emtwenty wrote:
Adelaide had 6 on their bench to our 1 in the last quarter. We rested the other 5. Menz came to the bench cursing saying 'I can't effing run' but he couldn't go off because everyone was rested. Tells me everything I need to know. Cue went into rack halfway through the 3rd. If Mick was fair dinkum he wouldn't have had Brock (slow as a snail) on Paddy.
God, imagine how Freo supporters reacted last week. Or Collingwood supporters after both their losses. Or North.
King is a flog. If we're in rebuild mode after 1 NAB loss, then I can't imagine what he thinks of North or Freo.
This.
Ponkstar wrote:
Oh @#$%&! me. Its not even March and I am already reminded why I prefer to avoid the main forum.
And this too.
For the first three quarters it looked like we had the game in some sort of control. It was scrappy and we lack finesse with our skills, but we seemed to be able to respond on the scoreboard when required.
It was disappointing that we faded so badly in the last quarter, I agree, but I think the fact we rested so many players shows why the overreactions to the loss in here are laughable.
Menzel looked good again.
Cripps has huge potential.
Buckley has a red hot go.
Thomas will show a few of our senior players up in regards to effort, hopefully it rubs off.
Gibbs and Simpson went okay while on ground.
Ellard continues to impress with his determination.
Wood and Everett alright in patches but don't think we can expect either to dominate 4 qtrs.
A lot to like and a lot not to like—getting smashed in centre clearances, for example—but there's certainly no need to panic.