06-16-2020, 06:11 AM
Finally got to see the Game.
Q1: So weak it is not funny. Melbourne just ran through us.
Pittonet got the first 3 taps, but we got 0 clearances. After that Gawn had a picnic.
Can't blame the forwards: it didn't get down there. We had only a couple of inside 50s and none of them with the advantage.
Fumbles from Walsh and McGovern were terrible.
Frees: Did we have one? We could have had more than a few. Murphy had about 5 microseconds to get rid of the ball.
Our disposal was poor, but we always under pressure. We found it difficult to get the ball.
Melbourne simply are not that much stronger than us, but we couldn't put the same sort of pressure on.
Q2: The thing I noticed most that Cripps was being held in every single ball-up and ruck duel. Every one.
We were much better, but for a very poor few minutes, where they got 2 easy goals.
Forwards weren't so bad. H was good: we just couldn't get the ball there often enough.
Martin looked like he could do things, but ...
SPS didn't have a good first half, but his aerial work has improved so much.
Murphy was OK, but always under pressure.
Weitering and Jones were strong, while Doc was excellent.
Q3: We really did play all over Melbourne in the 3rd Quarter.
Ed Curnow slaughtered Viney.
In the 2nd and 3rd quarters we had most of the clearances, even if they were the sort Melbourne had enjoyed earlier.
Pittonet really stood up, even though he was beaten. Good effort, lad!
McGovern got on his bike. Much improved, but he should have had a couple of goals.
The Cripps miss hurt.
Strength? We need to work on that. We were still pushed off the ball too easily.
Weitering and Jones were good again, as was Doc.
Could we buy a free kick? It didn't look that way.
Q4: My God, we should have won that game!
Q1: So weak it is not funny. Melbourne just ran through us.
Pittonet got the first 3 taps, but we got 0 clearances. After that Gawn had a picnic.
Can't blame the forwards: it didn't get down there. We had only a couple of inside 50s and none of them with the advantage.
Fumbles from Walsh and McGovern were terrible.
Frees: Did we have one? We could have had more than a few. Murphy had about 5 microseconds to get rid of the ball.
Our disposal was poor, but we always under pressure. We found it difficult to get the ball.
Melbourne simply are not that much stronger than us, but we couldn't put the same sort of pressure on.
Q2: The thing I noticed most that Cripps was being held in every single ball-up and ruck duel. Every one.
We were much better, but for a very poor few minutes, where they got 2 easy goals.
Forwards weren't so bad. H was good: we just couldn't get the ball there often enough.
Martin looked like he could do things, but ...
SPS didn't have a good first half, but his aerial work has improved so much.
Murphy was OK, but always under pressure.
Weitering and Jones were strong, while Doc was excellent.
Q3: We really did play all over Melbourne in the 3rd Quarter.
Ed Curnow slaughtered Viney.
In the 2nd and 3rd quarters we had most of the clearances, even if they were the sort Melbourne had enjoyed earlier.
Pittonet really stood up, even though he was beaten. Good effort, lad!
McGovern got on his bike. Much improved, but he should have had a couple of goals.
The Cripps miss hurt.
Strength? We need to work on that. We were still pushed off the ball too easily.
Weitering and Jones were good again, as was Doc.
Could we buy a free kick? It didn't look that way.
Q4: My God, we should have won that game!
Live Long and Prosper!