NAB Cup Round 2 - Tigers vs Freo

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According to RFCO, Hardwick praised Ellis, Helbig and Batch after the game tonight.

Helbig did indeed do some nice things.

[dwaino]

The more I rest on last night the more confident I am. There was a ripper link in the last quarter. It started with either Morris or Arnot winning a ball off the ground in the back 50, hands off to Ellis who accelerated out a lobbed a tidy one to mini-Maric who left his opponent in dust, then finished with a dead eye monster boot to a free Elton in the forward 50. All new guys making a stand. If Jack, Miller or Vickory go down for whatever reason, I'm a little more confident with Elton taking the post. He still has some way to go but he's already showing what you want from a first year KPF.

[Smokey]

I was like a lot of others in thinking that Batchelor's game was very average so maybe he was playing to instructions but stuffed if I could see what they were.

And I'm warming to Elton quickly.

[gerkin greg]

LMAO 3 or 4 contested marks. Took 2 marks for the game and had 6 touches, 4 of which went to Fremantle

i enjoy the way he blocks for his midfielders so they can win clearances rather than just stand there and watch after the ruck contest

[Willy]

wow. It really goes to show how differently we interpret games, because i thought Batch was truly woeful last night, and im generally a fan of his.

[Smokey]

6 touches, 2 marks (one was very good) and a couple of bad turnovers. Yes his effort is good (that's why we traded for him) but he was nothing special.

I think the most significant difference between Maric and Graham/Browne was shown in a comment made by Hardwick post-game:

“I thought he was very, very good in the first half.  We were up clearances quite comfortably in the first half,”

We ranked 12th in the league for clearances last season and that, along with a lack of defensive pressure, were the 2 things that the footy dept identified as key problems we needed to work on over summer, so if he is able to impact our season like that then we will be a lot more competitive in a lot more games.

And I didn't think Derrickx showed very much at all when he came on.

[Coach]

LMAO 3 or 4 contested marks. Took 2 marks for the game and had 6 touches, 4 of which went to Fremantle

i enjoy the way he blocks for his midfielders so they can win clearances rather than just stand there and watch after the ruck contest

Andrew BrownE does that

6 touches, 2 marks (one was very good) and a couple of bad turnovers. Yes his effort is good (that's why we traded for him) but he was nothing special.

I think the most significant difference between Maric and Graham/Browne was shown in a comment made by Hardwick post-game:

“I thought he was very, very good in the first half.  We were up clearances quite comfortably in the first half,”

We ranked 12th in the league for clearances last season and that, along with a lack of defensive pressure, were the 2 things that the footy dept identified as key problems we needed to work on over summer, so if he is able to impact our season like that then we will be a lot more competitive in a lot more games.

And I didn't think Derrickx showed very much at all when he came on.

There's no doubt Maric is an improvement on last year. It's just the talk about Maric being some kind of wizard that gets on my saggy t!ts. He's nothing special. Just a battler who gives 100% and has better marking ability than Angus Graham.

Derickx gave away plenty of frees when he was out there. Took one or two nice grabs though

[Loui Tufga]

There's no doubt Maric is an improvement on last year. It's just the talk about Maric being some kind of wizard that gets on my saggy t!ts. He's nothing special. Just a battler who gives 100% and has better marking ability than Angus Graham.

I think we were all just excited that we were just getting someone to the club that could actually Ruck!

[dwaino]

wow. It really goes to show how differently we interpret games, because i thought Batch was truly woeful last night, and im generally a fan of his.

No worries Willy. I'm a massive fan of his too. So much in fact that I'm seriously considering sponsoring Batchy in 2013. But I thought he had really good presence last night. His disposal was poop but it looked like he was playing a completely different role. I highly doubt he'll be spending so much time so far up the ground with the responsibility of setting up plays when our usual midfield is in place. Like smokey suggested, good chance he was playing to instructions. He is usually one of our most solid and reliable users.

 

[gerkin greg]

LMAO 3 or 4 contested marks. Took 2 marks for the game and had 6 touches, 4 of which went to Fremantle

i enjoy the way he blocks for his midfielders so they can win clearances rather than just stand there and watch after the ruck contest

Andrew BrownE does that

I enjoy his work too 

[Coach]

LMAO 3 or 4 contested marks. Took 2 marks for the game and had 6 touches, 4 of which went to Fremantle

i enjoy the way he blocks for his midfielders so they can win clearances rather than just stand there and watch after the ruck contest

Andrew BrownE does that

I enjoy his work too 

as do I. I was his advocate for 2 years remember.

[gerkin greg]

LMAO 3 or 4 contested marks. Took 2 marks for the game and had 6 touches, 4 of which went to Fremantle

i enjoy the way he blocks for his midfielders so they can win clearances rather than just stand there and watch after the ruck contest

Andrew BrownE does that

I enjoy his work too 

as do I. I was his advocate for 2 years remember.

I remember

Your quoting has improved in the space of no time whoa lookout

Browne still has $2 notes in his wallet it takes him so long to do anything

[Coach]

He has just completed his 2010 pre-season 

[wayne]

 

Just got the typical whack from Sheahan and Roos for our skill errors last night.

[dwaino]

Just got the typical whack from Sheahan and Roos for our skill errors last night.

Yeah, we ONLY had Deledio, Cotchin and Foley out. No excuses