03-14-2021, 10:36 PM
That was disappointing!
I thought that we were the better team, but some errors and poor decisions in the last quarter gave Freo a sniff. With the wind at their backs, the Freo girls took full advantage.
Once again, the game was marred by inconsistent and inexplicable umpiring decisions. Two incidents stood out for me. Tayla Harris had a 50m penalty awarded against her for late but inconsequential contact after her opponent marked and quite rightly. Later in the game, Mua Laloifi copped a deliberate knee in the kidneys well after she completed a mark and was obviously in pain but there was no penalty. Several 50m penalties for encroaching on the protected area were missed but we got pinged. I’m not suggesting that the umpiring cost us the game but the look of the game would be improved if umpires were more consistent and decisive.
I think that Grace Egan has been one of our better performers all season but there is one aspect of her game that really bugs me. She seems to lack awareness that she is about to be tackled and, when she is tackled, makes no attempt to dispose of the ball. She is a bit like Ed Curnow who is often pinged for not making an attempt. I hope that our coaches encourage her to give the ball off before she is tackled and teach her how to get a handball or kick away when tackled.
I thought that we were the better team, but some errors and poor decisions in the last quarter gave Freo a sniff. With the wind at their backs, the Freo girls took full advantage.
Once again, the game was marred by inconsistent and inexplicable umpiring decisions. Two incidents stood out for me. Tayla Harris had a 50m penalty awarded against her for late but inconsequential contact after her opponent marked and quite rightly. Later in the game, Mua Laloifi copped a deliberate knee in the kidneys well after she completed a mark and was obviously in pain but there was no penalty. Several 50m penalties for encroaching on the protected area were missed but we got pinged. I’m not suggesting that the umpiring cost us the game but the look of the game would be improved if umpires were more consistent and decisive.
I think that Grace Egan has been one of our better performers all season but there is one aspect of her game that really bugs me. She seems to lack awareness that she is about to be tackled and, when she is tackled, makes no attempt to dispose of the ball. She is a bit like Ed Curnow who is often pinged for not making an attempt. I hope that our coaches encourage her to give the ball off before she is tackled and teach her how to get a handball or kick away when tackled.
“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