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Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020
"If they are out to get you are you still paranoid"
I certainly felt like they were caught up in the Gold Coast are coming good excitement. Perhaps that is just how the human animal reacts.
The free kick count was 18 all, which proves we were dudded. We apparently "always" win the free kick count
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Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020
True if we can knock of 2 of Port, Lions, Tigers we will be very well positioned.BT COME BACK!
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Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020
COACHES VOTES:
Gold Coast Suns v Western Bulldogs
10 – Jack Macrae (WB)
4 – Alex Keath (WB)
4 – Jarrod Witts (GC)
3 – Bailey Smith (WB)
3 – Hayden Crozier (WB)
3 – Touk Miller (GC)
2 – Sam Collins (GC)
1 – Caleb Daniel (WB)Comment
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Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020
Interesting spread of votes. To break it down further.
Both coaches gave Macrae 5.
One coach gave Keath 4, the other zero.
One coach gave Witts 4, the other zero.
For Smith, Crozier and Miller - two of these players wre given 3 by one coach and zero by the other. And one of these players got a 2 and a 1.
Sam Collins got 2 from one coach, zero from the other.
And Caleb got a 1, from one coach, zero from the other.
So the coaches have only agreed on Macrae, and one of Smith/Crozier/Miller - to both award votes too.
Unusual for the coaches to be that far apart.Comment
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Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020
Pretty sure Witts got votes from Dew for his tagging job on English. Interesting that Bevo didn't see it that way, but we know his feelings about both taggers and ruckman!Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.Comment
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Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020
The most striking thing for me watching the game is that both teams fortunes ebbed and flowed with the conditions. All of our best patches came when the drizzle went away and it dried up enough for us to be able to link up and change direction with our ball movement. The second that became impossible our lack of true forwards made it hard for us to move the ball down the line.
Bevo has done some puzzling things this year but being 5-3 with this team says to me that we have an outstanding coach. His ability to adjust from week to week and within games is elite as far as the coaches in this competition go. Adjustments within qtrs and understanding of what we are trying to achieve is absolutely outstanding at the moment.
Like everyone else I am enjoying the chemisty between the back 6 at the moment. I think the success of this group is limiting the flexibility for our forward line because we do not want to disturb their momentum. Bigger tests to come for them and we are still reliant on what happens in other parts of the field but we have some reliable personnel down there.
Suckling- I have never liked him as a forward but particularly deep. I thought we may have originally played him in that forward role after we failed to capitalise or even fire shots on goal from our myriad of inside 50 or close to inside 50 possessions against Carlton. I like him higher where he can take advantage of those half chances that most of our mids or forwards just handball on to the next guy.
Wallis- Feel like he isn't far away from having a day out particularly when we get some support back in the side for him. Scary to think that he has the best forward craft skills of our forwards at the moment. Knows when to push off, kniws when to engage and identifies space really well. Far from perfect in the role but you can see how much work he has done on it. Some of his snaps this season he would have handballed backwards last year so he has worked on this as well.
Bont- Bit happening with Bont at the moment, teams really trying to make sure he cant be on the move at stoppages but he isn't himself and hasn't been all year. Desperately need him back at his best but he is still finding ways to contribute and his team ethic and work rate cant be questioned.
Crozier- Has actually gone to another level in his last few games. I questioned whether he had enough impact to play the zone off role previously but he is at the peak of his powers right now and getting caught with the ball less.
Young- Agree with general sentiment that we are trying to squeeze him in to a roll that he isn't suited but he really has something. Some of the play he produced on Thursda, you can just tell that he is going to find a role somewhere. To me he looks much more comfortable behind the footy but he has some great qualities. He is quite long and not many people could have produced the handball he gave to put put Vandermeer??? into space.
Richards- Letting himself down with 1-2 actions a week interspersed with moments of obvious improvement. Will keep his feet and hit a contest hard when the week before he failed and then will revert in another contest. Does something with great poise with ball in hand and then butchers it the next time. There is clear signs of improvement.
Vandermeer- Keeps finding a way to make himself useful. In the forward half purely to provide leg speed you get the feeling. He is a natural half back flanker from everything I had seen previously so doing well to keep contributing. Needs to work on contests skills and I am sure he is.
Lipinski- 3 times he didn't bend over to pick up the ball which was disappointing. He is better than that and we need him to be. No room in our game plan for double grabs or letting the ball go through your legs.
Gowers- Putting aside the error at the end I just didn't think he competed hard enough at ground level or defensively. You might as well play the second tall as he hasn't impacted in the air or been able to provide any additional pressure that you expect from someone his size and shape. In attack I dont think his footy mind works quickly enough to suit our style of play. We had several instances we actually got involved but didnt release quick enough and dneied us of a surge forward.
English- Thought he should have abandoned trying to help defenders and pushed forward more aggressively or even tried to create an outlet. Cant just let Witts sit on him and I think Bevo did a lot to try and gain an advantage out of it in other ways. We will be prepared the next time this happens I think.
Bruce- Working really hard but his craft is off. Engaging the defender at the wrong times and pushing off at the wrong times. The wet should really suit him as he is really hard to get around. Had a few that he should have just protected the space and taken a chest marlk. Happy with his team ethic and general work rate.
Libba and Macrae- Their game sense, clean hands and general nouse is driving this team at the moment. Libba is our best user and Macrae has had a huge month.
Porter- To me he needs to make it as a mid. Did some brave things in the second half and really cracked in to earn himself some further opportunities. Thought he was a bit timid early which is against what we have seen at other levels so possibly just had a bit of stage fright.Comment
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Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020
Nice summary DT, agree with pretty much all of it.
Our forward line is a puzzle at the moment and you're right, props to Bevo for somehow making the machine work despite 1 third of the ground being effectively dysfunctional.Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.Comment
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