Game Day North VS Lions (Round 2...Fight) - Tarryn Thomas debuts

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Polec probably best player on our list atm, as i said before **** gaffe, great recruitment, speaking of which if we didn’t have the new blokes in polec, hall, bailey, I reckon we’d be getting smashed. Also love halls aggression. LDU looking like a player can’t wait to see him in a few year’s time. Bailey’s disposal for a 2nd game player under pressure and outside is amazing, hope he wins the rising star. on another note, we are lucky Brisbane’s forward line is putrid, we are going to struggle against teams with strong forward lines this year, need majak badly
 

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I’m very disappointed with Tyson. And I think Luke McDonald might be in trouble selection wise. Other than that I have no complaints.

The big positives: Polec and Hall.
 

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Polec runs everywhere, never looks puffed. Hall has been excellent too - both are composed with ball in hand.

Brown still looks underdone, slow and very fumbly.

McDonald - kicks into the man on the mark for the 500th time, can't corale Robinson - just comical.
Polecs play is so intelligent, rarely makes a bad decision
 

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OK - half time. Lost that quarter. Two goals up? Hmmmm - confident but every time we look like we are cranking up, we slip back. Hard to get a good idea of this game yet. TT nice debut so far, Polek class, LDU nice, Hall exciting, BBB confused, Higgins rubbish touches - interesting half coming up.
Honestly this is what i was expecting last week. That so called "game plan" last week was what happened when we were kept under pressure and it happens to every team. It might still break down but you can see that we are adding an outside game to what we do. Once these guys really gel they could be very good. I don't even know if they'll keep it together for the whole game but I just want to see them improve and get better with it for the next month.
 

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I’m very disappointed with Tyson. And I think Luke McDonald might be in trouble selection wise. Other than that I have no complaints.

The big positives: Polec and Hall.
Tyson's been all right imo. That handball to I think it was Atley on half back was bad, but otherwise he's been solid enough.
 

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What actually IS up with Brown? Why can’t he take a contested mark?
Not sure anyone knows the reason. He's playing a little more like his old self today, but for his last dozen games or so his playstyle really changed. Less leading and jumping to meet the ball, and more flailing or trying to a cheapie over the top. Accuracy has gone out the window to an extent too.
 

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Tom Campbell’s 2 disposal game eclipses a Mason Wood game. At least Campbell provides a contest.
Yep, it's so easy to look at the stat sheet and say Woods game last week was better.

But Campbell has offered way more. Minor chop out for Goldy. He's making defenders shit themselves, and he's forcing contests into our favour with his presence.
 

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Atley needs to present from the forward pocket.

190 cm is nothing to laugh at....his not a small.

Use that speed to break away from a slower Hodge....

No excuse to play a whole half with 0 marks.
 

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Better, but still a lot of silly errors to clean up.

Can see what the addition of Campbell is adding offensively, just think with him, Brown and JZ we are so slow when it hits the deck up forward. Brisbane have run it out and switched with ease on occasions. We’ve done well covering it up the ground, but could be an area they exploit in the second half and definitely something other teams will take advantage of.

Hall and Polec... thank **** we’ve got someone to give Higgo a chop out now. They’ve been so clean, and their willingness to take the game on is something we’ve been desperately needing for years.

Love LDU getting more and more involved. Kid will be a gun.
His creative handball while being tackled is highly impressive
 
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