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Game Day - Tigers V Suns

Let's not get carried away with that decision with Broad, there were 4 in the 2nd qtr the commentators didn't know who's it was.

Let's blame.
*Tarranto's kick
*Balta's inability to hold a mark in the foward line.
*Dow not getting near it in the midfield. Slow and small, typical Richmond recruiting.
*Grimes brainwave
*Rioli getting outmarked 3 times
*Young giving away free kicks for fun
*Youngs kick straight to Ballard
*Banks *smile* weak efforts
*Samsom *smile* weak efforts
*Naismith gets pantzed by Witts.
*Kosi just useless
*Prestia running with concrete boots

Yze took toooo long to change things up.
10 minutes into the 2nd qtr we were only 40 down and he waited till half time.
Pretty accurate
 
100%. A few *smile* Suns fans near me started booing Yeezy in retaliation. They wouldn't even know who he was.
Can’t stand this plastic club. We had some old bloke who supported the Suns give us a mouthful after the game. The coward was on level 2 leaning over and mouthing off.
It’s sad for them it takes the opposition team to fill their pathetic stadium.
I hope they never see a finals series.
 
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Yes and pushed back and looked far more comfortable there IMO
He didn't have one bloke blocking him, another hanging off him and a third coming over the top.

Balta plays his best footy following the footy. I would start him as first ruck against De Koning.
He definitely should spend significant time on ball every match.
 
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He didn't have one bloke blocking him, another hanging off him and a third coming over the top.


He definitely should spend significant time on ball every match.
Helped turn the 2020 GF in the Ruck
 
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That horrific first half would’ve been a lot easier to stomach if we actually followed through with our talk about REGENERATING, and actually played some more kids instead of once again rolling with the same bunch of old blokes who were gifted games last year!
-Grimes is absolutely cooked, he is robbing Brown or Trezise of much needed experience.
-Pickett once again thrown forward in a *smile* role, often playing as the deepest forward in the second half. Just ridiculous.
-McIntosh again gifted a spot on the wing, when Ross definitely had a better season than him last year and should’ve started. Kamdyn wasn’t our worst today but if we’re serious about regenerating then he shouldn’t be playing.
-Prestia is a watch as well. At times today when his opponent got the ball he just wandered around and didn’t even bother chasing. There was a moment in the last quarter where Rowell collected the ball right next to Prestia and ran off, while Prestia just stopped on a dime and watched. Frustrating to say the least!
After a long pre season, to go with that side on paper then serve up that absolute *smile*, can’t help but feel downcast. Keep rolling with all those old blokes and we’ll be “regenerating” for over a decade.
At least Seth Campbell showed something. Prime example why we should be blooding more kids!!
Think there is a lot of over reaction here after 1 game, we were never going to be a premiership threat but also I couldn’t agree with your post more.

Pickett, Grimes, McIntosh and a lesser extent but still the same Prestia. All over 30. We will lose games anyway so we are better of losing seeing if we can find decent kids than losing with guys that won’t be here when we can challenge again.
 
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That horrific first half would’ve been a lot easier to stomach if we actually followed through with our talk about REGENERATING, and actually played some more kids instead of once again rolling with the same bunch of old blokes who were gifted games last year!
-Grimes is absolutely cooked, he is robbing Brown or Trezise of much needed experience.
-Pickett once again thrown forward in a *smile* role, often playing as the deepest forward in the second half. Just ridiculous.
-McIntosh again gifted a spot on the wing, when Ross definitely had a better season than him last year and should’ve started. Kamdyn wasn’t our worst today but if we’re serious about regenerating then he shouldn’t be playing.
-Prestia is a watch as well. At times today when his opponent got the ball he just wandered around and didn’t even bother chasing. There was a moment in the last quarter where Rowell collected the ball right next to Prestia and ran off, while Prestia just stopped on a dime and watched. Frustrating to say the least!
After a long pre season, to go with that side on paper then serve up that absolute *smile*, can’t help but feel downcast. Keep rolling with all those old blokes and we’ll be “regenerating” for over a decade.
At least Seth Campbell showed something. Prime example why we should be blooding more kids!!
Pickett forward was one of the reasons we got going. As for dumping Kamdyn just because he's getting on, jesus. Just a dumb post. You want to just play the under 19s? Gift games to 19 year olds? Banks is/ was hopefully next gen and he was poor. Why am I replying I ask myself? Could be a long year on the old PRE.
 
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Balta might be a defender but unfortunately he's the best forward available atm. As insurance, in case Lynch isn't available later in the year we need these options. For this reason I'm happy for yze to persevere and see if we can mould a utility. The defence got routed at times today but it wasn't as much to do with the personnel down there. We could've had 3 Rances and still got smashed considering how it was coming in.
 
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Balta plays his best footy following the footy. I would start him as first ruck against De Koning.
We all witnessed what happened when he was moved into the ruck.
Then explain why Yze had him back in the forward line at the start of the last qtr.
That decision by Yze was as bad as Tarranto's kicking and Young's efforts
 
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Yes. But I can't believe it comes up every year. The bloke is a defender. That's where he plays his best footy. 3rd quarter today proved that again.

I feel sorry for him that they try.and.turn him into a forward each year and then push him back but there's.a reason that happens.

He didn’t play defence at all in the third quarter. He was pinch hitting in the ruck and rotating forward.
 
He didn’t play defence at all in the third quarter. He was pinch hitting in the ruck and rotating forward.

He was pushing back while in the ruck. Took a defensive contested mark. I remember saying if onoy he could do that playing forward. You could see he was just way more comfortable defensively than when he's up forward.
 
Balta has to stay forward until Lynch returns and we find a viable second tall forward option. Koschitzke isn’t it, Ryan certainly isn’t it, nor a resting ruckman.

Hopefully we try Lefau next. Fawcett will be 2025 onwards.
 
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We aren't as bad as that abysmal first half. But we aren't a finals side now. Look the issues straight in the eye, and commit to the next 2-3 drafts. The plan should be to secure as many R1 picks as possible. Don't pussy foot with players who aren't good enough. Chase a gun recruiter.
 
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while i think Suns mid Rowell is good, he seems to duck into players a lot, and kinda leads with the elbow
 
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Pickett forward was one of the reasons we got going. As for dumping Kamdyn just because he's getting on, jesus. Just a dumb post. You want to just play the under 19s? Gift games to 19 year olds? Banks is/ was hopefully next gen and he was poor. Why am I replying I ask myself? Could be a long year on the old PRE.
Well we’re going to finish low down on the ladder so what’s the point in continuing to play older guys who aren’t even in our top 10-15 players?