Alex Rance [merged]

[Smokey]

I TOLD YOU SO

PATHETIC

Yeah, let's focus on the player who had the task of stopping him and not acknowledge how most teams beat Cloke - with support from fellow backmen.  Rance was horribly outmatched and should not have been the first choice for Cloke but he was hung out to dry by his team mates today and was only part of the reason Cloke tore us a new one.

[Smokey]

because I was at the hospital today and didnt see the game can someone please tell me why when Cloke was pulling Rances shorts down, we didnt the coach move say Chaplin onto Cloke? Didnt we get Chaplin to play on the bigger forwards anyway?

He did but after about 10 minutes Chaplin got a knock from Knights that put him out of the game.  Rance went back to him and history repeated itself.

[Willy]

'Escape goating' at its finest. Our midfield was cut to pieces and Cloke was the big beneficiary of this.

[The Machine]

The lack of support by fellow team mates was a disgrace today.

[TigerTimeII]

claw understands... those of u who don't are muppets

[WA Tiger]

claw understands... those of u who don't are muppets

FFS get off your soap box, you have rambled on about Rance since the stuffing siren went!

[Rodgerramjet]

The WHOLE side played badly.

1. Always a step behind the pies
2. Didn't equal or better the pies intensity at any stage (brings about number 1)
3. Out classed everywhere.

Just on Rance. He has improved this year with the acquisition of Troy Chaplin, he appears more settled. The Pies isolated him today and he was monstered by Cloke. We can argue that he could have and should have done better and we would all be right but let us not forget the lack of intensity and pressure of the other 21 players on the Field today which really lead to our demise.

[Golfprotiger]

Ranceeeee outclassed today! He has improved and will learn from this. Why didn't we have Griffo in the side today, to help out?????????

[WilliamPowell]

  Rance was horribly outmatched and should not have been the first choice for Cloke but he was hung out to dry by his team mates today and was only part of the reason Cloke tore us a new one.

Think you'll find that Rance was first choice today because he put his hand up for the gig, well that's what we got told pre-match 

Thought he started Ok but by late in the first you could see where it was heading. I will admit I was surprised that he lasted as long as he did, personally would have switched Grimes on him

But then we would have had no one to take their small forwards who cut us to ribbons to.

[Penelope]

we didn't have griff in the side today because in the games he played this year he looked as out of place as i would in a swimsuit competition.

I know i've said it before, but there comes a time in the contest when you have to concentrate on the ball and simply back yourself to beat your opponent.

Of bigger backmen seem to spend too much time concentrating on their opponent, who are actually watching the ball and positioning themselves appropriately, and thus find themselves out of position too often,

[Chuck17]

we didn't have griff in the side today because in the games he played this year he looked as out of place as i would in a swimsuit competition.

I know i've said it before, but there comes a time in the contest when you have to concentrate on the ball and simply back yourself to beat your opponent.

Of bigger backmen seem to spend too much time concentrating on their opponent, who are actually watching the ball and positioning themselves appropriately, and thus find themselves out of position too often,

Would you be wearing a mankini ?

[Golfprotiger]

Of bigger backmen seem to spend too much time concentrating on their opponent, who are actually watching the ball and positioning themselves appropriately, and thus find themselves out of position too often,
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Good call Al,

[Penelope]

we didn't have griff in the side today because in the games he played this year he looked as out of place as i would in a swimsuit competition.

I know i've said it before, but there comes a time in the contest when you have to concentrate on the ball and simply back yourself to beat your opponent.

Of bigger backmen seem to spend too much time concentrating on their opponent, who are actually watching the ball and positioning themselves appropriately, and thus find themselves out of position too often,

Would you be wearing a mankini ?

been there, done that. not a pretty sight.

[Smokey]

we didn't have griff in the side today because in the games he played this year he looked as out of place as i would in a swimsuit competition.

I know i've said it before, but there comes a time in the contest when you have to concentrate on the ball and simply back yourself to beat your opponent.

Of bigger backmen seem to spend too much time concentrating on their opponent, who are actually watching the ball and positioning themselves appropriately, and thus find themselves out of position too often,

Would you be wearing a mankini ?

been there, done that. not a pretty sight.

It was the stick of celery that tipped the scales.

[big tone]

It's no secret Rance is one of my favorites but today he was well beaten. But playing in the AFL, that's going to happen from time to time. Even the really great backman get beaten at times.  He has more runs on the board than most, so maybe we might just keep him for now. 

But is it just me or is Dimma to pigheaded to make a move? It's like he does his match ups during the week and that's all that goes. He has done it time and time again.
Rance was well beaten today but so was Hardwick IMO

One last thing, now I was at the game today and haven't seen the replay but it looked to me that the coaching panel (Hardwick) did sweet FA to stop their run in the third quarter.. Good sides and coaches don't let that happen.. Same thing happened in the same game in the same quarter last year. Just saying!