Game Day SANFL Crows vs Norwood

[LeftyLuke]

Newchurch weak effort.

 

[Mutineer]

We lead the free kick count 8 - 4

 

[rocket18]

We lead the free kick count 8 - 4

Was always going to happen after we shined a light on their cheating ways.

 

[Crow_68]

We lead the free kick count 8 - 4

Will turn around after the half-time chat

 

[Geoffa32]

What has happened to Gollant?

Start of year strong body marking everything

Looks a shadow now.

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[JP Sauce]

Why is it so crap?

The AFL. Not in an AFL-bashing way, it was inevitable.

But kids growing up will already have an AFL team and their own school/ammo team to support, and there's only so much time people can put into footy clubs each weekend. Unless their parents/family are still hardcore SANFL fans, they're not going to get invested in it because it's no longer the best footy you can easily see/watch and they don't have already have that attachment that we feel for footy clubs we love.

Also older fans drop-off for the same reasons. Prioritising AFL, kids sport games, etc.

Grand finals between bigger SANFL clubs can still pull 40k and marquee games during the year might get a few thousand, but it's very few people's number 1 priority these days.

Edit: And I say "kids" but this has been the case for 30 years now. So there's pretty much 2 generations of people now who are unlikely to have a SANFL allegience.

 

[Crow_68]

What has happened to Gollant?

Start of year strong body marking everything

Looks a shadow now.

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Reckon he ends up switching to defence at some stage.

 

[LeftyLuke]

Nice wrighty.

 

[Golumless]

What has happened to Gollant?

Start of year strong body marking everything

Looks a shadow now.

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Might just be exhaustion, seeing it's his first full year of football (noting he was injured for half of last year and 2020 was an odd year). Or it's just a bit of a form slump.

 

[crows dude]

Wrighty you gun

 

[rocket18]

Billy has such nice disposal for a big guy.

 

[LeftyLuke]

Selwood duck

 

[rocket18]

"Just lowered himself nicely"

Yep thats what the AFL are trying to stamp out.

 

[LeftyLuke]

Losing it in the middle.

 

[fuic08]

Wouldn't be paid in the AFL now but probably fair enough it's paid in the SANFL if they haven't clamped down on it.

 

[Golumless]

That is rather unfortunate from Borlase.

 

[Thetrader15]

What has happened to Gollant?

Start of year strong body marking everything

Looks a shadow now.

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McAsey looks much more likely than Gollant.

 

[LeftyLuke]

Taylor needs help in the middle. They are double teaming him.

 

[rocket18]

And that's why Billy can't make it as a defender.

Just can't defend 1v1

 

[krrzr]

McAsey looks much more likely than Gollant.

Wouldn't go that far

 

[Thetrader15]

Frampton is showing why he's not an AFL defender. Great kick, but not a defender.

 

[adelaidecrows]

dropping your knees to receive a high tackle free needs to start being punished because there is no incentive to stop doing it. A poor tackler is going to get crucified one day purely because an opponent drops their knees to win a cheap high free and they get a neck injury. I think suspensions need to occur. Its not a natural movement when a tackle is oncoming to begin. There is no excuse.

 

[Geoffa32]

I wonder if Collingwood realise Billy doesn't defend?

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[TubbsFarquhar]

Our severe lack of quality KPD is on display here. Frampton just gets outmarked every contest and Borlase doesn't have it.

 

[mtbkym]

Panos too big and strong in the midfield the last couple clearances