Frockers in game discussion

[Robbo]

Roos said during the week that we are only playing one ruckman because we don't have anyone who can limit the influence of Sandilands. What a @@@@ing cop out. If that is the case then why play a ruckman at all.

We are a shocking side atm. Bevo, Playfair, Kennedy, Jetta all st-ruggling. Bevan has to go for TDL. Now.

[Foreign Legion]

Kennelly has an injured knee - he was icing it on the bench - doesn't look like he'll be back.

FWIW I thought Pyke actually showed a bit that qtr - nothing great but I think he understands the game a bit better now.

[robamiee]

another clash of jumpers with the umpiring dept...because clearly they are wearing purple..The umpiring is a disgrace...i know we are not playing well...but for god sake how many goals from free's.....and nopt paying them the other way...

[Melbournehammer]

the absence of a meaningful centre half forward to give a contest is a stand out. Pike is doing reasonably well, midfield is battling, o'keefe again very quiet, goodes neither arthur nor martha kirk too quiet, in fact i can't think of one of our top players that is playing a winning game - on the other hand most of our fringe players doing pretty well.

The umpiring is a real sore point for me - it is so unbelievably bad - not really making much of an impact on the game in the sense that we are very much the second best team but it is so frustrating to see one team get scoring opportunities from bad umpiring.

[Nico]

McVeigh 10 metres off his man on the wing for a free possession from a centre clearance to Freo. Crappy unaccountable stuff. No running in numbers, static garbage. At one point we had a number of players running forward and Goodes stood there then handballed over, badly.

I am stunned at how inept we have become in all aspects of the game.

It happened in the last 2 games and it is happening again. There is always an opposition player off the back of the pack and when Freo go forward it is goal side. Sandilands gets the tap and away they go. We knew before the game this was going to happen, so what's going on.

On TV it looks like Jack is in no mans land all the time.

What's with our holding way off the ball. We do it all the time.

[R-1]

Christ we are missing Craig Bolton.

[lwjoyner]

Now all you redandwhiters who dont like the complaints about Bevan Playfair etc, Playfair was licky he was in the way for his goal it landed in his arms, done nothing since, as for Bevan no need to report. There are a few others also ROK has hardly got near it Pykey is trying to no avail, thank god for Jack. This just indicates what a "sh" job the selectors have done, I am beginning to think that Roosey was lucky to win the 2005 GF maybe Ross Lyon was the brains behind the team, Roosey should go back upstairs he may see things better. This as others have described is pathetic. Will be lucky not to loose by 10 goals.

[anniswan]

Apparently BBB has had a brain explosion in the WB v BD game, sound scary, the commentators reckon they have never seen him that out of control.!

[mcs]

Pathetic is not the word for that, it was absymal. How about we actually try kicking it away from where Sandilands is. No run at all, and we have noone to kick it to when we are coming out of our own half. Just lucky Freo can't kick straight or we'd be 15 goals down by now.

[Bob Neil]

Haven't seen us in such poor form for a long time. Terrible disposals, great Freo defence.

[Nico]

the absence of a meaningful centre half forward to give a contest is a stand out. Pike is doing reasonably well, midfield is battling, o'keefe again very quiet, goodes neither arthur nor martha kirk too quiet, in fact i can't think of one of our top players that is playing a winning game - on the other hand most of our fringe players doing pretty well.

The umpiring is a real sore point for me - it is so unbelievably bad - not really making much of an impact on the game in the sense that we are very much the second best team but it is so frustrating to see one team get scoring opportunities from bad umpiring.

Or our poor play. On TV it looks like most of them are there.

[teddys mum]

And to think at the beginning of the season I thought our defensive line-up was as classy as I've ever seen. What has happened to our once great strength in this area of the game?

[Foreign Legion]

I think we all saw enough in that half to stamp Bevan's papers - at least as a forward. He doesnt read the play well and has been beaten by his opponent a few times one on one.

TDL (if fit) would have to get a go soon you'd think. Hell, even LJ would give a better account as a forward, might be worth blooding him - even if he is not 'ready'.

Besides Goodes and Smith I can't think of anyone who is beating their opponent.

[Matty10]

I can't see (or hear the game) at the moment - so is there anything the coaches can do - or is everyone down?

[swansrule100]

the grass isnt even nice to look at today