Wilkes

[saintkid]

Can't believe Watters subbed Wilkes off. The guy had a very good 3rd quarter. Should have subbed Blake off. He's been struggling all year.

[clarky449]

Wouldnt Sub Blake off, Cripps.

[Playon]

Yeah like for like, Wilkes great debut

[fugazi]

Wilkes BOG and subbed off!!!!

[Con Gorozidis]

has a 'tweak" according to the coach at 3/4 time... mmmm.
poor bugger if he gets sent back to vfl next week.

[Ralphy]

Wont be blake has done his knee, poor bloke, probably if its ACL career over.

[bobmurray]

Wont be blake has done his knee, poor bloke, probably if its ACL career over.

He came back on.....after they removed his leg....

[bobmurray]

has a 'tweak" according to the coach at 3/4 time... mmmm.
poor bugger if he gets sent back to vfl next week.

Tweak my ar**.....he broke team rules and kicked too many goals....

plenty of spectators in the team tonight who should have been subbed before wilkes...

Anyway...how good was Polo when he came on...sub of the year...

[stkildathunda]

Watters subbbed him so its easier to drop him next week so he can get Kosi back in side.. Cant drop bloke if he kicks 5 or more goals!!

[Iceman234]

has a 'tweak" according to the coach at 3/4 time... mmmm.
poor bugger if he gets sent back to vfl next week.

Tweak my ar**.....he broke team rules and kicked too many goals....

plenty of spectators in the team tonight who should have been subbed before wilkes...

Anyway...how good was Polo when he came on...sub of the year...

9 possessions after he came on?

Not too shabby.

Wish I'd got 9 possies in a game at the top level, especially when coming on so late...

[saber]

Wont be blake has done his knee, poor bloke, probably if its ACL career over.

He came back on.....after they removed his leg....

That must have been the quickest amputation, and rehab learning how to use a prosthetic leg I've ever seen

Look, I wasn't happy with the decision, but Polo didn't play bad when he came on.
Would have liked to have seen say Cripps come off, and play Wilkes and Milne alone in the forward line.
Wilkes providing a focal point, and contest when the ball hits the deck, with Milne mopping up the crumbs and feeding off Wilkes.

[SainterK]

Watters subbbed him so its easier to drop him next week so he can get Kosi back in side.. Cant drop bloke if he kicks 5 or more goals!!

Rubbish.

Was the perfect move in the context of the match.

Should be happy we have a coach who can make moves according to the tone of where things are at, it was the game sealer for mine.

Polo was PERFECT for that last quarter, just perfect.

It was never going to be about leading forwards, it was going to be about in close contested footy, surely you get that?

[jonesy]

Watters subbbed him so its easier to drop him next week so he can get Kosi back in side.. Cant drop bloke if he kicks 5 or more goals!!

Rubbish.

Was the perfect move in the context of the match.

Should be happy we have a coach who can make moves according to the tone of where things are at, it was the game sealer for mine.

Polo was PERFECT for that last quarter, just perfect.

It was never going to be about leading forwards, it was going to be about in close contested footy, surely you get that?

Is it april fools? Game sealer?

Of course Polo needed to be subbed on in those conditions, but for the man who right then and there was having an absolute profound impact on the game,and smack bang in the middle of a purple patch!? Please! It was a disgraceful decision and Wilkes is owed an apology

[clarky449]

Watters subbbed him so its easier to drop him next week so he can get Kosi back in side.. Cant drop bloke if he kicks 5 or more goals!!

Rubbish.

Was the perfect move in the context of the match.

Should be happy we have a coach who can make moves according to the tone of where things are at, it was the game sealer for mine.

Polo was PERFECT for that last quarter, just perfect.

It was never going to be about leading forwards, it was going to be about in close contested footy, surely you get that?

Is it april fools? Game sealer?

Of course Polo needed to be subbed on in those conditions, but for the man who right then and there was having an absolute profound impact on the game,and smack bang in the middle of a purple patch!? Please! It was a disgraceful decision and Wilkes is owed an apology

Although i believe Wilkes should of stayed on. I dotnt hink he is owed an apology.

[stkildathunda]

Coming off Twitter.

Scott watters said decision to sub Wilkes was made prior to mark and goal. They tried to reverse it but was too late as paperwork lodged With interchange stewards and hence couldn't change it.

[slider]

Watters subbbed him so its easier to drop him next week so he can get Kosi back in side.. Cant drop bloke if he kicks 5 or more goals!!

Rubbish.

Was the perfect move in the context of the match.

Should be happy we have a coach who can make moves according to the tone of where things are at, it was the game sealer for mine.

Polo was PERFECT for that last quarter, just perfect.

It was never going to be about leading forwards, it was going to be about in close contested footy, surely you get that?

What ever your taking i dont want any
clueless post at best

[clarky449]

Coming off Twitter.

Scott watters said decision to sub Wilkes was made prior to mark and goal. They tried to reverse it but was too late as paperwork lodged With interchange stewards and hence couldn't change it.

Well that explains it. We can all go back to thinking Scott is the new Messiah!

[jonesy]

Coming off Twitter.

Scott watters said decision to sub Wilkes was made prior to mark and goal. They tried to reverse it but was too late as paperwork lodged With interchange stewards and hence couldn't change it.

So he lied at 3/4 time about the hammy tweak,or did he lie about the paper lodgement? Someone worked under the 'Liar' for to long I think....

[SainterK]

I give up.

I don't reckon hardly any of you watched that last quarter, and once the emotion that BT and Richo heightened in a lot of you eases off a little....you have to watch it again, and watch the last quarter fold out about as good as it could of.

Nobody will change my mind that there was a determination in the box to enter that last quarter with most of the effort in locking down the footy and preventing them scoring.

And they didn't!!!!

I'm glad they went with taking off a tall.

I'm going to talk about other parts of the game.

[clarky449]

Obviously Scott Watters agrees with many of us that we didnt want Wilkes off int he 3rd.

[Teflon]

I give up.

I don't reckon hardly any of you watched that last quarter, and once the emotion that BT and Richo heightened in a lot of you eases off a little....you have to watch it again, and watch the last quarter fold out about as good as it could of.

Nobody will change my mind that there was a determination in the box to enter that last quarter with most of the effort in locking down the footy and preventing them scoring.

And they didn't!!!!

I'm glad they went with taking off a tall.

I'm going to talk about other parts of the game.

yes perhaps best if you focus on the "other"parts of the game that dont perhaps call into question our club cause clearly in your mind ALL their decisions are the right ones.......

[Teflon]

Coming off Twitter.

Scott watters said decision to sub Wilkes was made prior to mark and goal. They tried to reverse it but was too late as paperwork lodged With interchange stewards and hence couldn't change it.

something smells wrong here........

[SainterK]

I give up.

I don't reckon hardly any of you watched that last quarter, and once the emotion that BT and Richo heightened in a lot of you eases off a little....you have to watch it again, and watch the last quarter fold out about as good as it could of.

Nobody will change my mind that there was a determination in the box to enter that last quarter with most of the effort in locking down the footy and preventing them scoring.

And they didn't!!!!

I'm glad they went with taking off a tall.

I'm going to talk about other parts of the game.

yes perhaps best if you focus on the "other"parts of the game that dont perhaps call into question our club cause clearly in your mind ALL their decisions are the right ones.......

I reckon we were far too tall tonight.

There is a wrong decision for you.

[SaintPav]

Watters subbbed him so its easier to drop him next week so he can get Kosi back in side.. Cant drop bloke if he kicks 5 or more goals!!

Rubbish.

Was the perfect move in the context of the match.

Should be happy we have a coach who can make moves according to the tone of where things are at, it was the game sealer for mine.

Polo was PERFECT for that last quarter, just perfect.

It was never going to be about leading forwards, it was going to be about in close contested footy, surely you get that?

Some truth in this..

[dcstkfc]

The truth lies somewhere between the two extreme. Wilkes only had 4 touches all game, but did look dangerous and snagged three. Perhaps he wasn't going to be able to run it out, perhaps it was just an error. Ultimately it all worked out OK, because we won by three goals (Wilkes' tally) and kept Melbourne scoreless in the final term