Giants Trample Blues - Post Match

[blue4life]

Persevering would've been giving him a go.

I really don't see how this confirms him as no good, not exactly the best game to judge him on.

Successful clubs know when to cut their losses and trade players out while they still have currency, it's an absolute miracle we got anything for Hampson but we'll get nothing for Watson.

[kruddler]

What crap me to tears was whenever a GWS player had the ball there were always numerous options for them. You could see their structures working to create those options.

Contrast with us who had the option of kicking it across the ground or to a contest which wasn't in our favour.

78 inside 50s. Is that close to a record?

Don't be confusing structures with simple hard running. They did it. We didn't.

Unfortunately i was at the game. Not a whole lot of positives to come out of the game for us.

We played a loose man in defence for a large part of the game, and it didn't help us.

I'm sure the kick to kick on the backline pissed everyone off watching it on TV, well blame the players further up the ground. Everyone simply standing there, nobody presenting.
It was either...
- kick to a 50-50 along the boundary
- kick to a 2-on-1 down the middle
- Kick sideways to a free man

We chose the last option more often than not, with a sprinkling of the second option.

IF for some weird reason we were able to get the ball out of defence quickly, we were caught with our pants down as all 36 players were in our backline. So many time we started to break the lines and looked up and had not a single person to kick too. We had to put the breaks on and kick sideways or try and kick it to space and run onto it. But, as mentioned earlier, we refused to run hard and GWS always were the first back to mop up....usually with plenty of extra numbers to help out.

Our run/spread from stoppages is pretty much non-existent.
GWS' run/spread would be on a par with the best in the game. Its no surprise that they beat the hawks last week.

I know it's depressing that we lost to the n00bs by so much, but if i could borrow a quote from Mick "We played a very good football side tonight"

[PassIt2Carrots]

@B4L

Successful clubs at least take the time to give a first rounder a fair crack at a career.

[MosquitoFleet]

Gibbs was good Mossie. 10 clearances. Most on the ground.

Ok good...hope we get something for a trade...

[thrunthrublu]

@B4L

Successful clubs at least take the time to give a first rounder a fair crack at a career.

we're successful....i keep telling myself

[kruddler]

Gibbs was good Mossie. 10 clearances. Most on the ground.

10 clearances, perhaps....zero influence around the ground. Don't think he got out of 2nd gear at any point.

Didn't have many friends at the ground i can tell ya.

[Gointocarlton]

Was there a game on? What happened, did we win?

[PassIt2Carrots]

10 clearances, perhaps....zero influence around the ground. Don't think he got out of 2nd gear at any point.

Didn't have many friends at the ground i can tell ya.

I'd say 10 clearances is having a fair influence around the ground.

[Baggers]

I guess I was also influenced by his stats, they were very good and the commentators were complimentary of his performance. Watching the game I thought he was much better than a few weeks back. But I do agree that for some odd reason he just doesn't seem to hurt opposition sides with his numerous possessions.

[MosquitoFleet]

10 clearances, perhaps....zero influence around the ground. Don't think he got out of 2nd gear at any point.

Didn't have many friends at the ground i can tell ya.

Thanks krudds at least we can agree on something...gibbs is a lazy light one dimensional footballer that doesnt inspire a group of men...