He’s alright isn’t he. Long arms, quick hands and some footy smarts. Certainly no mug when it hits the ground.
Match Thread Saints v Giants Round 10 2023
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Your nic is perfect for yours and the comment you were responding to.
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Well they are not playing soccer. You cannot tackle a player who doesn't have possession of the ball.Brunswicksainter wrote: ↑Sun 21 May 2023 6:52pmThat would of been a red card in soccerTrev from the Bush wrote: ↑Sun 21 May 2023 6:42pm Higgins tackled to the ground without touching the ball when running towards an open goal. Thoughts, Curly?
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Post of the week. 79% disposal efficiency is either superb or putrid.
I say the former.
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It's actually easier to kick the footy straight in sloppy muddy ground than it is on the modern day harder and slippery surfaces.Annoyedsaint wrote: ↑Sun 21 May 2023 9:44pmBut you are saying the grounds were worse than today in the same argument. Mud that was inches deep in those era’s too.
If we need a goal to win after the siren then we are in big strife. Who would you actually trust to kick 7/10? from 35-45m out? Very slim pickings and it’s been like that for far too long.
Rooy was an aerobic beast, but he still had issues and many footballers have issues. I think we underestimate the fatigue factor from the amount of running, when it comes to set shot kicking
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He was very good for the most part but there were a few easy kicks that missed open targets by quite a distanceTrev from the Bush wrote: ↑Sun 21 May 2023 11:58pmPost of the week. 79% disposal efficiency is either superb or putrid.
I say the former.
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He sometimes duffs the easy kick. Must just be a concentration issue.
Thought his ball use and vision was excellent
Thought his ball use and vision was excellent
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NWM needs to get confident kicking for goals. He’s an excellent field kick. It will come.
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f****** outrageous non decision. Even the missus was appalled.Trev from the Bush wrote: ↑Sun 21 May 2023 11:52pmWell they are not playing soccer. You cannot tackle a player who doesn't have possession of the ball.Brunswicksainter wrote: ↑Sun 21 May 2023 6:52pmThat would of been a red card in soccerTrev from the Bush wrote: ↑Sun 21 May 2023 6:42pm Higgins tackled to the ground without touching the ball when running towards an open goal. Thoughts, Curly?
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It might have been mentioned in here already (not sure, as I was at the game and not on here!), but there was a tremendous amount of support for St Kilda at the ground. It seemed like it was all St Kilda along the bottom level on the outer wing (the far side of the ground as per the tv cameras). I felt like there were possibly more Saints fans than Giants there. Previous times I've been there, there have been more Giants fans. The top decks of some of the stands weren't open this time.
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I thought the same when watching it on foxWinmar wrote: ↑Mon 22 May 2023 9:34pm It might have been mentioned in here already (not sure, as I was at the game and not on here!), but there was a tremendous amount of support for St Kilda at the ground. It seemed like it was all St Kilda along the bottom level on the outer wing (the far side of the ground as per the tv cameras). I felt like there were possibly more Saints fans than Giants there. Previous times I've been there, there have been more Giants fans. The top decks of some of the stands weren't open this time.