AFL Toast Win Against Saints

[Happyskeret]

Hobbs reminds me of Joel Selwood with the exception that the umps seem to hate him for some reason.

 

[Mercurial89]

I think the coolest thing was just after the stringer 50 and goal and then the Durham injury that is the time when the club has previously packed it in. All momentum was sapped.

But they didn't this time. That was cool to see.

I've potted him enough so McGrath, well done. Really good game offensively.

People can knock Hep, I do, and a lot of the criticism is warranted, but one thing he can still do is judge the ball in the air. Well done.

Duursma had some good moments.

Darcy, great tackling.

Happy Jones could have the game he did.
Now put the pressure on him to back it up, string a couple of them together. Can't afford to now go missing for a month. Coach him hard.

 

[citizen-erased]

Watching FIGJAM Philapou try and win it off his boot as well at the end when he had mismatches everywhere if he just squared it up.

Tsatas >

 

[TheUnicorn]

Saints midfield is kinda rubbish.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Nice to go to game of footy and having Jonesy up and about. Thought Cox was solid today. Nice for those two to play well against a strong team. Those 2 come on and we are a much better team for it.

 

[Happyskeret]

Who else was worried when that momentum shifter happened after Jakey’s goal reversal and Durham getting subbed?

 

[boncer34]

Who else was worried when that momentum shifter happened after Jakey’s goal reversal and Durham getting subbed?

Mercurial89 was

 

[dank420_]

Our defensive plan is…..awful.
We cannot expect to win games regularly with defensive efforts like that

Honestly that was the first game where it looked like we had a plan

 

[Blind Turn]

Fair enough. What I saw at the sports bar I was at was just previous to that block of time a few goals were kicked against us but then it was like we knuckled down. It wasn’t the best I seen us play on a polished level but from a pressure perspective it was immense imo.

It was a meritorious victory in many ways but I rate performances largely on the frustration level or lack-of that I experience during a game and my frustration level was very very high today.

 

[doug85]

All those that were saying we are completely s**t in the game day thread, come over here and enjoy win!

Umm we were completely s**t in the first 15 minutes.

Awesome win, but we still have some issues.

I respectfully disagree. I thought we made fundamental errors throughout and our pressure has exceeded this many times over recent years. Our problem has been bringing it week upon week. Off the top of my head the games against Melbourne, Port and Anzac Day last year were all vastly superior performances. We hung in there today and showed some character but we were seriously putrid for large parts of today’s game and it was the Saints performance as much as ours that kept us in the hunt.

we should enjoy the win. But it certainly papers over some massive cracks.

 

[Bombermania]

How the heck did Essendon win that, after stuffing up the player's intro and the first 10 minutes, it looked like being one of those days.

Pity the saint's players facing Ross at training this week because they should have put Essendon away by half time.

 

[Call Me Cake]

because they should have put Essendon away by half time.

We should've put them away in the 2nd half so it evened out

Big mature win from the club

 

[Happyskeret]

It was a meritorious victory in many ways but I rate performances largely on the frustration level or lack-of that I experience during a game and my frustration level was very very high today.

I understand that sentiment. I just feel in my bones we have flipped a switch on our attitude I guess. That time block I was talking about set us up for the win imo. I’m am loving these bigger bodies in the midfield. Durham was very good at times too.

 

[revival_mode]

8th on the ladder, % under 100 - that's Essendon baby!

 

[Sporno 4 Pyros]

Surely he(?) simply excels in satire and it is appreciated by the masses.

Dr Spaceman (pronounced Spar-chem-min) is one of my favourite side characters on 30Rock (playing the quack doctor)so I assume he/she is likes a bit of satire/taking the piss.

You work in the medical field don’t you??
Is this true??

 

[Blind Turn]

I understand that sentiment. I just feel in my bones we have flipped a switch on our attitude I guess. That time block I was talking about set us up for the win imo. I’m am loving these bigger bodies in the midfield. Durham was very good at times too.

There’s definitely something in our performance to be excited by for sure.

 

[Happyskeret]

There’s definitely something in our performance to be excited by for sure.

Yep I probably got a bit carried away with the victory and the beers and the saints supporters who were heckling us all game at the local sports bar.

 

[Blind Turn]

Dr Spaceman (pronounced Spar-chem-min) is one of my favourite side characters on 30Rock (playing the quack doctor)so I assume he/she is likes a bit of satire/taking the piss.

You work in the medical field don’t you??
Is this true??

Yes, my whole career has been satirical up to this point. Unfortunately it seems to have gone over everyone’s head.

 

[Seb78]

Seriously guys, don’t even look at the Saints board. You’ll get carded.

Oops! Should I take back all my troll likes?

 

[brain taylor]

Has to be joking. Surely?

i’m assuming he is but only because his name is a 30 rock reference


ah rats sporno beat me to it

 

[DallasCrane316]

Autopsy op in the Saints thread. What ******* game did they watch?

They seem to be taking the loss well

 

[Yoda_]

Must say, the best thing was the next gen guys stepping up. Cox looks like he will settle into a role we want him to do by years end. Kept Membrey goal - less, did well himself.

Jones had himself a day, hopefully its the first steps for the baby giraffe to actually build into something. We kicked to space and allowed him to run and jump at the footy.

Caldwell had a sneaky 20, 5 marks, 6 tackles, ditto Perkins (20 possessions).

Duursma showed why he was a first rounder back in his draft year, will be called upon with Durham out injured

McGrath one of our best in an under rated game


Heppell can tell all his haters to stfu

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

Wasn't able to watch today. Encouraging to see Jones with a couple of snags. How was his game overall?

Was one of our best, stood tall even when we were getting beaten in general play.

 

[citizen-erased]

Must say, the best thing was the next gen guys stepping up. Cox looks like he will settle into a role we want him to do by years end. Kept Membrey goal - less, did well himself.

Jones had himself a day, hopefully its the first steps for the baby giraffe to actually build into something. We kicked to space and allowed him to run and jump at the footy.

Caldwell had a sneaky 20, 5 marks, 6 tackles, ditto Perkins (20 possessions).

Duursma showed why he was a first rounder back in his draft year, will be called upon with Durham out injured

McGrath one of our best in an under rated game


Heppell can tell all his haters to stfu

Thought cox read the game well.and squeezed some good handballs out in tight traffic

 

[brain taylor]

Dr Spaceman (pronounced Spar-chem-min) is one of my favourite side characters on 30Rock (playing the quack doctor)so I assume he/she is likes a bit of satire/taking the piss.

You work in the medical field don’t you??
Is this true??

i think dennis duffy might be the funniest side character on any show