pretty tight until half time - conversion the only real difference between the teams. And then the Lions stopped to a walk in the second half and Collingwood blitzed them.

We definitely were not perfect last week either on the field or in the coaches' box. But I think we win that game - maybe even comfortably - on a level playing field.

So if we win this week we should get no credit, and if we get dog walked Nicks should be fired

 

[feenix67]

A bit late to the party, but if you want to see an example of a poor midfield performance and terrible coaching, it's worth a watch

 

[kirky]

A bit late to the party, but if you want to see an example of a poor midfield performance and terrible coaching, it's worth a watch

Great analysis. I seriously don’t get why we allow an extra in defence so often. Reckon the coach doesn’t trust the defence.

Do you send this to the club?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

A bit late to the party, but if you want to see an example of a poor midfield performance and terrible coaching, it's worth a watch

Goes to show after all this time, ROB's ruck craftwork is mystifying at times. It's almost like he ignores where our team mates are & just looking to win the taps to somewhere random.

Also clearly our midfielders need to fight harder for front position.

 

[feenix67]

Great analysis. I seriously don’t get why we allow an extra in defence so often. Reckon the coach doesn’t trust the defence.

Do you send this to the club?

God no, they've got far better tools than I have mate.

 

[cleanhands]

Goes to show after all this time, ROB's ruck craftwork is mystifying at times. It's almost like he ignores where our team mates are & just looking to win the taps to somewhere random.

Also clearly our midfielders need to fight harder for front position.

Been saying that for the last 3 yrs

 

[rocket18]

God no, they've got far better tools than I have mate.

Send it with some stock tips, they'll really appreciate it.

 

[NSolis]

So if we win this week we should get no credit, and if we get dog walked Nicks should be fired

Were you imagining an alternative where we win this week and this board decides Nicks is a good coach?