Even angrier with BBB now....

[Swans500]

Halls very presence could have conceivably had us winning at least 2 of the last 3 games. Really getting to me now, as each week our forward line appears more and more in a state of confusion....when/if he gets back on the field he has a lot of paying back to do.

[gloveski]

Would have been injured anyway and will be out for at least 2 weeks longer than his suspension

[ROK Lobster]

Would have been injured anyway and will be out for at least 2 weeks longer than his suspension

But had he not punched Staker the whole game would have been different and he probably would not have injured his wrist. Makes me doubly angry realising that.

[goswannie14]

But had he not punched Staker the whole game would have been different and he probably would not have injured his wrist. Makes me doubly angry realising that.

[liz]

But had he not punched Staker the whole game would have been different and he probably would not have injured his wrist. Makes me doubly angry realising that.

He would probably have been off the ground with a sore hamstring given the game was well and truly won by half-time. His rationale for keeping playing was that he probably wouldn't be getting a game the following week.

[Wardy]

thats just silly - one man doesnt maketh the team. As seen previously we have won without him. The team as it is now - have major disposal problems - the turnovers down the field are not and have never been Halls fault - you had LRT in the backline - is Hall to blame for his performance? Leo still cant make a decision to save his life - is Hall to blame for that? Bevan - well, I'm not sure what he does, but is Hall to blame for that? Is it halls fault for the way Ben Matthew plays (if you can call it that)? Is it Halls fault that the Dogs were far superior in fitness and disposal yesterday than we ever were? no of course it wasnt but I'm sick of Hall being made the scapegoat for all of it - he would have been injured anyway despite the run in with Staker & the tribunal. Get over it and move on!!!

[AussieAnge]

thats just silly - one man doesnt maketh the team. As seen previously we have won without him. The team as it is now - have major disposal problems - the turnovers down the field are not and have never been Halls fault - you had LRT in the backline - is Hall to blame for his performance? Leo still cant make a decision to save his life - is Hall to blame for that? Bevan - well, I'm not sure what he does, but is Hall to blame for that? Is it halls fault for the way Ben Matthew plays (if you can call it that)? Is it Halls fault that the Dogs were far superior in fitness and disposal yesterday than we ever were? no of course it wasnt but I'm sick of Hall being made the scapegoat for all of it - he would have been injured anyway despite the run in with Staker & the tribunal. Get over it and move on!!!

Is Hall your fave player by any chance Wardy?

And the answer to your questions are: of course not it's all Davo's fault, if only he chased and tackled more

[Wardy]

Is Hall your fave player by any chance Wardy?

And the answer to your questions are: of course not it's all Davo's fault, if only he chased and tackled more

Oh thats right - Roos wants his forwards to chase and tackle more - kicking goals comes second!

[Mike_B]

Oh thats right - Roos wants his forwards to chase and tackle more - kicking goals comes second!

Well that's consistent with what seems to be the gameplan - restrict the opposition to as little as possible and try to kick at least 1 more point, rather than the attitude from teams like the Dogs which seems to be kick as high a score as we can and keep the opposition to 1 point or ore less.

[NMWBloods]

Well that's consistent with what seems to be the gameplan - restrict the opposition to as little as possible and try to kick at least 1 more point, rather than the attitude from teams like the Dogs which seems to be kick as high a score as we can and keep the opposition to 1 point or ore less.

That exactly sums it up and it is exactly my frustration with our game plan.

[swantastic]

I'm not angry at Hall im angry at his x missus for getting him so pissed off that he snaps and belts Staker.

With Hall in the team for the last two weeks IMO we would have won both.

We would have been 5-2 not a crappy 3-3-1

[Robbo]

With the way the ball was delivered into the forward line yesterday, not even Buddy would of been able to win it for us.

[AnnieH]

Well that's consistent with what seems to be the gameplan - restrict the opposition to as little as possible and try to kick at least 1 more point, rather than the attitude from teams like the Dogs which seems to be kick as high a score as we can and keep the opposition to 1 point or ore less.

At the risk of repeating myself ... (copied from the @@@@ at kicking a goal thread)

MMM commentary yesterday said (I think in the 3rd) that our goal tally thus far was 75 goals and 65 behinds.

Frankly, NOT BLOODY GOOD ENOUGH.

Our first problem is getting the ball at least into the half-forward line. That's where we fall apart.

Next, our accuracy at goal sucks. It has sucked for some time now. The only reason we've gotten so far as we have is that we have a great DEFENCE who regularly stop other (read: better) teams from scoring. If we didn't have the defence we have - we would have been a lot closer to the bottom in recent years. One mustn't forget that Roosey is/was one of the best defenders in the business. Of course our game will centre on defence.

Hopefully, we won't have to wait for Horse to take over the big gig to get in a game that concentrates on putting goals on the scoreboard.

[NMWBloods]

We're 13th in goals scored in the competition. The only three teams below us are 14-16th on the ladder. Same thing I bang on about most weeks.

We're also 13th in scoring shots per game and 12th in accuracy.

Everything about our offensive game sucks.

What's keeping us in contention is that we are first in defence - lowest scores, lowest number of scoring shots, opposition accuracy.

But as we have seen, this is a risky strategy and may no longer be enough.

[Industrial Fan]

You say we need more goals. We got more goals. We lost.