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Last two weeks an absolute feature of both games. The Freo game you could perhaps criticise some of the Dockers' decision making in their front third (Frederick most notably). But Hawthorn are pretty well drilled in that regard so we did exceptionally well to close them down in that aspect of the game.
Without Hipwood I like Gallop in the team just because you would think his absolute baseline (ie if he's doing nothing else) is in embarrassing the fellow members of his forward line to bring that pressure and defensive attitude, when perhaps some of them waver in that regard at times.
Jack Payne's desperate lunging spoil the gift that keeps on giving. The difference between 3rd and 6th. Time will tell how telling a contribution it is to our success this season.
Almost feels like Bez will be the more important in. Lachie obviously a heck of a player but our midfield has barely missed a beat in his absence.
Seems to be making a bit more of a habit of coming into games the longer they go, whereas in the past (the Melbourne game early last season at the MCG probably the most recent example) he was more likely to start with a bang and then go missing.
Live at the game it was a clear and obvious free kick. I somehow ended up down at the Hawthorn end (never again), where it happened, and there wasn't a whole lot of whinging about it even there.
No brainer at this point isn't it. Us plebs watching in the outer or on TV might not necessarily know all the ins and outs of what his role is throughout a game (me absolutely included).
Absolutely nailed it. Look forward to your segment on 360 tonight Razor Ray.
Last time we played Geelong it was just after Payne had done his knee and we just went with the two tall defenders. But also Starcevich and Answerth both played so I imagine we will keep it simple and roll out the same back 7 as Sunday night, simply to maintain cohesion as much as anything.
Running with no apparent individual reward but huge team reward is hard to pick up, and impossible on the broadcast.
I noticed this also. One from Starce particularly glaring, but I think it's because he's presenting as the easy down-the-line option, whereas we really want to be hitting the corridor. He's left open partly because he's a newbie, but also because that's where our opponents would prefer we kick it.
You should know by now, incidents towards the end of games are infinitely more important than any others. /s
True. If we ripped it off from anywhere (and we definitely did) it was from the British & Irish Lions rugby tour in 2001 which was played at the Gabba. Such is the overlap of sporting support in Brisbane that many of our members would have there that night.
It's a big part why I've long said these days you just need to make the finals, and then if you hit another level with your pressure you can string the games together to win a premiership. Worked for the Dogs, worked for Richmond, that's how GWS made a couple of deep finals runs unexpectedly including 2019, worked for Melbourne, and worked for us last year.
How VFL-ish for King to latch onto that one "controversial" decision that went our way.
I didn’t see it, but Ray Chamberlain was on AFL360 last night and said it was clearly a free because he didn’t show enough intent to keep it in. He said the free they missed was the similar incident was Harris at the other end a few minutes earlier (I’ve heard it mentioned but don’t recall it).
