04-02-2019, 12:34 AM
(03-31-2019, 01:11 PM)RiverRat link Wrote:Not the only issue but so many of our victories in the run to the GF revolved around Al Downie's ruckwork and the clearances that followed.
She was well beaten against Nth Melb and again today and we were well beaten as well.
I was very surprised to see so many people give Downie votes in the GF. I thought she tried well, but it was from the ruck that the crows won the game.
Downie has given us 1st service all year and helped Prespakis and co get us moving forward, but we couldn't get the same service in the granny and as a result, couldn't get our hands on the ball enough.
Downie will be top 5 in the B+F, but was far from top 5 in the GF IMO.
As for Moody, i hope it was a lack of pre-season that hurt her this year, because if it wasn't, i wouldn't even offer her a spot on the list! Can't kick, too slow and rubbish when the ball is on the deck. Traditionally, she's a dinosaur ruck.