Season's over - Bowden & Hyde need to go!

[wayne]

It was my first game i've attended for the year, and on the way home I was telling my brother the exact same thing Infamy!

Bowden probably thinks he's doing the "experienced, cool headed veteran thing", by slowing us up everytime he gets the ball, then chipping sideways. No wonder his efficiency is 100%, he doesn't take any risks, or kick the ball into our half of the ground. He doesn't suit the style of play we're being coached ie. run and carry, and if offering nothing to the team.

Hyde just needs to be dropped for a Collins or Connors, Tambling has to be dropped and shopped around at years end. Just watching some of his work off the ball, he is a terrible player. He's not even a type we can stick up forward as a goal sneak/forward defensive specialist.

We were flat today though, the break will do some of the youngsters good. We need a ruckman badly, and we needs Cogs in the back in the packs   also, I wouldn't be against getting Cousins for a year or two.

EDIT: Why did we replace a tall with a small? Schulz has played some defence this year, poor old Jack, who is one of our more creative forwards, had to play back today?????

[mightytiges]

I thought Newy was on Fisher at one stage but I could be wrong. The defence was constantly under seige after half-time anyway as we got smashed out of the middle. Not having Thursty and McGuane meant to we had to improvise too. Only Moore could walk off with his head up high for his job on Fev.

As for Hyde it's no surprise .

[wayne]

Add-on - just looked at Fisher stats - 12 kicks and 3 handballs. Must have been good ones.

I was just looking at Cleve's stats last week, under 10 disposals..... Must have had an ordinary game

[mjs]

Add-on - just looked at Fisher stats - 12 kicks and 3 handballs. Must have been good ones.

I was just looking at Cleve's stats last week, under 10 disposals..... Must have had an ordinary game

Read the line again - particularly the bit that says "must have been good ones"

[Fishfinger]

Bowden probably thinks he's doing the "experienced, cool headed veteran thing", by slowing us up everytime he gets the ball, then chipping sideways. No wonder his efficiency is 100%, he doesn't take any risks, or kick the ball into our half of the ground. He doesn't suit the style of play we're being coached ie. run and carry, and if offering nothing to the team.

I'll have to have a look at the replay.
The players were hard to pick early in Hawthorn type jumpers with numbers even harder to read but I'm 100% positive that was Bowden running along the wing, taking risks bouncing and baulking (run and carry) then kicking to a teammate inside 50.

As I said in the votes, I thought he was very very good in the first half. Actually thought he was our best up to then.

[wayne]

Bowden probably thinks he's doing the "experienced, cool headed veteran thing", by slowing us up everytime he gets the ball, then chipping sideways. No wonder his efficiency is 100%, he doesn't take any risks, or kick the ball into our half of the ground. He doesn't suit the style of play we're being coached ie. run and carry, and if offering nothing to the team.

I'll have to have a look at the replay.
The players were hard to pick early in Hawthorn type jumpers with numbers even harder to read but I'm 100% positive that was Bowden running along the wing, taking risks bouncing and baulking (run and carry) then kicking to a teammate inside 50.

As I said in the votes, I thought he was very very good in the first half. Actually thought he was our best up to then.

My mistake he did amble forward once, I was watching Kingy and Wiggins(?) wrestling on the back flank though.

[Fishfinger]

My mistake he did amble forward once, I was watching Kingy and Wiggins(?) wrestling on the back flank though.

That was in the last quarter so I've got no idea what you were watching in the first half.

[wayne]

My mistake he did amble forward once, I was watching Kingy and Wiggins(?) wrestling on the back flank though.

That was in the last quarter so I've got no idea what you were watching in the first half.

Bowden hit Cleve with a pass in the second. Kingy had Wiggins pinned on the ground for about 15 seconds.

[TFL]

Newman spent most of the game on Betts.

Bowden most of the game on Fischer

Moore on Fev, done a great job also. I normally dont mind Fev as a player but the way he carried on today when he kicked goals after the game was as good as over was ordinary. If he pantsed us all day then fair enough but Moore had his measure well and truly.

Tambo and King spent a fair bit of time on Wiggins.

[mjs]

but the way he carried on today when he kicked goals after the game was as good as over was ordinary.

Thought the same about Eddy Betts - acted like he'd kicked goal of the year when a mark was dropped into his lap.

[Fishfinger]

Bowden hit Cleve with a pass in the second. Kingy had Wiggins pinned on the ground for about 15 seconds.

Thanks, didn't see that. I was being dazzled by Joel's run.   

The wrestle I'm thinking of was actually in the 3rd because it was to my right and it was Fev getting annoyed about having his r's handed to him by Kel.

[mightytiges]

I normally dont mind Fev as a player but the way he carried on today when he kicked goals after the game was as good as over was ordinary. If he pantsed us all day then fair enough but Moore had his measure well and truly.

Winners are grinners.

It was directed at our cheer squad who had been giving it to Fev as Fev wandered over to the fence to mix words. You didn't need to be a good lipreader to know what one supporter was telling Fev to do  . At the end of the game some of the cheer squad shook hands with Fev.

[TFL]

Interesting that Fischer voted in todays Herald Sun 

[mjs]

Interesting that Fischer voted in todays Herald Sun 

Yes - presuming that the same guy who gave the votes wrote the match report he also said that Wiggins was Joel's opponent. 

Also said that Joel was loose on the backline covering Fevola's space and that "the plan worked well early" 

.....we were in front most of the day !

[jackstar]

Until they played through Joels direct opponent