Now for somthing POSITIVE

[marella jube]

Trying to focus on the positive.....We somehow only lost by 3 goals when much worse was warranted. That veneer of respectability was reasonable testimony to the efforts of our youth,who battled gamely throughout + the capt & a few others,including our often maligned fullback.

 

[tha8ball]

Do we have the most congested forward 50 in the league....last night we couldve had one out - Holland V Richo and Carrol v Sarge....i didnt see it once...and someone please man up on RIVERS! WHy didnt they chuck PBowden on Rivers for a quater...cause Patty can hurt you by kickin goals.

Im still stoked about the future i reckon we have a great team coming through.... Hughes,, Schulz, Limbach and Patto will be good forward options in time!

 

[AZZORP]

Think melbourne hit the post 6 times, even if half of those had been goals, it would have reflected the difference between the teams on the night better. We shouldn't have finished that close.

We also hit the post a couple of times. We kicked 2 goals 5 in the third quarter. If it was 5 goals 2 its a different ball game. Cuts both ways.

I think we did well to hold them to 18 points given the flow of the game. That's a positive in my view coz we could have been looking at another hiding.

 

[TT33]

Bit harsh on Patto me thinks, Simmo pumped his tyres up in an article on the RFC website. Says something about running opposition ruckmen ragged.

 

[tigersnake]

I agree with this take craig. I reckon with a young list its just not possible to sustain intensity for many weeks in a row, takes a couple of seasons at regular top level to get that steel.

Not worried at Patto at all, agee disco, as we've discussed elsewhere, just can look slow because of his stride length, and cos hes still getting used to the pace of the game. Doing everthing you'd ask.

Reckon Richo was still a bit underdone, started to click in the last when the game was gone. Thought shultz and him went well in the context of the game, *smile* slow delivery and numbers back.

We were just off our game as a side, and played a bit dumb.

 

[Tigers of Old]

and someone please man up on RIVERS! WHy didnt they chuck PBowden on Rivers

Yeah that was crucial. His sweeping mudered us from the back half.
Who was responsible for him? Pettifer?

 

[checkside]

and someone please man up on RIVERS! WHy didnt they chuck PBowden on Rivers

Yeah that was crucial. His sweeping mudered us from the back half.
Who was responsible for him? Pettifer?

Think he was there spare man, as P.Bow was ours.

 

[Rosy]

Reckon Richo was still a bit underdone, started to click in the last when the game was gone. 

Thought that was more due to opening the game up and making space in the forward line.  That suited Richo far better.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Reckon Richo was still a bit underdone, started to click in the last when the game was gone. 

Thought that was more due to opening the game up and making space in the forward line.  That suited Richo far better.

No that was when Holland went to the bench.

 

[tha8ball]

When we actually played on and took risks and moved the ball quickly - we looked dangerous. Moving quickly creates space up forward and creates problems for the opposing backline. Choking it up just let players get in the hole...its not that hard.

 

[tigersnake]

agree 8. Game was gone, we rolled the dice and looked OK for 20 minutes.

 

[Rosy]

Reckon Richo was still a bit underdone, started to click in the last when the game was gone. 

Thought that was more due to opening the game up and making space in the forward line.  That suited Richo far better.

No that was when Holland went to the bench.

In the last quarter Richo had the space to make strong leads and the ball was delivered far better out in front of him.  I doubt even Dutchy would have stopped the big fella marking in those circumstances.

 

[Rayzorwire]

I think you'll find when Daniher benched Holland that Richo instantly started to fire and by that time the sting was well and truly out of the game. Holland rendered an (underdone?) Richo largely ineffectual for 3/4 and this was a big reason the Dees won.

Nah mate, Holland was kneed in the groin by his teammate during the contest which resulted in Richo's 2nd and last goal. Richo took another mark and went inside to Pettifer who kicked a point, but had no more scoreboard influence. The first he kicked he was one out on Holland with Brown delivering and got away due to the fact there was finally some space to work in - probably more due to Melbourne not still running hard to flood than rather than our forward setup.

 

[Rosy]

I know it's only one week but what do folks think about there ability to work together? Is Richo stifiling the development of Schulz??

I didn't notice it was an issue last night, don't think they were even near each other that much. Pettifer went up for a mark with Jay and took him out of the contest instead of staying down. He also flew for another one and gave a free away for in the back. Not sure if he even touched the ball. There didn't seem to be much law and order in regard to each other's roles. I think the issue last night was more a very, very crowded forward line rather than any issues having both Matty and Jay as forwards.

 

[Jools]

Plenty of Demons in our forward line last night.

I didn't think Richo and Schulz being in the forward line was a problem. Pity Schulz didn't get paid that mark down the Punt Road end.

 

[mk33]

and someone please man up on RIVERS! WHy didnt they chuck PBowden on Rivers

Yeah that was crucial. His sweeping mudered us from the back half.
Who was responsible for him? Pettifer?

Think he was there spare man, as P.Bow was ours.

Rivers played the loose man well attacking into 50 and had 3 shots at goal

 

[Tigers of Old]

I think the issue last night was more a very, very crowded forward line rather than any issues having both Matty and Jay as forwards.

Very pleased to hear that Rosy.