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Round
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Port Adelaide
13.10 (88) |
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Melbourne
9.14 (68) |
Bit of trepidation this week given no Matty
and wondering how we were going to do coming off a loss that
was a bit of a wake up call. Well, the boys did it again,
not without some moments of despair and ecstasy.. ok ok,
joy. Got off to a pretty good start but I was spewing
that they kept on kicking out to the wing, not to mention some
short chippy kicks when there was a bloody 40kph South Westerly
that could blow goals in from 80m out. Tredders, you won
the toss but the team just didn't capitalise as much as we would
have liked. Moving on, the game moved pretty well thanks
to the umps letting the guys try to get the ball out off the
ground on their own, however I wasn't too sure whether we'd
come to see AFL or Rugby League, especially part way through
the start of the last quarter when there were about 15 players
trying to get the ball off the ground for a good 30-40 seconds.
Having said that, there were some pretty shitty frees that did
not make any sense. Like Chad nearly getting his head ripped
off.
Bit of a scare with Melbourne kicking
4 straight goals in the period of about 8 minutes in the 3rd
quarter. Thankfully, our defenders did a bloody superb job
holding up the back and really stopping the momentum that
the Dees had at times, especially when the wind was blowing
in their favour ( and also their poor kicking ). Young
Dean Brogan was sensational and is a welcome addition to the
lineup. Personally, I think Wakelin had one of his best games
and is really proving himself. Old stalwarts like Che and
Wangers, Nick Stevens and Josh really made it work.
Cain Ackland also did a great job when required. Thanks
to Josh for a bit of biffo that we all enjoy. No reports,
no worries.
Highlight:
1) Dean Brogans' first kick
resulting in a goal, the 89th player in Footy history to achieve
this feat. Well done, lad !
2) Stuey's siren goal kick on the
end of 3rd quarter from 2 steps that must have travelled at
least 65 metres.
Lowlight:
1) Players slipping all over the place.
2) Tredders missing that goal from 25m out ( You are forgiven
after your top handling of the temporary captaincy).
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