Game Day Tigers v Dockers

[Baloo]

For those more in the know, could they be doing heavier loads in training to prepare for the finals run, or even a shorter time window like the Cats game? The team just looked lethargic.

 

[mrposhman]

Ive got to be honest and admit to an acute bout of pessimism in the 3rd qtr.

I saw our season flash before my eyes.

I guess Dimma was having a similar episode?

I watched most of the last quarter standing up haha. Only sat on the couch the last 5 minutes. No relaxation for me with the way the 3rd quarter went.

 

[sconies]

Sconies I tip my hat to ya...... about three weeks ago I followed your advice! Been loving myself sick with Kayo. None more so as the lads notch another win in the quest for back to back. All aboard...... toot toot!

Happy to have helped mate!

 

[year of the tiger]

For those more in the know, could they be doing heavier loads in training to prepare for the finals run, or even a shorter time window like the Cats game? The team just looked lethargic.

I reckon 4 games in 16 days is heavy enough - heard some clubs do very little physical training between games when its compacted like this.

 

[craig]

I think he mentioned this, and also that bis wife & child were up there as well, and let slip his Mrs. is pregnant, folks may be there to assist with baby sitting, if she's suffering from morning sickness.

Most likely scenario.

I think he's going to lift in this next few weeks, Ive always expected it.

 

[KnightersRevenge]

The reason for bombing is pretty simple, it eliminates the risk of turnover and the only way for a team flooding to hurt you the other way.

Once the opposition has numbers back you only have two options. You either go long to the dangerous area in front of goal and hope for a contested mark or crumb or you try and penetrate the zone by finding a target in the 'fat' section of the forward line, the 35m plus area where the spread of the ground makes guarding the space more difficult.

You also want to create repeat entries so you set up a centre forward zone to trap the ball when it comes out and send it straight back in, hoping to catch the defence unorganised.

The problem is if you try and bite off the shorter target kick you have a high risk of turnover, which then allows the opposition to break quickly and get out the back of your set up.

If you go long then even if they take a clean intercept mark, they are still too deep to clear your defence and you can fold back and hold them up.

The bombing looks worse than it is because in the time it takes the ball to carry the distance the opposition defenders can cover the distance to impact any kick. You've also got an outnumber so some defenders can just concentrate on engaging the forwards to allow others a clean run at the ball.

When we bomb it in we are really hoping for a neutral result, ball to ground and a stoppage because when you are outnumbered in the air and on the ground the odds are really slim of winning clean ball. It just becomes a numbers game, bomb it in 30 times and hope 5 of them turn into marks, frees or goals from stoppages so you get some looks at goal.

Sounds reasonable TBR. Having Lynch in there makes this a better bet than previous years.

 

[The_Celebrant]

There's ten guys built like that in a lot of country teams.

Understandable when they come from a limited gene pool.

 

[craig]

I reckon 4 games in 16 days is heavy enough - heard some clubs do very little physical training between games when its compacted like this.

Pretty much only a captains run, its all about recovery.

 

[The_Celebrant]

No injuries

What do you mean 'no injuries'? Most of us posters ended up nervous wrecks.

And half our tellys ended up with smashed screens. Huge collateral damage!

 

[The_Celebrant]

folks may be there to assist with baby sitting

They can help look after Edwards' kid, too. No lost sleep for any of our champs, thank you very much. A drop of cognac on the dummy helps as well.

 

[craig]

What do you mean 'no injuries'? Most of us posters ended up nervous wrecks.

And half our tellys ended up with smashed screens. Huge collateral damage!

Not far off it

 

[waiting]

This is the incident a few on here we’re talking about.

Nothing about it.
Anything come of it?

Betcha if it were a RFC player .

 

[Rfc4Ever]

Did anyone see Jack's interview after the game where he said his parents were on the Gold Coast in the new AFL hub doing their two weeks of quarantine? Without knowing his situation it seems excessive for his parents to need to join the hub. Have parents of other players in the comp joined hubs do you know?

Hope they aren't there to watch him play his last season

 

[Streak]

Who was the small Freo guy with no neck? Looked like a scared tortoise. Kicked a couple of goals.

Yes a real old fashioned country footballers build. Which is a polite way to say short and fat. The jack stevens with less neck

Mitch Crowden. SA kid who was a big Tigers supporter before joining the Dockers. Said to be on the radar of a few clubs come seasons end due to lack of opportunity.

 

[22nd Man]

Did anyone see Jack's interview after the game where he said his parents were on the Gold Coast in the new AFL hub doing their two weeks of quarantine? Without knowing his situation it seems excessive for his parents to need to join the hub. Have parents of other players in the comp joined hubs do you know?

Yes...seemed quite emotional.
Footballers are strange cats at times. I have been going to work for 40 years and my parents never came to see me once.

 

[eZyT]

Hope they aren't there to watch him play his last season

nah, just up to watch him sing 'these days' with Bernard fanning

 

[RoarEmotion]

Why was there no goal line review on Higgins’ left foot banana with a couple of minutes to go...?

Looked like Nank touched it well behind the line, yet commentators said diddly squat.

Yes where was the review. But what the Nank?

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/FluffyBadInchworm-size_restricted.gif

 

[Raoul Juke]

This is the incident a few on here we’re talking about.

Nothing about it.
Anything come of it?

Betcha if it were a RFC player .

Holy crap, that dockers player has stuck his entire head into our blokes pisshole!

 

[Ridley]

I suspect his parents have gone up independently to be close by rather than staying in the actual hub.

Could be right. I assume they still live in Tassie so the border is not closed to them.

 

[maisie928]

Could be right. I assume they still live in Tassie so the border is not closed to them.

Oh good point. I forgot they would have flown up from Tassie. Makes sense now.