Player dislike

[Mantis]

Re: Player dislike

One that frustrates me a little is Hargrave. He sometimes will bomb it aimlessly when the short kick is there for the taking. Doesn't happen too often though and I generally only notice it when we are losing the match.

It happens more than it should and is often noted by the MC.

He often 'bombs' the ball under pressure and this is normally when we are in a tight match or behind which is probably why your last sentence rings true.

[ledge]

Re: Player dislike

I would rather he bombed it 60 mtres away from goal under pressure, i remember as a child if in trouble in the backline kick it hard and long and get it out of there!

I have no problem with that, its when you stuff around with it and had ample time to get it out and dont that annoys me.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: Player dislike

I would rather he bombed it 60 mtres away from goal under pressure, i remember as a child if in trouble in the backline kick it hard and long and get it out of there!

You're better off kicking it into the crowd then.

They still get the ball but at least you give your teammates time to flood back.


Rooting around with it in the backline is a great way to keep control of it while your guys push forward after having flooded. Chaos is also a great way to break up a zone.

[Mofra]

Re: Player dislike

I hate it when supporters bag a player when they have no idea as to what instructions the player has been given.

Exactly. I think a few of us have been accused of being to optimistic about a player´s performance because we doñt wholesale bag players out.

My only real gripe is when players don´t fill the gap in front of them when they have possession. Isn´t ¨take the space¨written on the clubroom walls somewhere?

[Guest]

Re: Player dislike

I don't like the attitudes of the kids behind the goals who get the stray footys and look after the official AFL ball bucket during the game.

It looks like they would rather be somewhere else sticking pencils in their eyes. For god’s sake you gen Y snapperheads, look at where you are sitting and the sharp leisure wear you get to prance around in.

[EasternWest]

Re: Player dislike

I don't like the attitudes of the kids behind the goals who get the stray footys and look after the official AFL ball bucket during the game.

It looks like they would rather be somewhere else sticking pencils in their eyes. For god’s sake you gen Y snapperheads, look at where you are sitting and the sharp leisure wear you get to prance around in.

ha ha ha ha ha

[always right]

Re: Player dislike

I hate it when a bulldogs player clearly sees a loose opposition player 20m away and either assumes the ball won't go to them or simply can't be bothered running over to them with any sense of urgency.

I get nervous when any of our defenders push up the ground and leave their opponent loose behind them...on the assumption they will be able to get back in time should the opposition bring the ball forward.

I hate it when we let the opposition run through the corridor unchallenged.

During the Rohde era (and the latter stages of the Wallace era come to think of it) I used to hate it how our players would let the opposition bring the ball along the wings unchallenged, choosing to head straight into defence as a means of hopefully repelling the attack once it got there. It never worked and the opposition always seemed to be able to find someone loose in the forward 50m no matter how many of our blokes had pushed back.

I get nervous when players get a mark in the goal square and decide to play on despite an opposition player bearing down on them. It generally ends up okay but I would prefer they go back and kick over the mark.

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Player dislike

It happens more than it should and is often noted by the MC.

He often 'bombs' the ball under pressure and this is normally when we are in a tight match or behind which is probably why your last sentence rings true.

Yep, and for such a laconic and usually composed player, when he panicks things go very wrong.

We have a few players that tend to jump into this basket when the pressure steps up though.