07-28-2018, 01:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-28-2018, 01:46 PM by ElwoodBlues1.)
(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
Some decent bait thrown out there DJ..I'll have a nibble..
Thought the conditions helped us tonight forcing a man on man game and removing Boltons zone from the equation.....
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.
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..
SPS...probably his best game in terms of impact and ball use....
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.....
Marchbank.....one of his best games IMO, low on errors and was solid and reliable.....
Byrne..yep, showed same dash and we looked better with him down back than we have with Mullett, Shaw, OShea down there...
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..
Dow was good and had some Judd like moments, like mids who kick goals and he has that burst of pace we lack....
Kennedy...workmanlike....
Pickett..unsighted
Lamb....ok but not really a fan...
Obrien..ok early but faded...
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.
Lang...used the ball well and seemed to have more time than some of the other players...
I would suggest though that apart from the evil Steven May that GC are one of the softest, less physically intimidating teams going around and have a lot of nice kids who play gentle football in the sun and we wont be getting that type of slack pressure from most of the other teams....but a win is a win and you can only beat the opposition on the ground and it was a good team effort tonight...but I will need a greater sample of work before I anoint BB and SOS as saviour's and that our rebuild is on track...