Round #15 - Slaps and Sledges

[GVGjr]

For those who aren't familiar with the Slaps and Sledges thread:

A slap on the back for a job well done by 2 players. (not to be confused with the Woof Player Awards)
This can be a passage of player or even a spirited effort.

A sledge to two players that let down the team. Try and make this constructive critique and not just overly critical.

Provide us with your thoughts on this afternoons game against the Melbourne Demons.

[comrade]

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Slaps

Our defensive pressure all night was the best it has been all year. Plenty of 2 on 1 tackles, non stop chasing, etc. Even Baz looked up for it.

Huddo grinded out a heroic game. He nullified Jamar for most of the night and owned Jack Watts in a sledging comp. He's nearing the end but tonight's game was one to enjoy for the big fella.

Sledges

Not a whole lot to criticise tonight.

Early on, our defensive group looked set for a long night. Too many going up, trying to mark in stead of spoil. They improved as the night went on but those sort of lapses prove costly against the better teams.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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Slaps
Picken's role on Scully- was much more disciplined this week and not only wore Scully like a glove restricting him to 17 possies, he also got 17 himself and kicked an important goal.

Ward- his intensity for the ball is well known amongst us all- but his work inside the contest was crucial to nullifying the Dee's early ability to win the first ball.

Sledge

Hard to fault the overall performance in a 10 goal win.
As mentioned our back 6 looked shaky one on one, when the Dee's were able to move the ball forward.

Jones's laughable & potentially morale deflating stuff up when he marked 10 out and fluffled a straight forward handpass and certain goal to Grant. Thankfully Guido goaled about a minute later to re-inflate our morale and composure.

[LostDoggy]

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Sledge-Barlow easily our worse, looked lost. I hope this week was an aberration rather than last week.

[comrade]

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Sledge-Barlow easily our worse, looked lost. I hope this week was an aboration rather than last week.

We kept trying to use him as a marking target one on one and he just didn't look like getting near it. I'm not sure what his ongoing role is. I thought with Minson out, he'd be used as the primary second ruck but Jones got the nod (and did an admirable job). If he's not ruck relief, what is he?

[GVGjr]

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Slaps
Adam 'Wayne Rooney' Cooneys goal
Some of Higgins passing.
Grants big mark
Wards last quarter goal
The second efforts by Dahlhaus

Sledge
That 'goal' we stuffed up

[angelopetraglia]

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Slaps

Coons - getting back to his best, acceleration was back tonight. His inside work was superb too.

Dalhaus - just love watching this kid play, brings so much energy and enormous forward pressure. Love his work off the ball.

Sledges

Barlow - could not take a mark to save himself, was everywhere buy could not have an impact

Umpires - some howlers tonight, had an ordinary game

[Greystache]

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Slaps

Cooney- He was Cooney again, adds so much to the team.
Gia- Had a great month or so.


Sledges

Barlow- Looked like the Barlow I remember, let's hope we last weeks form back.
Hooper- Not sure there's an AFL player there.

[Remi Moses]

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SLaps- Cooney( we look so much better with Adam fit and firing)
Ward- ( outstanding early and set the scene)
Gia( been great for about 6 weeks! Ever since pox head motor mouth potted him)
Griffen-( continues to dominate)
Dahlhaus( his second and third efforts are outstanding)
Higgins( been a real winner sending him back)
Hudson ( he was heroic against the odds)
Melbourne fans( finally finding Etihad stadium, taken a while!

Sledge- where was this tackling intensity weeks ago?
Very Very Frustrating

[anfo27]

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SLAPS
the dollhouse: intensity, pressure, desperation. really making a difference in an area that was a major problem for us.
Cooney: his burst of speed seems to be back and that gives us so much.

SLEDGE
agree 100% with the grey one on this.
Hooper: watched him tonight and did not see a single thing that made me think he could be someone. Unlike dollhouse hoops takes all the wrong options, not sure what he adds to the team.
Barlow: shocking hands tonight, couldn't catch a cold out there tonight.

[Sedat]

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Sledge-Barlow easily our worse, looked lost. I hope this week was an aberration rather than last week.

I thought Barlow competed his ass off tonight. I'm not expecting miracles from him but he covers a hell of a lot of ground and gets to an awful lot of contests because of his amazing tank. Whilst he didn't take many marks, he certainly did well to prevent his direct opponent from marking it, and in a couple of occasions he made sure the ball dropped to a teammates advantage resultimg in a goal. Structurally we are much more balanced with a player of his skill-set in the team and less of the lumbering tall timber.

Slap - apart from what has already been mentioned, I loved our decision-making abilty all night. We took risks when we needed to pierce the press and we went safety first and played the percentages when we needed to as well. Melbourne played like millionaires by comparison.

Sledge - memo to Tom Williams and Easton Wood, if you're going to leave you man and spoil the ball you need to kill the contest stone dead. Also Jarrad Grant made a couple of half-assed chasing efforts in the first half - he improved significantly in the 2nd half in his defensive work.

[Missing Dog]

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Slaps: Gia Cooney Griffen Ward Higgins. When these guys perform we are a finals side.

Sledges: Barlow-sorry not AFL level. Jones-Remind me what's good about him: can't kick, bad positionally, and possibly the one of the most "football-dumb" players I've seen.

[LostDoggy]

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Slap : Seeing Markovic and Hooper on the ground , both will be better for the game time

Slap : Seeing Cooney moving freely , our midfield structure is much more balanced with him in the engine room

Slap : The umpires , just keep fighting for the ball and I won't blow the whistle

Sledge : The Jones / Grant botchotomy show

Sledge : The hiccups , trying to scream at people and you sound like a slightly camp redneck with asthma

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[SonofScray]

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Sledges
Hooper- Not sure there's an AFL player there.

Made a comment to my mate that his game was neither here nor there, a few really good passages of play but mostly didn't seem to be involved enough. Maybe a break even sort of game for him. I saw a few things that make me think he can be a valuable player for us though.

A few good pieces of play in close, front and square and one very nice handball to Griffen in particular were pleasing. I can't tell yet if he has the goods but there is something about his game that makes him look like a dangerous proposition for opponents. Will need to review the stats to say that with some real confidence but I won't write him off yet.

[G-Mo77]

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Slap - How good as Gia been this year? I had an argument with a friend of mine today about him and I couldn't convince him. My final retort was watch him tonight. I win. Slap to you Gia!

Slap - Coons, Ward and Griff. I'll be pretty happy if I see this midfield over the next few years.

Slap - Confidence in beating Melbourne by over 40. Ka-ching $$$

Sledge - Sorry, don't get the Barlow sledges and see it as looking someone to vent at in a pretty impressive display. He's not the perfect player but did his job.

Sledge - Jones/Grant. Egh!

Sledge - memo to Tom Williams and Easton Wood, if you're going to leave you man and spoil the ball you need to kill the contest stone dead.

This.