2018 Rd 5: Post Game Passion: Carlton vs West Coast

[flyboy77]

I’m glad you asked...

“WEVE GOT LANG TO COME INTO THE TEAM !!! ????????????

Oh, I have touched a few nerves!

Leaving the Doc injury aside, if you think the addition of (injury free) Lang and Kennedy won't have a major impact on the midfield, there is no hope....truly.

Not to mention, that leaving Kerridge out in rounds 1-4 wasn't a mistake (noting his career best form in the back half of 2017).

But I'm truly hoping you two rub noses more often.  :-*

[malo]

I agree GTC but I also think Harry has been sooking it up for quite some time (remember his tweet that he was the only only of his draftee mates not to get a RS nomination?).

Now he's in there, let's hope mentally he's up to the slog....

I'm not sure he was "sooking it up" with that tweet, it came across to me as more of a self depreciating comment....ie, he knew in himself that he hadn't performed to the standard of the other blokes.

Anyway, whatever he was thinking at the time, I really hope that he now has some confidence to start building on his game & refuse to give up his spot for anyone. 

Good luck to him.

cheers

[cookie2]

Harry made an excellent entrance. Let's hope he can continue playing and improving in his role. Go young Harry!

[DJC]

All I am suggesting is that perhaps he is being instructed to play a certain way which is different to how we think he could/should play. We were talking about this very topic at work today and I suggested this to guys in the conversation. Lets face it, they are all robots who try and follow every instruction to the letter. SPS is a tough little character, an ex bull rider. Thats not the hobby of a soft cock right ? The kid also knows how to tackle, I have seen him do it. So why doesn't he do it all the time? Perhaps he other things/roles to do. No1inparticular and I were having a discussion about SPS a few weeks back. He suggested SPS brings others into the game by the way he plays, I am starting to see that now.

Samo was penalised for a dangerous tackle a couple of games ago.  Perhaps he has been told to take it easy.

I don’t see a bloke who is ‘ahead of himself’ or is ‘picking and choosing when to go’.  I see a bloke who is still learning the game but has a good handle on his role and is doing his best for the club.  Bolton’s comments suggest that he has a similar view.

[madbluboy]

...and i pointed that out in my own comments earlier.

Doesn't make anything i said incorrect though.

I know. 6 turnovers isn't that bad if you're a creative player who does damage with your other disposals.

Fisher had 13 turnovers but was still one of our best players.

[DJC]

I'm not sure he was "sooking it up" with that tweet, it came across to me as more of a self depreciating comment....ie, he knew in himself that he hadn't performed to the standard of the other blokes.

Anyway, whatever he was thinking at the time, I really hope that he now has some confidence to start building on his game & refuse to give up his spot for anyone. 

Good luck to him.

cheers

That’s the way I see it!

I watched Harry’s post game interview and he impressed me as a team-orientated young man determined to improve and with a very realistic appreciation of where he’s at now.  I think that kicking four goals will boost his self-belief but he is also well aware of the errors he made and the need to work on eliminating them from his game.

[Hubba]

I'm not sure he was "sooking it up" with that tweet, it came across to me as more of a self depreciating comment....ie, he knew in himself that he hadn't performed to the standard of the other blokes.

Anyway, whatever he was thinking at the time, I really hope that he now has some confidence to start building on his game & refuse to give up his spot for anyone. 

Good luck to him.

cheers

Great point Malo ...

My interpretation was definately not even close to sooking up he was absolutely taking the p...s out
of himself.  Something he does quite regularly.

[shawny]

Cripps only had something like 34 possies but it was one of the most influential games I have seen from an individual.  From memory he had a hand in all but 2 of our goals. Several times he single handedly turned a threatening WCE move to our advantage through pressure/tackle/bump/intercept, and he was often involved in the immediate follow up play, and sometimes involved again for a third time.

The goal in the last when Simmo kicked to Crippa who quickly passed it on towards the AFL members wing (can't remember who) where it ended with a spearing pass to Casboult in the qoalsquare is the way we need to play more often. Obviously can't pull it off every time but I'd certainly be happy to see at least one coast-to-coast goal every match.

Feel like I have to be a bit of a wet blanket and point out how useless the Weagles are at the MCG. Looked more lost out there than Burke & Wills.  They might improve a little now that the new Perth ground is the same dimensions as the MCG but I can't see them going far in September.

Also really disappointed in SPS thus far this season, he was so mercurial when he debuted. Second year blues perhaps?

Finally, as a counterpoint to Cripps, I have to mention Simmo.  I need a rover who won't drive me crazy. Has there ever been a player whose amazing guts, work rate, and determination has been the total polar opposite of his effectiveness and ability to capitalise on said hard earned possessions?  Maddening.

Great post. Agree with all points. Cripps looked as determined as I have ever seen him. Even looked quicker spreading a few times from the contest!

Simmo is simply a warrior who everyone respects - doesn't know how to not give 110% effort.

On SPS i have been disappointed in him so far this year. I'm not expecting him to dominate a game but at times his work rate looks below par.

He's a great talent no doubt, but as he seems like a player who wont get it as often as the big midfield ball winners so he needs to work very hard defensively as a result. Should try and model many aspects of his game on how Cyril Rioli does it. Might only get a dozen or so touches but makes something out of nothing so often and does so many 1 percenters that result in scores his touches are very damaging. 

[northernblue]

Great point Malo ...

My interpretation was definately not even close to sooking up he was absolutely taking the p...s out
of himself.  Something he does quite regularly.

I have no idea how often he takes the piss out of himself, however some in this place occasionally notice that there’s 3 instead of the usual 7 tea leaves floating in their morning beverage and couple that insight with the fact that the starling’s seem to be nesting later this year and that SPS seems to have stalled in his development... some just can’t see the woods for the trees... ????

[LP]

Harry made an excellent entrance. Let's hope he can continue playing and improving in his role. Go young Harry!

After two false starts!

We cannot seriously judge this kid until he's got 50+ games under his belt, that will take him at least into his 5th seasons on current averages.