Geary - completely useless

[perfectionist]

And we have signed him for how many more years?

[Spinner]

Completely disagree. Has spoilt Brown on a number of occasions. Been tough in defense. Ive only seen two errant kicks.

More information please.

[bergholt]

yeah, what's your grounds for this call?

[bobmurray]

yeah, what's your grounds for this call?

been on the sauce maybe...

[perfectionist]

yeah, what's your grounds for this call?

Missed sitter ( cost one goal) and poor tackle (cost one goal). That's two against one player. Look, no one has more guts and less regard for his body, but that doesn't makeup for a lack of size, and more, ability. It's a pity for the young man, but that's footy. Remember, we are playing Brisbane, not Collingwood.

[dragit]

Must be great being perfect all the time.

[perfectionist]

Must be great being perfect all the time.

It's not me he has to beat. It's Collingwood and Hawthorn. He simply isn't up to the top standard.

[Spinner]

yeah, what's your grounds for this call?

Missed sitter ( cost one goal) and poor tackle (cost one goal). That's two against one player. Look, no one has more guts and less regard for his body, but that doesn't makeup for a lack of size, and more, ability. It's a pity for the young man, but that's footy. Remember, we are playing Brisbane, not Collingwood.

Missed sitter? That one from 50m under pressure?

Hmmmm that's not a sitter.

[SainterK]

Dear Perfectionist.

That is absolute crap.

From Mrs Geary.

[bigcarl]

Silly call. He's a good, tough, reliable defender

[magnifisaint]

If Geary was useless then what was Gwilt.

Next to useless?

[ShanghaiSaint]

And we have signed him for how many more years?

rubbish did very well most of the game.

[bigred]

ok...

Just so we can qualify the term "Useless".

Lets compare tonights game by Geary, against tonights game by Gram.

And just who is the useless one?

[mr six o'clock]

Dream team points ;

geary 55
gwilt 43
simpkin 40
fisher 18

[maverick]

Silly call on Geary but do we need to bag gram in this thread
Some people have one agenda only

[HelenR]

Didn't he get hurt early in the game. I thought he was gutsy with the thug Merret and Brown smashing the packs.

[bigred]

Silly call on Geary but do we need to bag gram in this thread
Some people have one agenda only

Its not an agenda.

People cant keep defending him forever. He is being carried plain and simple.

Needs weeks at Sandringham to get some, nay ANY form of workrate back.

[Scollop]

Needs weeks at Sandringham to get some

Geary should give Gramm a lend of his extra pair

[Snakeman66]

Dream team points ;

geary 55
gwilt 43
simpkin 40
fisher 18

The AFL must have thought Sam Fishers 18 DT points were gold. They have him in the best players.

Brisbane Lions 3.3 7.5 10.6 14.8 (92)
St Kilda 4.0 6.1 10.7 16.9 (105)

GOALS
St Kilda: Saad 4, Milne 3, Montagna 2, Riewoldt 2, Armitage 2, Siposs 2, Gilbert
Brisbane Lions: Rockliff 2, Bewick 2, Merrett 2, Karnezis, Black, Zorko, Raines, Polkinghorne, Brown, Cornelius, Banfield

BEST
St Kilda: Montagna, Fisher, Hayes, Saad, McEvoy, Milne, Jones
Brisbane Lions: Patfull, Maguire, Zorko, Black, Hudson, Bewick

INJURIES
St Kilda: TBC
Brisbane Lions: TBC

SUBSTITUTES
Brisbane Lions: Patrick Karnezis replaced Aaron Cornelius at three-quarter time
St Kilda: Sam Dunell replaced Beau Wilkes at half-time

Reports: Nil

Umpires: McBurney, Hay, Jennings

Official crowd: 19,228 at the Gabba

[perfectionist]

Dream team points ;
geary 55
gwilt 43
simpkin 40
fisher 18

That may support my argument, but I'm afraid I've never been able to work out those DTPs. Sam Fisher was on J Brown - who kicked one goal. Tom Simpkin was on someone who did nothing and didn't make any mistakes. James did one bad kick in. I mark players on the mistakes they make and then add in the good things (worth only 50% of a mistake). Premiership teams don't make mistakes. If anyone wants to follow a team that wins 11 and loses 11 then be an apologist for try hard but low talent players. I don't and I won't.

[Hawkesbury Saint]

If Geary was useless then what was Gwilt.

Next to useless?

Well Gwilt was playing alongside Geary ... so perhaps he was next to useless at times.

[saintsRrising]

Geary has been good most of the year.

While no one is perfect tonight made some errors that cost about 4-5 goals tonight.
From memory the Lions second goal was from Geary handballing forward to a Lion facing goal who then kicked truly.

Crude head high tackle on the goal line rather than round the waist gifted the Lions another goal.
Several sprayed disposals resulted in other goals.

Geary however was hard at it and had many good spoils.

However I am not worried about Geary as most games have been good. You judge a player on a range of games and just not the one.

The defender that I am worried about is Gwilt. His kicking week in week out is very poor. Struggles to find team mates. In the last quarter that kick sideways to I think it was Dempster almost became a turn over and soft goal at a vital stage of the game.

[tglennisback]

Completely off the mark bagging Geary. You sure you were watching the right game?

[dcstkfc]

Anyone who used DT points to back up their argument lost just about all credibility. Geary has limited skills but has improved that area and is a very good small-medium defender.

[SainterK]

Simpkin 10 X 1%, Geary and Dempster 9 X 1%...love how the defence is shaping up.