07-25-2020, 09:14 AM
(07-25-2020, 06:22 AM)Baggers link Wrote:Won ugly, good sign.
Cuningham did the cameo thing again, only this time his sublime skills in the wet were cameos that could well have been the difference.
Newnes confuses me. Liability in close and under pressure, yet chips in for invaluable opportunistic goals that are full of skill. Paradox.
Kennedy, Setterfield and Williamson coming along nicely.
Plowman, Simmo, Weitering... rocks.
Ed, Walsh, Martin... so important.
What's up with Crippa? Saw him take backward steps when confronted by the kid Smith against the Dishlickers, did it again last week when confronted... Crippa, when blokes push you in the chest, hold your ground and never step backward. Get in touch with your inner 'mongrel'. And please don't catch the Murphy disease of playing for frees.
Moore about as useful as an ashtray on a motor bike.
Brackets (inj) and Moore probably out for next week. H or TDK for Moore? Fisher for Brackets (depending on weather and matchups against the Dawks.)
Pitto was also terrific in the first and completely on top of Goldstein - until Moore went into the ruck and Goldstein found some form.
Cuningham doesn't seem to be spending as much time in the midfield as he did in his BOG performance a few weeks back.
Newnes is proving his worth.
Kennedy and Setterfield are coming along nicely but I credit the big improvement in Kennedy to our new fitness guru, who has him looking much trimmer and has taught him how to get out of the slow plod that he has showed for the past couple of years.
Williamson was nothing special today but his availability has allowed Plowman to play further from the goal square and his past 2 games have been the best I have seen from him.
Murphy has been disappointing this year - like he was when Bolton was playing him on the wing - although I thought some of his last quarter efforts, today, were very valuable. He has clearly lost some pace and that probably contributes to him playing for frees. He improved, last year, under Teague when he had a chance to spend some game time in the middle and I think a similar move (along with resting him forward) would enable him to use 'inside-skills' and experience to greater advantage.
As for Moore being about as useful as an ashtray on a motor bike, that assessment might be generous. Apart from a lack of meaningful contribution, he played Goldstein into the game when he relieved Pitto and, I reckon, Levi suffered by being stuck up forward. Levi's improvements in recent years have coincided with him spending some regular time in the ruck and having a chance to run around, getting his hands on the ball.