(07-03-2021, 11:15 PM)flyboy77 link Wrote:The lad tackles hard, you know if he tackles you, you'll feel it.

He finds the pill and space well.

And generally uses the ball well. Very good overhead too.

And he's not as 'slow' as many think....

If he can get 20-25 touches a week, that fills a void.

(07-04-2021, 12:23 AM)Baggers link Wrote:At least our best qtrs were bookends!

Glass half full:
Played with vigour, intensity, passion... and some of the tackling by us was ruthless.
Kennedy brings much needed hardness, work ethic and extroversion.
Speaking of work ethic - SOJ. He would be a real headache for opposition sides.
Whatever Crippa said to the lads at 3/4 time... bravo, they changed momentum which is a strong positive step. Hope they learn from just how they changed the tide, then do it sooner!
Paddy showed what he is capable of, again. With continued faith from the club, confidence, games under the belt he will become a key part of our midfield group.
To a man the backline stood firm with some pretty special efforts from each of them when called on.

Glass half empty:
Give 52 inside 50s/more scoring shots to the better sides and we get pummeled.
When the D1ckers beefed up there midfield in the 2nd we folded and were way too slow to respond.
Meat was a liability for 3 qtrs. Instrumental in the win with his last qtr effort.

The Pussycats will do their homework on us and make changes during the game which will test our ability to not only maintain passion/work rate but also make necessary in-game changes as well.

The TT has to do something about his hair style. Too much like Shemp Howard with that part down the middle!

(07-04-2021, 12:54 AM)RiverRat link Wrote:Kennedy:
The lad tackles hard, you know if he tackles you, you'll feel it. - Very true

He finds the pill and space well. - Finding space is something he does very well and it certainly fits into a desire to retain possession because he is strong enough and tough enough to mark less than ideal passes.

And generally uses the ball well. Very good overhead too. - Very true

And he's not as 'slow' as many think.... - Here I disagree - he is either very slow or lacks the desire to chase - I think he is very slow - - often becomes more competitive in the second half when opponents get slower

I'm not saying he's quick, but not certainly slow.

If he can get 20-25 touches a week, that fills a void. - Very true - IMO the main problem is that he has not been able to provide the midfield clearance role for which he was recruited because when he wins the ball he commonly historically has tended to get caught with it.

(07-03-2021, 11:58 PM)kruddler link Wrote:Yeah, after last nights effort i've gone off Cerra.
Not worth the ransom they'll demand.

(07-04-2021, 01:32 AM)capcom link Wrote:His body of work is nothing to sneeze at.  A straight trade for SPS, it's an easy decision.

Money though is a worry.  Maybe he just wants to come home.  And maybe we have higher priorities.  And if you don't ask, you don't get

(07-04-2021, 12:19 AM)LP link Wrote:No as usual you've taken to asserting an unrealistic non-existent extremist view to try and win an argument that doesn't really exist, it's pointless recidivist behaviour you exhibit here week after week.

You are free to disagree, we are free to disagree, but you shouldn't resort to subterfuge to try and discredit the opinions of other forum members.

(07-04-2021, 01:41 AM)Mav link Wrote:Just wait for our development guys to get to work on his kicking ...

(07-04-2021, 02:03 AM)31Tommys_barber link Wrote:Is it my imagination or has Dow, Kennedy and to a lesser extent SPS started to play better and with more freedom and confidence  since Barker “resigned”
Playing in right positions and roles has helped but just maybe just a coincidence