06-19-2020, 04:30 AM
(06-19-2020, 01:36 AM)LP link Wrote:Sorry, but I feel the part in bold is just fantasy! I love the fact our fans support our players, but it has to be grounded in realistic frame of reference. Perhaps that winning assessment makes sense relative to what we've had available in the past, but not relative to Gawn at the weekend.
If he did better for a win over the last 3 quarters, by our assessment, then shizen if that's a win no wonder we are on the bottom of the ladder!
FYI;
(AFLCA Votes)
10 Petracca
8 Gawn
6 Weitering
3 Oliver
2 Docherty
1 Salem
How can Pittonet have won 3 or the 4 quarters against Gawn and not get a coaches vote while Gawn gets two second place votes?
You're right LP, I reckon Gawn was BoG.
The difference in the last two thirds of the game was that our midfielders realised that Gawn was dominating and changed their tactics at stoppages. We won the clearances and Gawn's hitouts to advantage plummeted. However, he was still a dominant force around the ground (helped by some dubious umpiring decisions).
Pittonet was far from disgraced though and he certainly improved as the game wore on. It was a good sign that he just didn't drop his head but fought it out to the end. I reckon he could do OK against Stanley but a lot will depend on whether our midfielders are switched on at the first bounce.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball