A sedulous analysis of Round 16

[stan]

[quote="mighty_tiger_79"]Gee the Bombers have had a rough trot with the umps from what I've seen

Only in the last 10 minutes of the game. They were pretty poor all day both ways though

Ok. I only saw bits and pieces and then watched the last 8 mins. Every time I tuned in there was a horrible decision that went against the Bombers.


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Umpiring at the moment is absolutely disgraceful across the board.

did you see the poor deliberate decision in the WCE v Roos game. Sheppherd is about to kick it gets pushed in the back ball rolls out of bounds and gets called deliberate. He wouldn't have kicked it out of bounds if he wasn't pushed in the back. absolute disgrace[/quote]
Also it was funny watching the North player how was watching the ball go out. I thought it was funny but really a sad reflection on how the rule is applied.

[The Bedge]

Also it was funny watching the North player how was watching the ball go out. I thought it was funny but really a sad reflection on how the rule is applied.

That's the most stupid part to me - the player has the chance to pick the ball up and use it quickly - surely that's advantage enough than giving a free kick away for deliberate!

[Brodlach]

Ablett out for the rest of the year

Mason Wood given the all clear on his knee

[Spargo]

Mason Wood given the all clear on his knee

Meeting with a specialist tomorrow to see if he needs surgery.

[Brodlach]

Mason Wood given the all clear on his knee

Meeting with a specialist tomorrow to see if he needs surgery.

Yep agree, that half volley pick up and turn against Adelaide was incredible. Could be anything if he keeps tracking along the way he is ATM

[Dogwatcher]

I thought the OBD on Lewis (?) during the Port game was ridiculous too. He kicked it from near the centre square, it skewed off his boot.

[Spargo]

North making up the numbers now. No heart shown yesterday at all.

Couldn't disagree more. When the margin blew out to 40+ it looked like a 70 pt thrashing. North wrestled control back just over half way through the third qtr & had all the play in last. The Eagles were spent and our on ballers were dominating, we simply didn't have the polish in the forward 50 to make it closer.
No heart? You're way off here.

[bennymacca]

North are playing well, they just aren't good enough to consistently beat top teams

[carey]

North are playing well, they just aren't good enough to consistently beat top teams

???? Doesn't that comment totally contradict itself?

[bennymacca]

North are playing well, they just aren't good enough to consistently beat top teams

???? Doesn't that comment totally contradict itself?

Not at all.

As a team most of the players are in pretty decent form except maybe goldy who is carrying an injury.

Wells and Waite are huge outs for them and probably Jacobs too. And their replacements just aren't good enough to keep them as a top 4 team.

[daysofourlives]

North making up the numbers now. No heart shown yesterday at all.

Couldn't disagree more. When the margin blew out to 40+ it looked like a 70 pt thrashing. North wrestled control back just over half way through the third qtr & had all the play in last. The Eagles were spent and our on ballers were dominating, we simply didn't have the polish in the forward 50 to make it closer.
No heart? You're way off here.

Well **** me I have to agree with Spargo, I reckon theres only 4 teams that give the same effort week in week out. You know exactly what youre going to get and North is one of them. They just arent good enough, they dont have the cattle at the moment. By the way I dont think they have the cattle full stop

[PatowalongaPirate]

North making up the numbers now. No heart shown yesterday at all.

Couldn't disagree more. When the margin blew out to 40+ it looked like a 70 pt thrashing. North wrestled control back just over half way through the third qtr & had all the play in last. The Eagles were spent and our on ballers were dominating, we simply didn't have the polish in the forward 50 to make it closer.
No heart? You're way off here.

Well **** me I have to agree with Spargo, I reckon theres only 4 teams that give the same effort week in week out. You know exactly what youre going to get and North is one of them. They just arent good enough, they dont have the cattle at the moment. By the way I dont think they have the cattle full stop

Shit, that must sting a bit.

[Booney]

North making up the numbers now. No heart shown yesterday at all.

Couldn't disagree more. When the margin blew out to 40+ it looked like a 70 pt thrashing. North wrestled control back just over half way through the third qtr & had all the play in last. The Eagles were spent and our on ballers were dominating, we simply didn't have the polish in the forward 50 to make it closer.
No heart? You're way off here.

The Eagles had you covered all day and they are the worst side in the 8. 3 goals at 1/4 time, 5 at 1/2, 5 at 3/4 and beat you by 5. Another 11 goal effort and you smashed them in hit outs and didn't win clearances.

Never looked in it when clearly it was a very important game for both sides. Instead of staying in touch with the top 4 you're 8th with a rubbish percentage. Not a very inspiring performance in a very important game. The only side in the 8 to lose to the Eagles.

[Spargo]

The only side in the 8 to lose to the Eagles.

Also, apart from the inform Adelaide, we're the only team in the 8 to travel to Perth to play them.
The Eagles' losses to Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs, Sydney & Geelong were all away games. Not many beat these teams away. In fact I think only 5 top 8 teams have beaten other top 8 teams away this year out of over 30 matches.

[MW]

You can find a stat for anything but what stats won't hide is North beat up on the lower sides in the first 9 rounds (and rightly so, that's the fixture you were given) but have been shown up by the top 8 sides which is putting them in a position on the ladder which I think everyone thinks where they should be, from 5th - 8th.

[bennymacca]

You can find a stat for anything but what stats won't hide is North beat up on the lower sides in the first 9 rounds (and rightly so, that's the fixture you were given) but have been shown up by the top 8 sides which is putting them in a position on the ladder which I think everyone thinks where they should be, from 5th - 8th.

Yeah, if you had said at the start of the year north would be 10-5 everyone would have nodded their head, they just did it in a weird way!

[Spargo]

Was Hartlett officially concussed? If so, questions will be asked as to how soon he was able to come back on.

Clearly no club takes any chances with concussion in todays game.

Clearly...

[mighty_tiger_79]

I thought his shot for goal, directly in front that was hooked terribly Travis Cloke style said it all....

[mighty hounds]

The only side in the 8 to lose to the Eagles.

Also, apart from the inform Adelaide, we're the only team in the 8 to travel to Perth to play them.
The Eagles' losses to Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs, Sydney & Geelong were all away games. Not many beat these teams away. In fact I think only 5 top 8 teams have beaten other top 8 teams away this year out of over 30 matches.

We played them 4-5 weeks ago now. We weren't the inform side at the time when we knocked them off.

[whufc]

Was Hartlett officially concussed? If so, questions will be asked as to how soon he was able to come back on.

Clearly no club takes any chances with concussion in todays game.

Clearly...

Hehehehe