Match Day Thread Rnd 12 Sydney V Western Bulldogs. SCG. 19.20 pm.

[Nico]

We have pretty much our full team back. Rampe is still building and Heeney said on TV he still isn't quite there. What I would like to see is us win the rest of our games, Joey lets Isaac be best on each week, Isaac wins the Brownlow and 5000 large drops into my account.

Just on footy terminology; I have noticed some RWOers call it "pinned" when a players gets a holding the ball decision against him. The correct term is "pinged" holding the ball. This term has been one of the long standing terms in the history of the game.

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We're winning the free kick count 21-12......how refreshing!

We got a lot of frees in the last quarter. I wonder what the whingers are saying on Big Footy. I did notice that the Dogs players duck their heads into tackles quite a bit.

Our gun defence is back in town. They were bloody terrific. Solid as rock and backed each other up big time. Marsh survives RWO once again. Thought he was pretty good.

[dimelb]

Great win, lovely to see the Fairypuppies (I do like that concoction!) beaten at their own game - high pressure, fast movement and the free kicks we deserved. Made up for the free George should have had in the Q1.

Hard to single out one player, but I think Papley is terrific, partly because of the surrounding players. Hanners had a good game, Josh imposed his mark, the defence was good (and at last had the support they should always have). Naismith made his presence felt, Sinkers threw himself into it, Towers continued his rise - I could go on and on but these are the ones I was especially happy for.

Now let's bring the same pressure to bear on Richmond.

[Markwebbos]

Undecided on Jack. Got a little bit of it. Wasn't clean, seemed a bit grabby. Hopefully just rust and a bit of confidence.

Agree. He looks a lot better than before and I believe he actually will improve with a game under his belt.

If we can bring that next week against Richmond then ...

[Industrial Fan]

We got more free kicks in the 4th quarter than in the GF.

Umpiring was terrible, but both ways.

[liz]

On the one hand, what a great performance. Only efficient conversion was lacking. Otherwise it was a masterclass of pressure football, with a fair bit of creativity and class thrown in at times.

On the other hand, where was that team during April and May. We probably won't make finals from here, but when you get a reminder of just how good a team this can be, it becomes especially disappointing.

Hanners fantastic. Heeney great (especially his first quarter). Hewett possibly the best game I've seen him play (and I've seen them all). Hayward a few glimpses of brilliance - look forward to what's to come.

Oh, and the rest were all pretty good too.

[goswannies]

I'm (obviously) not old enough to have seen the great Laurie Nash play in the 1930s, but reading Nash's biography (funnily enough, titled The Great Laurie Nash), Sam Reid, at his very best, might play a similar role. Nash was a great forward with a greater forward (Pratt) dominating the forward line. Sam is a solid-ish forward (great contested mark when on song) with a great forward team-mate (Buddy). Laurie was regularly swung to CHB to shore up defence - Horse has done this with Sam regularly.
Sam is still developing that swing-man role (perhaps LRT could give him some tips?)

[Scottee]

I thought some of Naismith's work was sublime tonight, not just his taps to advantage but his body use to make opportunities was great.


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[707]

AND THAT IS WHY

I'm frustrated by the Hawthorn performance

Losing Jake Lloyd cost us the Hawks game

Sam Reid is getting $800k offers from Melbourne clubs

Hayward was an inspired selection in last years draft

Naismith was an automatic selection when fit again (bye bye Tippett)

Our dreadful injury plagued pre season and early games have cost us

BUT, we can regroup and still make finals, albeit at the expense of high draft picks

Proud of tonight's effort and the planning by the coaching staff, we are still alive!!

[Odysseus]

Hewett possibly the best game I've seen him play (and I've seen them all).

Liz and others have commented on Hewett's game. Watching the reaction of the boys after the game, I reckon it was pretty obvious they rated his game highly, as a number of them went up to him and gave him what appeared to be particular acknowledgement of his own efforts in nullifying Johannisen, beyond just mutual congratulation and sharing the joy of the win. Hope this game will be an important one for his development.

Haven't seen Jake Lloyd criticised here for maybe a fortnight, but the last two games have shown both negatively and positively that in his unflashy way he's a really important player for us.

Of course, there are a lot of others who deserve credit. As a team, it was great to see the four-quarter game they put together tonight.

[stevoswan]

Is Jack injured again?

According to Longmire he dislocated a couple of fingers late in the game.....will be fine.

[wolftone57]

Dont care about the result. We are playing a new style and i believe that this style wil win more games and premierships.

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i agree with this. where was this style in the first half of the season.

[707]

According to Longmire he dislocated a couple of fingers late in the game.....will be fine.

He's from NRL stock, dislocated fingers - no problem, play on!

[Mug Punter]

Great win tonight with all 22 contributing in some manner.

Hewett is developing well, Papley was missed big time and having Heeney and Rampe back shows what we were lacking back in rounds 1-6. Naismith also made a huge difference and I don't care if Tippett kicks 15 goals in Saturday, I hope he stays in the twos. I'm not one to bag McVeigh but I'd like to see him play at least a couple of games ion the NEAFL to prove his body can still hold up. Rohan is the only one I'd contemplate bringing back in.

I doubt we'll make the finals but if we display the effort of the last five rounds (and I include the Hawthorn game despite the demoralising result) then that will do me.

Should do our more feeble minded supporters the world of good emotionally too, until the next loss of course

[Levii3]

Glad we won today hope we miss the finals though so we can get a top 10 pick and a FULL preseason. Going deep into finals every year takes its toll the boys need a extended break.

Also Papley wasn't too bad in the midfield when he went in there.

[Levii3]

Only 20k in for the game. Thursday night just an odd day to have a game on