Gotta be happy with first half...

[liz]

... (just in case it all goes pear-shaped over the next hour!)

I know it's not quite the fearless running style of game that we've all grown to love but the boys have shown some impressive skills and concentration out there so far.

Most pleasing are that Nog, LRT, Powell, McVeigh, Jamesy and Bevan have all made good contributions and look confident out there. None of them looks out of place in that line up.

[Charlie]

We MUST NOT let them get the 5-6 goals in a row in the third quarter that they customarily get. We have to keep control of the match at all costs.

[Newbie]

Originally posted by Charlie
We MUST NOT let them get the 5-6 goals in a row in the third quarter that they customarily get. We have to keep control of the match at all costs.

That is negative thinking, Charlie. How about kicking the next three goals and the game is over?

[NMWBloods]

Yep - the guys look pretty reasonable in the first half.

McVeigh has really good hands and Bevan is getting reasonably involved. Ablett and Powell have had a few possessions and look okay.

LRT is doing really well, although at times his kicking is a bit wonky.

James is doing a very good job down back. Barry has been fantastic - how were a couple of his running with the ball marks!! Bolton okay. Mathews seems a bit underdone, fumbling a bit and not really finding the ball as much as normal. Saddington has fairly ordinary - done a couple of okay things, but dropped a few marks and starting to be beaten by Pike.

Main problem with the backline - what is it with all flying and no one scouting!?! Two of their goals came very easily from all our guys flying in the air.

Williams is playing a great game. Fosdike is doing quite well.

J Bolton not really having much influence - is he minding Black? Not doing a great job if so.

Also, who is minding Voss when he's on the ground?!

Kirk doing a pretty job on Lappin plus getting a bit of the ball.

Crouch doing a good job on Aker.

Davis has been awesome - hope his injury is minor and just a simple cork. Seems to have bulked up a bit in the off-season.

Hall doesn't seem to have practised his overhead marking over the summer. Having a pretty ordinary game, although the last one he took to kick his goal was very good. Hopefully that builds his confidence.

O'Loughlin moving well in the forward line.

Goodes doing a good effort around the ground, but really needs to kick better at goal from a set shot. How was that ridiculous free against him in the first qtr ruck contest!!

[Charlie]

Originally posted by Newbie
That is negative thinking, Charlie. How about kicking the next three goals and the game is over?

That'd be nice...

Although it wouldn't be over. We must accept that we are NEGATING Brisbane tonight. We aren't playing our own game, we're playing negatively. It's working... so far... but we have to keep on top of things.

[NMWBloods]

Yes - we have to watch when Brisbane has one of its bursts. They've threatened a couple of times, but their forward line isn't full strength so that's helped.

And bugger - Goodes just went down the race with an ankle injury.

[Charlie]

Originally posted by Newbie
That is negative thinking, Charlie. How about kicking the next three goals and the game is over?

See what I mean?

[NMWBloods]

Well, that was one of the more ordinary quarters of football I have seen our guys play in a while.

Foot skills were very ordinary and some of the handballing was woeful.

As for Saddington - people wonder why I complain - what was he thinking trying to outmark Keating from behind?!?!? Good that Barry has moved onto Pike as Saddington was being comfortably beaten toward the end of the quarter.

So much for our fabulous kicking at goal - we have missed some easy shots tonight - probably 5!

Well, hopefully Roos can say a few things to them at 3qtr time. Surely they can't play worse. We'll get an idea of what the 2004 guys are made of in this qtr. Should be interesting.

[dendol]

yep, Charlie guessed it. Lions kick 3 - 0 goals in the third quarter. Lets hope we can run this game out and not get hammered. It will mean to at least have an 'honourable' loss, though Im still hoping we can win it!

[Newbie]

Originally posted by Charlie
See what I mean?

[Rob-bloods]

Let's be positive, we have taken up where we left off last year....no not losing to the Lions, I meant having a red hot go!

McVeigh... all you pre-season judges were right....a real touch of class, Bevo got stuck right in for a 'rookie'.

Not entirely unhappy, just devastated, and fancy Ball'y "doing a Mott"!

[Charlie]

Originally posted by Rob-bloods
Let's be positive, we have taken up where we left off last year....no not losing to the Lions, I meant having a red hot go!

McVeigh... all you pre-season judges were right....a real touch of class, Bevo got stuck right in for a 'rookie'.

Not entirely unhappy, just devastated, and fancy Ball'y "doing a Mott"!

Wow... there's three comments I now DON'T have to make.
Agree. To all.

[ugg]

We really missed Nick Davis, I didn't think O'Keefe or Powell could provide the third option up forward and this also allowed Chris Johnson to free up.

And bloody Martin Pike!! Stitched us up two games in a row now.

[Schneidergirl]

SHATTERED!
We coulda shoulda woulda won that!

Nice kick Ball (R.M). If a former full forward (WC) can't kick straight, what hope is there?!!

Best players:
Goodes
Crouch
L Barry
Davo
Cressa and Schneider

PS. Can we start up a Ricky Mott award? Worst kick of the match! My vote is (well, this was hard...) BALL!:

[ScottH]

Originally posted by Schneidergirl
SHATTERED!

PS. Can we start up a Ricky Mott award? Worst kick of the match! My vote is (well, this was hard...) BALL!:

I don't know I thought Bevans first effort was pretty ordinary!!