gringo wrote:SainterK wrote:chook23 wrote:I know you love geary ..K..........but?
I'm comfortable with it....
Their smalls were quiet even though a massive onslaught first half and a lot of groundball in their 50
Thought he worked really hard....on dalhaus especially.
It's the little stuff, I noticed.
My votes
I was at the game, Geary was fantastic today, worked really hard with out the ball, I couldn't fit him in but he was really good but so was Schneider though so had to choose one.
Yes Sainter K I have just watched through the replay of the first 2 quarters when the Saints were under the pump and watched Geary closely (as I often do when I read lots of criticism about certain players)
Critics should go back & watch those first two quarters and note Geary's efforts.
Dalhurst (was practically non existant) - each time they went for the ball Geary had him playing off side to the goals in the forward half and he was totally ineffective and couldn't break Geary's pressure so gave none of that Dalhurst dash when the Bullies are on a push.
# 13 was picked up by Geary 2'ce, as I think Dalhurst went onto the ball at that stage. He really put pressure on him once and worried him off the ball. The next time #13 had the ball in a good position Gears corralled him onto his wrong side and the kick went out of bounds...which stopped a certain run on goal.
When Dalhurst tackled a very slow thinking Fisher & goaled, it wasn't Geary who had let Dalhurst slip away then it was Steven who had picked him up and given Dalhurst latitude that resulted in the goal, as Geary was on #13 at the time.
#44 (?) took a good mark over Geary when Gears was found out of position and Gears had to give a free to #44 to slow the attack up. All this resulted from Riewoldt's blunder, when he kicked across the ground to Billings in the forward line and he miss kicked, the ball rebounded quickly and found Geary out of position..... however Geary made a valiant effort to spoil #44 giving away the free, however it slowed up play and allowed our defenders to re-group.
Dalhurst received a handpass, when he slipped off Geary....no goal resulted.
Fisher had run off Stringer (who had been towelling Fisher up very easily) on one occasion and had been left out of position...... Geary slotted back to the goal square in an effort fill in for Fisher and Stringer had an easy mark over Geary.....definitely not Gearys fault. Many other of our defenders wouldn't have even had the speed to get back as Geary did to try and contest the mark with Stringer. Fisher's error not Geary's!
AT one stage I think Dalhurst & Geary may have been coming off the interchange bench together (or maybe Geary had picked him up in the centre as Dalhurst was heading back towards the forward area, one can't always tell watching the game on telly) Armo who was under no pressure kicked towards Geary, but it was way too short and easily marked by Dalhurst. Gears attempted to spoil but gave away a free. Great as Armo was in this game....his kicking disposal in the first half was woeful at times.
Then I noticed Geary had to pick up Picken towards the end of the quarter.
Oh and there was one of Geary's courageous efforts, when the bullies had a clear run on goal. When in an attempted marking duel to stop an easy Bullies mark, admittedly he took out Newnes in the effort...however the mayhem stopped the run on goal.
Mainly in these first 2 quarters I have concentrated on looking at the defensive role Gears played when the Saints backline was under extreme pressure........ I didn't bother noting his handpasses and kicks received/delivered...whether they were to advantage or not. However what I can recall no goals in that period were a direct result of Geary's efforts.
Some posters on this site should go back and look at the replay. I must admit that watching matches on TV doesn't show the true persepective of what happens on the field.
Typing this up has made me miss reviewing the second half again,,,,so I'll have to await until tomorrow to watch that great effort of the Saints.
All I really wanted to say to the Geary bashers...................... he obviously has a set role to play, and does it well under pressure even tho he isn't the most skilled player in the team. So I can see where Sainter K is coming from. I notice many have given Fisher votes for this match. Really go back and look at his efforts in the 1st half...... not what one wants from a senior player when the team is under the pump.