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Stink of Richmond infected the game.
I can't believe how lucky I am to follow this great club.
Too easy.
GO Hawks.
I can't believe how lucky I am to follow this great club.
Too easy.
GO Hawks.
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Those saying Whitecross is playing well and is like a new recruit for us are spot on. Will be a great story if we can get him a flag this year.
He's easily best 22, was about level with or just above Sheils before injuries.question is whether there's a spot for him when Shiels returns. I like to think so.
Take out O'Brien and put in Shiels and that's the best 22. Can't carry players like O'Brien in finals regardless of match-ups. Unfortunately for Hartung he will miss out again but he failed to capitalise when he had his chance. WhiteX brings experience, composure & has underrated skills. Has a big accurate kick. O'Rourke is getting better each week & Hill has bounced back really well. Langford v O'Rourke for the 22nd spot going to be interesting. O'Rourke has much better skills so should get the nod.
We're top for the flagpole too which is considered a better indicator so doubly satisfying.I have been waiting for this moment. Finally the squiggle backs us to win, which I feel is very important. Just look how the finals play out, after this round..
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It was a centre bounce late in the third qrt , he played the first half of the last qtr before being rested . No worries. He has missed a lot of football so no need to work him into the ground when the game is in the bag. Good player management.Grabbed at his upper leg just under his buttocks after a centre bounce contest in the last quarter.
Echoes my thoughts almost exactly.For mine the best thing was the fringe players. Otherwise (apart from the last quarter) it was an inaccurate and untidy game with only one quarter required to crush the insignificant joke of a team that is Richmond.
Brand makes some green mistakes but competed well, marked well and wasn't afraid to run off his man to set up some passages. Clean disposal to go along with 18 disposals. Valuable structural player too as Gibbo really got off the leash.
Whitecross looks sharp, clean and composed. Starting to look like the player he was before injury.
People thought O'Rourke was quiet, and he was when playing across half forward. But in the last quarter, when given reign in the midfield, racked up 8 or so disposals, a goal and ~three score involvements. For mine he just needs continuity and perhaps another preseason.
Sicily was electric. Quiet first half, but lifted drastically in the second with both his forward impact and his defensive efforts. Will be a star.
Timmy O was the only real one that was dissapointing. Couldn't really impose himself on the game and didn't really get much of the ball either. Can't fault him for trying as he always tries to tackle and chase, but he was probably the most dissapointing player in our side today.
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So true. The world seems to calm when he has possession. Tough overhead and great at ground level. Very composed. Love the guy.If he [WX] keeps playing like that we'll invent a position for him...
He reminds me so much of Lewis.Funny isn't it.. up until Whitey came back last year and had a mediocre game he was considered an instant in and a huge plus for our side.. slotted right back in the year before until that damn ACL happened again.. and we were all sitting here going "hey.. they are just keeping him for depth".. then he comes in and has two stellar games (pretty much how he used to play) and we are all amazed.
Spot on, someone else said sharp....spot on!So true. The world seems to calm when he has possession. Tough overhead and great at ground level. Very composed. Love the guy.
Take out O'Brien and put in Shiels and that's the best 22. Can't carry players like O'Brien in finals regardless of match-ups. Unfortunately for Hartung he will miss out again but he failed to capitalise when he had his chance. WhiteX brings experience, composure & has underrated skills. Has a big accurate kick. O'Rourke is getting better each week & Hill has bounced back really well. Langford v O'Rourke for the 22nd spot going to be interesting. O'Rourke has much better skills so should get the nod.
But what happens when Shiels returns. Is there room for WX?
Check out my post #85 in this threadBut what happens when Shiels returns. Is there room for WX?
Holy ******* Jesus - I've seen it all now.It was a centre bounce late in the third qrt , he played the first half of the last qtr before being rested . No worries. He has missed a lot of football so no need to work him into the ground when the game is in the bag. Good player management.
Had him in my Yabby votes. Almost every one of his acts today was a 1%er effort.Stratton was brilliant today. Such an underated player. If you didn't see TFS on Thursday night, Crawf had Stratts at no.5 for the most important players at the club which might have surprised alot of oursiders. You watch him closely at the ground and you really appreciate how much he helps out his fellow backman but leaving his own man to support a teammate.
Spot on, was at the game and thought he was best on the ground, back to or better than his 2012 form. Huge work rate, great closing speed, does not fumble, sticks the tackle, clunks his marks, cool under pressure , all australian half back for mine, but he does fly under the radar, just how he and the club likes it.Stratton was brilliant today. Such an underated player. If you didn't see TFS on Thursday night, Crawf had Stratts at no.5 for the most important players at the club which might have surprised alot of oursiders. You watch him closely at the ground and you really appreciate how much he helps out his fellow backman but leaving his own man to support a teammate.
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Josh Gibson making a late charge for the Coleman medal.
My favourite part was when Cyril destroyed Dusty 2 times within a minute at the very start of the game.