Bankers and Anchors - Round 18

[GVGjr]

This is the round 18 edition of the Weekly Bankers and Anchors Thread. Once the game against St Kilda has concluded post your nominations for:

The Bankers = 3 guys that you we banked on to do the right thing during the game
The Anchors = 3 guys that weighed us down by their errors or poor play

Please limit it to no more than three of each, but feel free to make honourable/dishonourable mentions. As usual try to make it constructive criticism.

The thread is named in honour of a popular WOOF Contributor, The Banker, who passed away on 22/04/2012 after a six month battle with cancer.

[Missing-Dog]

Re: Bankers and Anchors - Round 18

Bankers
Minson - played well and tried hard all day
Dahl - tried hard
Dickson - chased and worked hard

Anchors
Jones - just not good enough at the moment
Gia - bye bye
The team - players, coaches etc...just poor!

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Bankers and Anchors - Round 18

Bankers
Minson - as above
Luke - chased very hard and kept running
Picken sometimes I take him for granted.

Anchors
Vezpremi - GAve us nothing out of defence, poor decision making, walking around aimlessly
Gia - not fast enough on the lead. Caught and overrun easily.
Brian - don't throw in the towel! Keep fighting!


Dear Coach - The midfield is the engine room of a team and the forward and back line are your wheels. The engine is straining
but the wheels don't have any traction to move the car forward.
The back wheels are where your drive comes from. If you continue to pick players that cannot drive the car out of defense, the engine will get tired of making a huge effort and blow a gasket. If you continue to pick players who cannot grip the road and steer goals through the sticks, again, the engine will overheat, become dispirited and throw it in.
Engine, back wheels, front wheels.

[Bornadog]

Re: Bankers and Anchors - Round 18

Bankers
Gia - bye bye !

Gia - not fast enough on the lead. Caught and overrun easily.
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Yep, pick out Gia when the guy had 15 disposals 5 marks 2 goals plus one goal assist and the ball was rarely in our forward 50. We had 39 inside 50's and he nearly snagged half those entries. same old scapegoats.

[Maddog37]

Re: Bankers and Anchors - Round 18

Yep, pick out Gia when the guy had 15 disposals 5 marks 2 goals plus one goal assist and the ball was rarely in our forward 50. We had 39 inside 50's and he nearly snagged half those entries. same old scapegoats.

How were his defensive efforts?

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Bankers and Anchors - Round 18

Yep, pick out Gia when the guy had 15 disposals 5 marks 2 goals plus one goal assist and the ball was rarely in our forward 50. We had 39 inside 50's and he nearly snagged half those entries. same old scapegoats.

I didn't say he didn't try really hard. I believe he gives his all for our club. No disrespect. Just lacking that extra step of pace.

[Bornadog]

Re: Bankers and Anchors - Round 18

Bankers

* Minsons Ruck work, in the top three in the AFL - sign him up now.

* Murphy nullifying the tiprat and keeping him virtually goalless.

* The potential - Libba, Wallis, Dickson - all tried very hard.

Anchors

* Griffen - one of the most talented on the list but just can't influence a game

* Vez - Not up to this level

* Jones - Love you son but it aint happening. one kick 3 handballs, no marks, just wasn't part of the game.

[SlimPickens]

Re: Bankers and Anchors - Round 18

Bankers-

Dickson- offered us something up forward.

Wallis, Libba- tried their guts out.

Dahl- Tackling intensity and repeat efforts were good.

Anchors-
Gilbee- Good career, but very tough watching Lindsay play now.

Boyd- Will not shut down his opponent and once again we were destroyed by the saints midfield. Yes not enitrely Boyd's fault but would have loved him to show a willingness to sacrifice his game for his team.

Jones- No confidence, poor effort and simply not good enough.

[Bornadog]

Re: Bankers and Anchors - Round 18

How were his defensive efforts?

Tried hard and ran and chased.

[Maddog37]

Re: Bankers and Anchors - Round 18

Tried hard and ran and chased.

I could try hard and run and chase too. I would never catch anyone. Neither does Gia unfortunately.

Don't get me wrong but as long as the ball keeps coming out of our forward line so easily we will continue to get flogged.

[Bornadog]

Re: Bankers and Anchors - Round 18

I could try hard and run and chase too. I would never catch anyone. Neither does Gia unfortunately.

Don't get me wrong but as long as the ball keeps coming out of our forward line so easily we will continue to get flogged.

Gia isnot the problem in the forward line.

[Maddog37]

Re: Bankers and Anchors - Round 18

He is part of the problem though.

[Bornadog]

Re: Bankers and Anchors - Round 18

He is part of the problem though.

No use arguing with a Gia basher. I know better than to do so. Its been happening for years by our supporters.

[Maddog37]

Re: Bankers and Anchors - Round 18

Check my posts. I am against slow players that do not chase, not Gia himself.

[Bornadog]

Re: Bankers and Anchors - Round 18

Check my posts. I am against slow players that do not chase, not Gia himself.

but he does chase, he is just slow.