Review Fremantle Shoot Down the Bombers by 41 Points

[Spirit Level]

Really glad the replay has been cut to just after the final siren on 7+ so I can't watch roaming Brian

 

[Andy Brennan]

Yeah I read the thread title too. Did you watch the game? Or am I meant to be wowed by a 41pt margin like it's still 2005?

We won against a younger, injury ravaged team because our midfield stars smoked a plodder midfield led by a debutant ruckman and our fwdline were matched up on a WAFL-tier backline. Our ball use was dreadful, especially into the fwd 50, and we allowed easy mark after easy mark in our D50. it was an agricultural performance that will be found wanting against better teams. It was an opportunity to add much needed % and we didn't take it.

The average winning margin in 2005 was 34 points. So far this year it's 31. So it's worth about the same as the equivalent win that year.

So yeah be wowed by it

 

[ilikepotatoes]

5 wins in a row and a comfortable win at home and it seems we are unhappy?

I don't get it.

 

[s_wd6]

BT commentating Voss is one of the greatest combos out there.

“I’m Patrick Voss and I’ve got a big chest.”

Instant classic.

 

[Dirty_banchez]

I wasn't impressed with the win. Too many of our role players were poor with ball in hand. Banfield and Draper were awful, and will not play in a Grand Final if they turn in efforts like that.

 

[eastfreo75]

5 wins in a row and a comfortable win at home and it seems we are unhappy?

I don't get it.

Because we know that the performance against Essendon with half their team out was substandard. This performance won’t win a final and speaks to 25% of our players not up to standard.

The unforced errors was huge and against a better team they would have created a new one.

 

[fleur]

I watched the game with a bombers friend and we both said it looked like a game between two sides coming off a five day break. Our problem is that we don’t have a baseline for how we play and the last game becomes the baseline. I hope we can reset because the Saints have already jumped us this year when we didn’t show up.

 

[ilikepotatoes]

Because we know that the performance against Essendon with half their team out was substandard. This performance won’t win a final and speaks to 25% of our players not up to standard.

The unforced errors was huge and against a better team they would have created a new one.

These are the types of games we have lost regularly over JLs span as coach and even earlier in the season.

Certainly wasn't perfect but nothing to be doom and gloom about.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

I watched the game with a bombers friend and we both said it looked like a game between two sides coming off a five day break. Our problem is that we don’t have a baseline for how we play and the last game becomes the baseline. I hope we can reset because the Saints have already jumped us this year when we didn’t show up.

If the boys haven't had this week circled since that last performance, what hope do we have? I have no concerns on losing this game because we have them comfortably covered for talent and any remotely competitive player is going to want to make a statement this game.

 

[Dump Truck]

I tell you what the commentators on fox can go get ****ed.
They were shit all night and absolutely cucked themselves when Vossy kicked his beastmode goal.

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BT's not some people's cup of tea, but fair dinkum:

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This is one of the greatest Freo Simpson's memes I've seen!

 

[fleur]

If the boys haven't had this week circled since that last performance, what hope do we have? I have no concerns on losing this game because we have them comfortably covered for talent and any remotely competitive player is going to want to make a statement this game.

The problem with that is using a single game for motivation when the standard for every game should be competing to the best of our ability. Even with a five day break to consider I don’t know that we’re at that level. The way we beat the suns should be the standard, but after the games with North and the Bombers I have concerns.

But yes, all JL has to do next week is put on a movie night and show them the last game against the saints.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

The problem with that is using a single game for motivation when the standard for every game should be competing to the best of our ability. Even with a five day break to consider I don’t know that we’re at that level. The way we beat the suns should be the standard, but after the games with North and the Bombers I have concerns.

But yes, all JL has to do next week is put on a movie night and show them the last game against the saints.

Thats fair, but every team has ups and downs (ie Geelong this week). If I was trying to be more specific, I have zero concerns on THIS game and Im happy to carry the potential from Suns and GWS forward and hope they bring that out against Swans then Hawks if that makes sense.

 

[Fat Nyfe]

I had Serong BOG initially but I think it has to be Jackson on review. Even understanding his opponent was a debutant, he’s just so so good. Hit outs to advantage, ground ball skills, goals, just dominant.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

I had Serong BOG initially but I think it has to be Jackson on review. Even understanding his opponent was a debutant, he’s just so so good. Hit outs to advantage, ground ball skills, goals, just dominant.

I honestly think Jacksons dominance is strangely costing him awards. Despite taking the piss in multiple games, he can't get 10 coaches votes to save himself because in dominating hes making everyone else look better.

He was absolutely the most influential player on the ground on Thursday but ill be interested to see if he gets the 10 or splits it with Serong.

 

[Jezzitizle]

I would have taken a 41 point win with no injuries before the game, no questions asked.

 

[fleur]

Thats fair, but every team has ups and downs (ie Geelong this week). If I was trying to be more specific, I have zero concerns on THIS game and Im happy to carry the potential from Suns and GWS forward and hope they bring that out against Swans then Hawks if that makes sense.

It does but the cats, and lions, aren’t the standard bearers for me. They’ve been inconsistent all year. It’s the pies. They model the consistency that I’m looking for, for us, because we have an opportunity to entrench ourselves in the top four over the next three games and there is no wriggle room for flakiness

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

It does but the cats, and lions, aren’t the standard bearers for me. They’ve been inconsistent all year. It’s the pies. They model the consistency that I’m looking for, for us, because we have an opportunity to entrench ourselves in the top four over the next three games and there is no wriggle room for flakiness

You're hopes and dreams are greater than mine. Pies definitely who we want to be, just don't think we can get there this year. Give me a home final win at minimum.

 

[fleur]

You're hopes and dreams are greater than mine. Pies definitely who we want to be, just don't think we can get there this year. Give me a home final win at minimum.

That would be minimum for me too. But we have the players to go deep, if we can keep them on the field. How far we go is all mental.

 

[Heave Ho Bro]

Our draw this year now that we have a fair idea of each teams form is pretty damn soft and we should be winning 7 of our last 9 and storming home with a top 4 finish. With a bit of luck and some gun players coming back into the team if we start to really click when it matters there should be no ceiling on how far we can go.

 

[Minz]

I watched the game with a bombers friend and we both said it looked like a game between two sides coming off a five day break. Our problem is that we don’t have a baseline for how we play and the last game becomes the baseline. I hope we can reset because the Saints have already jumped us this year when we didn’t show up.

What’s with the scheduling? A Thursday game then a Sunday game is so stupid… surely teams should cycle gradually through the play days to minimise short-break games and maximise product quality?

 

[fleur]

What’s with the scheduling? A Thursday game then a Sunday game is so stupid… surely teams should cycle gradually through the play days to minimise short-break games and maximise product quality?

Yes it’s silly, although at least it was fair with both teams coming off a five day break

 

[Doctor J]

It does but the cats, and lions, aren’t the standard bearers for me. They’ve been inconsistent all year. It’s the pies. They model the consistency that I’m looking for, for us, because we have an opportunity to entrench ourselves in the top four over the next three games and there is no wriggle room for flakiness

I think this is where the extra four years in average age (and maybe 50-70 games experience?) makes a huge difference. At their age, most Pies players should have reliable strategies for evening out their performances (i.e., high for most games), whereas we're still learning. We were the average youngest and least games experience for at least the first 10 rounds.

 

[yakamoto]

Carlton making us look good.

 

[FreoRicci]

So much this! And not just last night.

He's our best leading forward by a mile and the amount of times players are too slow or hesitant to hit him up does my head in (and no doubt Jye's too).

He's making the midfielders job easy, but they're making it hard for him.

So obvious live at the stadium.
Large leads ignored. It’s so predictable sometimes how slow the players are to kick inside 50.
The kicks to Amiss either missed him by metres or were over his head. Would love for him to be treated like Josh Kennedy. Just feed him the ball.

 

[eastfreo75]

So obvious live at the stadium.
Large leads ignored. It’s so predictable sometimes how slow the players are to kick inside 50.
The kicks to Amiss either missed him by metres or were over his head. Would love for him to be treated like Josh Kennedy. Just feed him the ball.

The reality we have too many players who burn the ball.