Why did we not TAG Ablett????
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Why did we not TAG Ablett????
I am still finding it hard to believe that we let Gazza run free without tagging him. Jonesy always tags him out of the game but we chose to tag Baynell.
However Scotty did put the tag late in the last term but the damage was done.
Any other valid reason why we let this guy play alone.
However Scotty did put the tag late in the last term but the damage was done.
Any other valid reason why we let this guy play alone.
Re: Why did we not TAG Ablett????
Ablett is un-tagable, but you want to curb his influence forward of centre. He was the match winner with three last quarter goals.
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Ablett wasnt a huge problem untill the last quarter then it was one of the best you could see. Very hard to tell on TV who is playing on who and with so many interchanges now it is harder to tag. It looked like Steven, Cj and gilbert were on him. of those only Cj is really a tagger.
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Re: Why did we not TAG Ablett????
Thx all. I didn't realise it, normally CJ does a great job in shutting him down but I saw him going to Bannel may be the result would have been slightly better had we shut him down earlier.plugger66 wrote:Ablett wasnt a huge problem untill the last quarter then it was one of the best you could see. Very hard to tell on TV who is playing on who and with so many interchanges now it is harder to tag. It looked like Steven, Cj and gilbert were on him. of those only Cj is really a tagger.
Re: Why did we not TAG Ablett????
Clint Jones was on hi in the last quarter, he got smashed, therefore he is useless to us.
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Re: Why did we not TAG Ablett????
Probably needed to double team Ablett in that last quarter. But even that wouldn't have worked. Nothing would have.
Bloody Ablett (and his father Scablett before him) is the bane of our existence.
Bloody Ablett (and his father Scablett before him) is the bane of our existence.
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Re: Why did we not TAG Ablett????
To be fair, he looked so good in the 4th by taking advantage of bad mistakes, dropped marks, over commiting and losing feet. Tag wouldnt have been the difference.
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Re: Why did we not TAG Ablett????
To be fair, Gilbo's hair probably got in the way of his thinking.mohannair wrote:+1Behind Play wrote:We tagged the best player in the comp. using Gilbert.....joke
Well, that's his line.
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Re: Why did we not TAG Ablett????
Considering how fast, strong and good overhead Ablett is - who could have done any better?mohannair wrote:+1Behind Play wrote:We tagged the best player in the comp. using Gilbert.....joke
GA has always slaughtered CJ.
I thought Jack did a reasonable job playing head to head early - and got a goal going the other way - but GA went onto another plane in the last quarter.
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Re: Why did we not TAG Ablett????
he was smashed wasn't heandrewg wrote:Clint Jones was on hi in the last quarter, he got smashed, therefore he is useless to us.
Re: Why did we not TAG Ablett????
mohannair wrote:I am still finding it hard to believe that we let Gazza run free without tagging him. Jonesy always tags him out of the game but we chose to tag Baynell.
However Scotty did put the tag late in the last term but the damage was done.
Any other valid reason why we let this guy play alone.
Hope he did not tag him at Etihad last year when he got the 3 brownlow votes ...??
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Re: Why did we not TAG Ablett????
No Jones tagged Bennell at Etihad, and again last season..... In two of Bennell's worst games since R1 last season.
Ablett was well held by us at metricon last year, we have also got a better record than most teams curtailing the great man.
Unfortunately Gilbert was not the right match up.
Jones for me.... Gilbert or Ray on Bennell
Ablett was well held by us at metricon last year, we have also got a better record than most teams curtailing the great man.
Unfortunately Gilbert was not the right match up.
Jones for me.... Gilbert or Ray on Bennell
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Re: Why did we not TAG Ablett????
I remember Dempster did tag him last year & kept pretty quite. I think the supercoach points for Gazza was 78, since we did not have Dempsey, Gazza escaped "being Dempstered"BigMart wrote:No Jones tagged Bennell at Etihad, and again last season..... In two of Bennell's worst games since R1 last season.
Ablett was well held by us at metricon last year, we have also got a better record than most teams curtailing the great man.
Unfortunately Gilbert was not the right match up.
Jones for me.... Gilbert or Ray on Bennell
Well I hope they come with a fire in the belly on Friday as the young Tigers will make us "earn" a win.
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Re: Why did we not TAG Ablett????
andrewg wrote:Clint Jones was on hi in the last quarter, he got smashed, therefore he is useless to us.
....except for the FACT that he did a great job on Bennell (and got plenty of the ball himself)!
Sometimes I truly wonder if some people on this forum actually watch games.
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Re: Why did we not TAG Ablett????
some people should actually watch the game again and when gilbert was on him 2 and 3 quarter he had 6 and 4 disposal and hardely did anything except for a amaziing last quarter.
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Re: Why did we not TAG Ablett????
my take from the game was Abblett was playing great footy all game .. in the last Qtr when our guys started cramping and running out of puff Gary just kept going ...
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Re: Why did we not TAG Ablett????
did have a amazing last quarter but with a ridiculous penalty had mates at work who are suns fans saying he was quiet till the last
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