Lids takes another step

[Captain_Brown_7]

Was it just me or did Lids take his game to another level on Saturday night?

The composure and maturity he showed was fantastic and his ability to take hold of the game and dictate proceedings was outstanding. Once he can start to produce this over 4 quarters he is going to be an absolute joy to watch! Not to mention the fact he went into the midfield and took charge there too.

 

[lookkg386]

SUPER GAME. Hirdy must have been embaressed to take the BOG award away from him.

 

[Simche]

Absolutely fantastic every touch he had in that third quater lead to something for us, lets hope this is the begining for Lids and that he quickly builds on the performance and cements himself as the future champion we all know he can be.

 

[GiveGasTheFlick]

SUPER GAME. Hirdy must have been embaressed to take the BOG award away from him.

J.Hird 24 poss (22 unc poss) 67% eff 7 marks 86 Min t.o.g vs B.Deledio 33 poss (16 unc poss) 84% eff 9 marks 100 Min t.o.g What a joke B.O.G my clacker you know were he can jam the boomerrang whats next the Scott Mclaren MEDAL

 

[Calcium Man]

J.Hird 24 poss (22 unc poss) 67% eff 7 marks 86 Min t.o.g vs B.Deledio 33 poss (16 unc poss) 84% eff 9 marks 100 Min t.o.g What a joke B.O.G my clacker you know were he can jam the boomerrang whats next the Scott Mclaren MEDAL

where did u get those stats???

everywhere i've seen deledio with 25 possies and hird with 21.

Has anybody noticed how quickly the media and other big footy posters jump on deledio. His crap game against geelong and have a supposedly poor 2nd season. Yet nobody has had a go at Griffen for what has been a very mediocre season so far??

 

[Russ74]

Thought he was fantastic. Hird BOG was laughable. All Jimmy did was run around the back of the kicker and get a handball- All night. In fact that is his career. What is more astonoshing is that Richo wasn't mentioned in out best players in todays Herald Sun. WTF?????

 

[Rodney Dangerfield]

Griffen is battling a little.Lucas was BOG by a mile IMO. Interestingly after that Geelong game Michael Voss named his best under 23 team and left Lids out referring to his(bad season). Reckon that might have stung a bit because he has been great since.

 

[Calcium Man]

Griffen is battling a little.

Dont get me wrong i think Griffen will be a super player. I just find it unfair the amount of critism Deledio, and to a lesser extent tambling, has copped from the media last year and this season yet Griffen has avoided copping anything. Same with roughead.

Interestingly after that Geelong game Michael Voss named his best under 23 team and left Lids out referring to his(bad season). Reckon that might have stung a bit because he has been great since.

Missed that. But that is really disappointing from Vossy. Apart from Foley the entire team was woeful against geelong. Deledio has had one bad game (geelong) and one average game (Carlton) other then that he has been fanatstic and i would reackon would be top 5 B + F so far.

 

[Bojangles17]

you know what, i reckon lids read all that crap about the buddy hysteria a couple of weeks back and was stung, that everyone was suddenly calling Lids second rate compared to Mcadam, whoops Franklin. Only a fella of lids ability has the tools to do something about it, and in the last fortnight it looks to me he's going about rewriting what a few simple minded boofheads in the media where prepared to put their hard earned on.

Keep it up Lids

 

[Truetiger]

J.Hird 24 poss (22 unc poss) 67% eff 7 marks 86 Min t.o.g vs B.Deledio 33 poss (16 unc poss) 84% eff 9 marks 100 Min t.o.g What a joke B.O.G my clacker you know were he can jam the boomerrang whats next the Scott Mclaren MEDAL

He is done some major sucking to get that.. Who gives the votes?

 

[tigerT]

Dont get me wrong i think Griffen will be a super player. I just find it unfair the amount of critism Deledio, and to a lesser extent tambling, has copped from the media last year and this season yet Griffen has avoided copping anything. Same with roughead.



Missed that. But that is really disappointing from Vossy. Apart from Foley the entire team was woeful against geelong. Deledio has had one bad game (geelong) and one average game (Carlton) other then that he has been fanatstic and i would reackon would be top 5 B + F so far.

Marc Murphy is another one.. Hes battling this season but you dont hear a peep about it.
They did a poll on SEN about 5-6 weeks ago and something like 70% of callers said theyd prefer murphy to deledio. Funnily enough you dont hear any Deledio vs murphy vs Griffen vs roughead debates when deledio is finding form and the others are struggling... shocking selective journalism


Griffen will be a great player, i dont doubt it, but hes been well down this season. Struggling

Buddy has backed up his 9 goal effort with some quiet ones, had about 5 possessions this week and about 6 the week before. Roughead had his usual 4 or 5.

Theres no doubt about it, our youngsters cop it a whole lot more, you know why? bc the journos know they get a lot more of a reaction from feral richmond supporters than they would from any other side. Pretty sad..

 

[deliberate!!]

Lids all class.

Did Michael Long award the Boomerang?.......

Hird...ha....what a joke....that's another player the umps are in awe of.

That wasn't a match saving tackle in the last qtr.
It couldn't be a tackle. The Richmond guy was upright. Hird came from the back and forced him forward. It wasn't Meyer's (was it Meyer?) intent to go to ground, face first, therefore it's in the back. To be a successful tackle and not an 'in the back' Hird needed to drop Meyer straight down to his knees. Not ride him face forward.

Umpire's think Hird can do no wrong.

The Dreamtime Award is corrupt !!!

The Dreamtime Game was only invented by Sheeds and the Bombers to appease a ***** off Richmond over being shafted on Anzac Day.
When I was a kid Richmond played a lot on the 'G' during Anzac Day.

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Why is it that if an average player gets a kick, it's just a kick, and if Hird gets it those knobhead commentators say it's a touch of brilliance!
Hird = overrated

 

[tugga]

Hird = overrated

Hird is not overrated. He deserves all the accolades he gets. Out and out champion of the game and you should have more respect.
Having said that, there's no way he was BOG on Sat night. Strange decision that one.

 

[Captain_Brown_7]

Hird is not overrated. He deserves all the accolades he gets. Out and out champion of the game and you should have more respect.
Having said that, there's no way he was BOG on Sat night. Strange decision that one.

I agree whole-heartedly with what you have said.

Hird is a champion, no question. But to give him the award for B.O.G was one of the biggest jokes i have ever seen. They may as well have given it to Micheal Long....

 

[Big Punt]

Thought he was fantastic. Hird BOG was laughable. All Jimmy did was run around the back of the kicker and get a handball- All night. In fact that is his career. What is more astonoshing is that Richo wasn't mentioned in out best players in todays Herald Sun. WTF?????

Hird did not deserve BOG, but the statement in bold is bullsh1t.

 

[Big Punt]

That wasn't a match saving tackle in the last qtr.
It couldn't be a tackle. The Richmond guy was upright. Hird came from the back and forced him forward. It wasn't Meyer's (was it Meyer?) intent to go to ground, face first, therefore it's in the back. To be a successful tackle and not an 'in the back' Hird needed to drop Meyer straight down to his knees. Not ride him face forward.

I thought it was a text book tackle. It was a perfect display on how to tackle someone from behind without pushing them in the back.

 

[Calcium Man]

I thought it was a text book tackle. It was a perfect display on how to tackle someone from behind without pushing them in the back.

I personally believe that kind of tackle shouldn't be paid in the back because hird was making the play. But if it had of been anyother Bombers player make that tackle i have no doubt it would have been paid in the back.

Ask Jake King on Bachar Houli

 

[RECORDS!]

I personally believe that kind of tackle shouldn't be paid in the back because hird was making the play. But if it had of been anyother Bombers player make that tackle i have no doubt it would have been paid in the back.

Ask Jake King on Bachar Houli

And Kane Johnson on Goodwin last week. Hird is the only player to get away with that type of tackle all year. It makes me want to vomit actually.

 

[Truetiger]

And Kane Johnson on Goodwin last week. Hird is the only player to get away with that type of tackle all year. It makes me want to vomit actually.

Hird gets away with everything. He would most likely get away with murder as well.

 

[Runandhyde]

Griffen is suffering a bout on o.p apparently, so his poor form is justified. Roughead on the other hand is an absolute joke of a player. I have no idea how they avoid critisim about getting him at pick 2!!! Much happier with Deledio and Tambo over roughead and franklin.

 

[tigerT]

Griffen is suffering a bout on o.p apparently, so his poor form is justified. Roughead on the other hand is an absolute joke of a player. I have no idea how they avoid critisim about getting him at pick 2!!! Much happier with Deledio and Tambo over roughead and franklin.

f.ark that! tell that to all us supporters not to mention Tambling himself who has had to endure question marks about his worth when he played his first season off a broken toe and 2 x hammy's. That is never taken into account when they say his first 2 seasons have been dissapointing. We cop a bath from all and sundry

 

[Calcium Man]

Lids had been getting better and better this season and i just get the feeling this Saturday Night will be the game he finally tears a game a part.

 

[_RT_]

Some of the differences I have noticed since the Cats game:
Before that he had 6 tackles for the season. In the last 3 games he has had 7 tackles.
Before the Cats game he kicked 1 goal for the season despite spells up forward. Since he has kicked 4 goals despite playing in the backline and middle more than forward.
Before the Cats game he had 15 marks for the season. Since he has taken 34 marks.
Before the Cats game he averaged 20.6 possies a game, since then 23.6 possies a game.

Perhaps the comments made after the Cats game have served as the wake up call he needed. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that he has not been tagged in those 3 games either. Will be interesting on Saturday night what the Lions do they have a couple of good run with players in Copeland and Selwood and you would think that Deledio and Foley will be the prime candidates for those 2. If Lids is tagged closely then we will get a true indication as to whether he has broken the shackles or whether he has been enjoying a little too much freedom lately.

 

[lids2004roar]

Some of the differences I have noticed since the Cats game:
Before that he had 6 tackles for the season. In the last 3 games he has had 7 tackles.
Before the Cats game he kicked 1 goal for the season despite spells up forward. Since he has kicked 4 goals despite playing in the backline and middle more than forward.
Before the Cats game he had 15 marks for the season. Since he has taken 34 marks.
Before the Cats game he averaged 20.6 possies a game, since then 23.6 possies a game.

Perhaps the comments made after the Cats game have served as the wake up call he needed. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that he has not been tagged in those 3 games either. Will be interesting on Saturday night what the Lions do they have a couple of good run with players in Copeland and Selwood and you would think that Deledio and Foley will be the prime candidates for those 2. If Lids is tagged closely then we will get a true indication as to whether he has broken the shackles or whether he has been enjoying a little too much freedom lately.

Excellent post.

 

[wart101]

Was it just me or did Lids take his game to another level on Saturday night?

The composure and maturity he showed was fantastic and his ability to take hold of the game and dictate proceedings was outstanding. Once he can start to produce this over 4 quarters he is going to be an absolute joy to watch! Not to mention the fact he went into the midfield and took charge there too.

JUDD LIKE!!!!!!!!!!!