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Bankers And Anchors - Round 9, 2017 vs Geelong
This is the round 9, 2017 edition of the Weekly Bankers and Anchors Thread. Once the game against Geelong is concluded post your nominations for:
The Bankers = 3 guys/aspects of the game that we banked on to do the right thing during the game
The Anchors = 3 guys/aspects of the game that weighed us down by their errors or poor play
Optional: New addition to the Bankers and Anchors Banchors 3 players we thought who were in the middle in how they went in the game neither a Banker or Anchor.
Please limit it to no more than three of each player or aspect of the game, but feel free to make honourable/dishonourable mentions. As usual try to make it constructive criticism.
Try and restrict it to individual players rather than aspects of the overall match - I will allow more freedom now as the thread seems to be going down more of the aspects of the game path so you can have 3 for each made up of aspects of the game and individual players.
The thread is named in honour of a popular WOOF Contributor, The Banker, who passed away on 22/04/2012 after a six month battle with cancer.
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Re: Bankers And Anchors - Round 9, 2017 vs Geelong
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Third quarter.
Making more set shots.
Macrae & Jong. Beasts.
A
Umpires. Several key moments in the last quarter.
Stupid decisions, a toro from Cloke in the last in the heat of it.
Coaching. No one to Danger for a half... Really?
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Tom Boyd - big confidence booster tonight. Clutch in the air and by boot after an early easy miss. Hopefully sets his season off now.
Wally - not a lot that needs to be said we all saw his courage and grit and polish too.
Easton Wood his best game this year. Our best defender tonight and just took the game on at all costs.
Anchors
Maybe Bevo needs to reassess the level of respect he pays to the opposition match winner mids
Brain fades from Adams, Cloke and Bailey Williams in key moments
And i know we're only allowed 3 but a new category is needed tonight for Wankers...and that goes to the Umpires - that was just as close to out an out favouritism as you could get.
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Bankers
Mitch Wallis -congratulations, a great return game
Luke Dalhaus - his 1 desperate possession in the last 1/4 would by itself get him in the bankers.
Tory Dickson - good to have the sharpshooter back
Anchors
Umpiring - example the Murphy decision - this sport is now fully professional and some umpires are on 150k plus extras, if a business executive made similar mistakes they would be promptly Aholed. One wonders what the umpiring panel do over their scones and jam.
Lachie Hunter - lacking the intensity and game influence he had in 2016.
Not having a fit Roughie.
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Bankers - Wallis , what a great comeback
- Jong , really establishing himself
- Boyd , really good 2nd half
Anchors - Suckling , I've refrained from bagging him, but when we're just going he looks like a park footballer .
- hunter, just not impacting like last year
- Bevo, got it wrong with the team selections
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Lin Jong.....must be top 5 in our B&F so far.
Bailey Dale.....looked entirely comfortable tonight in a pressure match. Good ball use.
Mitch Wallis.....great return. Had forgotten how good he is.
Banchors
Adams did do much right tonight but he makes critical errors every week.
Clay Smith....love his tenacity but is he last bloke you want the ball going to one out at full forward.
A
Centre clearance work. Abysmal.
Cloke's decision making.
Critical umpiring decisions/non decisions. That Murphy one was a turning point.
I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken.
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Bankers
1. Tom Boyd, excellent game
2. Lin Jong - getting better every week, needs to finish off games
3. Return of Mitch Wallis - not only gets the ball but kicks goals.
Anchors
1.2nd quarter, cost us the game in the end - playing catch up instead of extending our lead
2. Hunter, shocking game
3. Channel 7 Commentary bias - Ling the Wanker, during the first half couldn't shut his mouth up about Geelong, third quarter didn't hear one word from his mouth.
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Wally really was superb. Welcome back.
Tom Boyd, stood tall.
I really like what Bailey Dale brought tonight. He is a clean, poised player.
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You knew the home town umpiring factor would kick in. The Murphy HTB when he got his kick away resembled the atrocious one against Hargrave, PF 2009 (yes I have a long memory)
the Selwood/ Dangerfield love in reached scary heights
Geelong Football Club. I'm sick of this whole story between us and them. It's downright embarrassing
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Bankers
Wallis - Great return tonight
Jong - Been doing very well
Dickson - Took some marks inside 50 and kicked some goals
Anchors
That awful 2nd quarter - No Bulldog spirit in that quarter at all
Umpiring decision that went against Bob
Losing against this mob again
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Bankers
Wallis - Excellent return game. Welcome back
T Boyd - Showed more hints at what he'll become
Jong- Keeps growing
Anchors
Being Geelong's utter bitches
Murphy- It's terrifying when he has the ball at moment. It's as likely to end up with an opposition goal as with us. The end is coming fast.
Kicking- Goal kicking is D grade suburban level, field kicking is only marginally better. It'll improve, no need to work on it.
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Originally Posted by
Greystache
Anchors
Being Geelong's utter bitches
Murphy- It's terrifying when he has the ball at moment. It's as likely to end up with an opposition goal as with us. The end is coming fast.
Kicking- Goal kicking is D grade suburban level, field kicking is only marginally better. It'll improve, no need to work on it.
And being the first Team to vindicate Chris Scott's move of Taylor to the forward line whilst continuing to vindicate Taylor's disrespect of us - a double whammy which hurts
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Originally Posted by
Doc26
And being the first Team to vindicate Chris Scott's move of Taylor to the forward line whilst continuing to vindicate Taylor's disrespect of us - a double whammy which hurts
Agree. *!*!*!*! me he's the worst Geelong player to kick a bag against us since D Mensch!
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Originally Posted by
Greystache
Agree. *!*!*!*! me he's the worst Geelong player to kick a bag against us since D Mensch!
Justin Wood kicked a bag against us at Princes Park in the late 90's - not even Geelong fans would remember him!
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Re: Bankers And Anchors - Round 9, 2017 vs Geelong
Bankers:
Jong - the only player we could confidently say has improved from last year.
Wallis - One swallow doesn't make a summer - but there is a reasonable chance that he has come back a better player. Seemed like he had real intent to be more attacking/aggressive with the ball. Looks in ripping nick (always has, but even more so).
Dale - was very clean and creative. Slowly becoming a player. Might be a genuine best 22 this time next year....hopefully earlier.
Banchor - Tom Boyd. Great to see him getting plenty of footy, take a few marks and convert a couple of opportunities. He sits in the banchor category because his direct opponent was very good.
Anchors:
Cloke - The period of him rucking was the catalyst in us losing. Abusing the umpire and giving away 50/a goal/the momentum was horrific. He doesn't move the ball on quick enough, doesn't fit the side.
Hunter - is really down. Has been getting a lot more attention this year. Teams know that him being the link up player on the wings is important to us and have put some time into him and he hasn't been able to work through it.
Suckling - well down. Think he should do some VFL time and try to get back to using his strengths better.