3 things you have learned - RD 16 v West Coast 2020

[GVGjr]

You know the drill, list 3 things you have learned from our round 16 clash against the Eagles

If you can provide some specific details it would be appreciated

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

1. Bevo adjusts the ruck set up when he thinks it benefits our play. Good to see English play a good game in ruck and around the ground

2. We should've won by 30 points, we still can't kick a goal to save our lives!

3. Toby has to now set tonight as the barometer... 20 possies, 9 tackles.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

1. Rourke can kick pressure goals
2. Bont can kick pressure captains goals
3. Tiny can take pressure marks

& 4. Ryan Gardner doesn't touch that shot at goal and we lose the game

[westbulldog]

1. McLean was very good today, Gaff had no influence.
2. Gardner and the entire defence did well today, credit where it is due.
3. We still need to invest in a specialist goalkicking coach (echo echo ++)

[1eyedog]

1. This club is going to drive me to an early grave no doubt about it.

2. We never ever gave up despite ther circus of our own making occurring around us.

1. Jack Darling still remembers Dunks' footsteps. He constantly chokes against us the poor bugger.

[bornadog]

1. we are good enough to make the finals
2. Naughton still has alot to learn about being a FF.
3. The Bont - Captains goal wins us the game.

[AshMac]

1. A real confidence lift for a couple of key players - Bont and English outstanding and eventual match winners

2. I don’t like to comment on umpiring after games, and I am bias as hell, but I thought we got nothing tonight. That free kick against English at the end was absolutely disgraceful

3. He has mentioned it, but it is time for Bevo to become a broken record about the infringements on Naughton. Make some noise, get others talking about it, footage analysed over the weeks, umpires aware of it. It happens every week and he gets nothing. NOTHING! Free kicks to WC for chopping the arms were inexcusable tonight

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

1. A real confidence lift for a couple of key players - Bont and English outstanding and eventual match winners

2. I don’t like to comment on umpiring after games, and I am bias as hell, but I thought we got nothing tonight. That free kick against English at the end was absolutely disgraceful

3. He has mentioned it, but it is time for Bevo to become a broken record about the infringements on Naughton. Make some noise, get others talking about it, footage analysed over the weeks, umpires aware of it. It happens every week and he gets nothing. NOTHING! Free kicks to WC for chopping the arms were inexcusable tonight

And yet the umps tonight had no problem paying free's against Gardner English and at least a couple more for barely sneezing on a West Coast player. Our forwards have to be grievously assaulted to even get the umps to put a whistle to their gob.

[josie]

1 Bevo can put a tag on a player (Maclean on Gaff) and it worked mighty well (do that last week in last qtr against Danger and curb him 30% and maybe we would have won last week too)

2 Bont - captains last quarter. Growing into role - now sign a long term deal you superstar!!

3 All you Maclean doubters who want to put him up for trade - bah humbug you. He is tough, crafty and can stick a tackle. Hope he stays. Definitely best 22.

Agree re comments on WC hanging off Naughts & woeful umpiring.

[DOG GOD]

1. Could Toby be that defensive mid we so desire ?
2. We will never be a consistent top 4 team until we learn how to kick straight. It’s diabolical.
3. I still don’t believe Naughton is a fwd

[AshMac]

And yet the umps tonight had no problem paying free's against Gardner English and at least a couple more for barely sneezing on a West Coast player. Our forwards have to be grievously assaulted to even get the umps to put a whistle to their gob.

It was honestly disgraceful. Was in all areas and across the whole game. I don’t care how they interpret rules on the day - but I can’t stand inconsistency.

We were pinged for holding the ball, they weren’t. Naughton was absolutely mauled in first half, Wally directly in front of goal in the last qtr nothing - I counted 3 “chopping the arms” to WC tonight.

The free kick against English would have had the crowd booing for the final 90 seconds of the game in Melbourne.

[Vred]

1. McLean our new tagger? Say yes
2. Forward line structure sucks, goal kicking sucks, please get us a new forward/kicking coach
3. Echoing this ''He has mentioned it, but it is time for Bevo to become a broken record about the infringements on Naughton. Make some noise, get others talking about it, footage analysed over the weeks, umpires aware of it. It happens every week and he gets nothing. NOTHING! Free kicks to WC for chopping the arms were inexcusable tonight''

[The Doctor]

3. Toby has to now set tonight as the barometer... 20 possies, 9 tackles.

Yep best game he has played for some time. He needs to do that week in week out.

[comrade]

Yep best game he has played for some time. He needs to do that week in week out.

I wonder if we gave him a defined role/job to do on Gaff as a once off, or have we been asking him to lock down on an opponent throughout the season and he hasn’t been able to?

[azabob]

I wonder if we gave him a defined role/job to do on Gaff as a once off, or have we been asking him to lock down on an opponent throughout the season and he hasn’t been able to?

Good question, McLean did it very early in the season against the Giants & Swans (I think) with success but since then it doesn't appear we have used him in that role.