09-09-2020, 01:41 AM
(09-09-2020, 01:19 AM)Blue Moon link Wrote:I was mentally exhausted after that game. Six and a half goals down, should have won by five, then the umpires used the Carlton rule where they have to give an absolute shocker to the opposition in front of goal or miss a blindingly obvious one to us, fortunately the guy missed. Looked like his back foot slipped as he was kicking.
Other than Newnes, no one can kick the ball more than 35 meters in our forward line. Murphy, Fisher, SPS & Owies all couldn't make the distance running into the goals. I am really concerned by McGovern. Going forward if I was to chose our forward line I would have McKay, C.Curnow, J.Silvagni, Martin, Fisher, Cuningham and Gibbons, he wouldn't be there. I was willing to give him a pass last year after breaking a bone in his back but there has been a real lack of intent this season.
While Walsh was really good last night, a couple of his decisions were very poor. He should have hand balled the ball to SPS in the third quarter who would have either drawn the Swans player or SPS would have run the ball out of defence. His decsion to kick the ball to Cottrell who was out of position to take it cost us a goal. Walsh also should given the ball to Owies who would have been able to drive it into the F50, instead he held onto the ball and he got run down. It was like against Melbourne, his poor decisions in the last quarter cost us a chance to win that match. The kid is only 19 and obviously has confidence in his own ability, but he has got to learn to temper his ego and do the simple things well.
If we don't make the finals, which is likely, it will be because of the Hawthorn game and the Melbourne game. We were unlucky against Port but we were lucky against Freo. If we are able to kick one more goal a match and restrict our opponents by one goal, we will be well in the top eight. If we are able to improve by net one goal a quarter, we will be in the top four.
Gibbo for Cuners.
kennedy for that #11.
Finals, then 4 in a row!