(03-18-2021, 11:23 PM)kruddler date Wrote:I copped a lot of flak for my 'negative' comments in regards to lob pre game and during the game.He wasn't good, but neither were a bunch of our other kids including Fisher, they looked panicked when carrying the football. Fogarty gets a pass for the whole season, yet he looked more composed than Fisher, LOB, SPS, Dow and a bunch of others.
How many of you are thinking he deserves a game next week?
If yes, how many of you said yes simply because you think he needs more time in the 1s to get a good run at it.
Anyone left? I'd like to hear your reasoning.
Having said that, I can't say Doc, Saad or Plowman were particularly better across the 4 quarters, Saad looked scratchy early, but they were also effective in other ways because they find a way to impact the contest.
The old blokes were pretty good under pressure, sMurph, Newnes, Ed ven Cripps who is not really a great kick, a couple of times they too looked bad, but mostly that was because of their target sitting back waiting for the footy rather than attacking it.
Our tall blokes had the fumbles, except for McDonald all our talls either couldn't hold on, juggled or ran under the footy. Fans might not think the juggling is a big deal, but it is because even when it comes off it momentarily stops momentum. We looked like deer in the headlights, part of this is because Nthmond get away with some horrendous tactics, they hardly ever get pinged for punching blokes in the ribs or head, we saw it multiple times. Jones, Casboult, Pittonet had shockers, Big H was ordinary despite clunking a few and he could have easily clunked 3 or 4 more and had an extra 3 or 4 goals, if not for the fumbles.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"