Bankers And Anchors - Round 7, 2017 vs Richmond

[Eastdog]

This is the round 7, 2017 edition of the Weekly Bankers and Anchors Thread. Once the game against Richmond 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.

[GVGjr]

Re: Bankers And Anchors - Round 7, 2017 vs Richmond

Bump

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Bankers And Anchors - Round 7, 2017 vs Richmond

B

Bonts. When he retires our home venue will be the VU Bontempelli Oval
Tom Boyd. Dominated the ruck, as he should against those 'rucks'.
Clay Smith. Four goals in a close match. An alright return.

A

Match Committee, Bevo &/or their communication. If you want Tom Boyd as a forward, play a second ruck.
Injuries. Again.
Giving up a 32 point lead. Again. Again. Again.

[EasternWest]

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B

Caleb Daniel was super tonight. Consistently good ball use, especially in a period when we weren't using it well.

Jack Macrae plucked the ball in the centre and ducked a tackle and fired a laser handpass to Bont. It was sublime.

Adams is really developing well. Super clunk at the end that killed the game.

A

Beveridge had his first real coaching howler IMO. I don't mind that he tried the small ruck thing, but he let it go on for too long.

Injuries. FFS.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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Bankers

Bontempelli - I've seen some champions for the Dogs over 38 years, but none, and I mean none inhabit the realm that Marcus lives in. He's almost more than a once in a generation player.
Bailey Williams - this kid just needs to play more games of football. He's a gem. The position and role he plays means he will make mistakes. But he's almost the re-signing we most need to happen this year, marginally behind JJ.
The ability of our coaching team to not only change tactics but also our 22 players to be able to take in and adopt those tactical changes.

Anchors
Our tactical decision to go small in the ruck as a second change. It nearly cost us tonight.
Matty Boyd - I hope I am proved wrong for posting during our poorest of moments tonight that he was cooked. But gees he was as bad as I've seen in 3 years tonight.
Dunkley He's going to play 200 games, hopefully all for us, and I am really saddened by his injury. However he really needs to improve his ball use.

**** Murph was almost my 3rd banker, saved by at least his impetus in taking the game on.
Hunter's 4th Qtr was fantastic, but his preceding 3 Qtrs stank like a stale fart in an elevator.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Bankers And Anchors - Round 7, 2017 vs Richmond

B

Caleb Daniel was super tonight. Consistently good ball use, especially in a period when we weren't using it well.

Jack Macrae plucked the ball in the centre and ducked a tackle and fired a laser handpass to Bont. It was sublime.

Adams is really developing well. Super clunk at the end that killed the game.

A

Beveridge had his first real coaching howler IMO. I don't mind that he tried the small ruck thing, but he let it go on for too long.

Injuries. FFS.

Love your list, with the exception of your last. Yep, the small ruck was a mistake. But I reckon, and perhaps the scoreline reflects it, he and the coaching staff pulled the trigger to change that at the same time. I reckon that under Eade and McCartney, whilst eventually we may have made the eventual change required, it would not have had the same effect. We clearly have a coaching team that is able to impart tactical changes within games, and have the players take it on board to critical effect. Yes, the decision to go small in the ruck for chunks of the game was wrong. They adjusted, the players did too, and everyone adjusted accordingly.

[EasternWest]

Re: Bankers And Anchors - Round 7, 2017 vs Richmond

Love your list, with the exception of your last. Yep, the small ruck was a mistake. But I reckon, and perhaps the scoreline reflects it, he and the coaching staff pulled the trigger to change that at the same time. I reckon that under Eade and McCartney, whilst eventually we may have made the eventual change required, it would not have had the same effect. We clearly have a coaching team that is able to impart tactical changes within games, and have the players take it on board to critical effect. Yes, the decision to go small in the ruck for chunks of the game was wrong. They adjusted, the players did too, and everyone adjusted accordingly.

Fair enough.

Oddly enough the small ruck thing worked ok late in the fourth when Boyd needed a rest.

[The Underdog]

Re: Bankers And Anchors - Round 7, 2017 vs Richmond

B

Bonts. When he retires our home venue will be the VU Bontempelli Oval
Tom Boyd. Dominated the ruck, as he should against those 'rucks'.
Clay Smith. Four goals in a close match. An alright return.

A

Match Committee, Bevo &/or their communication. If you want Tom Boyd as a forward, play a second ruck.
Injuries. Again.
Giving up a 32 point lead. Again. Again. Again.

In what way did Boyd dominate the ruck? Not saying he was bad but If anything our mids were roving to Soldo.

[bulldogtragic]

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In what way did Boyd dominate the ruck? Not saying he was bad but If anything our mids were roving to Soldo.

I thought he changed the complexion of the game when he went back in. Sure Soldo got taps, Boyd got more taps to advantage as well as having career best possessions and hit outs. Some of his in close handballing was outstanding, and even his hit out, collection of same, clearance and inside 50 pass to Dahl to start the fourth was leading by example about dropping the eyes and not blazing away. He looked to have taken a one handed dazzler too which, if he kicked, might've iced the game. And he generally does all that without getting frees (for some reason).

Or that's how I saw it.

[EasternWest]

Re: Bankers And Anchors - Round 7, 2017 vs Richmond

I thought he changed the complexion of the game when he went back in. Sure Soldo got taps, Boyd got more taps to advantage as well as having career best possessions and hit outs. Some of his in close handballing was outstanding, and even his hit out, collection of same, clearance and inside 50 pass to Dahl to start the fourth was leading by example about dropping the eyes and not blazing away. He looked to have taken a one handed dazzler too which, if he kicked, might've iced the game. And he generally does all that without getting frees (for some reason).

Or that's how I saw it.

Me too.

[Bornadog]

Re: Bankers And Anchors - Round 7, 2017 vs Richmond

Bankers

1. Adams - good forward and good back.
2. Dahl - gives 200%, exhausted after the game
3. Pickens effort in the 3rd - there was a sequence where he was in the backline throwing himself at the ball, then he is on the wing doing it again. His efforts led to a goal.

Anchors

1. Some shocking handballs at times that just turned over the ball.

2. Injuries - why oh why we seem to get the bad ones.

[Remi Moses]

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Bankers - Marcus Adams was our best player in that first half
- The Bont steps up when our club needs him most. What a wonderful young leader.
- Sharking solo mans hit outs . Gotta say getting however more tapouts means SFA if the opposition win clearances.
Anchors - our starts . We've won one first term!! Gotta get better from the off
- the complete disconnect and haphazard forward entries . It was schoolboy standard that first half .
- the goalkicking ( come on fellas )

[always right]

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B
In a game where our ball use was ordinary, Caleb stood out with his quality.
Lin Jong dragged us into the game when we were struggling.
Liked how TBoyd imposed himself when moved back into the ruck.

A
Rucking Dunkley and Jong is rediculous. They are going to get seriously hurt if it continues. One big knee is going to break their ribs.
Had Clay Smith as an anchor in the first half......he redeemed himself in the second half.
No free kick or mark paid to TBoyd in front of goal in the last five minutes. WTF?

[macca]

Re: Bankers And Anchors - Round 7, 2017 vs Richmond

Can someone clarify how the mark rule is interrupted on that one ?
T.boyd gets first one hand ball falls forwRd in air and another Richmond player touches it and tTom gets it in second attempt with a lovely twist. ON first sight it looked like a good mark , but replay showed Richmond player may got a fair bit of it and tom not in control of the first touch.

[Doc26]

Re: Bankers And Anchors - Round 7, 2017 vs Richmond

B
In a game where our ball use was ordinary, Caleb stood out with his quality.
Lin Jong dragged us into the game when we were struggling.
Liked how TBoyd imposed himself when moved back into the ruck.

A
Rucking Dunkley and Jong is rediculous. They are going to get seriously hurt if it continues. One big knee is going to break their ribs.
Had Clay Smith as an anchor in the first half......he redeemed himself in the second half.
No free kick or mark paid to TBoyd in front of goal in the last five minutes. WTF?

I like your list although I did feel that Grimes did get the second touch with the TBoyd mark that you refer to.
Lin did work very hard around the midfield contests when the Tigers had the ascendancy.