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I admit I freaked out when I saw it, and noted his anguished expression a moment later. I feel sorry for the bloke (I didn't at the time!) because apart from that horrendous clanger he had a good game. On the whole, so did Barlow, he continues to improve and I'm happy to give him the time he needs; I'm confident he will repay the trust later.
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He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball) -
Aside from "that kick", Moore was great. Had 21 possessions, 9 contested, kicked a goal, worked hard, and disposed of the ball reasonably well. Faded a bit in the second half, but this was his best game this year, and he was far from our bottom six on the night. Barlow was also far from shocking, having some important touches. Was by no means dominant, but acquitted himself well.
And Leo was rather poor, I thought. I still want him in the team though. Woudn't mind him played simply as a loose man in defence.Officially on the Reid and Sumner bandwagon!Comment
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[QUOTE=BSA5;454160] Woudn't mind him played simply as a loose man in defence.
??? I think you are confusing a strategy with a fixed position.There is no position called "loose man in defense".it is a strategy employed when the opposition is on a roll.It automatically frees up an opposition player somewhere which can back fire on you.To start a game with a loose man in defence is like putting up a white flag before a battle.The point of a game is to win not to defend the oppositions attacks.Comment
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How good is SOG?
Jack is a very strong tackler and he seemed to be a boy playing against a man - falling off tackles willy nilly.The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.Comment
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Does anyone know MOD's ethnicity? Is he an Islander? - Mauritian?The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.Comment
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I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his timeComment
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If we're assigning the loss to individual moments I would like to add Goodes dropped mark in the last 5 minutes. One he usually snaffles. 30m out - swans take the lead.
I think over all the Swans had more moments like this atr the end of the game, but at the start it was all Geelong throwing away opportunities.The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.Comment
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Never seen Roos more animated/concerned at a game coaching.The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.Comment
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Haven't been to a game for a while, always interesting having a look at this thread afterwards.
I never really thought we were going to win the game at any time. Got comfortably beaten in the clearances particularly from the centre bounces. Couldn't create much run off half back compared to Geelong (they had a stack more HB than us) and had to bomb the ball into the wings far too often. Generally seemed pretty flat particularly in the first half, very little run and hard leading out of half forward (H. Shaw, and A. Goodes excepted of course).
Would SOG normally play more 50mins of game time up forward, like he did on Sat.??? If that's due to him being not 100% and he can still rack up 44 possys...... (shakes head!!!). Would've like to have seen Jack taken off him in those situations and kept in the middle given he has been in such good form, might've helped with those clearances.
I don't think the other contenders should have too much to fear from the Cats at the moment. Is their time coming to an end???Comment
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You could also point some blame at MOL's 2 over zealous tackles, both got the Cats out of a bit of trouble.
Jack letting Ablett out of a tackle right in front of goal.
The number of times early in the game the ball wasn't kicked to Goodes advantage. Over his head, short, side.
Goodes kicking the ball into a mass of cats late in the game.
That strip of grass down the camera side of the ground, where we continually slipped over.Comment
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