Bankers & Anchors: Rnd 15, 2021 vs West Coast

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

This is the round 15, 2021 edition of the weekly Bankers and Anchors thread. Once the game against West Coast 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

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.

[bulldogtragic]

B

Bailey Smith back to form
Two wins at Perth in three weeks
Bonts goal. Defied physics.

A

Should’ve been another 100 point win
Goal kicking
Gardner’s Shoulder

[EasternWest]

B

Ed Richards - probably the best game he's played.
Bontempelli - that goal tho
All our boys - determined effort

A
Ling and BT, just embarrassing.
Gardner's reward for his courage. Just piss.

[whythelongface]

B

Coaching staff-getting our boys up for the game after such a hard and interrupted preparation
Bont - just an inspiring leader. You are the best.
Smith - back to your best. great work.
Richards - welcome back

A
Gardner’s injury
Nothing else

[macca]

B:
Bonts: you are a champion
Naughton: a pleasure to watch him fly at the ball. His awesome.
B.Smith: 2 great running goals. Really broke them. His best game
Welcome back to Garcia and Richards. Richards took some really important marks. Garcia in critical parts of play
Real good team effort all around. Kept them to 6 goals.

A:
Gardner , just no luck with injuries. Get well soon
Umpring was terrible
Our goal kicking. Game would have been over by quarter time.

[Mutz]

B:
Gardner , just no luck with injuries. Get well soon
Umpring was terrible
Our goal kicking. Game would have been over by quarter time.

Thought so too. Especially in the first half when we didn't get just reward for hard tackles and WCE just spilled it. It went against them too e.g. no infringement called for Daniel's spoil on Gaff.

[Bulldog Joe]

B

Ed Richards - probably the best game he's played.
Bontempelli - that goal tho
All our boys - determined effort

A
Ling and BT, just embarrassing.
Gardner's reward for his courage. Just piss.

Message for BT.

You are a professionally calling the footy.
You have no excuse not to know what is going on with players and injury etc.

Comment at the end of the game
"Gardner has his other shoulder strapped. He has probably had some concerns with that as well"

BRIAN
In round 3 2021 (YES THIS YEAR) Ryan Gardner dislocated his left shoulder in the first 15 seconds. It required surgery and he didn't resume until round 12.

Is it really that difficult to know what you are doing.

[westbulldog]

Bankers
Marcus Bontempelli, has become a great leader of the Club, a Brownlow beckons.
Bailey Smith, returned to form in a big way.
Our defence, works very effectively as a group, they each play their role.

Anchors
Gardner's injury.
Our win could have been admired by a packed house of 55k if not for the WA government's predeliction to shut up shop if a dolphin sneezes 100km offshore. Significant dislocation with virtually no notice, millions lost in the economy.
Westcoast, they gave up, rolled over and lost interest (because we obliterated them).

[bornadog]

Bankers

1. The Bont goal in the last was unbelievable. Never looked like even getting the ball, let alone kicking a miracle goal
2. Weightman's smother in the first that resulted in a goal
3. Macrae's snap - beautiful

Anchors

1. Gardner's other shoulder, could be out for awhile - can't take a trick
2. Set shots, boy we missed some easy ones

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Bankers

1. JJ. His best game of the year. Loved his defensive pressure.
2. Duryea he's so unheralded, but he's just become so reliable this year.
3. Tim English. Battled manfully in the ruck, more than held his own against NicNat.

Anchors
1. Umpiring today was awful. We won the free kick count, but they were so inconsistent.
2. Gardner's injury. Poor guy, he's really worked hard on his game and was having a very good game.

[Ozza]

Bankers

- JJ (and everyone else...such as flea, Libba and others) who were desperate to smother the footy early on. Completely set the tone for the game that we weren't going to let West Coast have time and space.
- Bont - put his stamp on the game. He was there to win.
- A general 'bank' to the spirit of the group. A week of pretty hard lockdown where they were treated everywhere they were like they had the ebola virus....coming off a couple of weeks of uncertainty about 'what's next?'.....it was extraordinary to come out and win in such dominant fashion. 20 more scoring shots and just out-willed a more experienced outfit on their turf. It was as good as it gets in the circumstances.

Anchors:

- Poor ol' Gardy with his injury. Was such a brave contest from him.
- I try not to get bothered by the commentators, because it doesn't matter.....but today was a 'PB' for BT and Ling.

[Ghost Dog]

Bankers
1. You have to get off to a good start. Cody set the tone early with the diving smother to turn that into a goal.
2. Bont's physical presence, skill and kicking for goal. Love the way the boys get around him.
3. Tim English for turning it up in his home state

Anchors
JJ's missed head knock, and the Eagles player, taking a mark when it didn't touch the ground. Some poor decisions all round.
Ryan Gardner. Tough Luck fella. Seeing him look down at his shoulder was heart breaking. Went in hard as you should. So sorry about that

[bornadog]

- I try not to get bothered by the commentators, because it doesn't matter.....but today was a 'PB' for BT and Ling.

How good is Jason Bennett - should be on more often

[Bulldog Joe]

Bankers

1. JJ. His best game of the year. Loved his defensive pressure.
2. Duryea he's so unheralded, but he's just become so reliable this year.
3. Tim English. Battled manfully in the ruck, more than held his own against NicNat.

Anchors
1. Umpiring today was awful. We won the free kick count, but they were so inconsistent.
2. Gardner's injury. Poor guy, he's really worked hard on his game and was having a very good game.

I agree 100% with everything you have written.

[AshMac]

Bankers
- Naughtons hands and flight at the footy in the air
- our midfield - Bont, Libba, baz, Jacko, English, controlled the game for the most
- watching the eagles play the last 10 minutes with the spirit belted out of their whole team. Absolutely monstered

Anchors
- goal kicking in the first half
- Liam Ryan taking off JJ’s chin without a free kick
- up yours west coast! Didn’t have a 3rd