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Acres was the last 40 seconds of the game - it is a bit of a mess with bodies. Hope we look at it closely with a view to appeal.
Saw the second half of the third quarter, the TV was one, but could only glance at the last quarter - looked to be like others have commented.
For a sub, a player that can have a high impact and demands the footy is probably needed - but they are also needed for the whole game, so unlikely to be a sub. Not sure what the answer is, but LOB doesn't fit the bill. Thought he did OK in R1, but the 2nd & 3rd showed more natural colours - doesn't really get the ball, runs fast and occassionally uses the ball well.
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I think Blake needs a week rest - he has been terrific so far.
I'd like to see us blood some youngsters like Jaxon Binns that has been impressive with his work rate, defensive attitude and footskills.
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(04-02-2023, 04:30 AM)LordLucifer link Wrote:That free kick to us was deplorable umpiring, if that was against us we'd be seething like we never ever have before.
Yes, I was pretty happy with got another goal to make it 10pts. 4pt win would have seen many scream "robbed". Extra goal removed that.
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(04-02-2023, 06:31 AM)Macca37 link Wrote:Completely agree. Surely after that performance we should be looking for a new forwards coach. It's hard to believe that Harry and Charlie have ever played together. We got away with a win against an average side but will be made to pay with a similar performance against stronger sides.
Early season, their timing and other positioning aspects might be a bit rusty. I'm sure that is not part of a forward coach's plan. Certainly wasn't last year. Alot of things aren't at their best yet, fair way from it, but they are winning. A big change.
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The only thing I can think of with coniglio and the free is that there must have been something said earlier or he was going off all game and got pinged for it.
Occasionally the number of times you do something will see you punished harshly and it might be retribution but that didn't seem an incident in the spirit of the game and I'd wager there is more to it than we will ever find out about.
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We need to challenge the charge against Blacres.
Get him off then rest him anyway whilst giving the finger to the AFL.
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(04-02-2023, 11:17 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:They showed instances on the Sunday FS where players did the same thing with their arms (one was Gov yesterday) and no free was paid. The ones they showed however were an appeal for a free by the players for deliberate out of bounds so there is a difference albeit subtle and whilst I dont like players doing, that's not a free in my mind. The Coniglio one was according to the rule, if they aren't paid on other occasions, that's on the umpire at the time, it doesn't make yesterdays call wrong.
I think there's a big difference between appealling for a free and questioning a decision.
That was quite silly with the footy show trying to draw a comparison in the McGovern case.
No decision had been made, McGovern was just appealing for the free to be paid, so no dissent at all.
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(04-02-2023, 04:27 PM)laj link Wrote:Early season, their timing and other positioning aspects might be a bit rusty. I'm sure that is not part of a forward coach's plan. Certainly wasn't last year. Alot of things aren't at their best yet, fair way from it, but they are winning. A big change.
An important observation, LAJ. And a better quality ground will go a long way, too.
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(04-02-2023, 09:11 PM)Lods link Wrote:I think there's a big difference between appealling for a free and questioning a decision.
That was quite silly with the footy show trying to draw a comparison in the McGovern case.
No decision had been made, McGovern was just appealing for the free to be paid, so no dissent at all.
Players hold their arms out in imitation of the boundary umpire’s “out on the full” signal almost every time a kick rolls over the boundary line. The comparison between Coniglio’s aggressive dissent and Gov’s inquiry is disingenuous at best.
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(04-02-2023, 04:27 PM)laj link Wrote:Early season, their timing and other positioning aspects might be a bit rusty. I'm sure that is not part of a forward coach's plan. Certainly wasn't last year. Alot of things aren't at their best yet, fair way from it, but they are winning. A big change.
We actually started better last year.
3-0 after three rounds and a percentage of 115%
It was round 4 that brought us undone against the Gold Coast.
But we won five of the next six.
It was the form after the bye that was erratic.
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