Review Rd 1, 2019: Freo destroy the Roos

[nurries]

Ballantine hamstring - Bennell in!

Matera will be back

 

[dexter_]

I was worried at half time that they would put the cue in the rack and cruise to a comfortable six goal win but instead they put the foot down and were relentless in attack. That was always my biggest frustration in the '12 - '15 era,we never thumped teams by big margins. Hopefully today is a sign of a new mindset.

 

[fnerd]

Most promising was winning each quarter. Was still afraid at half time we'd revert to type and stink it up for a quarter or two.

Wonder if there has been a change of approach to stop those fade outs happening

Yeah it’s simply called being able to get full pre seasons into our youngsters

 

[koshari]

Kudos to you blokes, when we stink it up so bad a debuton is best on ground for us your entitled to title your thread what ever you like. I actually reckon you went easy on it.

There is no doubt you completelty outplayed/coached us in every department which even suprises me you didnt win by 100 pts.

Even with carltons flogging to richmond they were competative for 2 quarters, dont think we got within 20 points a single quarter. Completely dominated.

 

[Righteo]

Oh yeah, don’t worry, I’m stoked. The side looks more balanced than I can remember, our area of weakness, the midfield, held together, all our debutants kicked goals, nobody who came in under an injury cloud got worse, and we played attacking footy. It’s all you could ask for.

that's the stuff

 

[Nolo180]

Wat just happened? Whos attacking game plan have we borrowed?
Im still in shock....

 

[Allikat]

Oh I enjoyed the old thread title.

Gee that was an enjoyable game. There was some beautiful footy being played, and I'm so so happy to see McCarthy have such a ripper. That will do wonders for his confidence and mental health.

 

[Sweetback]

Sure they have injuries there. However look at it this way, with those injuries we SHOULD have taken advantage and we did, it's very rare that we do in such situations.
Would you rather have Blakely and Hogan into your side or S. Thompson and M. Daw?

Yes, it was one of our very rare four quarter efforts. Hopefully not the only game this year Ross pulls all the stops out.

 

[Scham]

I was worried at half time that they would put the cue in the rack and cruise to a comfortable six goal win but instead they put the foot down and were relentless in attack. That was always my biggest frustration in the '12 - '15 era,we never thumped teams by big margins. Hopefully today is a sign of a new mindset.

Good point of a good sign.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Incredible performance with the one disclaimer that North were atrocious but you dont beat atrocious sides by 80 odd points unless you play well yourselves.

- Dardy "Hemsworth" McCarthor!!!! Holy shit, I had written him off and I cant believe he had a performance like that him. It was more than the 5 goals, it was the ones he set up that other players missed, the pressure, the everything. Best performance of his career and if we are lucky, a turning point.
- Alex Pearce looks to have taken the next step forward, intercept marking. Did it all through the JLT and that first quarter was unbelievable. If only Bishop was still around so I could ask him if he still thinks he'll never be any good.
- God I hope Tucker continues his form from JLT and today into the rest of the year. Could be the missing piece in finding that additional midfielder, especially since losing Neale. We still need to replace Mundy next year.
- Conca showing exactly why we wanted him and why he was best 22 at Richmond. Doesnt lose many 1 on 1's and is very strong defensively. Handy rotation for 500k a year and not single trade asset.
- Still have the best young key forward in the game to come into this side, Blakely, Shill (if he can get his body right), Switta and Cox (if there's room for him, probably not if Tabs plays like that every game). Exciting times.

I do want to put a disclaimer that I would like to see how we go against players rather than witches cones but a performance like that would give us a shot against all sides.

Cant wait to see how how we go in the next few weeks

 

[Reynolds Number]

Best win since 2013. Utterly surprised.

 

[GoFreo4eva]

Kudos to you blokes, when we stink it up so bad a debuton is best on ground for us your entitled to title your thread what ever you like. I actually reckon you went easy on it.

There is no doubt you completelty outplayed/coached us in every department which even suprises me you didnt win by 100 pts.

Even with carltons flogging to richmond they were competative for 2 quarters, dont think we got within 20 points a single quarter. Completely dominated.

No diserespect intended here but how has Brad Scott still got a job with you guys? What is his best performance in terms of,finishes in what 7 years or so? I was kind of surprised he got another contract...

 

[dropbear101]

Gotta give credit to brayshaw for shutting down cunnington and tucker on Higgins.

 

[Bad Brain]

I can’t believe I once thought we made a mistake by taking Brayshaw over LDU...

 

[fnerd]

Gotta give credit to brayshaw for shutting down cunnington and tucker on Higgins.

Where tucker could really become a bona fide player for us (still early and I’ve certainly had my doubts)is he’s also able hurt the opposition the other way-doubly so if he continues to hit the scoreboard

 

[wild side]

When they got the ball, our boys were all over them like a rash.
Ross might be around a bit longer

 

[theGav56]

Ballas out with a hammy from the according to Ross at the presser, only real negative

Come again?

 

[chrisdon16]

Sorry for jumping in this discussion but after suffering through an horrendous loss today it was so satisfying to watch Freo dominate Norf. Has this new game plan been talked about much pre season by Ross? That was seriously some special footy from you boys

 

[Cameron_K]

Happy to be wrong but even happier for McCarthy. His work around the ground was amazing.

If Fyfe stays healthy and doesn't get suspended he will win the Brownlow by the length of the Flemington straight.

 

[fnerd]

Incredible performance with the one disclaimer that North were atrocious but you dont beat atrocious sides by 80 odd points unless you play well yourselves.

- Dardy "Hemsworth" McCarthor!!!! Holy shit, I had written him off and I cant believe he had a performance like that him. It was more than the 5 goals, it was the ones he set up that other players missed, the pressure, the everything. Best performance of his career and if we are lucky, a turning point.
- Alex Pearce looks to have taken the next step forward, intercept marking. Did it all through the JLT and that first quarter was unbelievable. If only Bishop was still around so I could ask him if he still thinks he'll never be any good.
- God I hope Tucker continues his form from JLT and today into the rest of the year. Could be the missing piece in finding that additional midfielder, especially since losing Neale. We still need to replace Mundy next year.
- Conca showing exactly why we wanted him and why he was best 22 at Richmond. Doesnt lose many 1 on 1's and is very strong defensively. Handy rotation for 500k a year and not single trade asset.
- Still have the best young key forward in the game to come into this side, Blakely, Shill (if he can get his body right), Switta and Cox (if there's room for him, probably not if Tabs plays like that every game). Exciting times.

I do want to put a disclaimer that I would like to see how we go against players rather than witches cones but a performance like that would give us a shot against all sides.

Cant wait to see how how we go in the next few weeks

Good write up tho in relation to the bold still think we , on the general, underestimate how good a key fwd /player we have in Cox.

Check his stats, he’s tracking as good as any of the great modern key fwds.

Has got footballing ability/nous in spades, just perhaps needs a bit more application.

Is in our b22 , no question

 

[dropbear101]

Where tucker could really become a bona fide player for us (still early and I’ve certainly had my doubts)is he’s also able hurt the opposition the other way-doubly so if he continues to hit the scoreboard

Tuckers got that burst speed which is helpful for negating midfielders so I can imagine him doing alright in the role

 

[Bush_Chook]

 

[Wally Walpamur]

Sorry for jumping in this discussion but after suffering through an horrendous loss today it was so satisfying to watch Freo dominate Norf. Has this new game plan been talked about much pre season by Ross? That was seriously some special footy from you boys

Haven’t seen it for 8 years TBH.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Good write up tho in relation to the bold still think we , on the general, underestimate how good a key fwd /player we have in Cox.

Check his stats, he’s tracking as good as any of the great modern key fwds.

Has got footballing ability/nous in spades, just perhaps needs a bit more application.

Is in our b22 , no question

Hey Man, preaching to the choir here, I'm his Buddy so I probably need to do a better job and I've been spruiking him all pre-season and how he is a mile in front of Tabs. BUT, you cant drop players if they are playing well, its not really fair. Tabs in the team so Cox has to displace him and if he's playing well that will be hard to do.

 

[fnerd]

Sorry for jumping in this discussion but after suffering through an horrendous loss today it was so satisfying to watch Freo dominate Norf. Has this new game plan been talked about much pre season by Ross? That was seriously some special footy from you boys

No, not from the majority anyway

To be honest most of the talk had been group think that Ross has never and never will changed his game plan from his saints days