05-29-2016, 02:09 PM
Went to the game, and have the following observations.
Firstly, with 48,000 members, how can it be that we can only get a TOTAL of 33,000 at the game. In fact, the crowd didn't even look that big, and then I remembered that they count all the medallion club in the attendance figures even if they don't turn up, because the home team get the money for the medallion club member for the game they are playing.
Secondly, Sam Rowe. Not one disposal up to half time, but I have to give him credit for playing about as well as he can, on Hawkins. mind you, Hawkins missed two sodas in the first quarter which he should have kicked. I noted with interest, Bolton's comments about Rowe, saying effectively, that we will see if Rowey can improve as a footballer. That's why I love Bolton. he sees what most of us see.
Thirdly, I have taken the time to read all your comments and unless I am mistaken, no one has pointed out one of the major reasons that we won today. WE KICKED STRAIGHT. They had one more scoring shot than us, but we beat them, because the old adage that bad kicking is bad football, was shown to be true yet again.They missed some very easy set shots, and it killed them. The first quarter says it all. They had 5 more scoring shots than us, two of those were set shots by Hawkins, and kick 6.3 to our 4 straight. Yes, scores were level, but do any of you think with our lack of man power, we could have won if we were still 4 goals straight, but they had kicked 6.3, giving them a 15 point lead at quarter time and a totally different mental attitude to the game? I strongly doubt it. In fact it is the first time that we have kicked over 100 points this year.
Fourthly, the spirit and determination from even blokes who are not the greatest footballers, is something to behold.
This man Bolton, is thus far, proving to be the greatest selection of a coach since we appointed Ron Barrassi in 1965 who then won us our first flag for 23 years, and another after that.
The support from those around me was deafening. I was actually sitting next to two elderly Geelong supporters. The husband said to me, " you know, we have tried to buy another flag. But it isn't going to work. Your mob have got the right idea. Our players are old and getting older by the day, and we don't have any young decent ones coming through".
It hit home how much the club have done the right thing by sacking that dud Malthouse, cleaning out 15 pieces of deadwood, and putting a broom through the place.
From what I have been told, expect up to another 10 to be shown the door at the end of this year.
It won't be easy next week. That ground takes a lot out of teams, particularly if you only have 20 fit players running around, and like the North game, we only have about 6 and a half days to recover.
Brisbane were great against the Hawks and they have beaten us before at Etihad when we were expected to win.
I hope the boys can get up after this win and beat the Lions, then the Saints, and go into the bye 7.5.
This would have been unthinkable at the beginning of this year.
With Charlie Curnow, Mackay who hasn't played a game and Phillips to come back, we look to have a great future ahead with more to come.
GO BLUES!!!!!
Firstly, with 48,000 members, how can it be that we can only get a TOTAL of 33,000 at the game. In fact, the crowd didn't even look that big, and then I remembered that they count all the medallion club in the attendance figures even if they don't turn up, because the home team get the money for the medallion club member for the game they are playing.
Secondly, Sam Rowe. Not one disposal up to half time, but I have to give him credit for playing about as well as he can, on Hawkins. mind you, Hawkins missed two sodas in the first quarter which he should have kicked. I noted with interest, Bolton's comments about Rowe, saying effectively, that we will see if Rowey can improve as a footballer. That's why I love Bolton. he sees what most of us see.
Thirdly, I have taken the time to read all your comments and unless I am mistaken, no one has pointed out one of the major reasons that we won today. WE KICKED STRAIGHT. They had one more scoring shot than us, but we beat them, because the old adage that bad kicking is bad football, was shown to be true yet again.They missed some very easy set shots, and it killed them. The first quarter says it all. They had 5 more scoring shots than us, two of those were set shots by Hawkins, and kick 6.3 to our 4 straight. Yes, scores were level, but do any of you think with our lack of man power, we could have won if we were still 4 goals straight, but they had kicked 6.3, giving them a 15 point lead at quarter time and a totally different mental attitude to the game? I strongly doubt it. In fact it is the first time that we have kicked over 100 points this year.
Fourthly, the spirit and determination from even blokes who are not the greatest footballers, is something to behold.
This man Bolton, is thus far, proving to be the greatest selection of a coach since we appointed Ron Barrassi in 1965 who then won us our first flag for 23 years, and another after that.
The support from those around me was deafening. I was actually sitting next to two elderly Geelong supporters. The husband said to me, " you know, we have tried to buy another flag. But it isn't going to work. Your mob have got the right idea. Our players are old and getting older by the day, and we don't have any young decent ones coming through".
It hit home how much the club have done the right thing by sacking that dud Malthouse, cleaning out 15 pieces of deadwood, and putting a broom through the place.
From what I have been told, expect up to another 10 to be shown the door at the end of this year.
It won't be easy next week. That ground takes a lot out of teams, particularly if you only have 20 fit players running around, and like the North game, we only have about 6 and a half days to recover.
Brisbane were great against the Hawks and they have beaten us before at Etihad when we were expected to win.
I hope the boys can get up after this win and beat the Lions, then the Saints, and go into the bye 7.5.
This would have been unthinkable at the beginning of this year.
With Charlie Curnow, Mackay who hasn't played a game and Phillips to come back, we look to have a great future ahead with more to come.
GO BLUES!!!!!