Always Right Match Committee - Round 17 Vs Hawthorn 2020

[Bulldog4life]

Gardner has improved each game and should retain his spot.

[bornadog]

Thought Bruce had an “almost” night. Took a few grabs, spilled a couple others, butchered it trying to create. I wouldn’t drop him (first match I’ve said that in a while!)

I thought Bruce was pretty good last night, did all the things Bevo wants him to do, ie intimidating, creating goals, bringing the ball to ground, taking a few marks and just being a presence on the ground.

[Grantysghost]

Unchanged.

[1eyedog]

In: Duryea
Out: R Smith

[Grantysghost]

In: Duryea
Out: R Smith

Actually I like this better

[GVGjr]

Thought Bruce had an “almost” night. Took a few grabs, spilled a couple others, butchered it trying to create. I wouldn’t drop him (first match I’ve said that in a while!)

Another poor display especially his scarecrow efforts in the first quarter but it did look a bit more promising than previous weeks.
I can't give him too many credits for his 'effort' as appears to be the theme this week. That is the one thing he can control and given his form this year he should be going as hard as he can every week.
I can't recall any other player who has done as little as Bruce has for walk up starts each week

[comrade]

I can't recall any other player who has done as little as Bruce has for walk up starts each week

Sunk cost fallacy is a real thing.

[Grantysghost]

Sunk cost fallacy is a real thing.

Or the sunk cost fallacy fallacy.

[Happy Days]

Or the sunk cost fallacy fallacy.

Well now it's degenerated into something phallusy.

[bornadog]

Well now it's degenerated into something phallusy.

haha, very funny

[azabob]

I thought Bruce was pretty good last night, did all the things Bevo wants him to do, ie intimidating, creating goals, bringing the ball to ground, taking a few marks and just being a presence on the ground.

I think kicking goals would be at the top or 2nd top of Bevo's "want" list.

[Happy Days]

I'm eating the tape (read: watching the replay instead of doing any work) and Bruce, admitted probably worst on ground at quarter time for those goal chances he stuffed up, has won a couple of critical ground ball contests in the middle of the ground that both stopped Eagles streaming forward and put us into good positions to counter attack. And he obviously improved as the game went on.

He's got that Gardner thing going where if we didn't drop him after some of the other performances we can't really drop him after this one.

[comrade]

I'm eating the tape (read: watching the replay instead of doing any work) and Bruce, admitted probably worst on ground at quarter time for those goal chances he stuffed up, has won a couple of critical ground ball contests in the middle of the ground that both stopped Eagles streaming forward and put us into good positions to counter attack. And he obviously improved as the game went on.

He's got that Gardner thing going where if we didn't drop him after some of the other performances we can't really drop him after this one.

He's definitely not getting dropped and I'm happy to admit there were some green shoots in the 4th quarter. Can only hope he builds on that and finishes the season strong.

PS. You're clearly a masochist for watching the game a second time.

[Grantysghost]

Well now it's degenerated into something phallusy.

I can't compete with that.

[Happy Days]

He's definitely not getting dropped and I'm happy to admit there were some green shoots in the 4th quarter. Can only hope he builds on that and finishes the season strong.

PS. You're clearly a masochist for watching the game a second time.

If you pretend points are goals it's a shootout!