Aftermatch Thoughts: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

[Rob-bloods]

Bevan bagged??????

How Bevan can be mentioned in a negative sense in this game mystifies me, Adam Goodes is back to running round like a headless chook, half the team slips over at crucial times, we are playing several unfit players, we are taking a long time to adjust to losing setups, it just goes on.

A few of my positives from this game....

Bevan's all round performance.

O'Keefe's performance.

Hall, the best forward in the league at present.

[jixygirl]

Bevan was definitely one of the positives from a whole load of negatives from the game. He has a bright future ahead of him. Hall was fantastic, especially when he shrugged off the Essendon players with ease. There is something terribly wrong with Goodes. You would have to think some form of injury because he just can't have lost confidence to the point that he can't play asnywhere near like he did last year.

[Bear]

Originally posted by lizz
That was not what I was trying to imply, merely that IMHO, based on yesterday's game your criticisms of Bevan (re his disposal and marking ability) were harsh for a player who was arguably our BOG, certainly in the top 4.

Well you've made your point then so move on.

It IS ok to make constructive critisism of even the best player (IMO Hall) you know!

Just because he was one of our better players does not mean he cannot improve. As a player with only a few games under his belt he will be the first to admit he has areas to improve on.

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Originally posted by Go Swannies
On the other hand, Bazza can get up from a partial tackle and just bulldoze over the opposition - great to watch!

But watching him chuck an attack of the sooks that last for a fair few minutes just because Ryan O'Keefe snuck in front of him to take a mark on the half-forward line is definitely NOT great to watch.

I have seen this sort of stuff from Hall way too often over recent years. It really drives me nuts, as I think the team should come before any personal glory. No wonder the umpires give so many frees against him- he is often whinging at them when things haven't gone his way rather than chasing and trying to get the ball back.

And before you slag me off again about daring to be critical of Barry Hall, there is one advantage of sitting in the Cheer Squad behind the goals- I get to see the forwards at close range every week. So I see things like this. And they stay in my memory.

The annoying thing is that Pebbles missed the kick. And I'm pretty sure Baz would have nabbed it from there.

JF

[stellation]

Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG

It really drives me nuts, as I think the team should come before any personal glory.

Barry seems to have improved because he is willing to put the team before personal glory. I don't understand this. You are completely mad JF!

Oh I know I took that out of context, I am just bored

He does throw a bit of a tanty doesn't he! I find it kind of cute when he frowns and kicks the dirt if a Swan marks in front of him/spoils him.

[BAM_BAM]

I told Hall him to shut up and get over it from the safety of my lounge when he did this. And then sunk a little into the cushions when Pebbles missed.