WB Game Day V Fremantle R12 2021

[Eastdog]

Bont - 2 goals in the 2nd term
Libba - 2 goals in the 3rd term

Massive!

[merantau]

It was a very good win in the circumstances as Freo had a real crack and at one stage had all the momentum

That said our poor finishing kept them in the game and is a real cause for concern. And it's not just set shots either. Snaps from play - we don't get much return for effort.

What did I like? The usual suspects - Bont, Macrae, Daniel, Naughton, Hunter, Duryea, Keath, Dale, Crozier. And I liked Cody's gamesmanship. We really needed that at that point. Josh Bruce is playing his role to perfection.

People have been critical of Crozier but apart from one glaring lapse I thought he was pretty reliable.
Ditto Daniel. He missed a tackle that he normally would have nailed and it cost us a goal. He was playing a different role. He got a lot of the ball. Wasn't as clean as normal but still a decent output.

What didn't I like? JJ was not influential. Some our defensive efforts just failed to kill the ball. Smith's shocking handpass. Some poor delivery inside 50. Don't put the ball on top of the leading player's head!

The bye has come at just the RIGHT time. Go Dogs!

[kruder]

If the 3 key defenders releases Keath to play like he did tonight, then I'm all for it.

If we go with this then Doc,Wood and Crozier are playing for two spots its going to be interesting.

[The bulldog tragician]

We have played better than that and lost many a time. To be 10-2 is fantastic. It was a tough night and a frustrating match, with a difficult build up and an opponent that we’ve struggled with over there. I’m relieved. It meant a lot to us in lockdown gloom, to have that win, and I’m looking forward to a bit more injury luck in the second half of the season.

[AshMac]

Is this a serious comment?

Partly. Very poor footy IMO for a lot of the game. Goal kicking failed us - kick straight and win by more, plus a few of their goals were low % kicks that paid off so maybe too strongly worded, but yeh 15/16 points up, their 2 best players went down by the 6th minute mark (both doing damage), one player left on the bench for the rest of it. Two goals not out of reach by any stretch and it’s a one kick game halfway through the last in front of their home crowd with a head of steam.

[Happy Days]

No chance we win without their injuries

Well that didn’t take long

[Insufficient Intent]

Does the team et al have to go back to Sydney, or are they allowed to come home?

[azabob]

Does the team et al have to go back to Sydney, or are they allowed to come home?

Straight home to Victoria.

[bornadog]

Straight home to Victoria.

Hopefully lockdown for only a few days. Fingers crossed

[jeemak]

Partly. Very poor footy IMO for a lot of the game. Goal kicking failed us - kick straight and win by more, plus a few of their goals were low % kicks that paid off so maybe too strongly worded, but yeh 15/16 points up, their 2 best players went down by the 6th minute mark (both doing damage), one player left on the bench for the rest of it. Two goals not out of reach by any stretch and it’s a one kick game halfway through the last in front of their home crowd with a head of steam.

So you meant possibly the game may have been in the balance if they didn't get those injuries..........that's fair enough.

[Stefcep]

It was a very good win in the circumstances as Freo had a real crack and at one stage had all the momentum

That said our poor finishing kept them in the game and is a real cause for concern. And it's not just set shots either. Snaps from play - we don't get much return for effort.

What did I like? The usual suspects - Bont, Macrae, Daniel, Naughton, Hunter, Duryea, Keath, Dale, Crozier. And I liked Cody's gamesmanship. We really needed that at that point. Josh Bruce is playing his role to perfection.

People have been critical of Crozier but apart from one glaring lapse I thought he was pretty reliable.
Ditto Daniel. He missed a tackle that he normally would have nailed and it cost us a goal. He was playing a different role. He got a lot of the ball. Wasn't as clean as normal but still a decent output.

What didn't I like? JJ was not influential. Some our defensive efforts just failed to kill the ball. Smith's shocking handpass. Some poor delivery inside 50. Don't put the ball on top of the leading player's head!

The bye has come at just the RIGHT time. Go Dogs!

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Crozier had a hand in that goal juggling the ball and losing it

[merantau]

I was pleased with the way English took on the role of No.1 ruck. He competed well and halved a lot of contests. Darcy outpointed him overall at stoppages but English was better around the ground. Our internet went down so missed 15 minutes of thd last quarter.

[Stefcep]

Felt both teams were equally bad at taking their chances.

The game was in the balance until their injuries. Fyfe got injured just as he moving into overdrive.

A wins a win but that won't performance won't win a prelim let alone a flag.

[AshMac]

So you meant possibly the game may have been in the balance if they didn't get those injuries..........that's fair enough.

Stronger than your wording, weaker than my original.

[Dry Rot]

Thoughts on how the three tall backline went?