(07-28-2018, 01:13 PM)DJC link Wrote:Interesting to hear Charlie Curnow’s post game comments about Bolts, “He’s a really good coach!”

Of course, what would Charlie know and he was obviously parroting the party line despite the euphoria of a win on the road and against the odds 

The standout moment for me was when Harry gathered the ball on the wing, burnt off his opponent and dribbled a goal ... after the siren.  He is going to be matchwinner, if we can nurture his development and foster good understanding between him and Charlie.

I haven’t really been convinced about Lamb but I think that giving him a role in defence may have prolonged his career.  He’s not a natural defender but he is growing into the role.

Byrne was good, and I suspect that I underrated his importance to the team.  Hopefully he can stay on the park.

I know that some folk aren’t convinced about Polson but I reckon he is a cracker.  He may need to refine his craft but his attack on the footy and/or an opponent is great.

Our young blokes - Samo, Weitering, Marchbank, Dow, O’Brien, Pickett, McKay and Silvagni - did well and Lang, Kennedy and Lobbe had good games.  Perhaps SOS knows more about developing a list than his critics  :-\

Critics of Bolton’s coaching may like to concede that he did a reasonable job tonight 

(07-28-2018, 01:14 PM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Did beat the Swans the previous week, probably glad he didnt move May forward until the end of the game....else we might not have many fit players for next week the way he kept cleaning our blokes up.
GC without Lynch look very ordinary, they lack real stars and it was clear that Cripps was a unstoppable force around the ball even though Witts had 60 hitouts...going to be a long few years for the GC unless they get some academy stars coming through and the AFL helping them...

Think Stewy Dew showed his lack of exercise and decent diet.......had a bit of trouble getting out of the coaches box did the big fella and needs a decent preseason on the training track....

(07-28-2018, 01:47 PM)DJC link Wrote:I’d like to see how many of Witts’ hitouts were to advantage.  Lobbe did pretty well to get 46 hitouts and I reckon Rowe did a good job when he gave Lobbe a chop out.

Dew is one of those people who finds it difficult to maintain a whippet-like physique, even when he was p,laying in premiership teams.  It must be hard to demand discipline from your playing group when you can’t set an example yourself.

(07-28-2018, 01:39 PM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:re: Polson.....not convinced and only had a few possies tonight but his team mates seem to like him so I'll refrain from critiquing his game on such a good winning evening..

Quote:Play of the night was Weitering attack on the ball with May crashing through......thats the old Weitering back in town who impressed in his first season, worth more than 30 possies that piece of play, as I said earlier thats what wins big games and tells the opposition you mean business...well done JW. Indeed, hope the lad's ok but that sort of selfless act sets a tone and sends a message.....well done Jacob
re: Polson.....not convinced and only had a few possies tonight but his team mates seem to like him so I'll refrain from critiquing his game on such a good winning evening..still young, but a very poor man's Murphy in my book....happy to be provn wrong
SPS...probably his best game in terms of impact and ball use.... looked a lot more interested last night....silky skills, still think he'll be an elite players if he wants it bad enough
Agree on Harry..not big numbers but looks the goods and has good skills for a big bloke, begs the question why he wasnt played earlier..... he must have had attitude issues cos the kid can surely play....
Marchbank.....one of his best games IMO, low on errors and was solid and reliable.....yes, but needs to hang onto the marks and not fly against 2 team mates...
Byrne..yep, showed same dash and we looked better with him down back than we have with Mullett, Shaw, OShea down there...confirmed he can and should be a valuable member of our best 22, great return to senior footy
Lobbe....been good IMO....Witts murdered us in the hitouts with 60 but then you look at Lobbe and he had 46?......thats a far nights work and he has that extra bulk that MK and Philips dont seem to have and he really suits our midfield IMO..yes, negated Witts which is something Kreuz has repeatedly failed to do
Dow was good and had some Judd like moments, like mids who kick goals and he has that burst of pace we lack....promising signs but need more across he 4 quarters
Kennedy...workmanlike....better than workmanlike, was covering the ground much better and knows how to let an opponent know he's there....
Pickett..unsighted needs to be put on the ball more - get him involved
Lamb....ok but not really a fan...prefer him forward but a pretty smarty footballer
Obrien..ok early but faded...remain to be convinced why we took him at 10
Jack...good team-man is Jack..not many would have seen but he laid a few blocks for Cripps on Lonergan and I paid more attention to that than his possies....handy game.yep, solid hit out for Jack....
Lang...used the ball well and seemed to have more time than some of the other players...showed he's a classy player....need a more consistent output but like many a very interrupted season...

Quote:There was a gif that did the rounds on Twitter during the week. It depicted Homer Simpson fantasising he was a quarterback in an American football team, spearing a pass from defence, then running all the way to the other end of the field to mark his own ball and score the touchdown.

The gif was captioned, ‘‘Patrick Cripps’’, and it wasn’t far wrong. Homer Simpson couldn’t dominate games of football of any code like Cripps does in his dreams. Hopefully the Blues don’t kill Cripps, as David Parkin said he feared they would a few weeks ago, and he doesn’t kill himself from the exertion of carrying this team.