Game Day - R4 Adelaide V Western Bulldogs

[always right]

Re: Game Day - R4 Adelaide V Western Bulldogs

Skill level drops in the wet and we are suppose to have some good ball winners so I thought it would have suited us. We came out and played a dry weather game.

Agree to some extent. Funy how the better players stand out even more in poor conditions.

[Bornadog]

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Our midfielders had a lot of the ball but the kicks were basically just slammed on the foot and went to no one or straight to the opposition.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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McCartney deserves some serious heat now.

I still think he's a man with good vision and principles, but in terms of match day duties, he's continually put to the sword.

[KT31]

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The footage in the room had him grabbing at the centre of his chest.

Griff or BMac ?

[MrMahatma]

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Awesome, we won the contested possessions

Shows we have no system and poor skills.

[KT31]

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McCartney deserves some serious heat now.

I still think he's a man with good vision and principles, but in terms of match day duties, he's continually put to the sword.

In his second season, he still does not seem to have a game plan, nor the capability to react to change crucial match ups on game day.

[AndrewP6]

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The thing I'm worried about the lack of any system or plan.

And that comes from the top.

[The Pie Man]

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In other news, McAvaney must be close to a record number of "haven't they" and "wouldn't you" and "isn't he". There is no commentator who prides himself more on asinine space filling than him. Time for the chop.

He might've retired from TV by the time we qualify for FTA coverage again.

That was horrible to watch

[Sedat]

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McCartney deserves some serious heat now.

I still think he's a man with good vision and principles, but in terms of match day duties, he's continually put to the sword.

When you are out-coached on match day by Brett Ratten coaching a virtual Preston Bullants team, safe to say match-day is not your strong suit.

He's obviously a good football person but the cut and thrust of match day appears well beyond him at this early stage of his senior coaching career

[F'scary]

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Griff or BMac ?

ROFL. ROFL. Still ROFLing

[G-Mo77]

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Agree to some extent. Funy how the better players stand out even more in poor conditions.

True and it shows we don't have a player of that caliber.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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McCartney deserves some serious heat now.

I still think he's a man with good vision and principles, but in terms of match day duties, he's continually put to the sword.

I'm not anti McCartney, and I hope the media don't just circle because the heat is somewhat off Neeld and they need a new target.
However, I really want to be convinced that the 'cracking in' mantra isn't his only football idea, and that he has some cogent strategies to play football that hang off that.
Because, yet again we clearly cracked in, and won contested footy, broke about even in tackles, and clearances, yet we were once again comprehensively belted, embarrassingly slow.
My point is if 'cracking in' is the preeminent tenet of his football gameplan, then we are in some serious trouble.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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griff or bmac ?

haha!!!!

[The Pie Man]

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When you are out-coached on match day by Brett Ratten coaching a virtual Preston Bullants team, safe to say match-day is not your strong suit.

He's obviously a good football person but the cut and thrust of match day appears well beyond him at this early stage of his senior coaching career

He's done the right thing for any potential career longevity by setting expectations reallllly low. Was very surprised to hear Peter Gordon concede he expects us to lose some games by large margins (was it at the season launch? Footage seen on AFL 360)...so weeks like this can get filed under that measurement/target

[boydogs]

Re: Game Day - R4 Adelaide V Western Bulldogs

Adelaide by 51
BOG Cooney
First goal Gia

Pretty bloody close, unfortunately.

The lack of a half forward line kills you, just becomes a springboard for opposition attacks.