NAB Challenge - Carlton v Hawthorn @ Aurora Stadium

[SPORNTON]

Very small ground / windy day type of game. Cripps would have loved it.

Wright was excellent.

Would not trade Kerridge back for Menzel in a million years. How did Adelaide give him up? He played the game Gibbs should have.

Gibbs....

So depressing yet again watching him just go through the motions against a serious opponent. Nice in patches but could not impact the game. The problem is when he's just ok - his opponent in Lewis/Mitchell is cutting us up. He needs to have the equivalent impact the other way.

He should be in his prime leading the team - pushing for Brownlow medals. Instead he's still found wanting against the better teams.

Lamb looked really good but then vanished.

Liam Jones....

I know it's a soft target and it's already been said but HOLY - freeking - MOLY this guy is bad. Just a collection of particles that has no business being anywhere near a football ground. Wouldn't get a kick for Keilor seconds.

Phillips was sloppy and missed a lot of opportunities. Gorringe - did he get injured?

Graham / Tutt / Everitt / Boekhorst were all good but very hard to get carried away.

Was scrolling through the pages waiting to see someone jump to Gibbs' defense.  Delighted someone else sees the light.  I watched the entire game and not for one brief moment did he "run".  I would say 50% of the time he jogged, 40% just ticking the legs over, and 10% walking.  It's simple with Gibbs, he simply does not care.  He is a smart man from all reports and he knows exactly where he is at, and that's in a position of 100% job security.  He sees football as purely a job, when any good player sees it as much, much more.  He will go down as our worst ever number 1 pick, guaranteed.  His only good year in 2014 proves the theory that he only wants a paycheck.  Once he secured that 5 year deal he put the cue firmly in the rack.  Disgusting pig.

[Dominator_7]

Didn't expect to get anywhere near Hawthorn with the team we had on the park, so was happy we weren't blown away.
- Levi took some strong clunks and attacked the footy well, but also dropped some sitters too.
- The delivery inside 50 was pretty poor at times, as were our skills.-
- Our disposal efficiency and general competitiveness dropped off in the 2nd half, which p*ssed me off at the time, but since finding out we  purposely had only half the interchange rotations that Hawthorn did,  you can excuse some of this.
- Kerridge will be a steal. Put Cripps, Murphy and the outside silk of Cunningham alongside Kerridge, Gibbs, and Graham, and we ll be pretty competitive in the midfield all year.
- Put Plowman and Weitering in the backline instead of list cloggers like Dick, and we l instantly improve in that area too.

Was scrolling through the pages waiting to see someone jump to Gibbs' defense.  Delighted someone else sees the light.  I watched the entire game and not for one brief moment did he "run".  I would say 50% of the time he jogged, 40% just ticking the legs over, and 10% walking.  It's simple with Gibbs, he simply does not care.  He is a smart man from all reports and he knows exactly where he is at, and that's in a position of 100% job security.  He sees football as purely a job, when any good player sees it as much, much more.  He will go down as our worst ever number 1 pick, guaranteed.  His only good year in 2014 proves the theory that he only wants a paycheck.  Once he secured that 5 year deal he put the cue firmly in the rack.  Disgusting pig.

No need to go full tilt and risk injury in a meaningless practice match. Many Hawks players like Hodge weren't going full tilt either, but nobody is making accusations against them.
Talk about major overreaction lol.

[SPORNTON]

Didn't expect to get anywhere near Hawthorn with the team we had on the park, so was happy we weren't blown away.
- Levi took some strong clunks and attacked the footy well, but also dropped some sitters too.
- The delivery inside 50 was pretty poor at times, as were our skills.-
- Our disposal efficiency and general competitiveness dropped off in the 2nd half, which p*ssed me off at the time, but since finding out we  purposely had only half the interchange rotations that Hawthorn did,  you can excuse some of this.
- Kerridge will be a steal. Put Cripps, Murphy and the outside silk of Cunningham alongside Kerridge, Gibbs, and Graham, and we ll be pretty competitive in the midfield all year.
- Put Plowman and Weitering in the backline instead of list cloggers like Dick, and we l instantly improve in that area too.


No need to go full tilt and risk injury in a meaningless practice match. Many Hawks players like Hodge weren't going full tilt either, but nobody is making accusations against them.
Talk about major overreaction lol.

Hahahahaha this forum is a sickness.  But I'll play along.  Hodge has proven himself on countless occasions. Gibbs has not.  As for last night, Hodge actually played his role as a rebounding defender.  He also spent less time on the field that Gibbs.  Gibbs played purely mid and did not run or touch the ball.  He performed his job worse than almost anyone else on the field.  You must be quiet if you don't know anything about football.  Or don't, I need something to laugh at as I'm not deluded like the other drug induced fanboys on this forum.

[flyboy77]

Didn't expect to get anywhere near Hawthorn with the team we had on the park, so was happy we weren't blown away.
- Levi took some strong clunks and attacked the footy well, but also dropped some sitters too.
- The delivery inside 50 was pretty poor at times, as were our skills.-
- Our disposal efficiency and general competitiveness dropped off in the 2nd half, which p*ssed me off at the time, but since finding out we  purposely had only half the interchange rotations that Hawthorn did,  you can excuse some of this.
- Kerridge will be a steal. Put Cripps, Murphy and the outside silk of Cunningham alongside Kerridge, Gibbs, and Graham, and we ll be pretty competitive in the midfield all year.
- Put Plowman and Weitering in the backline instead of list cloggers like Dick, and we l instantly improve in that area too.


No need to go full tilt and risk injury in a meaningless practice match. Many Hawks players like Hodge weren't going full tilt either, but nobody is making accusations against them.

Put Walker inside F50 and things will improve considerably. He's a bloody hard match up and goes all day.

Forward line something like:

HF    Thomas/C. Curnow    Jaksch/Gorringe/McKay      Kerridge/Gibbs
FF      Lamb                                  Levi                        Walker

With resting rucks rolling through there too.

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/spor...ea6c422e1f

Could play CHF in a Riewoldt type role?

The lifeline offered by Carlton has paid off for Gorringe who said he was clear about his role for the first time as he looked to establish himself as a half-forward.

“Coming here to Carlton has allowed me to figure that out,” he said.

Gorringe said he had found a new lease on life in Melbourne after admitting he had lost passion in the game in recent years.

[SPORNTON]

Put Walker inside F50 and things will improve considerably. He's a bloody hard match up and goes all day.

Forward line something like:

HF    Thomas/C. Curnow    Jaksch/Gorringe/McKay      Kerridge/Gibbs
FF      Lamb                                  Levi                        Walker

With resting rucks rolling through there too.

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/spor...ea6c422e1f

Could play CHF in a Riewoldt type role?

If you think 1AW is the answer to our forward line problems, you are sick in the head.

[flyboy77]

bit angry today Spornton?

Chill fella, it's Rd 1 of the pre season comp....

[Brettie]

Nothing much has changed, we were well beaten and most of our supporters are bitching about the umpires.
We missed four or five straight forward shots on goal, handballed over our team mates' head or wide of them and continually missed targets by foot, in short it was the same story of the last few years with some different faces.
And we still have no forwards to speak of, four goals from stacks of inside 50's won't win too many games of football.
Five or six wins tops is my best guess, assuming two against Essendon, we just don't have the cattle.

....and pop goes the bubble. Now I feel sad.

[DJC]

C.Curnow had Gibson who put him into the ground when ever he could, he actually kneed his head into the ground straight in front of goal but of course the umps didn't see it (surprise) and Charlie came up bent over holding his head for the next couple of minutes.

I think that Charlie started that little contest by ploughing Gibson's face into the turf.  It will be a good learning experience for him and he'll be prepared for the next encounter.

[Dominator_7]

bit angry today Spornton?

Chill fella, it's Rd 1 of the pre season comp....

According to him, we re all fanboy druggies, so what would we know

[DJC]

Was scrolling through the pages waiting to see someone jump to Gibbs' defense.  Delighted someone else sees the light.  I watched the entire game and not for one brief moment did he "run".  I would say 50% of the time he jogged, 40% just ticking the legs over, and 10% walking.  It's simple with Gibbs, he simply does not care.  He is a smart man from all reports and he knows exactly where he is at, and that's in a position of 100% job security.  He sees football as purely a job, when any good player sees it as much, much more.  He will go down as our worst ever number 1 pick, guaranteed.  His only good year in 2014 proves the theory that he only wants a paycheck.  Once he secured that 5 year deal he put the cue firmly in the rack.  Disgusting pig.

I will: 78 rotations to 135.  Of course our midfielders struggled to keep up.  It helps to know what the coach has mind when evaluating performances in practice matches  :