Paul Bevan Farewell Thread

[laughingnome]

Give the defenders a break, especially LRT. No defender will beat his man one-on-one when the ball comes down the middle on a fast break: the rules have made that impossible. The best he can hope for is a draw and scrap it out and I thought LRT handled it more than fine. He was zipping from contest to contest as the only cohesive head in a backline under siege. It sucks to lose but the blame for this one falls on the half back flanks and the midfield. Forwards who could take a mark would be nice too.

[aardvark]

Does that take into account in the 15 disposals he had a few handballs and kicks going to opposition players?
He was beating constantly beaten by his opponent the whole night. With the midfield being clearly beaten it was up to the defence to save us and LRT and Bevan sure as hell didn't play well.

Sorry ..just needed a laugh...you know how it is at times like this...

[Beaussie]

Bevan 15 disposals, Davis 13 disposals, Bevo clear winner on the night, one of the few...

Pfft, like that means anything. We continue to be Collingwood's bitches and Bevan doesn't impress me. God this team upsets me.

[BSA5]

Yeah, Bevo was bad. Davis didn't break a sweat all night, they were as bad as each other, but Bevan just looked lost out there. Had a few touches but did nothing constructive. I like Bevo, but he was very poor tonight.

LRT, on the other hand, was not at his best, but far from our worst. Had some rotten luck to go with a so-so game, and fell victim to some genuinely fantastic delivery from the Collingwood midfield. Certainly wasn't the reason we lost.

[Xie Shan]

its because he knows the president

Eddie McGuire?

[hammo]

I hope that's his last game in red and white. He's a hack and no part of our future.

[Go Swannies]

I came in to join the bagging of Bevan as he was woeful whenever I was watching him tonight. But to find LRt linked in almost had me leaping to support both. Malthouse playing Jolly on LRT for two goals was brilliant. Jolly had the height so LRT couldn't spoil. And the delivery was good to the Pies but most of all, the Piers players sprinted in to space so they got the ball. The few times we led into space we fumbled and dropped it then fumbled some more until a Pies player arrived.

[hammo]

Malthouse playing Jolly on LRT for two goals was brilliant. Jolly had the height so LRT couldn't spoil.

Jolly was beating LRT on the lead. Not a good sign.

[BSA5]

Jolly was beating LRT on the lead. Not a good sign.

Not really. The ball was put out in front of Jolly, he didn't have to break stride. Over short distances, no defender no matter how quick is going to be able to spoil balls like that. LRT made some blunders, but those weren't them.

[SimonH]

I hope that's his last game in red and white. He's a hack and no part of our future.

I have to say that tonight's game rather reminded me of Ben Mathews' semi-famous final game for the Swans. He wasn't just bad in a 'y'know, anyone can have a dirty night' way. He was bad in a 'the game has visibly passed him by' way. I've never been much on the 'he's too slow' wagon, but there were a few times tonight when he was embarrassed in a foot race with a fellow small player.

Even those on the 'ahhh, y'know, he wasn't that bad, he was better than Leon Davis' team would surely have to concede that there are players in our squad who offer more in the same role. Campbell Heath, for example. Indeed, even given Pat Veszpremi's lack of experience down back at the highest level, it's hard to think of a single attribute (apart from experience) that Bevan offers over him.

PS LRT Really wasn't that bad in the circumstances.

[Bloody Hell]

There was a part in the telecast when Roos was screaming at a player from the sidelines who was daydreaming. Didn't see the player, but Roos did an impersonation of them.

I'm pretty sure it was Bevan.

[Bloody Hell]

I hope that's his last game in red and white. He's a hack and no part of our future.

Never been a fan of Bevan, but I've moderated my views on him over the past few years, as I see his (small) value. After that game the minuses outweigh the pluses so dramatically that I will be silent no more!

Absolute hack!

There are 2 situations where he looks a footballer.

1. When he's in miles of space can get an uncontested possession and give an uncontested possession. What footballer can't do that?
2. When someone near him has the ball and he can throw himself at them.

If the ball is to be won or, god forbid, he has to think he looks a muppet.

I'm reverting to my old nickname for him - the Scarecrow - If he only had a brain. (See Roos impersonation)

[smasher]

There were a fair few players worse than Bevan last Night IMO!

[Melbournehammer]

[QUOTE=BSA5;493462]Not really. The ball was put out in front of Jolly, he didn't have to break stride. Over short distances, no defender no matter how quick is going to be able to spoil balls like that. LRT made some blunders, but those weren't them.[/QU
crap LRT always plays from behind and was made to look vey poor as a consequence.

Lets be clear he wasn't the reason we lost. We lost because we have a midfield where if mcveigh doesn't get it no-one else can, a CHF that was tried in that position under eade when it was recognised that wasn't his position won 2 brownlows on the ball. Now we rob our midfield to deliver a crap forward and forward structure. Against collingwood over the past 5 yrs goodes has been one of the few positives but we foolishly moved one of our strengths.


we lost all over. LRT was poor and made to look slow and defending him on his performance is wrong. but in a relative sense our forwards were a disaster and our midfield was made to look second rate

[Reggi]

I have to say that tonight's game rather reminded me of Ben Mathews' semi-famous final game for the Swans. He wasn't just bad in a 'y'know, anyone can have a dirty night' way. He was bad in a 'the game has visibly passed him by' way. I've never been much on the 'he's too slow' wagon, but there were a few times tonight when he was embarrassed in a foot race with a fellow small player..

A lot of the rule changes in the past five years, HTB etc, are killing off players like Bevan, if you are not either an elite runner, very fast, very skilful or very tall, there is no place for you in the game. Frankly I don't think the sport is as good to watch as it was 10 - 15 years ago, but those are the rules. IMO he is particularly hammered by supporters because to the average punter his deficiencies are obvious

Leon Davis has been crap all year so beating him is no achievement. Patty Vezspremi had 19 possessions in the first half and I think 7 in the second, so Bevan probably has an advantage in endurance, maybe.