Nab Cup vs. North Melbourne/Geelong Review

[LostDoggy]

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We train on one of the windiest grounds in Victoria so I can't see that as an excuse, perhaps the stands made the conditions 'flukey', but I was disappointed with our kicking in general and especially the field kicking of the 3 players mentioned... Cross only had 3 kicks with 2 of these being absolute clangers. His left footed kick into the forward-line was dead-set embarrassing.Wood also undid some fine work with some shoddy kicking.
Will seemed to play more in game 1, Roughy more in game 2... Don't have any stats to back this up, just a feeling I had.

Both dominated the tap-outs, but Will was much more effective around the ground. Both offered little up forward.

Yea well Crossy should just stick to handballing anyway, and the speed that Wood runs we gota expect a couple of clangers hese still only 21 I think. Overall I thought the signs were great, as long as we don't continue to bomb it in I'll be happy.

[LostDoggy]

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I was pretty disappointed in the way we used Hill. In the scratch matches I had seen (I didn't see the intra-club) I had thought that he had been pretty good playing up on a wing and had hoped he would spend some time in this position yesterday.

While he had some nice touches he gets lazy up forward, looking for the easy one over the back all the time and needs to be played up the ground.

Thats the problem with Sticky Hill , he is an enigma , he has his own position of High Centre Wing Forward , he always has that look on his face " Should I be higher up the the ground , maybe closer to the centre, or I could lead for the ball out to the wing, no, I should be more forward"

I do like the lad , great " sticky " hands, reliable kick over 40m , needs some work on handballs under pressure , little bit of pace , good leap but what you do with him ? At his best he is one the games best High Centre Wing Forward's , probably third on the list behind Buddy F , but when he is low on confidence he seems to chase the ball rather than get in a good position and work off his opponent


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[LostDoggy]

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[QUOTE=chef;200405][QUOTE=shifty;200404]i wasn't that happy with Stack. Had the obvious dropped mark and missed quite a few tackles. Didn't look to offer much and i don't expect him to play another H&A game without injuries.

The ball was spoiled by Stokes IMO.

Very valid point Chef.

Unfortunately Stack appears to be in the gun with many supporters though. I hope he can actually make a few posters change their opinions this season as there seems to be some magic there.

[LostDoggy]

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Unfortunately Stack appears to be in the gun with many supporters though. I hope he can actually make a few posters change their opinions this season as there seems to be some magic there.

I think its justified why he is in the gun. He is lucky to still be on the list.
I doubt anyone here won't he happy if he proves us wrong.

[AndrewP6]

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Stack is gone. Hahn is not.

He only plays if someone's on the LTI list, doesn't he?

[Sockeye Salmon]

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Yea well Crossy should just stick to handballing anyway, and the speed that Wood runs we gota expect a couple of clangers hese still only 21 I think. Overall I thought the signs were great, as long as we don't continue to bomb it in I'll be happy.

Harbrow run just as hard, was a much better user of the ball yet when he did a clanger he got attacked on here.

Reeks of 20 game rule.

[Mantis]

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Unfortunately Stack appears to be in the gun with many supporters though. I hope he can actually make a few posters change their opinions this season as there seems to be some magic there.

Stack dropped a mark that regardless of the spoil should have been taken.... From the spillage Geelong kicked a goal.

He also missed 2 tackles late in the game in separate pieces of play, goals were also kicked as play continued.

I am a fan of Stack, but he can't keep making like errors when he is hanging on by a thread.

[LostDoggy]

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Harbrow run just as hard, was a much better user of the ball yet when he did a clanger he got attacked on here.

Reeks of 20 game rule.

Also the Now he is gone, he was/is crap rule.

[Maddog37]

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He also got beaten in the air a lot and was weak in one on ones. This a strength of woods.

I did like harbrow but he is now a traitor.

[Before I Die]

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Boydy proved he was the right choice to lead the dogs, so glad Gia didnt get the gig still wont go the hard ball

I thought Boyd played well, but the last 2 goals to Johnson which sealed the game came when his direct opponent was Boyd. Perhaps this should have been addressed by the coaching staff re match-ups, but Boydy's inability to run back hard freed up Johnson in the forward 50, and all he needs is a sniff.

Re Gia, I thought he was very good and and I saw nothing to question his toughness, quite the opposite.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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Harbrow run just as hard, was a much better user of the ball yet when he did a clanger he got attacked on here.

Reeks of 20 game rule.

Maybe, but Wood has a bigger upside than Harbrow. He could be a player that will push into the midfield later down the track.

Harbrow did have better skills though.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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The more I think about it, Addison could be the perfect sub player. Obviously it'll change from week to week, but I suspect Dylan will be used regularly in this role. He had a great finals series last year, and has looked pretty good thus far in pre-season. Thought he was one of our better players yesterday - terrific mark surrounded by three KPP's yesterday. Love that he keeps the ball in front of him even under pressure too - he's not easy to knock off the ball and usually keeps his fest. His decision making has improved.

A player that can pinch hit down back, in the midfield and play as a defensive forward sounds like a good sub.

[Missing Dog]

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Maybe, but Wood has a bigger upside than Harbrow. He could be a player that will push into the midfield later down the track.

Harbrow did have better skills though.

But Wood is much better defensively.

The more I think about it, Addison could be the perfect sub player. Obviously it'll change from week to week, but I suspect Dylan will be used regularly in this role. He had a great finals series last year, and has looked pretty good thus far in pre-season. Thought he was one of our better players yesterday - terrific mark surrounded by three KPP's yesterday. Love that he keeps the ball in front of him even under pressure too - he's not easy to knock off the ball and usually keeps his fest. His decision making has improved.

A player that can pinch hit down back, in the midfield and play as a defensive forward sounds like a good sub.

Agreed, I really like his game and he could be used in a number of roles.

[Go_Dogs]

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A player that can pinch hit down back, in the midfield and play as a defensive forward sounds like a good sub.

Whilst the flexibility is probably good from an injury back up perspective, Addison seems to be travelling pretty well and certainly finished last year well - could be the kind of hard working guy you want out there for the whole game.

At this stage, perhaps Moles or DJ for me. I guess we'll learn more over the next few weeks.

[ledge]

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Do you have to name the sub or can it be any off the bench?
Shame a player who is good enough to get picked but doesnt get a run in VFL or AFL or can he play VFL if he doesnt come on,of course this is if timeline is available.
Wouldnt want to be sub player 2 games in a row, then you havent played for 3 weeks!