elee
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U serious..?? he had the ball just outside 50m & trailing by just 1 pt...
Any logical player would have a pop with a min left
Preview Round 12, Carlton vs GWS Giants, Sunday 11th June, 3.20pm, Etihad Stadium
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U serious..?? he had the ball just outside 50m & trailing by just 1 pt...
Any logical player would have a pop with a min left
The upside from the debacle today is the Sam Reid winning streak is over so we can drop him now.
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That's right.
Normally, plonking the ball a few metres out from the goal line is the worst result because it's an easy rushed behind - unless you're down by one point with 50 secs on the clock and then it's the obvious play!
Well done mate
Exciting night to be a blues fan. The close wins are so exciting when the siren goes.
We have had a few this year.
You guys llayed out of your skins today and enjoyed the win
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yes I'm very *ing serious
and I'm not talking about that...
Did you see him NOT pop the handball over the top to win the game
Do you watch the way he takes a mark and immediately turns his back and never looks what's on offer...
Love the confidence, don't get me wrong but I don't care who you are, you should look what's on.
I really like him and think he's a great player but it just sometimes seems like there's a little of me me me there.
I thought it was a pretty good option and good kick...not sure why people laying into him for it.
If Shaw was actually looking at him like he should have been, he probably marks it and gets a clear shot on goal...which is much better than a high kick to a huge pack at the top of the goalsquare. If anyone should be getting some flak it's Shaw.
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May seem it. But he is one of the most team orientated blokes in the club.
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Guys this is the Giants board. If your not a Giants supporter and want to discuss which of our players deserves criticism, take it elsewhere. Your starting to piss me off. Show some respect.
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yeah I'm not suprised, you would know better...
I'm just going on what i have observed in a few games I've seen.
Glad to be wrong.
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Just remember these supposed superstars are still "kids" who due to our growth had to grow up very quickly.
Expecting them to be perfect like an experienced player is pushing it.
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"...ruddy"?? Are you Bill Oddie from The Goodies circa 1973??
Who uses that term? You Mexicans are weird.
I feel a little better seeing Dyl's post match interview with the club. Absolutely feeling it. Hope the rest of the boys feel the same and turn that into the spark to ignite the season.
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Easy problem to point out, very hard to solve. True conundrum.
I still don't think someone could receive less backlash for a non-decision than an actual decision.
If Carlton lost today after watching that last 2 minutes I would have been absolutely livid and I'm just a neutral fan watching trying (keyword "trying") to enjoy the football!
its a simple state of affairs.. if its there... pay it. simple.
Its been said a million times over but the umpires need a more professional program/pathway and need to be made full time. this is a serious business and we thus need to treat all aspects with the seriousness it deserves.
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Hardly a percentage kick spotting someone up on the boundary, also Toby's best effort was going to land near the goal line, maybe a few metres out, not at the edge of the goal square.
Nine out of ten times he'd have wheeled around onto his right and got a few extra metres to bomb it to the goal line, 90% chance of at least levelling the scores. On the other side of the ground, he was only slightly closer in when he hit the goal post mid height.
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This is our board. Are you trolling on our board?sober up.. this is BIGFooty..
it aint your "safe space" is it?
How often is it that we get a Port fan come in here and vomit on himself? Rack off mate.sober up.. this is BIGFooty..
it aint your "safe space" is it?
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Interesting joined yesterday and posted on our board more than anywhere else, claims to lecture me on BF etiquette.
Mmmmmm
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Great game today, best of luck for the rest of the season, think you'll steam roll the next few clubs you play after the bye... Oh and those bemoaning the umpires, we are too so I definitely don't think there was a particular bias. I think it was just an absolutely atrocious display from the yellow team.
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The trick is that it's not just an AFL thing. It's been highlighted in plenty of the US sports (NBA, NFL) as well. They haven't figured it out despite billions of dollars riding on their leagues, as opposed to our's. It's basically trying to figure out how to cancel out human nature.
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Good luck to your guys, I think you can look forward to some good wins on that display. I do think you've got to give us some margin on our board after a narrow loss, but I dont beleive the umps had anything to do with it.
Must have been hard for the guys after the last 4 wins and the euphoria with them to have that loss the week before the bye but I can see it being put down to a combination of injuries/tired and inexperienced players and I am sure they will want to redeem themselves in the next game
It will be interesting to see what injury Davis has as he did look hurt and not sure on Patton but he just seemed to be a bit slower and less agile than normal still had some good marks and did anyone notice how many ruck contests he was in?
Greene will be dirty on himself and he did create those opportunities so no problem from me on his performance and i think sometimes his brain operates at a different speed to his body
And well done to Carlton to win the game the players were switched on for it and i think the umpiring was poor both ways and it is another example of why they should look at being full time professionals although it did seem that the footy gods were on Carltons side and I am not going to complain about that either after the previous 4 weeks they were smiling on the Giants
It will be interesting to see what injury Davis has as he did look hurt and not sure on Patton but he just seemed to be a bit slower and less agile than normal still had some good marks and did anyone notice how many ruck contests he was in?
Greene will be dirty on himself and he did create those opportunities so no problem from me on his performance and i think sometimes his brain operates at a different speed to his body
And well done to Carlton to win the game the players were switched on for it and i think the umpiring was poor both ways and it is another example of why they should look at being full time professionals although it did seem that the footy gods were on Carltons side and I am not going to complain about that either after the previous 4 weeks they were smiling on the Giants
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Just forced myself to watch this rubbish again and it wasn't any prettier.
Apart from a lot of blokes looking listless and flat a couple of the performances were just off.
Toby's performance was dead set odd...
Apart from a lot of blokes looking listless and flat a couple of the performances were just off.
Toby's performance was dead set odd...
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We have played worse in some of the wins. Felt a lot like the West Coast game, except this time we didn't convert our chances late which would have resulted in another win.
Good:
- complete midfield dominance
- more inside 50s (55-41)
- more tackles (69-55)
- more clearances (41-23!!!)
- more scoring shots (30-21)
- Seriously who loses a game with that level of midfield dominance?
- Whitfield has lifted his game to a new level this season
Ok:
- Stevie J was fine. Lloyd would be a significant downgrade.
- Heath Shaw seems to have developed a habit of a couple of bad clangers per game amongst his usual good work.
- Tobes was easily our best forward except he kicked 0.5
- Perryman doesn't do much, but what he does is quality
Bad:
- Patton very disappointing. He would have had the ball kicked to him 20+ times, and came up with 3 marks, none contested.
- Quiet games for Williams, Taranto, Himmelberg, Reid
Weird:
- Leon's comments post-match "...there are not enough players who are going the distance at our footy club at the moment and if they don't want to go the distance then what's going to happen is they'll be replaced."
- I would have thought players "going the distance" is one of the major success stories this season
- I would have thought failing to convert midfield effort and midfield dominance into scores was the major problem in this game, and has been to a certain extent in previous games - and that's on Leon as much as the players
Overall, 9-3 coming into the bye, with a consistently dominant midfield, is a pretty good position to be in. Nothing in this game changes that.
Good:
- complete midfield dominance
- more inside 50s (55-41)
- more tackles (69-55)
- more clearances (41-23!!!)
- more scoring shots (30-21)
- Seriously who loses a game with that level of midfield dominance?
- Whitfield has lifted his game to a new level this season
Ok:
- Stevie J was fine. Lloyd would be a significant downgrade.
- Heath Shaw seems to have developed a habit of a couple of bad clangers per game amongst his usual good work.
- Tobes was easily our best forward except he kicked 0.5
- Perryman doesn't do much, but what he does is quality
Bad:
- Patton very disappointing. He would have had the ball kicked to him 20+ times, and came up with 3 marks, none contested.
- Quiet games for Williams, Taranto, Himmelberg, Reid
Weird:
- Leon's comments post-match "...there are not enough players who are going the distance at our footy club at the moment and if they don't want to go the distance then what's going to happen is they'll be replaced."
- I would have thought players "going the distance" is one of the major success stories this season
- I would have thought failing to convert midfield effort and midfield dominance into scores was the major problem in this game, and has been to a certain extent in previous games - and that's on Leon as much as the players
Overall, 9-3 coming into the bye, with a consistently dominant midfield, is a pretty good position to be in. Nothing in this game changes that.
