Review R22: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly vs. West Coast Eagles

[adelaidecrows]

And yet when the game needed to be won, he won it

thats what I just said. but the rest of the game that allowed WCE to dictate the game he was as guilty of most. He was not at his best. thats why I am critical

 

[rocket18]

i really am not sure you know what you are arguing. Just want him to be shit.

Apologies if English is not your first language, I know you live in Portugal.

To make it clear as possible.

I think Burgess was shit, regardless of how hard he might be trying - this is elite sport, needs more than 'he tries hard' to be considered good.

You listed Burgess in your "Good" as he tried hard.

I understand where your nickname comes from, which to be fair may be a language problem. What you think you post isn't what comes across.

 

[Hell Boy6669]

Too much bed wetting in here, we were due a down game. Our last poor performance was all the way back on Anzac Day against freo.

West coasts pressure was ridiculous, where has that been for 20 weeks?

 

[Maddogmetro]

The great - two rounds to go, and have already beaten our points total from 2017.

 

[CrowBloke]

No, please it’s ok, absolutely no offence taken. I didn’t mean my comment to come across as condescending, was more trying to be a bit light hearted. I can see how it read. The comment was more made knowing my team and what we are (and aren’t) capable of.

Very gracious, cheers.

 

[ABAB]

Yeah, I think we lose next week. Three fewer days break, coming back from Perth and a high pressure game.

Great fixturing .

The entire team had a rest in the first half though lol.

 

[suburpy]

Wat?? So you claim you never said he played well and yet you had him listed in your "Good" with Dawson, Taylor and WCE pressure.

These were all actually good but you had Burgess right in the middle of them. So was Dawson and Taylor good or were they shit?? Maybe you haven't quite grasped how Good Bad & Ugly works.

And you said "he maybe shit" but he tried hard so that was enough to put him in the "Good" section?

Yeah makes no sens

more than one occurance.

Some facts for context. Rankine is clearly a superstar of the team and has massive x factor. So to me a shit game for Rankine is exactly how he played today. He has a harder pass mark because we rely on him as all teams rely on our star players. Rankine himself will easily say that was not his best game. I refuse to pass efforts against a side where he should be absolutely ripping them apart. Was he bad today in a regular context of players, no he fought back and did some good things. Had an average first half and while he got into the game in the third, I still dont think he really hit his dominant best. He got us back for the win but honestly, had he and many others played like they should have at the beginning we should never have been in that position.

So to me he is every bit as guilty as the rest of the team of taking a holiday.

Weird … singling one of our best in a whole shit team performance

 

[Scorpus]

not playing like that.

This seems like an outlier though. We've largely been playing well

 

[Carmo]

Rarely wastes a disposal or bombs it.

Rarely gets caught HTB either, he's like a short Pendlebury

 

[Cromulant]

thats what I just said. but the rest of the game that allowed WCE to dictate the game he was as guilty of most. He was not at his best. thats why I am critical

He had 17 touches in the 2nd half.

He had a shit half, not a shit game

 

[MrBarry]

Yeah, I think we lose next week. Three fewer days break, coming back from Perth and a high pressure game.

Great fixturing .

The side that turned up today won't turn up on Saturday.

 

[Peter Doherty]

Any early reports on Peatling?

 

[suburpy]

Yeah, I think we lose next week. Three fewer days break, coming back from Perth and a high pressure game.

Great fixturing .

At home .. balances scales slightly .. true 50/50 and we know it will be close

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

The side that turned up today won't turn up on Saturday.

You'd hope not but, regardless, we will be buggered. I can see us being overrun like the Cats game.

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

I think the biggest concern is how much we miss Tex on field. Gonna be a massive hole to fill when he does decide to call it quits. Still takes a defender but more importantly sets us up on field. That was the Chris burgess farewell game.

Zac Taylor probably played his best game, Pedlar back to some of his best. Dawson, TT and Rankine stood up when it mattered most.

Anyone taking Butts over Murray at the moment?

Yeah, I think the "retire Walker" posters got a glimpse into what it looks like without him on the field and it's not fantastic viewing.

I'd also be taking Butts over Murray at the moment. Looks just off the pace and made a couple of horrible kicks with no pressure that cost goals.

 

[Interloperer]

This seems like an outlier though. We've largely been playing well

True. But the original post in the quote chain was about this previous match. Adelaide will win zero other matches playing that badly.

 

[Scorpus]

You'd hope not but, regardless, we will be buggered. I can see us being overrun like the Cats game.

Not sure. Didn't look like many players were trying in the first half

 

[Shuestar13]

Very gracious, cheers.

It’s all good I forgot to say also, it’s been a (long) while since my club was involved in games/seasons of consequence, so I have forgotten how stressful it can be. Probably not a good idea to say chill, even with good intentions All ok, no harm done.

 

[Houston]

Any early reports on Peatling?

Supposedly just a corked thigh, probably could have struggled through the 2nd half.

 

[ams4crows]

I nearly cried when I thought Thilthorpe was injured.

Flashbacks to Modra 97 Preliminary final, I certainly cried then

 

[Johnnyklug]

more than one occurance.

Some facts for context. Rankine is clearly a superstar of the team and has massive x factor. So to me a shit game for Rankine is exactly how he played today. He has a harder pass mark because we rely on him as all teams rely on our star players. Rankine himself will easily say that was not his best game. I refuse to pass efforts against a side where he should be absolutely ripping them apart. Was he bad today in a regular context of players, no he fought back and did some good things. Had an average first half and while he got into the game in the third, I still dont think he really hit his dominant best. He got us back for the win but honestly, had he and many others played like they should have at the beginning we should never have been in that position.

So to me he is every bit as guilty as the rest of the team of taking a holiday.

I’ve only just joined this forum. Why do fans get so angry with each other? We won and sit one game clear at top.

 

[ams4crows]

Any early reports on Peatling?

Corked thigh?? Haven't seen the incident

 

[Trigger13]

Was Hinge ever any good? I can’t remember

 

[1achie]

Whoever it is on the selection committee that really wants the Thilthorpe-Fogarty goalkicking 1-2 will be disappointed Fogarty could only get one goal further clear of Walker.

If you think Fogarty had a bad game then you mustn't have watched it and only looked at the stats afterwards.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Too much bed wetting in here, we were due a down game. Our last poor performance was all the way back on Anzac Day against freo.

West coasts pressure was ridiculous, where has that been for 20 weeks?

It's not bed wetting. It's trauma from all the other times we've ****ed up a good season at the last minute.