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Polson is a dud IMO and lucky to have another contract...poor decision making and atrocious kicking, no point tackling well if you turn the ball over with brain dead decisions..
Graham another dud..
Lamb...dud
Weitering was also poor...poor contesting and poor turnovers especially early..
Mullet...useless,, prefer OShea at least he contests before turning the ball over, Mullet doesnt even get to first base...pathetic..
Casboult...real average too..
We were close to a win today but when you start 4-5 players short it makes it hard especially when when you get no luck with the goal umpires and the opposition are kicking goals out of their backsides ie Wingard..
Philips was a big plus and everytime I see him play he does well.....
Pickett...welcome back, added some spark and X factor...
Murphy was ok in patches.
Kennedy...improved as the game went on....
Charlie...gun player
Cripps...solid performer vs some class opposition..
Simpson... one of our best
Fisher...handy game
Rowe...Dixon got on top in the end but Sam wasnt too bad..
Jack...being tried down back and needs more games to evaluate..
Wright...some good but not enough from him
Garlett...unlucky with the goal umpies...not enough though..
Dow....ok at times, there for the education mainly..
Jones....very good, copped Gray early who is a star and held his own and continued to be a good player...
Not a bad effort today and if we had a few more contributors we might have won it for Kade Simpson today...
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The likes of Mullet should review Simmo's tape and get a feeling for what commitment means, the bloke has the physical presence of a miniature poodle. Doesn't even chase with conviction.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?
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(06-30-2018, 07:33 AM)Professer E link Wrote:The likes of Mullet should review Simmo's tape and get a feeling for what commitment means, the bloke has the physical presence of a miniature poodle. Doesn't even chase with conviction.
Mullet needs the NB's for the rest of the season then delisting, if you wont contest in a normal manner associated with playing the game then you cant be on a AFL list.... > 
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(06-30-2018, 07:33 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Polson is a dud IMO and lucky to have another contract...poor decision making and atrocious kicking, no point tackling well if you turn the ball over with brain dead decisions..
I used to think he was a dud, but am coming around.
Still think he is lucky to have a contract.
Decision making is not too bad, but he had some shockers today, which i gave him grace for because he's basically in his first year.
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I have a soft spot for Levi, but after today, I'm struggling to remember why. Boy he really sh1ts me sometimes. That very last kick was about 30 out, almost in front.
Oh well, his time with us is much closer to the end than the beginning. That's something I guess.
Whatever issues Harry Mac has, he's a good set shot, and would have nailed 2 and possibly all 3 of those.
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(06-30-2018, 06:46 AM)Lods link Wrote:No doubt....there's just something about his effort I like.
I reckon he probably needs to go back to the VFL next week and build on the senior experience.
Maybe another 1-2 games before the end of the season.
I like something about him too, and dare I say it, that bloke everyone was talking about this week had a pretty quiet start to his career...
Let’s go BIG !
It was Polson's 5th game....I think we need to see a bit more...and the fact that he's been given an extension means the folks who know a bit more about him have deemed him worthy.
That doesn't mean that he wouldn't benefit from a few games in the VFL.
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(06-30-2018, 07:55 AM)PaulP link Wrote:I have a soft spot for Levi, but after today, I'm struggling to remember why. Boy he really sh1ts me sometimes. That very last kick was about 30 out, almost in front.
Oh well, his time with us is much closer to the end than the beginning. That's something I guess.
Whatever issues Harry Mac has, he's a good set shot, and would have nailed 2 and possibly all 3 of those.
7 days after a compound fracture ?
You could have chopped his arm off with a blunt butter knife while he was watching and he wouldn’t have flinched, but yeah he did stink it up out there.
Let’s go BIG !
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(06-30-2018, 07:46 AM)kruddler link Wrote:I used to think he was a dud, but am coming around.
Still think he is lucky to have a contract.
Decision making is not too bad, but he had some shockers today, which i gave him grace for because he's basically in his first year.
Agreed, the kid has some go.
On a separate issue, should he have even been playing the week after we got fined for playing him concussed?
The worry isn't a kids getting stuff all possessions, the worry is the experienced AFL players sitting at the bottom of the pile like Mullett, Lamb and Casboult. Some of them have zero possessions at half time, what was that an historical recreation of Simmo's first 90 minutes of football! :o
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"
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(06-30-2018, 07:55 AM)PaulP link Wrote:I have a soft spot for Levi, but after today, I'm struggling to remember why. Boy he really sh1ts me sometimes. That very last kick was about 30 out, almost in front.
Oh well, his time with us is much closer to the end than the beginning. That's something I guess.
Whatever issues Harry Mac has, he's a good set shot, and would have nailed 2 and possibly all 3 of those.
Remember he's been injured. He obviously wasn't match ready to come back though the AFL and should've played VFL. Problem alot of supporters have is they expect players to bounce straight in and look like stars despite not being match fit or carrying an injury. Some can do it, usually the stars, alot can't. when they can't supporters lose theit $hit. Now sure what they expect. Hands up those who spent the year bagging Kennedy not knowing his circumstances. Supporters often talk with their frustrations, not their brains.
I've liked how Levi's come along playing 103 games coming from the pits of the rookie draft. He was only there though until McKay, Kerr come along. Curnow is already there and a superstar. now they are ready enough we should be going down that line now, now Levi, especially a half fit one. Done well enough holding the fort with his limited ability after Waite/Henderson left but it's time now we go with the younger players, especially with one win and 13 losses.
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