Review R17: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly vs. Melbourne Demons

[SugarShane]

And watching a little closer yesterday it's fair to say I've under estimated just how good May is. His ability to read the play and his timing is a little freakish

With all due respect to May, I reckon even I could have taken a half dozen intercept marks with our first half entries.

Step 1: Stand 30m away from the kicker on a 45 degree angle.
Step 2: Take uncontested mark as ball travels down throat.

 

[PeterSalt]

With all due respect to May, I reckon even I could have taken a half dozen intercept marks with our first half entries.

Step 1: Stand 30m away from the kicker on a 45 degree angle.
Step 2: Take uncontested mark as ball travels down throat.

I think what I noticed was that he was playing to some degree more like a "goal keeper" than specifically a key defender. Often it seemed he didn't engage in contests that weren't going to directly threaten to score.

His ability to hedge his bets was impressive. His timing to get to contests was phenomenal as was his decision making on whether to mark or spoil.

Sure, he certainly got some kicked down his throat though.

 

[Slime Roy]

Great news about Rash.
Port adhering with Ken's mantra until the bitter end..
"you get what you deserve"

 

[BRL121]

One to add to the ugly pile: what was the story of the line marking at AO not being refreshed during the week? Did they forget to do it, or couldn't be arsed? The leftovers from last week looked pretty shabby when the sun was out - it was almost impossible to see the outer center circle.


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I noticed that it looked very shabby during the twos, annoyingly so, but then it didn't worry me for the ones.

 

[Scorpus]

Mark Keane has been fined for striking Melksham

 

[Gtowncrow]

From what Peatling had said after the game it sounds like they may have taken him straight in to get a scan, so Nicks wouldn't have had a chance to talk to him at that point.

Fair enough then.
Fair play...

 

[Crow-eater]

Good:

 

[BRL121]

Good:

ce than Lever

A lot more pace than Lever.

 

[Gtowncrow]

Mark Keane has been fined for striking Melksham

I saw that he had a swing, but I didn't think he connected.

I'm not advocating thuggery on the footy field but I love his Irish enthusiasm for the contest.

Could be a club cult hero in the making.

 

[Gtowncrow]

It's significant, but injuries happen and we've had a good run. I'd now be playing Rankine almost exclusively forward. If they persist again with Murphy as the random "pressure floater" instead of an extra mid they're idiots.

Playing Murphy for the rest of the year as a Rach replacement will be the end of our Cinderella flag chance.

Dowling can provide forward line tackling pressure and ground ball gets but also has offensive attributes. Murphy simply doesn't contribute enough for selection.

 

[Gtowncrow]

Good. That might be Murphy's last game for the club
Might be a ripper bloke and I wish him well, but today has to be it.

I actually pressed the like button about 10 times?

 

[rabidcrow]

The Rachele injury is extra bad because now we have to bring in a player who has barely played this year with just 7 rounds to go and get them fully up to speed for finals football

Not necessarily. Draper and Pedlar have both had a good block of games and are most likely - Taylor stays in when otherwise he might have been dropped
And some of the younger guys who might get bought in instead will at least be fresh which gives them more chance of string some weeks together

 

[FR0GGY]

I noticed that it looked very shabby during the twos, annoyingly so, but then it didn't worry me for the ones.

Good view from the toilet?

 

[Maddogmetro]

Mark Keane has been fined for striking Melksham

If it was the incident I am thinking - did he even make contact?

 

[From The Pocket]

One to add to the ugly pile: what was the story of the line marking at AO not being refreshed during the week? Did they forget to do it, or couldn't be arsed? The leftovers from last week looked pretty shabby when the sun was out - it was almost impossible to see the outer center circle.


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Left it light so they could clean it up easier for the Rugby on Saturday?

 

[ABAB]

Good:

And that was the game changer moment.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Adelaide v Melbourne​

10 Izak Rankine

23

Izak Rankine

Age

25

Ht

179cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.0

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.7

4star

D

13.0

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.7

4star

D

13.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

5star

CL

1.7

4star

(ADEL)
6 Steven May

1

Steven May

Age

33

Ht

193cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

10.5

4star

HB

4.2

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.5

3star

MG

307.3

4star

D

15.5

4star

K

12.1

5star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

0.5

1star

MG

378.4

5star

D

12.4

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

(MELB)
5 Kysaiah Pickett

36

Kysaiah Pickett

Age

24

Ht

171cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.0

2star

K

4.7

2star

HB

3.3

3star

M

0.7

1star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.7

3star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.7

2star

HB

3.3

2star

M

0.7

1star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.7

3star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

0.8

1star

T

2.4

4star

CL

0.8

3star

(MELB)
5 Ben Keays

2

Ben Keays

Age

28

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.1

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.9

5star

G

0.4

3star

D

13.7

3star

K

8.7

3star

HB

5.0

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.7

4star

G

0.3

3star

D

13.0

4star

K

4.8

2star

HB

8.2

5star

M

1.4

2star

T

4.4

5star

G

0.4

3star

(ADEL)
4 Jake Soligo (ADEL)


about right.

 

[ams4crows]

Adelaide v Melbourne​

10 Izak Rankine (ADEL)
6 Steven May (MELB)
5 Kysaiah Pickett (MELB)
5 Ben Keays (ADEL)
4 Jake Soligo (ADEL)


about right.

Viney is stiff not to get a single vote

 

[Ham]

 

[StonesThrow]

Sounds like someone went early with the 8 weeks

Or trolling

Turns out they were right

 

[brucetiki]

One to add to the ugly pile: what was the story of the line marking at AO not being refreshed during the week? Did they forget to do it, or couldn't be arsed? The leftovers from last week looked pretty shabby when the sun was out - it was almost impossible to see the outer center circle.


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The Benetton ad rugby union ‘match’ between Australia/New Zealand and England/Wales/Scotland/Ireland is here Saturday night, so it’s probably to help wash out the markings before they put the rugby markings in.

 

[PeterSalt]

Mmmm .. would it have mattered?

 

[Maddogmetro]

Apparently the AFL has come to say the Keays goal should have been called a point.

Everyone apparently ignoring that he used the point post to cling onto to hit the ball (if he even touched it). Free kick and sure goal in any event.

 

[Scorpus]

Oh so you're telling me an incorrect umpiring call at the end of a game actually benefitted us for once instead of screwing us over?

 

[PeterSalt]

Apparently the AFL has come to say the Keays goal should have been called a point.

Everyone apparently ignoring that he used the point post to cling onto to hit the ball (if he even touched it). Free kick and sure goal in any event.

Yeah .. interesting. Had both feet off of the ground as well.

Who the Sydney player that was trying to climb the post when there was a set shot after the final siren?