Bowden..The incident!!

[Infamy]

May as well name the side the Bowden Tigers seeing as he's carrying the whole side and doing everything.


Best thing is that he's only 3 games away from his 250th. Once he's hit that mark, he can be shown the door and collect a nice gold watch on the way out.

[Tigermonk]

you bag a player for what his coach instructs is laughable
who puts Joel down the backline Terry match them up Wallet who has no idea
when Bowden goes to the forward line he kicks goals & sets them up
he saves our asses & your not happy still
if he didnot do what he did the Bombers would have nailed us & made us look stupid
The bombers had all there bigmen forward it was only a matter of time before they would have kicked a goal
Bowden was on the bench while the assault was on, wake up watch the game properly to see who was letting the side down, Bowden came off the bench & won us the game with his smart thinking
Essendon & screaming cause there are known to ice the clock, glad it happened to them 
When Joel kicks a few goals next week l let you know for sure 

I'll be here...watching the space.

LMAO@Mismatch.

Is it not the duds fault if he can't,after many years as a senior figure for the rfc,play on a certain oppsotion player?

Coach gives him a job that,no doubt joel is confident of pulling off - why is it terrys fault ?

Because Joel is a dud and cant cut it?

Completely ;laffable that u claim terry mismatches Big bad Joel on someone.

hmmmmmmmmmm

i have seen many times joel play on j.brown and owned him.

you are an idiot

see Shannon even knows more about football than Imfamy & Stripe
how soon they forget them days even Joel owned Big bad Johnathan
no wonder his body is slowing down with that monster running into him & Joel putting his body on the line for disloyal supporters  back later dinnertime

[Infamy]

Stop living in the past
No one is questioning his value to the side over the past few years
The whole point is he's washed up NOW!!

There's no way he'll line up on Jon Brown this week, not a snowflakes!

[shannon]

Stop living in the past
No one is questioning his value to the side over the past few years
The whole point is he's washed up NOW!!

There's no way he'll line up on Jon Brown this week, not a snowflakes!

so what happens say brown smashes thursfield and moore, who will terry turn to?  bowden! he wont play on brown, will will be part of plan b or c and be their to block holes and stand in front of brown to take all the hits.

cant believe the lack of respect tiger fans show some of their champions , no wonder we are known to eat our own.

[Infamy]

so what happens say brown smashes thursfield and moore, who will terry turn to?  bowden!

So even you admit that he's our last resort?
Thanks for proving my point

[shannon]

so what happens say brown smashes thursfield and moore, who will terry turn to?  bowden!

So even you admit that he's our last resort?
Thanks for proving my point

you missed the point, he is not our last resort, we are trying to develop some young key defenders. so its important to give them the go 1st, but it is equally as important to have an experience player their next to them to a/ assist and guide them  and b/ take over if they fail.

thank god you dont coach, and you insult me in other posts , but it is very clear that you have no idea about football or footballers.

the only point you proved is that you have no idea

[shannon]

just remember , joel bowden is our general in defence and keeps it organised and ensures every structure is in place.

watch a game live and see him setting up the troops, stop being a tv supporter and pretending you understand the game

[Stripes]

Shannon I am at every game in Melbourne and it is what I see Bowden do off the ball that is most worrying. The amount of times his opponent is loose and Joel attempts to catch them is sad. He still has the smarts but just doesn't have the pace.

Bowden is a beautiful kick and takes a great grab but he isn't a treat in the forwardline because he is too small to push off his defender and not fast enough to make a lead. In the backline these deficiencies are exemplified -he can not keep up with his opponent and stuggles to lay a tackle. He kicks backwards and sideways because he can not run with the ball because he is smart enough to know he would be run down.

Bowden is probably one of the smartest players in our team and is level headed but he can no longer compete. Watch him this week and see if he can run with, at or away from an opponent. Watch to see if he can shut down a forward such as you say he did to the great J. Brown. Watch to see if he can get space on his opponent.

His brains has enabled him to keep his place this year but his deficiencies are becoming more and more obvious as he plays alongside our young defenders.

You will find that the only way he can play no days is unaccountable football because he is not quick enough to play any other way. It's sad as he is a good leader but unfortunately now the only leading he is doing is the wrong type -lazy, unaccountable, slow football.

Stripes

[WilliamPowell]

Leigh Matthews today...

"The spirit of the game argument is the greatest load of rubbish, the spirit of the game is you use the rules to your best advantage," he said of Bowden's match-saving tactics.

"I think Joel Bowden should be applauded for using the rules to Richmond's advantage - that is what the game is all about and it's up to the rule makers to put the rules in there to make the game they way they want it to be."

http://sportal.com.au/AFL-news-display/lethal-bowden-brings-flaws-to-the-fore-52843

Agree 2JD

Leigh's Matthews = the Most logical comment I've read....

As for Rohan, want to point fingers Rohan ???

Point 'em straight at Stanton for wasting 20 odd seconds taking his shot and missing a very easy shot and point 'em at Laycock for well er....being one of the luckiest players in the AFL at the moment, you can't tell me he is in the Bummers best 22, only playing because of their injury list

And then there is Mike "whaddoyouthink" Sheahan who thinks he is the moral conscience of footy...  "spirit of the game" what utter CRAP The next time a player claims a mark that has hit the ground I expect a fall editorial on that player and how that isn't in the spirit of the game either and how said player has bought the game into disreput ...what an F'en joke

Even Nayfan Buckly on 3AW tonight was applauding the Bowden tactic

[Ox]

just remember , joel bowden is our general in defence and keeps it organised and ensures every structure is in place.

watch a game live and see him setting up the troops, stop being a tv supporter and pretending you understand the game

what do u and Bowden have in common?

One pretends to be woman and the other plays like one

LMAO@ U idiots.


OER WELCOMES SHANNON



Edit: removed pic to save bandwidth.

[Infamy]

just remember , joel bowden is our general in defence and keeps it organised and ensures every structure is in place.

watch a game live and see him setting up the troops, stop being a tv supporter and pretending you understand the game

As Stripes said, watching Joel live at the game just highlights how bad he is these days. You can't see him trailing off behind opponents on the lead, you can't see him scrambling back to get on his man because the camera is on the action. How anyone could use the excuse that you need to watch him live rather than on tv to see Bowden's strengths is completely kidding themselves. Take off the yellow and black glasses, seriously, I mean I can admit when Bowden does good things, but you guys just refuse to believe these errors and deficiencies in his game even exist. You're blinded by the few good things he does.

Stop watching the ball, and specifically watch him play. Don't just see coolness in traffic and a few nice passes to an uncontested situation and think that we're talking crap. There are too many people that see the same major flaws in his game for this to just be an anomoly. Hell, I used to be one of his biggest fans.

[Tigermonk]

just remember , joel bowden is our general in defence and keeps it organised and ensures every structure is in place.

watch a game live and see him setting up the troops, stop being a tv supporter and pretending you understand the game

As Stripes said, watching Joel live at the game just highlights how bad he is these days. You can't see him trailing off behind opponents on the lead, you can't see him scrambling back to get on his man because the camera is on the action. How anyone could use the excuse that you need to watch him live rather than on tv to see Bowden's strengths is completely kidding themselves. Take off the yellow and black glasses, seriously, I mean I can admit when Bowden does good things, but you guys just refuse to believe these errors and deficiencies in his game even exist. You're blinded by the few good things he does.

Stop watching the ball, and specifically watch him play. Don't just see coolness in traffic and a few nice passes to an uncontested situation and think that we're talking crap. There are too many people that see the same major flaws in his game for this to just be an anomoly. Hell, I used to be one of his biggest fans.

 
the crap you write & contradict yourself 
 

[Infamy]

Like what? Put up or shut up!

[Hellenic Tiger]

Boys just face it to some ppl Bowden is untouchable when it comes to criticism.
Sure I thought he has had some good moments this year but generally the bad has far outweighed the good. Its b/c the two games we have won by 4 points involved Bowden in the last play of the day and hence they have stuck in our minds. I totally agree with you Stripes he is slow, slows the play down and if anything is detrimental to the overall style that the team is trying to learn (adopt). Its time to look to the future Bowden aint grooming the Thursfields  McGuane's Moore's Polak's these boys have showed how impressive thay are without him in the team let alone trying to learn a negative type of survival game plan that Joel plays that when he is exposed shows how bad of a player he is with many weaknesses in his game popping up.  Any of you remember the Carlton game and the horrible scrutiny he was put under that he failed. Was not a coaching error by Plough was simply good coaching by Ratten.It is nothing personal towards anybody on this forum as we all have our opinions but Joel should have been dropped a long long time ago in my opinion. What gets me is how ppl defend him like he is the reason we are where we are today because of Joel and that he cannot put a foot wrong. Its as if we go to and see an entirely different game. If Joel is relying on last ditch efforts to survive when the pace of the game has left him behind then eventually the boy will cry wolf and Joel may not get to the contest due to his pace to save our hides and what will all you Bowden Buddies be saying then. Get over it the guy is on his last legs and more than likely be gone next year.

[Francois Jackson]

Boys just face it to some ppl Bowden is untouchable when it comes to criticism.
Sure I thought he has had some good moments this year but generally the bad has far outweighed the good. Its b/c the two games we have won by 4 points involved Bowden in the last play of the day and hence they have stuck in our minds. I totally agree with you Stripes he is slow, slows the play down and if anything is detrimental to the overall style that the team is trying to learn (adopt). Its time to look to the future Bowden aint grooming the Thursfields  McGuane's Moore's Polak's these boys have showed how impressive thay are without him in the team let alone trying to learn a negative type of survival game plan that Joel plays that when he is exposed shows how bad of a player he is with many weaknesses in his game popping up.  Any of you remember the Carlton game and the horrible scrutiny he was put under that he failed. Was not a coaching error by Plough was simply good coaching by Ratten.It is nothing personal towards anybody on this forum as we all have our opinions but Joel should have been dropped a long long time ago in my opinion. What gets me is how ppl defend him like he is the reason we are where we are today because of Joel and that he cannot put a foot wrong. Its as if we go to and see an entirely different game. If Joel is relying on last ditch efforts to survive when the pace of the game has left him behind then eventually the boy will cry wolf and Joel may not get to the contest due to his pace to save our hides and what will all you Bowden Buddies be saying then. Get over it the guy is on his last legs and more than likely be gone next year.

Fair point.
Everyone is divided on him and that will always be the case till he gives it up.