DarwinRoo
Brownlow Medallist
Poor Basti, seems like he had an ok game for the Lions but I reckon he must be having a few regrets about leaving us right about now.
He didn't have much of a choice.
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Poor Basti, seems like he had an ok game for the Lions but I reckon he must be having a few regrets about leaving us right about now.
They count the hospital handpasses as effective disposals.Gibson at 88 will be fun to analyse.
Was he ever that good to start with? Over his career he's played a few good games, but for the most part he has failed to deliver.
he sure did, he missed the north player went to a lions player they ran the ball to the forward line and kicked a goal from his turnover.
I'm no mathematician but 2 games is bugger all of a sample size for all the generalisations that have been spouted on here.Its early season & it takes a few games to shake the rust off.
And what's the point with replacing a player when the VFL hasn't started yet ? You're replacing someone with a player that hasn't played a competitive game yet...that's stupid
Personally I'm loving a 2-0 start ! and couldn't give a flying fig how we played to achieve our wins
That's an interesting description of the moment in question, scoob. I've watched the game 3 times now (and that particular moment about 10 times, and in slow-motion also), and I'm not quite sure I'd describe it that way.
Gibbo has Sammy about 15 metres away to his right. Wellsy leads to the same spot. As the camera is behind Gibbo when he delivers the ball, (without seeing his smouldering eyes) it's impossible to know for sure which of the two of them he was trying to hit up. Either way, the kick heads more in Sam's direction. However, Wellsy continued on his lead and dived across in front of Sammy to attempt to take the mark. The ball spilled out and Brisbane ferried it away. If Wellsy hadn't have dived, Sammy would have taken the mark and we wouldn't be having this conversation.
If anyone wants to have a squizz for themselves, it happened with 9.15 on the clock in the Last.
So that was 2 and 3 years ago. What's he done since?Playing 20 games in 2013, he was ranked 5th in 'marks per game' and 7th in 'total marks' for the league.
Playing 18 games in 2014, he was ranked 4th in 'marks per game' and 26th in 'total marks' for the league.
Yes, Lachie was underwhelming on the weekend. And yes, I know how much Bigfooty loves revisionism.
But "a few good games"?
Turn it up.
So that was 2 and 3 years ago. What's he done since?
Marking is his strength but even that he has struggled with in recent times
What's he done since?
Poor Basti, seems like he had an ok game for the Lions but I reckon he must be having a few regrets about leaving us right about now.
They count the hospital handpasses as effective disposals.
Old and slow.
Yet out ran and outlasted the faster, younger Crows and Lions.
It was. On face value it looks somewhat unconvincing but then factor in the way in which the players were managed in the conditions and it is clear that we were happy to conceed some midfield control for longer term benefits. The football department are behaving in a considered and thoughtful manner and clearly believe that were are a very capble team with a realistic chance this year.Great point. I think it was a thoroughly professional win.
It was. On face value it looks somewhat unconvincing but then factor in the way in which the players were managed in the conditions and it is clear that we were happy to conceed some midfield control for longer term benefits. The football department are behaving in a considered and thoughtful manner and clearly believe that were are a very capble team with a realistic chance this year.
Round 2 – Brisbane v North Melbourne: Old Stagers
April 4, 2016 by Smokie
http://www.footyalmanac.com.au/round-2-brisbane-v-north-melbourne-old-stagers/
Really, I should be feeling decidedly more chipper than I am about North being 2-0 after two rounds. Take a glance around: Freo are struggling, Port look gone, West Coast were terrible at the G, and who would be a Tigers supporter? The Kangas are one of only four teams with a perfect start to the season, and I am sure that those on the inside at Arden St would be pleased.
But yet, but yet. I have these doubts. The final margin – 34 points – indicates a solid road win, but it does not tell the story of how close North came to being rolled. And believe me, somewhere in the not-too-distant future, there will be a ruthless opponent who makes North pay big-time. The manner in which the Roos both started and finished this game at the Gabba demands it. It was experience more than anything which proved decisive against the spritely Lions.
The match commenced in sweltering 31 degree Brisbane heat. For much of the first half, the older, slower North Melbourne were run off their feet chasing the tails of the younger, pacier Lions midfield. Had Brisbane not wasted their early chances (4.11 in that first half) they may well have gone into the main break with a handy lead. And from there, who knows what could have transpired? As it turned out, North steadied late in the second quarter – and this period of dominance effectively decided the game’s outcome. Although North outscored the Lions in the third term, the home team were again let down by the poor kicking in the final quarter. 4 goals 5 could so easily have been converted into something which put more pressure on a Kangaroos outfit which had effectively put the cue in the rack soon after three-quarter time.
This was a day when the three-talls combination of Waite, Petrie and Brown worked splendidly and made much of the difference. It is an understatement to say that I have been a critic of Jarrad Waite, but his work rate in the front of half of the ground was particularly impressive. And his kicking for goal (5.1) was superb. But forgive me if I am not too over-zealous with my praise – I would like to see him kick a bag against a decent team. Ben Brown is still improving; he is a beautiful set-shot kick, and importantly he provides Todd Goldstein with pinch-hitting ruck relief. It still takes a good defender to man up on him, but it must be said that Drew Petrie is more of a foil these days. These three led the Lions defenders a merry dance, and will surely do so to better credentialed defences during the season. In particular, the plodding Daniel Merrett was exposed time and again, and resorted to tactics including, but not limited to, driving late knees into stationery bodies and flailing his elbows and forearms about opponents’ heads. I am glad that his type of covert thuggery has gone the way of the dinosaur.
Daniel Wells was everywhere for North. All footy supporters would be pleased to see him back. But his return, too, has reinforced my belief that without him, our midfield (Zeibell, Cunnington, Swallow, Gibson, Jacobs) is as one-paced as a bullock dray. The contrast to the Lions’ cubs was stark.
A rollicking first-up win over Adelaide was soured somewhat by the news that our only new face from round 1, Jed Anderson, would be out for up to ten weeks with a hammy tear. Yes, we would miss his pace, but Anderson’s absence only serves to re-enforce that “sameness” look to North Melbourne’s team. Young debutantes have been few and far between over the past two seasons. Our three draftees from 2014 are yet to feature, and apparently none of our 2015 crop are certainties to play this season.
How much experience is too much? I am concerned that, apart from Goldstein, there is still too much reliance on the old stagers. Our best player on the day was Jarrad Waite, who is 33. Next best Daniel Wells is 31, and of course there is Boomer Harvey, who will turn 38(!) next month. Nick Dal Santo is 32, Drew Petrie is 33, Michael Firrito an old 32. That’s a lot of players who were born in the 80’s (and earlier).
Time can do many things, including making unstable what was once safe ground. I just hope that all those old-timers are not standing on the cliff’s edge when it suddenly decides to give way.
So, in reality, is it so wrong of me not to be utensil-a-hoop?
BRISBANE LIONS 2. 7 4. 11 7. 12 11. 17 (83)
NORTH MELBOURNE 2. 3 8. 8 13. 13 17. 15 (117)
GOALS
Brisbane Lions: Green 2, Taylor 2,Zorko 2,C Beams, Bell, Lester, Rockliff, Walker
North Melbourne: Waite 5, Brown 3, Dal Santo 2, Gibson 2, Harvey 2, Goldstein, Petrie, Ziebell
BEST
Brisbane Lions: Hanley, Zorko, Bewick, Taylor
North Melbourne: Waite, Wells, Ziebell, Jacobs, Brown, Swallow, Goldstein
OUR VOTES: 3 Jarrad Waite (NM), 2. Pearce Hanley (BL), 1. Daniel Wells (NM).
It was. On face value it looks somewhat unconvincing but then factor in the way in which the players were managed in the conditions and it is clear that we were happy to conceed some midfield control for longer term benefits. The football department are behaving in a considered and thoughtful manner and clearly believe that were are a very capble team with a realistic chance this year.
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