Sydney vs North Melbourne

[Agent 86]

Please give the bickering a rest. It’s boring.

Not our best outing today - but norf would’ve approached this as a winnable game & I was nervous coming into it… even more nervous until midway through the third.

When we’re missing shots we should kick, I always get nervous.

On a brighter note, for a moment there we had the highest points for in the comp. How long has it been since that’s happened?

[Ludwig]

My opinion is there is no one better in the vfl to do what Jmac does and we have bigger problems than him . Say hes out of form fine , but its the ignoring everything he has done before that upsets me .

No one is ignoring how JMac has played in the past. That's why we all say he is out of form rather than saying he is a poor player. The game is about the future, not the past. We are simply wondering whether JMac will continue in this vein of form or return to the high impact player he was before. It's about the next game, not last year.

I think both Campbell and Cunningham could come in and play as well as, if not better than, the way JMac has played in recent weeks. It's a close call.

This is not a suggestion that I would make, but something you might consider: Bring Gus in to replace JMac in the side, put him in the midfield and move Chad to the wing, and give JMac some time to recover from his unspecified injury.

[Goal Sneak]

No one is ignoring how JMac has played in the past. That's why we all say he is out of form rather than saying he is a poor player. The game is about the future, not the past. We are simply wondering whether JMac will continue in this vein of form or return to the high impact player he was before. It's about the next game, not last year.

I think both Campbell and Cunningham could come in and play as well as, if not better than, the way JMac has played in recent weeks. It's a close call.

This is not a suggestion that I would make, but something you might consider: Bring Gus in to replace JMac in the side, put him in the midfield and move Chad to the wing, and give JMac some time to recover from his unspecified injury.

While I'm a fan of Gus, I don't think he could do what Chad does in the middle. Campbell or Cunningham are the most likely choice IF Justin is to be dropped.

[TheBloods]

This is not a suggestion that I would make, but something you might consider: Bring Gus in to replace JMac in the side, put him in the midfield and move Chad to the wing, and give JMac some time to recover from his unspecified injury.

No chance

[Agent 86]

Looks like the #2s gave up a good 3/4 time lead by letting the Roos kick on in the final quarter.

Sam Wicks 28 touches and 3 goals. Who’d’ve thought.

[bandwagon]

Well, I'm happy. Six goal win, into 4th on the ladder, no injuries.
Forward line looks better with McDonald in it. I'm an Amartey fan, but McDonald covers more ground and has better ground level skills, Amartey seems to have a skill set more suited to being the primary target.
Also Hickey looked as good as he has all year.

Anyway, some question marks over a couple of players, but I would prefer no changes for next week. Lets build continuity.

[stevoswan]

Please give the bickering a rest. It’s boring.

Are you a mod?

[Goal Sneak]

Well, I'm happy. Six goal win, into 4th on the ladder, no injuries.
Forward line looks better with McDonald in it. I'm an Amartey fan, but McDonald covers more ground and has better ground level skills, Amartey seems to have a skill set more suited to being the primary target.
Also Hickey looked as good as he has all year.

Anyway, some question marks over a couple of players, but I would prefer no changes for next week. Lets build continuity.

I agree with all of this. Hickey looked much better and more comfortable today. He and Reid are doing the job which allows us to have Logan in over Amartey.

[Agent 86]

Are you a mod?

Gjuz - who’d take that on!

I’ve gotta admit, I secretly enjoy the banter (but it does get tedious at times).

I’m loving watching JRB improving each week. Some 2nd & 3rd efforts today were outstanding. Don’t want to mention the war, but he is becoming one of my favourite players. Still a bit dodgy on some of his kicks, but I am super impressed with the effort and is so much tougher than he looks.

[Kafka's Ghost]

I agree with all of this. Hickey looked much better and more comfortable today. He and Reid are doing the job which allows us to have Logan in over Amartey.

+1.
North haven’t been bad over the last few weeks, and are the No. 1 clearance team in the comp over that time. They were up for it today, and we switched off for the last 10 minutes. Otherwise a solid win, no injuries, and we stay in 4th spot.


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[707]

Great game from Hickey, back to his best form and it adds something to our team.

Defence wasn't that good today, need to be sharp next week.

Norf have some talent LDU looks a gun

[troyjones2525]

A factor that I forgot about until a little while ago and another reason we really needed to kick on and jump Melbourne is that we own there 1st round draft pick for this year! We need to do our best to push past them and hope they fall outside the top 4 as it may be extremely valuable for us this off season if they drop off.

Disappointing we didn't get it done in the last today.

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[Markwebbos]

Although I agree with Ludwig's comments, my glass is half full:

We won
Improved our percentage
No injuries
We beat the best clearance side 43 - 37 and matched them 16 - 16 in the centre
They brought a high level of pressure, which will be good preparation for next week's game
Hickey seems to be on the mend
Good signs from McDonald
Given the 1996 celebration etc, North were really up for this game

Next week our season is on the line. Take the 4 points and start preparing.

[Hotpotato]

It was a very satisfying result for me as I was at the 96 Granny and was so devoed that we didn’t get the win that day.

After the arm wrestle early, the boys did well to pull away.

Awesome result.

[neilfws]

Although I agree with Ludwig's comments, my glass is half full:

Yes, on reflection this is a good way to look at the game. Still plenty of positives.

I was a little disappointed that they could not get the percentage advantage, and I do wonder how it is that North get smashed by many other teams yet are competitive against us: the match-ups, the scheduling, the Blakey insider knowledge?

But at the end of the day a solid enough win, and good to get tested before next week.