Retired # 2: Tom Bellchambers - Knocks Cam Mooney the **** out - 24/5

[eth-dog]

Gave the mids silver service which they failed to capitalise on.

Will say that he was off the ground for about 10 minutes during the second quarter.

 

[CBombers17]

He's still plan A - because he has a pulse - but sweet baby jeebers it's a slow show.

 

[quotemokc]

He really is a good tap ruckman, which is what we need from him most of all.

Also a great shot for goal and ok mark whenever we swing him forward.

He is just a bit lazy at times, had Ryder played I think he would have played better if that makes sense.

 

[yaco55]

Happy with his game today which he failed to do last week when you consider the quality of the opposition.

 

[Ambrosia]

Hille was very good from a set shot as well. Lobb is pretty good as well

He came good eventually. For the first half of his set shots could go anywhere.

 

[ghostdog]

Gave the mids silver service which they failed to capitalise on.

Will say that he was off the ground for about 10 minutes during the second quarter.

Was that after we'd kicked two in a row, when it became a tussle?

 

[ghostdog]

He really is a good tap ruckman, which is what we need from him most of all.

Also a great shot for goal and ok mark whenever we swing him forward.

He is just a bit lazy at times, had Ryder played I think he would have played better if that makes sense.

...as in risen to the occasion, I think.

 

[eth-dog]

Was that after we'd kicked two in a row, when it became a tussle?

Yep.

 

[ghostdog]

Yep.

Did Joey go into the ruck then?

 

[eth-dog]

Did Joey go into the ruck then?

For the most part.

 

[ghostdog]

For the most part.

Surely TBell's not that unfit. Was he being worked on? I'm trying to understand why he wasn't resting forward...

 

[eth-dog]

Surely TBell's not that unfit. Was he being worked on? I'm trying to understand why he wasn't resting forward...

I couldn't tell from my angle but he was off for a long time.

 

[ant555]

Big job this week.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Has beaten some very good ruckman before

You can do it

 

[dnbassador]

We need aggressive Tom every week!

 

[Lore]

We need aggressive Tom every week!

I really think this is 50% of our problem most weeks. If Bellchambers doesn't turn up to play our midfield loses first use and it's all dominoes from there.

I'm sure he knows that too... I've heard him interviewed before saying he has to bring it and lead from the front sorta thing.

 

[jmoo wan]

I really think this is 50% of our problem most weeks. If Bellchambers doesn't turn up to play our midfield loses first use and it's all dominoes from there.

I'm sure he knows that too... I've heard him interviewed before saying he has to bring it and lead from the front sorta thing.

WTF? 50% of our problem is on Bellchambers? yeah, right-e-o!

he talks about bringing aggression to the contest and leading in that way, which he’s been doing, but blaming our midfielders inability to capitalise on him winning the ruck contest is a bit rich.

 

[DERO]

50% Bellchambers, 50% Josh Green apparently.

David Myers is the other 50%.

 

[Lore]

WTF? 50% of our problem is on Bellchambers? yeah, right-e-o!

he talks about bringing aggression to the contest and leading in that way, which he’s been doing, but blaming our midfielders inability to capitalise on him winning the ruck contest is a bit rich.

Bit of hyperbole or bad wording, I guess. I don't mean that all (or even half) our problems are on him. But when we lose, half the time it correlates with losing the hit out, a stat for which he is primarily responsible.

Unless you're going to tell me the hit-out has nothing to do with the performance of the midfield

 

[jmoo wan]

Bit of hyperbole or bad wording, I guess. I don't mean that all (or even half) our problems are on him. But when we lose, half the time it correlates with losing the hit out, a stat for which he is primarily responsible.

Unless you're going to tell me the hit-out has nothing to do with the performance of the midfield

100% correct! otherwise Sandilands would win the game for fremantle every single week.

eth-dog would probably be able to talk about hit outs to advantage or some s**t as a more meaningful stat

winning the hit outs is useless unless your midfielders can actual receive it.

 

[CBombers17]

Unless he's on he's 89% useless.

 

[Old Stuckup]

37% of me thinks he’ll do well this week.

 

[Lore]

100% correct! otherwise Sandilands would win the game for fremantle every single week.

eth-dog would probably be able to talk about hit outs to advantage or some s**t as a more meaningful stat

winning the hit outs is useless unless your midfielders can actual receive it.

Well you need both. But without a ruckman your mids are behind the 8 ball before you even begin.

 

[Old Stuckup]

Seriously though, I’m worried Grundy is going to destroy him around the ground. The bloke is like another midfielder.

 

[Phone]

In Ice Hockey it's been essentially proven that faceoff wins are all a bit meh, and I don't see much reason why hit outs wouldn't be the same. Of course you can point to the perfect hit out that leads to the quick goal, but most of the time, the hit out leads to nothing.