shattered

[TigerTimeII]

This game could have made us but will break us
The team will now lose confidence and turn to poo again.
Jack lids and Martin all could have made a statement today
All tried all did well but when it counted failed.
Big maric well done fought like a true soldier
Umpires can go get stuffed

[tony_montana]

Yep I'm gutted, it was there for the taking and we stuffing choked!

[TigerTimeII]

That's our club.... We have loser in our pod bones and DNA... We just don't know how to win

[Muscles]

In the end, we got killed around the stoppages in the forward and back 50 arcs.  The Eagles got the tap to advantage about four times. Thet cleared our attacks and scored from their attacks after stoppages.

Too good for us in the crunch time.

[tony_montana]

In the end, we got killed around the stoppages in the forward and back 50 arcs.  The Eagles got the tap to advantage about four times. Thet cleared our attacks and scored from their attacks after stoppages.

Too good for us in the crunch time.

That's more a reflection on poor discipline from us than there brilliance, good sides don't allow so many easy take aways. We tightened up after half time, first half we gave them 4 or 5 cheapies by allowing them to waltz away. If we were harder and more disciplined from the start we should have rolled them!

[Muscles]

Who is the stoppages coach?  Lade?  We need more work on the defensive stoppages and some set plays for the offensive ones.  Winning a clear tap out would help on the offensive stoppages too!

[Penelope]

In the end, we got killed around the stoppages in the forward and back 50 arcs.  The Eagles got the tap to advantage about four times. Thet cleared our attacks and scored from their attacks after stoppages.

Too good for us in the crunch time.

That's more a reflection on poor discipline from us than there brilliance, good sides don't allow so many easy take aways. We tightened up after half time, first half we gave them 4 or 5 cheapies by allowing them to waltz away. If we were harder and more disciplined from the start we should have rolled them!

there was also a lot of times we just were not clean enough which put extra pressure on the ball handler. that needs to improve to beat the top sides

[Chuck17]

If you cant see the improvement in our competitiveness against the top sides then you are blind.

Cant wait till we play some lesser sides

[yellowandback]

I would say both sides of the fnce have valid arguements.

That is a game we should've won but Eagles were just fraction too classy.

At some point, you got to believe

[bojangles17]

Yea im gutted, i get no solace from gallant efforts, sure it could have made us, only time will tell whether it breaks us , not sure why that would be , as there are still 17 rounds left

[Gigantor]

They were just a little more polished in their finishing and and just a little smarter in how they played..thats all..it was good to see vicks and jack in the play a little more ,and also jackson to his credit kept us in touch early with some good strong arm work...we just need to get smarter and maybe a little more ruthless in how we play the game

[Hellenic Tiger]

The difference is our third tier.
I echo some of the sentiments.

You want to see the difference and take the umpires out of it.

Look at the effectiveness and efficiency of

Ashton Hams vs Robin Nahas.

There is your difference. If Ellis was not injured how Nahas was not subbed is beyond me.

Ellis would have made a difference in defence Nahas could still be out there now and would be doing pirouettes with the seagulls and getting tackled by the cleaners.

I too am shattered.

Could have been a breakthrough win instead I am hoping Port have had a brutal afternoon to help us next week at AAMI.

Gutted and shattered right now.

We should be at least 3-2.

[WilliamPowell]

The difference is our third tier.
I echo some of the sentiments.

You want to see the difference and take the umpires out of it.

Look at the effectiveness and efficiency of

Ashton Hams vs Robin Nahas.

There is your difference. If Ellis was not injured how Nahas was not subbed is beyond me.

Ellis would have made a difference in defence Nahas could still be out there now and would be doing pirouettes with the seagulls and getting tackled by the cleaners.

I too am shattered.

Could have been a breakthrough win instead I am hoping Port have had a brutal afternoon to help us next week at AAMI.

Gutted and shattered right now.

We should be at least 3-2.

Spot on Tucker

Why Ellis was subbed beggars belief. Nahas was back to his running around in circles like headless chook today

Yes I can see improvement but 2 weeks in a row we've lost games we shoukd have won but for costly skill errors & poor decision making.

Have to start nailing these games - we are 1 loss away from no hope of finals IMHO and that even though I've always thought we needed everything to go right to make finals, today are the days when we have to make things right

Absolutely gutted tonight

[Dubstep Dookie]

The difference is our third tier.
I echo some of the sentiments.

You want to see the difference and take the umpires out of it.

Look at the effectiveness and efficiency of

Ashton Hams vs Robin Nahas.

There is your difference. If Ellis was not injured how Nahas was not subbed is beyond me.

Ellis would have made a difference in defence Nahas could still be out there now and would be doing pirouettes with the seagulls and getting tackled by the cleaners.

I too am shattered.

Could have been a breakthrough win instead I am hoping Port have had a brutal afternoon to help us next week at AAMI.

Gutted and shattered right now.

We should be at least 3-2.

This is a good post.

I'll add that we just cant afford to carry 4-5 players each round who are ineffective. Neman, white, Vickerys, Nahas, Jackson, etc etc etc No wonder we can't beat the better teams, and trust me they aren't even playing that good. We have been lucky.

[Hellenic Tiger]

I actually thought Dooks, Vickery although not great showed some glimpses of the competitive beast so that bodes well.

I thought Jack was off with the pixies. Needs to keep things simple. Usually his field kicking is precise coughed the ball up from a free in the last that was costly.

White barely had enough time to get into the game that run on the railway side in the last should have gone to the top of the square not the pocket but anyway.

As bad as this sounds Jako was okay today kicked two goals and other than his clanger in the first used the ball okay if only he could find a target kicking it forwards other than kicking it backwards. I got to admit I liked his goal in the third but moving forward yep needs to be moved on.

There are another 6-8 needed in this cull at the end of the year with the aforementioned in the gun to prepare for the superdraft.