Match Day Rnd 8. North Melbourne V Sydney. 16.40 pm. Etihad Stadium.

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  • RogueSwan
    McVeigh for Brownlow
    • Apr 2003
    • 4602

    Originally posted by Plugger1300
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    Thought Melican played well especially since he had not had a kick or handpass at halftime
    His spoiling and physicality was important.
    ...
    Was it Melican that had a nice bump with Brown going towards the boundary and Brown came off second best?
    "Fortunately, this is the internet, so knowing nothing is no obstacle to having an opinion!." Beerman 18-07-2017

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    • Billericay
      Regular in the Side
      • May 2013
      • 712

      Originally posted by caj23
      Was it just me or did Buddy have a touch of the Mr Magoo's on Sunday.

      I know he worked his butt off and kicked the special goal, but there were a few instances where he missed a couple of easy marks and fumbled a few balls he would normally gobble up.

      Even the champs can have one of those days I guess
      I thought the opposite with his marking. He nailed a number of marks including a pack mark, which is most un-Buddy like. 8 marks, 1 contested.

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      Originally posted by RogueSwan
      Was it Melican that had a nice bump with Brown going towards the boundary and Brown came off second best?
      Also Simpkin bumped Pelican and is now out for 6 weeks having his shoulder repaired.

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      • dimelb
        pr. dim-melb; m not f
        • Jun 2003
        • 6889

        I like Towers in the middle. He may still be a bit anxious when he is going for goal but his field kicking is very good; if a few others were up to his standard we'd be in clover.

        And on kicking - can someone give Jake a kick up the backside whoever he does a kickout to the opposition? Otherwise he chooses and kicks well.
        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)

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        • Mel_C
          Veterans List
          • Jan 2003
          • 4470

          Originally posted by ScottH
          I said to my daughter there is something wrong withe Buddy, he's not moving. He headed walked to the i/c bench and 5 minutes later was back on, so I can only assume he was spent, rather than injured.
          I saw this as well. There were a number of players that were struggling to come off the ground such as Papley and Hanners. It shows you the effort that they put in.

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          • giant
            Veterans List
            • Mar 2005
            • 4731

            Great win, fabulous to see the stars play like we know they can.

            Loved Sam Reid's game, goals from limited opportunities when they counted, then a calm head in defence when needed. Reg also fab.

            Plenty of love for Papley but how many tackles has he laid in F50 in last 2 weeks? Need to see more of this and more hard work if he wants to be really good in this position.

            Next couple of weeks start to look interesting.

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            • caj23
              Senior Player
              • Aug 2003
              • 2462

              OT but that game just showed up what a waste of space Ben Browne is

              He has to be the slowest man playing AFL at present, he provides no forward pressure and allows his opponent a free reign to run off him, you just can't afford that in the modern game. He's no good in the ruck either and needs to kick 3 goals + each week to justify what he costs them

              Would of been a great forward had he played prior to 2000 though

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              • Ludwig
                Veterans List
                • Apr 2007
                • 9359

                Originally posted by caj23
                OT but that game just showed up what a waste of space Ben Browne is

                He has to be the slowest man playing AFL at present, he provides no forward pressure and allows his opponent a free reign to run off him, you just can't afford that in the modern game. He's no good in the ruck either and needs to kick 3 goals + each week to justify what he costs them

                Would of been a great forward had he played prior to 2000 though
                He's not such a waste of space. His hair gets in the way of defenders from following the flight of the ball. I also find that I can make a cup of coffee between the time he starts his run-up (stroll-up) and the time he actually kicks for goal.

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                • barry
                  Veterans List
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 8499

                  Ben Browne is 100x better when Waite is playing. If Waite is missing, Browne gets double-teamed out of the game.
                  Its amazing that North rely so heavily on Waite, a journey-man, injury-prone, 32 year old. They are seriously stuffed next year when he retires. They need to go after a forward rather than another midfielder.

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                  • crackedactor
                    Regular in the Side
                    • May 2012
                    • 919

                    Originally posted by giant
                    Great win, fabulous to see the stars play like we know they can.

                    Loved Sam Reid's game, goals from limited opportunities when they counted, then a calm head in defence when needed. Reg also fab.

                    Plenty of love for Papley but how many tackles has he laid in F50 in last 2

                    Next couple of weeks start to look interesting.
                    Just on Sam Reid. quite often I have seen him play an ordinary game as a forward, I have rarely seen him play a bad game when he is ask to play in the backline> I would love to see him down back more often.

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                    • barry
                      Veterans List
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 8499

                      Originally posted by crackedactor
                      Just on Sam Reid. quite often I have seen him play an ordinary game as a forward, I have rarely seen him play a bad game when he is ask to play in the backline> I would love to see him down back more often.
                      I think its a lot easier to play spare man in defense than key forward.

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                      • crackedactor
                        Regular in the Side
                        • May 2012
                        • 919

                        Originally posted by barry
                        I think its a lot easier to play spare man in defense than key forward.
                        Yes that is very true. Its easier to run in a straight line then having to twist and turn, but I love to see him down back as he has very good defensive skills, i.e. knows where to position myself in the field and in marking contests. Knows how to tackle and when to tackle and when to guard a space etc. Or at least in my eyes he looks to have these good defensive skills.

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                        • Markwebbos
                          Veterans List
                          • Jul 2016
                          • 7186

                          Originally posted by barry
                          I think its a lot easier to play spare man in defense than key forward.
                          Reid is good in that role but we need him as a FWD.

                          I'd potentially like to see Rampe / Aliir in for Macca / Marsh. One can play one on one and the other as a spare, so Reid can go forward and both can bring the ball out of defence well.

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                          • Auntie.Gerald
                            Veterans List
                            • Oct 2009
                            • 6474

                            Newman?s high five - sydneyswans.com.au

                            Awesome effort
                            "be tough, only when it gets tough"

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                            • dimelb
                              pr. dim-melb; m not f
                              • Jun 2003
                              • 6889

                              Originally posted by Auntie.Gerald
                              Utterly astonishing numbers!
                              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)

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                              • Ludwig
                                Veterans List
                                • Apr 2007
                                • 9359

                                Originally posted by WauchopeAnalyst
                                Newman. Weak as water. Good kick. Cant defend.
                                Originally posted by Mug Punter
                                Spot on, he is not AFL standard. Can kick the ball and that's it, cannot win a ball at AFL level to save his life.

                                Funny stuff, boys. If Jonesy94 hadn't been delisted, he might have made you experts in comedy.

                                And hey, I'm supposed to do the jokes around here.

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