Great Captaincy!

[Zaka11]

First of all well done Matty for imposing yourself on the game after a quiet first half. This is what a captain is all about. He leads from the front. He saw we needed a spark and put his hand up and copped what came after it.

Not once did he retaliate to any cheap shots from various no names. Notice he didnt cry to the umpire either Campbell.

He may not have contributed on the score sheet, but he was a huge part of the great win.

 

[stander]

First of all well done Matty for imposing yourself on the game after a quiet first half. This is what a captain is all about. He leads from the front. He saw we needed a spark and put his hand up and copped what came after it.

Not once did he retaliate to any cheap shots from various no names. Notice he didnt cry to the umpire either Campbell.

He may not have contributed on the score sheet, but he was a huge part of the great win.

And some coaching kudos to the Ignighter, his first final after the dark Sheedy years.

 

[LeeARM]

I don't buy into the Hawthorn crap that Lloyd planned to do it and he intended to knock out Sewell but in no way was his game an example of great captaincy. He did nothing all game.

 

[Zaka11]

I don't buy into the Hawthorn crap that Lloyd planned to do it and he intended to knock out Sewell but in no way was his game an example of great captaincy. He did nothing all game.

you couldnt see that the game changed after that incident?

the major turning point in the game, instigated by the captain.....

sounds like good captaincy to me, and again whilst he didnt affect the scoreboard himself, he had a major impact on the game.
EDIT: Not to mention all the frees he got us after the hit.

 

[LeeARM]

you couldnt see that the game changed after that incident?

the major turning point in the game, instigated by the captain.....

sounds like good captaincy to me, and again whilst he didnt affect the scoreboard himself, he had a major impact on the game.
EDIT: Not to mention all the frees he got us after the hit.

Well I'd assume he didn't even intend to hurt Sewell it was just a bump that went wrong. Yes it was a turning point but that doesn't show great captaincy that shows poor hip and shoulder skill with a lucky result.

To top that off, he put nothing on the scoreboard.

 

[Hawthorn1971]

Yes.

He is a great Captain.

And a Great Bloke.

One of the best.

Easy to listen to on the big screen, always gets that microphone sizzling.

Anyone who says he is a rubbish bloke needs their head read.

 

[LeeARM]

Yes.

He is a great Captain.

And a Great Bloke.

One of the best.

Easy to listen to on the big screen, always gets that microphone sizzling.

Anyone who says he is a rubbish bloke needs their head read.

subtle

 

[Zaka11]

I'll just add that i am not supporting head high contact that knocks opponents out, and that hopefully Sewell is ok.

 

[sumavich]

I don't reckon he should go for that, and I don't think Buddy should've been suspended either.
I've just come back from Springboks v. Wallabies and there was way harder hits in that game than any I've seen this last two weeks in AFL.
Let Lloyd play Eyebrows !!
AFL turning into GayFL by the minute.
Well played Bombers, Pat Ryder is a star.

 

[LeeARM]

The over reaction from this on BigFooty is killing me. I think I need to go somewhere sane for a while.

 

[FouRFooTGiaNT]

What he did does not make him good captain material or anything. Yes, the game turned around after that, but I am sure if you look into our stats, specially on games we have won. The third quarters have been our best quarters. I could be wrong, but it sure seems that way. It was then a momentum after that which got us to maintain a lead. Lloyd had no impact on the game neither before or after that 'bump' and really probably should've been rested for another week...

 

[efcskip47]

Ah classic! How many lolly waters did you have before you saw it?

 

[nugget99]

Buddy should not have gone and neither should Lloyd but the precendent was set and Lloyd has to go

 

[theboxmike]

Your ****ing kidding right???

you are a dead set ****wit... if breaking a guys cheek is leading from the front, then i'd hate to see what the rest of your inbred, incest ridden mob follow up with.

woo keep the insulates civil at least buddy

People are overreacting because it's Lloyd as usual, bunch of wingers.

 

[Trent Berger]

Lloyd will get 4 weeks - 3 with an early plea. Is it wrong - YES. But The AFL have an agenda. Even Eddie was banging on about it with Buddy. Welcome to the house of frustration. So Pick 11 for the bombers!

 

[cradle of filth]

Hang on a sec. He barely gets a touch all day, recklessly knocked out and opposition player, quickly runs away from a melee he started and to top it all off has ruined his chances of playing with his team next week in the finals. I don't see how any of this adds up to being a great captain. In fact, i would go as far as to say that his performance today puts his future in more doubt.

 

[caboose]

Embarrassing thread.

First two posts talk about great captaincy and great coaching .. wtf?

While I love Lloydy as much as anyone and am tired to death of the rap he generally gets from opposition supporters, his game was extremely poor. It was terrific to see his aggression at the contest at that particular moment and the effect changed the game, yes - but let's be honest: the KO of Sewell was clearly an accident and he barely got a touch of the leather all day.

As for Knights, where to begin? How the team could be so flat (again) in such a big game in the first half, how Neagle and Lloyd could be played together on the forward line on a big ground on a wet day, and how Mitchell ran so wild for so long on Welsh beggared belief.

It was a great victory; one of our best for a very long time. It was also unbelievably satisfying to give the arrogant, smug filth that is Hawthorn such a beautiful come-uppance. But let's not go ridiculously overboard and read all sorts of things into the game that clearly weren't there.

 

[theGimp]

Clearly best on ground.

What a champion. Without Lloyd we would all be miserable today, out of the finals, we would have missed Brownie proving himself to basketcase fraud pretender and would not be viewing the biggest sook in history from all of the bandwagon Hawk supporters.

Its just beautiful in every way.

I love you Matty Lloyd.

 

[Vipersnews]

Spot on. I especially liked the way he backed out of the melee after his gutless snipe. Top role model...

I'm pretty sure he went and grabbed 2 of your pussy players at once... I think you have ur own player to thank for pushing Lloyd into him and us into September.

 

[Macca18]

dirty ****ing sniper, they targeted sewell coz he was smashing Watson, he's a dirty ****ing has been **** who is goona get whats coming, it's easy for you Essendon ***** to beat a bunch of kids and 2 down most of the game, beat us at full strength and unsociable you weak sniper *****, **** you Essendon.

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Enjoy.

We were even more comprehensive in this game earlier in the year with all your stars playing and most of ours out injured.

2-0 in 2009.

 

[FouRFooTGiaNT]

Love him or hate him, one thing he has done is maintain a strong rivalry between these two sides. Come round 4-6 or whenever we play against each other the first time around, if it's at the MCG, no matter how many games the two sides have won previously, the crowd at this game should be over 80,000...

Jobe Watson has been touted as the next bombers captain by the clubs president, does that mean he knows something we are guessing at? is Lloyd really going to retire during the week? IMO, Jobe Watson needs to clean up his kicking, but his in and unders are one of the best in the league, he could make a real good captain. I think McVeigh deserves the captaincy too. I just hope they don't give it to Mcphee.. He needs to stand up and be counted for the bombers, not the opposition before that..

 

[james_omahoney]

Great Captain, you guys would never had beaten the Boxhill Hawks today if it had not been for your couragious Captain, he is what every young up and coming youngster looks up to and what a true leader he is..

Congratulations to Mathew Loyd you are a true Champ....

Forgetting that we outplayed you by 45 points in round 7 after half time? Missing Hille, Dempsey and Davey and had numerous players playing after recovering from serious injury and no-preseason. Enjoy the sidelines next week .

 

[Skeeta Olly]

It has been over 12 hours... Get over it Hawks. We beat Carlton without our best midfielder out for a half...

 

[tha Freak]

Clearly best on, I agree. His four kicks while being towelled up by an 18 year old were just inspiring.

Just Love how these 'Sooky Boy' Hawks come on to our board to whinge. Just Priceless to see their pain in their loss. Just shows their class! Just SCUM.

 

[LeeARM]

Forgetting that we outplayed you by 45 points in round 7 after half time? Missing Hille, Dempsey and Davey and had numerous players playing after recovering from serious injury and no-preseason. Enjoy the sidelines next week .

, Fletcher