Match Thread (merged)

[smasher]

I went to the G and wasn't overimpressed at what I saw.
Melbourne are not the team they were.I know they say you are only as good as your opponent lets you be but I'm not so sure on this one.
Coaches do play blokes in the backline to give them plenty of run at the ball and give them the chance to regain lost form.I thought Schniederman did OK but definately needs a yard or two.I was surprised Dempster didn't get more time,maybe the boy is getting tired as its a long season and Roosy may be looking after that.
It was good to see Malceski get kicks in "freeze the ball time" but I would have liked to see more of him too.
We are well on track...fingers crossed !!!Could this be our year?I don't see why not.

[liz]

Originally posted by smasher
I went to the G and wasn't overimpressed at what I saw.

What was on at the G last night?

[Captain]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
I'll watch the game properly tomorrow and see whether my grabs of Schneider's performance were accurate or I just happened to see the bad bits.

No, your first thoughts were right. Schneider was carved up.

Davey looked dangerous all night and set Neitz up a couple of times.

Schneider hopefully learned a lesson on how to do the 1% things like chasing and tackling.

What about his 2 OOF kicks. Both on his left side and under no more pressure than normal.

[BonBon]

Firstly, Ryan played well. <3

*I never saw 1 bit of Schneider.
*LRT should've atleast kicked 1 of the 2 goals he went for.
*LRT played better than usual.
*The umpiring wasn't bad but I can't stand Vozzo.
*There was no need for a free kick against Leo Barry in the last half.
*Buchanan has improved exceptionally well.

[LittleSchneider]

Originally posted by Captain
No, your first thoughts were right. Schneider was carved up.

Davey looked dangerous all night and set Neitz up a couple of times.

Schneider hopefully learned a lesson on how to do the 1% things like chasing and tackling.

What about his 2 OOF kicks. Both on his left side and under no more pressure than normal.

Cant see how playing 5 games in the reserves as a half forward/midfielder and then throwing him into seniors in a completely unfamiliar position is going to do his confidence a world of good!
He did ok, but @@@@ he's not a defender, he's an attacker! Put him back into the forward pocket and just leave him to find form there! Chopping and changing his position isnt going to help him find form or his pace of 2003! Seems such a simple coaching move - why isnt it happening? Longmire comes out in the papers and says we need him up forward yet we waste him down back?
Im a bit mystified by this decision

[ugg]

In the end it was a good move, because the only other players quick enough to go with Davey were Crouch and Kennelly. Crouch blanketed Yze very well and they didn't want Tadhg to be inhibited by following Davey around.

[Snowy]

Davey looked dangerous but didn't really take the game by the scruff of the neck. Schneider's ball usage and ability one on one was a worry on occasions. Maybe Roos used him up there to help his accountability.

I thought that Craig Bolton was very important especially with Barry getting a rare towelling by Neitz, MOL played his most constructive game for a while and Hall was far too savvy and strong for Ferguson. Jude B. did a lot of smothers which probably went unnoticed and Goodes gave Bruce a bit of a touch-up.

[Foreign Legion]

That game was one of the few where I've thought Roos outcoached his rival.

Except for Schneider on Davey all his other matchups were good.

Great move to move Goodesy forward when Bruce went on to him. The ruckmen were used well and eventually wore White down.

The best thing from the game was that we were challenged and fought back.

Willo's form is a bit off atm.

[i'm-uninformed2]

i need to buy a tape of the game. anyone know the best way to do it?

[Foreign Legion]

Originally posted by i'm-uninformed2
i need to buy a tape of the game. anyone know the best way to do it?

Do you know anyone with Fox Footy and a VCR?

Replayed at 8:30AM and 11:30PM on Tuesday.

[sharpie]

Schneider

I think Schneider was seen to be holding back from attacking the ball at a contest with Davey due to the slippery surface. I think it was smart to not over-commit to the contest, so that he could match it with Davey once the ball was off the deck.

The Telstra Dome surface must be shocking just by seeing the number of times a player slipped over trying to change directions.

[Snowy]

The surface actually wasn't as bad last night as in previous weeks but was still shocking.

[BonBon]

Haven't we won every match at TD this season bar one?

[cruiser]

Originally posted by smasher
I went to the G and wasn't overimpressed at what I saw.
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We are well on track...fingers crossed !!!Could this be our year?I don't see why not.

The game was at Telstra Dome, so you obviously werent there. Then you say you werent overimpressed but finish by asking whether this could be our year, which is somewhat contradictory.

[ROK Lobster]

Originally posted by cruiser
The game was at Telstra Dome, so you obviously werent there. Then you say you werent overimpressed but finish by asking whether this could be our year, which is somewhat contradictory.

Perhaps smasher is in the construction industry as was not impressed with what s/he saw at the G.