Round 20 Negatives

[Snowy]

I wasn't there so I can't judge what context the wave was in but it didn't look good. One negative was ROK's kicking, 3.4 is a bit extravagant methinks. As for Davis's form, reckon it wasn't too bad yesterday. I think people have to remember that if Barry and MOL are kicking so many and getting the lion's share of the delivery, the secondary forwards aren't going to be kicking so many. ROK had several shots when the other 2 had left the field. If you really want to run Davis into tip top form though, play him in the easiest spot on the ground ; hbf. But he was equal second in clearances yesterday with Willo after Jude Bolton who had the highest number of clangers yesterday. Also with the forward set-up, what people are forgetting is that sometimes the opposition is putting some of their better players on the support role forwards and giving MOL less attention, bizarre as it may seem. Over the past 5 weeks or so, MOL has often ended up playing against novices while they run some of the better players against the less known forwards. I suspect they are trying to educate their young defenders but they also put ones they think might run off the others on the lesser forwards. Surely this works to the advantage of MOL.
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[Thunder Shaker]

Originally posted by mocaholic
?? According to me, 0 (ade) + 7 (Ess) = 7. So they're right. But I think what they meant was that they had kicked seven in EACH - which he did against Melbourne, but that was two weeks prior to Adelaide (ie, before WCE).

I'm not sure of the precise wording, but I'm pretty sure the intent of the wording they chose was that he had kicked a total of fourteen goals in the last two games, or seven in each. It's as if his goalless effort against Adelaide didn't happen - if only it were so!

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by Snowy
IAs for Davis's form, reckon it wasn't too bad yesterday. I think people have to remember that if Barry and MOL are kicking so many and getting the lion's share of the delivery, the secondary forwards aren't going to be kicking so many. ROK had several shots when the other 2 had left the field. If you really want to run Davis into tip top form though, play him in the easiest spot on the ground ; hbf. But he was equal second in clearances yesterday with Willo after Jude Bolton who had the highest number of clangers yesterday.

Davis also didn't benefit from uncontested possessions and handball receives to the extent of some other players.