Game Day AFL Round 3 - Matchday Discussion West Coast@Collingwood(MCG – 7:25PM)

[loki04]

We have no answer to McGovern and Kennedy. And never will.

Our players a fricken dumb with ball in hand, they literally set it up for him regularly, instead of kicking to better option either shorter or to his opponent.

He often leaves his man before they dispose of it reading where they are heading early.

Even on the boundary that handball chain that he spoiled, our players watched him come in and then still tried to hit up a loop handball (they had options and time to kick instead...). Just dumb sometimes.

 

[swoop42]

Crisp having a mare by his standards.

If Sidebottom can't shake the tag move him forward.

Some crap umpiring decisions but West Coast lifted and we failed to respond until the final few minutes.

Losing clearances and contested ball is no good against an Eagles team who are stronger on the outside.

Go harder Pies!

 

[PeanutButter Pies]

So dropping the ball isn’t a free kick?

 

[Leviathan Pie]

Steele Sidebottom continues to be missing, into month 7.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

We are right in it despite getting toweled in the middle. Just need to lift our intensity around stoppages and we will win this.

Umpiring is horrendous.

How are we 'right in it despite getting towelled up in the middle'? Please explain? Where are we winning?

 

[Aussie pie]

Can’t win clearances.

Leaving Sier is the VFL is a reason for this.

He’s injured

 

[Finnishpie]

And has not been the same player since he came back on.

At least it's not a hamstring.

Just a ... groin, ankle, back, something....

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

I love Beams ability to get the ball out under pressure, dare I say it Sier would be handy right now.

Have seen bugger all of Beams.

 

[Gymnorhina tibic]

Umpires are not our problem, Shuey & Kennedy are. Sort it out

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

How are we 'right in it despite getting towelled up in the middle'? Please explain? Where are we winning?

He is another of our stars who goes into hibernation against WC.

 

[spartan-magpie]

So dropping the ball isn’t a free kick?

Not when it’s ina dangerous position for us.

 

[barrackers]

Plenty not going our way, but plenty we can improve on too. Sier or Wills in the centre would be nice, can we sub someone at halftime?

 

[nahnah]

Might have to put DeGoey in the center for Beams or sidebottom so we can win a clearance

 

[hellfire]

How are we 'right in it despite getting towelled up in the middle'? Please explain? Where are we winning?

We are two kicks from the lead....? That’s “right in it”. If we get on top in the middle, we will win.

 

[unplugged]

2 teams with the same gameplan sucks

We literally took one of their coaches and replicated it. It's little surprise they're better at it than us, they're at least a year ahead!

 

[Hazz]

Sier being injured and his attitude is the reason for this.

We’ve been through this.

Who is to blame; Rand Corp., saucer people, reverse vampires. Saintly

 

[Jonno94]

They have our number West Coast, completely slow down our ball movement. Don't see us winning this game.

 

[Adz]

On form and history, Eagles win this by 5 goals.

 

[Rorzza]

Have seen bugger all of Beams.

You haven't seen any of the 15 possessions to half time?

 

[Chrispiesssss]

DE GOEY IN THE SQUARE.

SIDEBOTTOM IN GOAL SQUARE LITERALLT!!!

 

[MagpieJoel]

Win the freaking clearances ffs. Come on.

 

[sr36]

So dropping the ball isn’t a free kick?

It isn't anymore if the bloke has had no prior opportunity. Not saying I agree with it, but it's the new ruling.

 

[loki04]

Getting smashed in the clearances though. Done totally in hard ball gets.

Gaff sits defensive side of the set up at bounces, he stays back and both wings come in to provide a line, our players all get sucked in to the contest it spills or 1 handball often to Gaff who is alone he either then handballs to the wings/other mids who sprint fwd in a wave.
We are also struggling to hold the quicks from these stoppages, petraculle ryan jetta shuey etc all have good pace and often our players cant keep up on the hard spread.

we need to not all get sucked in at the contest and have a mid on Gaffs side holding his line.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

You haven't seen any of the 15 possessions to half time?

I saw possessions in the first quarter but not in the second. He certainly hasn't won possessions out of the middle.

 

[mike123]

Our lack of run and carry from the backline is hurting us again.