Official Game Day thread - 2nd Elimination final Vs Kangaroos

[goswannie14]

Get the blinkers off mate.

Defensive play includes both watching the ball flight and staying close to the opponent. Bevan can only cope with one at a time - invariably the first - and obviously some like yourself only know how to look for one.

Have a good look at him and watch how far his opponent gets away from him when the ball approaches and in critical contested stoppages. Then watch a professional like Crouch in his prime.

I agree with you on all points mentioned. So you're not alone.

[Alison]

I agree with Bear too. Thought Leo was great. Seems to be moving a lot better and back to his jumping etc.

[giant]

Haven't gone thru all the thread but one person who deserves plaudits is Roos - clearly outcoached Laidley and showed some real emotion as well as pulling out the old "guarantee" ploy.

Will be a tougher assignment against Eade I suspect.

[Jewels]

Leo was one level above a shocker. Unfortunately I think he is shot as an AFL player.

I'm with you hammo, I thought Leo was terrible.

[shaun..]

Ed Lower - Best Mark contender..they still don't think it hit Ted's head

In fact all three were very average.. Goodes' mark is better than that lot

[ROK Lobster]

Haven't gone thru all the thread but one person who deserves plaudits is Roos - clearly outcoached Laidley and showed some real emotion as well as pulling out the old "guarantee" ploy.

Will be a tougher assignment against Eade I suspect.

Would agree with that. I can't remember what the incidents were, but I clearly remember thinking that he was all over Laidley a couple of times, and was glad to see the emotion too.

[ShockOfHair]

Likewise I haven't gone all the way through the thread, and not sure if anyone has commented on the open forward line. It was great to see Goodesy and Hall back in form, but for once they had a whole paddock to play in. Can't we do that every game??

[connolly]

Get the blinkers off mate.

Defensive play includes both watching the ball flight and staying close to the opponent. Bevan can only cope with one at a time - invariably the first - and obviously some like yourself only know how to look for one.

Have a good look at him and watch how far his opponent gets away from him when the ball approaches and in critical contested stoppages. Then watch a professional like Crouch in his prime.

You really haven't clue. Bevan is a devastating tackler because he gives his opponent a couple of metres and closes on him at speed. You may not have noticed but defenders who play forwards like a glove get free kicked a lot under the new rule interpretations. The way Crouch wore Aker would lead to an avalanche of free kicks. We have moved on due to the balance being tipped towards forwards/offensive players. You simply can't tag like that anymore. Bevo has cjhanged his defensive technique. Bolton defends the same way. On occassions Bevo will corall a forward by not going into the tackle but hanging off and forcing him onto the boundary. To claim Bevo is too loose on his opponent is novel. In a kind of fictional way.

[Bear]

I agree with Bear too. Thought Leo was great. Seems to be moving a lot better and back to his jumping etc.

Hi Alison. I tried to PM you but you're not receiving. Can u PM me?

[connolly]

So there's shocker and... blinder? Just two levels in your book obviously...

"Roosy felt some of us were going at half pace," Swans midfielder Jude Bolton said. "At halftime he said he could guarantee if we all got on board and played at 100 per cent like Leo Barry, that we'd walk away with a win.

There was no doubting Leo Barry's effort. But he has lost a yard in pace. Couple that with the vastly improved tackling and defensive intensity of forwards that has developed in the last two seasons and Leo is a liability running the ball out of defense. His lack of height and the rule changes also have worked against him. He must retire at the end of the season. We have a replacement (as a key defender and team leader) and his name is Ted Richards.

[Bear]

You really haven't clue. Bevan is a devastating tackler because he gives his opponent a couple of metres ... You simply can't tag like that anymore.

Hahahaha.

You're providing some novel comments on football.

Very, very amusing.

[Lucky Knickers]

Firrito didn't play on Hall all night. Hall's opponent was the hapless Josh Gibson, totally outgunned by Barry all night. Not sure what Laidley was thinking there.

I knew I got that wrong, cheers, but I couldn't think of his name in spite of watching the replay 50 times.

[573v30]

Maybe Laidley thought that since Gibson can take care of Buddy, he could take care of Hall.

[Darren Thomson]

Firrito didn't play on Hall all night. Hall's opponent was the hapless Josh Gibson, totally outgunned by Barry all night. Not sure what Laidley was thinking there.

Laidley may have thought we were too old too slow and would be concentrating on tunneling etc. I suggest that He might start his own tunnel back to Melbourne. I wish I couldv'e gone to the game, it looked good on tv, Kirk and ROK looked standouts as did BBH. Mcveigh is growing, AS is Jack. Great attack on the ball, looked like 2005. Lets bite the dogs!!!!!!!

[BigD]

Laidley may have thought we were too old too slow and would be concentrating on tunneling etc. I suggest that He might start his own tunnel back to Melbourne. I wish I couldv'e gone to the game, it looked good on tv, Kirk and ROK looked standouts as did BBH. Mcveigh is growing, AS is Jack. Great attack on the ball, looked like 2005. Lets bite the dogs!!!!!!!

Me too, Unfortunately I was out of town.