Review A Win’s A Win - Freo by Six In The ‘Away’ Game vs North

[Freomaniac]

Voss for us got the team over the line.

 

[Midnite65]

Going to lose by 10+ goals on Thursday

Against the team that lost by 95 today???

 

[Randomizor]

Against the team that lost by 95 today???

Yep. If we play like we did today, it’s a certainty.

 

[Cobbler]

I’ll take the 4 points.
This wasn’t the North of last week.
We just seemed very slow at releasing the first option.
Post bye teams often come out flat.

Bank it and move on.

 

[The Lobbster]

Yep. If we play like we did today, it’s a certainty.

Can we at least wait for next week to melt about next week

 

[Tonga Bob]

Positive is winning despite playing arse. Here’s to an improved performance next week.

 

[largebus]

I expected us to be shithouse off the bye so 4 points is a bonus.
The defence was good without Pearce again despite -12 inside 50s.

That's about it for positives, other than I didn't get wet and a really mouthy Norf fan behind me ate shit.

Negatives? Among others the concerning thing is we faded out vs GC as well but didn't get punished. One of these days we will like we did vs Essendon last year. Speaking of which, who do we play next?

 

[freo84]

Can we at least wait for next week to melt about next week

Ah this is the Freo board and we'll melt when we want to

 

[Ge3ks]

Always good to get an away win. The trip home for the team will be fun.

 

[Midnite65]

That was two bottom n four teams playing the shittest footy you could find

I hate this ****ing team.

So ****ing mentally weak.
Turn up every week you weak campaigners

We aren't a bottom 4 team, we are a 6-9 placed team. How many concessions or top draft picks have North now had over the last 5-6 years?

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

Patrick “the prancing pony” Voss, or prancing Patrick Voss ftw. **** me this kid is gonna be a jet

 

[MadMac]

Meh, take the points and run. Got lucky but you need some good fortune sometimes.

In saying that, this just reinforces what I said few weeks ago about JLo especially shit performances against shit teams. Seems like that’s still a problem and until that’s rectified we won’t be a serious contender.

 

[Midnite65]

Yep. If we play like we did today, it’s a certainty.

I highly doubt it, the Bombers have had some pretty ordinary games this year.

 

[Deathly]

Hugely unpopular opinion - Serongs last month has been massively overrated, quantity over quality. Constantly hack kicks it forward when he has options and his inside 50's are high but they deliver nothing

My unpopular opinion is that I'd say his entire season has been, not just the last month.

 

[freo84]

Look at the bright side .... we won another close game.

 

[Randomizor]

Ah this is the Freo board and we'll melt when we want to

 

[Purple Jesus]

 

[Andy Brennan]

I mean **** it, at least we won. And we won off the bye

 

[Jezzitizle]

When, not if, he gets Brownlow votes for these games it’ll just prove the umpires give the votes based on stats

5 clangers out of 36 touches in the wet, most tackles on the ground, second most clearances, 4th for meters gained, 6th for score involvements.

Some solid stats there, I’d say his best work is hard to spot because it is in congestion and many of his touches are really quick.

Defs had a few scrappy kicks, but he was probably bog regardless.

 

[mike91]

My unpopular opinion is that I'd say his entire season has been, not just the last month.

Yeah, I 100% have the same view, completely agree. Think he's having an "ok" season, that's all

 

[Randomizor]

5 clangers out of 36 touches in the wet, most tackles on the ground, second most clearances, 4th for meters gained, 6th for score involvements.

Some solid stats there, I’d say his best work is hard to spot because it is in congestion and many of his touches are really quick.

Defs had a few scrappy kicks, but he was probably bog regardless.

He needs to lower his eyes going inside 50. Our worst culprit for just bombing it in.

 

[Footskill]

What a contrast.. most FB comments are rather positive lol

Most enjoyed their heart attack and as long we won no need be negative

 

[Alfonz]

Yep. If we play like we did today, it’s a certainty.

Essendon with their injury list are even worse than North. We will bounce back after this poor performance and smash them.

Playing badly is not limited to Freo these past few weeks. What I've seen from the teams around us on the ladder has been terrible in at least one of their last 2 games.. I'm not sure whether it is the cold or rain or byes, but football has taken a huge nosedive in general over the last two weeks. Did not see the Brisbane v GWS game which looks good on paper.

It's Pies and Geelong and then daylight to an even 7 sides, then the rest are crap This game doesn't knock us out of that group of 7.

 

[longsuffreosupp]

Dont underestimate the bye. Any teams really put in a good show after it?

 

[rgauci]

I wish I could first-watch it knowing the result. I think that game aged me. Not sure how old I am now.

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