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(05-12-2018, 12:35 PM)Micky0 link Wrote:Was at our first live game this year and was mostly impressed that they kept the Presssure up Consistently except the beginning of the second.
Thought SPS did a few I twrcepts etc in the 3rd and 4th that really highlighted his importance.
Loved the look of Dow and O’Briend.
Even tho Graham made some errors, he was everywhere, hard worker and is almost there AFL elite wise, just needs to tighten up. Kerridge and lamb too.
CC is exciting.
Harry has the X factor
Agree, Charlie is good and will be an exceptional talent but young Harry is also very much one to watch. I am very excited by him just quietly. Also liked what I saw in young Lachie O'Brien today too.
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Guys, if you liked reading bomberblitz have a read of this.
It's quality.
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2018/5/12...d-and-ugly
The thing I like most is the part about the bombers having a small midfield.
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(05-12-2018, 01:18 PM)cookie2 link Wrote:Agree, Charlie is good and will be an exceptional talent but young Harry is also very much one to watch. I am very excited by him just quietly. Also liked what I saw in young Lachie O'Brien today too.
I was sceptical about Harry as he had not done enough to get an AFL call up IMO.
But he has grabbed his chance and is showing us what we had all hoped to see.
L O'B will be very good.
I spent most of my money on Women and grog.
The rest I just wasted.
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(05-12-2018, 09:38 PM)sandsmere link Wrote:I was sceptical about Harry as he had not done enough to get an AFL call up IMO.
But he has grabbed his chance and is showing us what we had all hoped to see.
L O'B will be very good.
He has all the tools but is still a fade in fade out player at the moment.
It's why they were taking their time selecting him.
Yesterday he kicked his first goal then disappeared for a bit, before getting involved again.
That's fine for a developing key position player. He probably is still going to have a hard time competing with strong key position defenders. Yesterday when we were locked in defensive fifty in the second/third quarters we kept looking for an outlet and he wasn't giving us one because he was outbodied a little too easily and we were feeling casboults absence.
He has the ability to be that get out kick and take a big pack mark at half back that the others just don't have right now.
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We really should be concentrating on the positives from our side but it probably is a positive that we won the physical contest...
I've been having a think about it and I don't think I can recall a more physically weak performance from an Essendon side than we saw yesterday.
They were monstered by a group of young'uns...and a middle aged Jed Lamb ;D
You have to wonder how they really feel about Goddard given the lack of support he received.
It probably goes deeper than just the physicality...they're a club that looks like it's got a case of the dreaded..."internal strife"
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(This post was last modified: 05-12-2018, 10:32 PM by townsendcalling.)
From an Essendon point of view, I just wonder what influence it has on a playing group to recruit a guy on very, very good money who has a more than dubious moral character ( I’m sure the wives and girlfriends have immediately warmed to him!) and the only string to his bow is getting a cheap kick and trying to do the impossible. I’m glad we have a no di@khead policy, because they can be poison.
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H, LOB and Paddy Dow get better every game. Lamb was relentless with BJ yesterday. Kruze the extra mid yesterday was huge. The teams tackling and intimidation of Essenscum was first rate from the opening bounce to the final siren. Cripps? Nuff said.
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To me, it looks like Harry has pure confidence in himself - which is what we need! We need the guy that struts around and then backs himself to kick out of 50m on the run and get it through! We don't need more guys double guessing what they can do.
O'Brien and Dow really filled me with confidence too - they just seemed right.
How good was Matty Wright, little tough nut! Yes he's not elite, but he's a good tough little player - he was telling Harry to stand on the mark when EFC went for that goal after the siren - he was directing traffic! Fantastic to see someone given an opportunity and doing their best!
SPS is SO important to us. He wasn't great early but perservered and really was instrumental in some plays.
God I love Kruezer - he deserves every bit we pay him - his second third fourth efforts, if they could all do what he does, we will be on track!
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Watching the Fox reply, loved this bit of commentary on Crippa:
"Some players can smell the footy coming, Cripps can smell it coming from the factory". ;D
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2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
