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[hey shorty]

If you think about it objectively our senior players choked when it mattered most.

Laird with the inside 50m, Sloane with a set shot at goal from 30m, Tex could have at least kicked it better the kick was fairly ordinary in terms of accuracy, I could have accepted a closer miss by him.

Sloane actually tried to lift, and as for Walker missing a goal well of youre relying on that to win then that tells you where we are at.

 

[Crow till I die]

Poor old sloane..lads put in an ordinary one for him today

 

[GROTTO]

Sloane actually tried to lift, and as for Walker missing a goal well of youre relying on that to win then that tells you where we are at.

Im not discounting their effort, Im disappointed with their disposal for players of their experience.

Sloane really should have nailed the goal and Walker should have kicked better, fine that he missed, but he missed that goal by some far margin. Wasnt even close.

 

[jenny61_99]

Poor old sloane..lads put in an ordinary one for him today

If my memory serves me (and it may very well not), I reckon we rarely have good games for the 200. Where could I check that out do you think?

 

[hey shorty]

Im not discounting their effort, Im disappointed with their disposal for players of their experience.

Sloane really should have nailed the goal and Walker should have kicked better, fine that he missed, but he missed that goal by some far margin. Wasnt even close.

Again, I think youre missing the mark.

 

[Crow till I die]

If my memory serves me (and it may very well not), I reckon we rarely have good games for the 200. Where could I check that out do you think?

Not sure

 

[flashcrow]

So it took us the 20 minute half time break and the whole 3rd quarter to work out that he didn't have broken ribs and was fine to play

I wonder if Lenny Hayes would have come off

Steve Saunders: "He suffered a heavy knock to the chest and took some time to settle and be ready to return to play. Given it is a contusion, we obviously expect him to be available next week.”

 

[hey shorty]

So it took us the 20 minute half time break and the whole 3rd quarter to work out that he didn't have broken ribs and was fine to play

I wonder if Lenny Hayes would have come off

Jesus you can be a flog sometimes

 

[GROTTO]

Again, I think youre missing the mark.

Not really I think you have completely missed the mark.

 

[GROTTO]

I reckon we win that with the home crowd.

Agree our home crowd would have brought the team home in that last 5 minutes.

 

[hey shorty]

Not really I think you have completely missed the mark.

You've picked 2 moments that you believe decided the game.

I have about 2038 more that did.

 

[Concussion test]

If my memory serves me (and it may very well not), I reckon we rarely have good games for the 200. Where could I check that out do you think?

Yes we're much better at celebrating our 300 game milestones. Let's hope we honor Gibbs's contribution a little better.

 

[GROTTO]

You've picked 2 moments that you believe decided the game.

I have about 2038 more that did.

Thats why they are called clutch moments in a game.

Sure there was many, many mistakes before those poor disposals, but the fact remains Sloane should have goaled and Tex could have kicked it a little better than in the middle of the goal and point post. I didnt expect Tex to kick it, but to get closer. Yes, he should have.

 

[hey shorty]

Thats why they are called clutch moments in a game.

Sure there was many, many mistakes before those poor disposals, but the fact remains Sloane should have goaled and Tex could have kicked it a little better than in the middle of the goal and point post. I didnt expect Tex to kick it, but to get closer. Yes, he should have.

Sloane was massive trying to get back into the game, id look elsewhere If I was you

 

[GROTTO]

Sloane was massive trying to get back into the game, id look elsewhere If I was you

No. You are missing the point entirely. Im not saying he wasnt massive. He should have nailed that goal opportunity late in the game.

 

[Sidthehat]

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Sadly sounds like he's backing in Gibbs: "I thought Bruce played reasonably well."

Feels like he's seeing what he wants to see.

 

[StonesThrow]

On the plus side, the majority of our forward entries actually looked half competent for the first time in 2 years.

Pity our midfield set up somehow got worse. That was one of the most one sided midfield displays I've seen.

Gibbs is well cooked. Well well cooked. I can't see he could possibly be considered again.

McAsey doesn't look ready imo. Happy to keep playing him though as we're obviously not contending this year.

Jones lacks confidence and strength at this stage. I really like his pace though and he can show class at times. Need to persist and let him know he belongs. There's a player in there.

Stengle is smart and needs to get around the ball more. Would be great in a good team. Lots of talent.

Thought Davis has really stepped it up this year. His tackling is really impressive. Can see a place for him now. Offers something different and will only get better with experience.

Fog can almost do no wrong. Just need it in his hands more often ala Stengle.

Thought Obrien was actually good. He's not an amazing tap Ruckman (yet) but very few are. Around the ground he was good in the air and linked up well. Nice hit up into f50. He's come from a very very long way back let's remember and is still very inexperienced. I think he'll be a bit of a scapegoat for our atrocious midfield set ups.

I keep waiting for Talia to fall off a cliff every year but he just keeps dishing up the same quality.

Brown had a bit of a stinker. Laird was good and bad as was Kelly. Not sure how we didn't get spanked really.

Overall not a great start but we had our moments.

 

[Concussion test]

I was pumped on getting Godden after all these Eagles people told me how great he was. He's a ******* dud though.

Was a dirty day for all our midfielders who even when they were advantaged by the tap, they double grabbed or fumbled it. Sydney by contrast were relatively clean and spread with good system. Brad Crouch's hands in particular were not great today.

 

[Concussion test]

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Sadly sounds like he's backing in Gibbs: "I thought Bruce played reasonably well."

Feels like he's seeing what he wants to see.

Bruce may have played reasonably well but Bryce was absolutely shithouse!

2020 Player Statistics

Pos	Num	Player	MT	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	SC	Rat	Avg
1	9	Rory Sloane	1	6	6	12	12	18	18	1	1	0	0	7	7	4	2	1	1	1	7	78	78
2	29	Rory Laird	1	11	11	8	8	19	19	4	4	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	70	70
3	27	Tom T. Lynch	1	11	11	3	3	14	14	1	1	0	0	3	3	1	0	2	2	0	12	67	67
4	4	Lachlan Murphy	1	6	6	4	4	10	10	2	2	0	0	6	6	1	0	1	1	1	7	64	64
5	30	Wayne Milera	1	10	10	5	5	15	15	5	5	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	63
6	21	Rory Atkins	1	6	6	8	8	14	14	1	1	0	0	5	5	0	0	1	1	0	6	63	63
7	43	Reilly O'Brien	1	3	3	8	8	11	11	2	2	22	22	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	63	63
8	2	Brad Crouch	1	10	10	10	10	20	20	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	58	58
9	11	Paul Seedsman	1	10	10	4	4	14	14	2	2	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	57	57
10	5	Matt Crouch	1	7	7	11	11	18	18	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	54
11	13	Taylor Walker	1	5	5	2	2	7	7	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	13	42	42
12	12	Daniel Talia	1	9	9	4	4	13	13	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	41	41
13	16	Luke Brown	1	9	9	2	2	11	11	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	41
14	22	Billy Frampton	1	6	6	3	3	9	9	2	2	11	11	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	41	41
15	18	Tyson Stengle	1	3	3	8	8	11	11	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	6	39	39
16	1	Chayce Jones	1	6	6	0	0	6	6	1	1	0	0	3	3	0	1	1	1	1	7	37	37
17	40	Ben Davis	1	4	4	1	1	5	5	2	2	0	0	2	2	3	0	1	1	0	6	37	37
18	33	Brodie Smith	1	6	6	1	1	7	7	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	35	35
19	32	Darcy Fogarty	1	4	4	4	4	8	8	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	6	33	33
20	8	Jake Kelly	1	5	5	3	3	8	8	2	2	0	0	3	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	32	32
21	35	Fischer McAsey	1	3	3	2	2	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	16
22	6	Bryce Gibbs	1	2	2	5	5	7	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	14	14
Totals			22	142	6.5	108	4.9	250	11.4	41	1.9	34	1.5	55	2.5	18	21	11	0.5	5	71	1045	47.5

 

[Southerntakeover]

Jones lacks confidence and strength at this stage. I really like his pace though and he can show class at times. Need to persist and let him know he belongs. There's a player in there.

How much class could he have shown in those 6 possessions, one of which was a set shot?

 

[GreyCrow]

Yes we're much better at celebrating our 300 game milestones. Let's hope we honor Gibbs's contribution a little better.

haha he is on 266

Good luck getting him to 300

 

[Crow_Magnon]

25 clearances to 46....yet we won the inside 50 count somehow. Don't know how we fix our deplorable centre square work, but we desperately need a change of personnel and structure. There were countless times where the Sydney mids were on the move before our guys, hence we were always on the defensive. The odd occasion where we did get there first we fumbled and either lost or rushed our next possession only to hand it back to them. I'm not sure we have anyone on the list who can fit the bill, even the likes of Brad Crouch look second-rate in terms of clean possession / disposal and the ability to break clear. That needs to be a priority with our recruiters in my view. I know it's only the first game, but we've witnessed the same over and over before - especially 2019.

 

[Concussion test]

haha he is on 266

Good luck getting him to 300

I don't think there would be many supporters hoping he gets to 267 given the effort he continues to dish up!

 

[Crow_Magnon]

Anyone notice Footywire stats error...

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Adelaide defeated by Sydney at Adelaide Oval Round 1 Saturday, 21st March 2020 AFL match statistics

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No wonder we lost, we still have Don Pyke coaching us!

 

[Concussion test]

Barring Covid19 intervention it's going to be a long and testing season for us. I was lucky my TV came through this game unscathed so I've decided to invest in some asset protection. Hope it arrives before the next game.