Bankers and Anchors - Round 17

[Doc26]

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Anchors

Cordy - A liability again. He is offering us absolutely no value as a full forward. Works nowhere near hard enough to impact on the game.
Murphy - Some very uncharacteristic and costly turnovers.
Higgins' hamstring - The poor bloke just can't take a trick.

Are Bob's turnovers really that uncharacteristic ? For all Murph's brilliance I have come to expect some awful disposal by foot.

[Hotdog60]

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Are Bob's turnovers really that uncharacteristic ? For all Murph's brilliance I have come to expect some awful disposal by foot.

Are Murph's clangers as a result of no clear targets up field and maybe players not working hard enough to give him a option.

[KT31]

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Are Murph's clangers as a result of no clear targets up field and maybe players not working hard enough to give him a option.

Love Bobby, but it has not been out of character for him over the years to put one out on the full, then two minutes later hit a target on the chest fifty metres away.

[Maddog37]

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I agree on Roughead who is better suited as a ruckman and Cordy whilst Jones has been unconvincing. The only reason Williams is playing up forward is because the others have been so poor. That doesn't alter the fact that Williams is better suited at CHB.

I believe that is your opinion and not a fact.

[LostDoggy]

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I believe that is your opinion and not a fact.

I believe that is your opinion and not a fact.

[Maddog37]

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I believe that is your opinion and not a fact.

I never said it was a fact.

[Ozza]

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Bankers:

The positive signs from Jarrad Grant and Jason Tutt. Thought they both showed some good signs.
Dahlhaus playing as a more permanent forward - and getting on the scoreboard.
Williams - looks good as a lead up forward.

Anchors:

Cordy has been a worry for a few weeks. Doesn't look like taking a mark.
Higgins' injury - after 4 and a half good games in a row - a real shame he loses the continuity.
Chipping the ball sideways and bakwards - against a quick side, when our skills aren't good enough....and the ball has started 75-80 out from goal. Lake, Murphy, Cross the worst offenders - experienced players.
Veszpremi - disappointing night for him.

And a half banker/half anchor to Crossy. Superb marking over head - and overall had a good game - but gee his disposal puts us under the pump at times.

[Mantis]

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Chipping the ball sideways and bakwards - against a quick side, when our skills aren't good enough....and the ball has started 75-80 out from goal. Lake, Murphy, Cross the worst offenders - experienced players.

We were just asking for trouble weren't we?

We were having bets on which number kick in the sequence would cause the turnover that would result in the shot on goal from Carlton.... It was just so predictable.

[LostDoggy]

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Did I read it correct that DJ had only 2 possessions in almost 2 quarters? I noticed him about 10 times near the ball.
Did he fumble it that much?

[Bornadog]

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We were just asking for trouble weren't we?

We were having bets on which number kick in the sequence would cause the turnover that would result in the shot on goal from Carlton.... It was just so predictable.

Funny thing is yesterday at Willi, the backline starting doing the same thing chipping it around when finally they kicked it straight to Werribee and they kicked a goal to put them up two goals at the 24 minute mark in the last. Almost cost them the game.

[Ozza]

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Funny thing is yesterday at Willi, the backline starting doing the same thing chipping it around when finally they kicked it straight to Werribee and they kicked a goal to put them up two goals at the 24 minute mark in the last. Almost cost them the game.

Sounds like the bad influence filtering down!

I understand there is a time and a place for it. I'm not one of those supporters that sit there yelling "Why are we going backwards? The goals are that way".....BUT....when you are within a long kick from goal - surely you send the ball in - or go long down the boundary line side. Brian Lake is a shocker for going backwards - his first option is always to look back and towards the centre.

In the last quarter - Scotland was in a similiar position 3 or 4 times. He went long and deep towards the boundary side. They were in front - and Scotland never seems to make the wrong decision. We just play some very dumb footy at times. With Betts and Gartlett ready to pounce.

[Greystache]

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Bankers

Dahlhaus- Provided about the only spark we've seen in two months

Williams- His work rate up forward was off the charts

Lake- Holding closed the flood gates at the moment


Anchors

Higgins hamstring- He was stringing together some very good footy over the past month. I commented at the game it was the best I'd seen him moving in a long time. Sure enough 5 mins later he does his hammy.

Boyd and Griffen's defensive efforts- How many times do they stop following their opponents once they get to their half forward line, only for them them to keep running and be on then end of a short pass into space and a shot on goal.

DJ- Has a genuine crack but just isn't an AFL footballer, it's time to make the call on him.

[SlimPickens]

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Noticed the Dahl and Picken both had over 20 pressure acts each. Considering Picken also had 13 tackles, that is phenomenal work without the footy in hand.

[always right]

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Bankers:

The positive signs from Jarrad Grant and Jason Tutt. Thought they both showed some good signs.
Dahlhaus playing as a more permanent forward - and getting on the scoreboard.
Williams - looks good as a lead up forward.

Anchors:

Cordy has been a worry for a few weeks. Doesn't look like taking a mark.
Higgins' injury - after 4 and a half good games in a row - a real shame he loses the continuity.
Chipping the ball sideways and bakwards - against a quick side, when our skills aren't good enough....and the ball has started 75-80 out from goal. Lake, Murphy, Cross the worst offenders - experienced players.
Veszpremi - disappointing night for him.

And a half banker/half anchor to Crossy. Superb marking over head - and overall had a good game - but gee his disposal puts us under the pump at times.

I think Crossy is unfairly maligned. I can't remember a single instance where he placed a teammate under pressure. In fact this has been a major improvement in his game this season.

[Ghost Dog]

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I think Crossy is unfairly maligned. I can't remember a single instance where he placed a teammate under pressure. In fact this has been a major improvement in his game this season.

Took some bloody great marks under pressure. Just a great mark for his size. I think he has actually improved his kicking this season. I Was not a fan last year but to be fair, has done everything asked of him. Warrior!