Yeah, one of those goals was that bullshit free wasn't it? And the other three were just because he was tall AND good.
The free was a blocking free on Jonas because he tried to protect Hartlet and he was stupid enough to grab a jumper, so umpires always pay that.
White had 63% TOG. If he did bugger all, why did he have the third highest amount of tackles with 5?
And how many were ball and all tackles because I didnt see to many by Port today. the GWS regularly got the ball free out of our tackles
Yeah, he couldn't run it out, but I'd rather he get time in a game like that which is tough than against a Carlton or a Brisbane where we really should be putting them to the sword.
Eddy would NOT have helped in the last - it's the one spot in the side where White and Monfries being injured actually means we are thin on numbers because they both play that high half forward role.
Well if you can theorise about the last then I will theorise about the first 3 and say that if he played he would have had enough inside 50's to get enough of the ball and kick straighter than one small bloke he should of replaced who can not kick to AFL standard.
Powell-Pepper had similar stats to White from 66% TOG and no one is saying he was the reason we lost.
That's because he is a kid who is being managed in his first year and played all 3 JLT games and 3 games so far. You shouldn't be managing a 30 year old who you have only played in half a JLT game and half a sanfl trial after being injured in the preseason. Pick him when he is fit to play 90% game time. Its why I didnt want Austin picked because he wasn't fit enough either.
I'm glad we played the way we wanted to play rather than the way that would have 'limited the damage' - because for three quarters, we were right in it and should have been in front if we had finished off our good work. But when you keep ******* up kicks for goal, it means you have to work harder than you would have normally had to in the forward line to defend kick-ins instead of getting a rest when the ball resets back in the centre.
Once GWS piled on a couple of quick goals, our forwards checked out of the game, and it all went to shit.
The ball didn't go up forward enough and cleanly enough in the 4th quarter for them to check in.
We've played probably the best and second best sides in the comp (you can decide which is which) in the past two weeks. No other side has to do this. Now, at 2-2, we've got the opportunity to gather some momentum.
2-2 is where I expected us to be, thought we would beat Freo and Adelaide, but the way we play when the weather is good given winter is coming, especially given our average skills, and our selections, we will be in the 12-14 win range as I expected before the season started.
Ryder deserve a massive kick up the arse for getting reported. He opens it up for Ken to make stupid selection decisions for big games.