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(04-24-2016, 09:15 AM)DJC link Wrote:I just want to make three comments now.
First of all, well done Liam Jones! I never thought I would see Liam kick the winning goal but he did and his effort in the last quarter was telling.
Secondly, Marc Murphy's effort to run to Jones after the siren and congratulate him shows why he is our rightful captain. His leadership throughout the game was exceptional but acknowledging Jones's efforts like that could well get the latter's career back on track. The wankers who criticise Murph should crawl back into their burrows.
Finally, wasn't it great to see Bolton celebrating the win with the players?
GO BLUES
Yep. Spot on.
Despite everything, Freo are experts at winning games like that. Character building for our boys to win ugly. So glad for Jones that he eventually got reward for effort... with confidence, this fella just might grow.
My only negative was Meat failing to handball to Buckley to deliver a certain goal, very selfish... he should get a rocket for that.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17
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Did I mention wooooooooo!
"We are a club in a hurry"
#united #reset
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I don't know about anyone else, but watching Jones line up for that last goal was a real sphincter tightening experience.
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Not forgetting this game in a hurry all the new boys celebrating when singing the song was special.
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Was one of the worst games of AFL ever played but imagine if we'd lost. At least we can now enjoy 4 points.
Forget Jones's 2 goals... he was HOPELESS. So completely and utterly clueless about how to play as a tall forward. No idea how to lead, position or use his body. If those 2 goals keep him in the team I'll spew.
Dylan Buckley looks cooked. Certainly not a small forward at this point in time.
Rowe is okay when it is simple but when he gets turned around this get real jittery real quick.
Murphy, Gibbs, Cripps and Kreuzer need to find form. Disposal count might have looked ok but they are MILES off.
We won because they were bloody horrible. One of the great mysteries is how the implosion of freo has happened so quickly but they are done.
Ross Lyon has never had to play young players or build a list himself before. Doesn't look like he's much good at it.
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You really seem to be enjoying the win Jeza.
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I still can't really believe it, we had a red hot crack and never dropped our heads but our skills at times were as bad as ever, Freo has totally lost the plot.
If we'd drafted Ciaran Byrne with pick 10 or 12 in the national draft we'd be rapt, I always thought Zac Tuohy showed plenty but if anything Byrne is ahead of him at the same stage.
I thought Kreuzer was much better this week, Casboult actually had a good game but his kicking for goal is atrocious and his non handball to Buckley was inexplicable, Jones was a non event for most of the day but it was nice to see him have a big hand in the finish.
Rowe was very good, so were Wright and Kerridge.
Cripps, Murphy and Gibbs were all top notch and Thomas did what we pay him for, but some of the lesser lights also put in big ones which is what we need to see more of.
Forgot to mention Ed Curnow, apart from his usual suspect foot skills he played a great game.
Excellent to be off the bottom at least, go Blues and bring on the Bumblers!
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