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The funny thing is that most teams are doing that this season. The frees have dried up for Rooey this year, he must have been featured in the afl umpires video this season. he gets pushed in the back when going for marks tangled and blacked but no frees.
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gringo wrote:The funny thing is that most teams are doing that this season. The frees have dried up for Rooey this year, he must have been featured in the afl umpires video this season. he gets pushed in the back when going for marks tangled and blacked but no frees.
I tend to agree. I remember last year the endless outcry about riewoldt receiving so many free kicks.
When a lot of the time, he would simply lead hard and get his arms chopped for obvious free kicks that opposition supporters hate.
Too many of his opponents had to cheat the rules to beat him, ie arm chop or tunnel.
And now the umpires side with the defenders more often than not this year when it comes to opponents cheating on riewoldt.
In truth, it is somewhat self inflicted. Hopefully the boys know we have one of (if not THE) best goalsneak in the game hanging around in Milne, as well as Schneids, Beej, Steven and Gamble who can all pop up
hoping as much as anyone Gilbo has a change of fortunes
The best tactic against the Cats defence is still to boot it long to the square.
Scarlett and Milburn hate trying to get to a pack to spoil. It unnerves them.
Obviously we can't do this all game but it worked for the Suns in the first half the other week.
There is only one photo that I can see where Roo poss deserves a free - the first photo. The others he is being double/triple/quadruple teamed, but the cats players aren't infringing. Let's face it, if the cats went to J-Pod as often as we went to Roo I would expect photos of Gwilt, Fish, Gilbo and Zac smashing him also.
I agree bob. Further up the ground is probably the answer. Just have to look at the freo game with all the midfielders running back in the 50.. plenty of space.
as scarlett said earlier this season, reiwoldt is the number one player in the league. there is nothing physically wrong with him, but we can all see he lacks potency this season. I see the geelong game as very winnable. The great thing is if our other forwards start to pose a threat, the focus shifts and Nick hopefully can find his way back (without a persistent quintet of taggers). I truly beleive that's all it takes, a moemt of inspiration to remind a person of their brilliance. Good luck saints.
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Dan Warna wrote:I concur, where are the saints fanning off him is the first question, and the second question is why isn't midfield kicking to other players.
He is an outstanding player, but we don't want to fall into 'lockett syndrome'
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Great post, happened again all night. He had to bust his arse to get free. we are either to unfit (our players arn't able to get forward quick enough to help out) or poorly coached.
He has left him up forward competing against 2,3 and sometimes 4 opponents with no support for far too long. The poor bastard has just been worn down after 2 seasons of being swamped and has basically lost his mojo!
RL and his defensive set ups have finally cruelled our only key forward. Well done RL you ignorant spanker ! KOSI and GAMBLE are not the answer play someone who can give ROO some support eg Walsh Johnson Archer Stanley Lynch.
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