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A celebration of the little things.
There was a 3 of 1 contest in the third (I think) where Hunter did an outstanding job.
Boyd's 50+m bombing goal in the second. He looked like vintage Carey coming out, getting the ball and wheeled around arrogantly and slotted it from a long way out. It felt like he was saying, 'give it to me, I'll do it and take the responsibility since the rest of you are missing easy goals'.
Bont's ground kick.
Easton smothering Claye Beams in their goal square. Stayed switched on and stopped what should of been a certain goal.
Pickens contested mark almost immediately after above. Eleviated the pressure of the situation.
Picken's mark in the last quarter was amazing.
Good calls on both. Picken simply has no fear, especially in that contest, he's one very tough mofo.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlimPickens
Macrae's right foot pass to TC to keep the play flowing.
Our trainer yelling out and pointing to the umpire that the Brisbane trainer ran through Bob's protected zone, getting a 50m penalty and certain goal. It's not often you can say a trainer was directly responsible for a goal.
Oh and Dunkley has clearly been in the weight room. Those cannons.
TC's handball whilst being tackled, leading to Macraes goal in the first.
Good call Slim. I thought TC toiled pretty well for us yesterday.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlimPickens
Agree, he has had a solid fortnight. Need a big one from him Friday.Quote:
Originally Posted by EasternWest
When play was near the boundary, can't recall what 1/4, a Brisbane player with the ball and a young kid decked in bulldogs gear leaning well over the fence giving him that "bent elbow" gesture (what's the right term for it ?). Anyway, when there is a remake of Romper Stomper that kid gets a gig.
On the negative side:
We had momentum and that stupid score review with impossibly accurate footage took so bloody long that it acted to stop or slow our momentum. Conspiracy?
The out of bounds free against JJ while being slung in a tackle. If he holds it, it's a free. With an arm pinned, if he tries to handball, it's a free for throwing. So he kicks it and it's pot luck where it goes because of the slinging of his body in the tackle will determine the angle of the kick. So he's damned no matter what.
Lachie Hunter had a quiet one, but his effort to get to a contest in the last quarter to spoil a certain Lion mark by McCluggage 15m out from goal was huge. We were only 1 point ahead at the time with about 6 minutes left.
Hunter had 2 huge spoils, one on the wing and the other deep in defence.
It's a Don't Argue. Mark Kellet may not have invented it but he was the first player I saw who perfected it enough to turn it into a part of his game.Quote:
Originally Posted by westbulldog
Stringers new found leg cannon. He kicked his running goal at the line of the square and carried at least 10m passed. That's a 70m drop punt!!
Who would you choose to kick for you life, 60m out on the run: JJ or Stringer?
Stringer.Quote:
Originally Posted by comrade
It's great to watch. Such a weapon for when you really want a quick goal to follow up the ine you've just kicked. Get Stringer into the centre bounce, clear a path and get the ball in his hands. Then just stand back and watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldogtragic
It a tad different to watching Farren Ray & Jordan McMahon bursting into the 50 to spray it into the crowd in the forward pocket.Quote:
Originally Posted by Twodogs
I really didn't realise he was equal with Suckling for the longest kick in the team. Kicking goals from inside the centre square and getting it 10 rows back is phenomenally long. And we've got two of them. Maybe that stupid 9 point thing should come in.
There is clearly no 'trainers code' !Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldogtragic
1. Early in the third quarter, we absolutely couldn't afford to give up a goal.
Stringer kicked in Dunkley's direction and Dunks had one player on his hammer, and another Brisbane player nearby - looking up at the field, if he doesn't mark, Brisbane would have opened us up easily. Dunks holds the mark under great pressure.
Sounds ridiculous - but it was a mark 70m out from our goal, which probably prevented a goal the other way.
2. JJ's little toe poke in the last quarter that started an end to end goal.
I've watched that clip a few times, it's as if their trainer had never watched an AFL game ever. It's up there with the dumbest thing I've seen on field. Not just near his 10m protected zone, but through the middle of the mark... I mean, thanks for gifting Bob a goal, but it's easily the dumbest thing I can remember in recent memory.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozza
Great call on point two. I had a flash back to the prelim when he did that. I love when the little things go our way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozza
Flethcher Roberts (I think) staying alert enough to get a hand in to smother Beames's handball attempt from the goal square. Saved a certain goal and maintained the momentum we had built to that stage. A Brisbane goal would have knocked the stuffing our of us at that stage I reckon.
It was only one goal in a winning margin of 32 points but games are won and lost in moments and that particular moment could have swung the match back their way. It's the first moment I thought "we've got control back, we can win this"
It was Easton Wood, Adams then smothered the kick.. Roberts wasn't a part of the play.Quote:
Originally Posted by Twodogs
I'm not sure what the story is with Brisbane and their trainers for interstate games - but I understand (form a mate who works with him) that the trainer that gave away the 50m lives/works in Melbourne. Feel sorry for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldogtragic
I think that, a bit like the interchange, you can look at it and go "one off, one on - how hard could it be"....but its a pretty chaotic game, and a lapse in concentration get very very severe penalties.
Yep, it was a combination of that and "up yours"Quote:
Originally Posted by Twodogs
Marcus Adams was the only one who motivated the guys (all of them were heads down and not talking to each other to get the defence set-up right after Brisbane scored few goals in a row) when he went back to the defence.
At one stage, he also ran to Biggs and motivated/told him to get his act together after he got out-marked by Zorko.
Mickey Conlon invented the don't argue but Mark Kellett was certainly an early adopter. I remember Conlon once using his head for a don't argue and kicked a goal straight after it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Twodogs
Pretty sure it's standard for the non-Vic teams to have Melbourne based non-core staff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozza
Ie. I know Port Adelaide's matchday trainers and bench officials for their Victorian games are all Melbourne based. Not sure how it works for other away games where you only play once a season (Sydney, Brisbane etc.) although I believe Port would fly their Melbourne crew down for the Tassie matches.
Oh yeah I remember that. He was quite a player with that combination of speed and power he could change a game with ten minutes of footy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sedat
Fagan said on Sunday's footy show that the trainers are Melbourne based. I don't really see what where he lived had to do with him running through the mark like that though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozza
The point is, that they don't do it every week - rather, a handful of times per year - so are probably more likely to make a blue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Twodogs
Alright I will admit it, I'm actually that trainer being discussed. I just really wanted Bob to kick it, so I took the opportunity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Twodogs
You don't look Chinese?Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldogtragic
How was that fool who racially abused the trainer - there are some real dicks in this world.
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Originally Posted by Ozza
Can't remember the exact quote but one of the panel said something like "so they aren't your usual trainers so there's some excuse because those trainers wouldn't be doing that job very often" and Fagan shot back "i thought it was often enough but obviously it wasn't" with a rueful smile.
Don't you oppress me.Quote:
Originally Posted by bornadog
Come and see the violence inherited in the system...
That was Jack Dyer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sedat