DERRINALPHIL
Premiership Player
- Sep 16, 2001
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Was at the game until Charlies' last goal and spent the second half standing up n the terraces, imagining Gary Wilson, to Colan etc.
My impressions of the game were we are still the same side we were last year: our goal kicking on-ballers rock and, apart from Charlie, our forward line sucks. McStay, Oscar and Hipwood are largely passengers in what is now a good side. Several times Hippy stood out on the other wing as id he was a small fleet footed half forward. They would kick it to Oscar and all the carlton tall defenders.
Hippy and McStay (McSpray?) do not look to get the easy one on one match up that aggressive running and demanding achieves. Now I know that we emphasis all ground defence but I do not think we can think flags with our existing three tall forwards, playing the way they do. Did you see Harris Andrews getting a silly match up later in the game and out marking a pygmy out on the forward flank?
Bailey was the revelation today. A bugger up later in the game but he stood out.
What about Mitch R.. Didn't do a lot but all the carlton drinkers around me enjojed those Mitch sacrificial moments nearly as much as I did.
Why won't The Big O get in front in a boundary thrown in?
Birchall will be a Josh Walker lite!!!!
Rayner, McCarthy did little and emphasis why our forward line rates so poorly.
Overall a good win, a flogging if we didn't keep kicking it out on the full to the Eastern end and we can still improve if we can find a key position forward.
My impressions of the game were we are still the same side we were last year: our goal kicking on-ballers rock and, apart from Charlie, our forward line sucks. McStay, Oscar and Hipwood are largely passengers in what is now a good side. Several times Hippy stood out on the other wing as id he was a small fleet footed half forward. They would kick it to Oscar and all the carlton tall defenders.
Hippy and McStay (McSpray?) do not look to get the easy one on one match up that aggressive running and demanding achieves. Now I know that we emphasis all ground defence but I do not think we can think flags with our existing three tall forwards, playing the way they do. Did you see Harris Andrews getting a silly match up later in the game and out marking a pygmy out on the forward flank?
Bailey was the revelation today. A bugger up later in the game but he stood out.
What about Mitch R.. Didn't do a lot but all the carlton drinkers around me enjojed those Mitch sacrificial moments nearly as much as I did.
Why won't The Big O get in front in a boundary thrown in?
Birchall will be a Josh Walker lite!!!!
Rayner, McCarthy did little and emphasis why our forward line rates so poorly.
Overall a good win, a flogging if we didn't keep kicking it out on the full to the Eastern end and we can still improve if we can find a key position forward.