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2014 Discussion Thread
Welcome one and all to the 2014 edition of our AFL discussion threads. As per tradition I've started up the 2014 thread on new years day as I do most years.
one of the most disgusting, cowardly hits you'll see on a football field. brad symes copping an elbow to the face, suspected the thug who did it will get around 6-8 weeks. symes' career may be over though with another heavy concussion at the age of 29.
no place for that kind of shit in the game.
this is probably better. there's a hit at around 14:45 that isn't the symes one, which is at about 15:20.
i think it's a severe overreaction to start calling the game soft or anything. for me, anything to gets rid of head high clashes is a positive. brad symes had to retire after he was lined up and elbowed in the head. it was something like his 11th concussion. he was getting concussed as a schoolboy ffs. if the afl can show to kids that it's not okay for you to hit someone in the head, hopefully it's a safer place for players in the future.
the bump is not dead. just don't bump them in the head.
Stunned by the result. Sydney were so poor. Maybe premature but surely Longmire's position would be under some question. Had the best collection of players in the league and failed to win the premiership. Could argue Paul Roos set up this team and he has merely guided it, kind of like Chris Scott at Geelong.
i dont think horse is a good matchday coach. made a big error taking reid over mitchell, and made next to no changes during the game. looked lost for much of the game too, did nothing to try and get on top and was well and truly out coached by clarko.
sydney were sluggish, weak and overawed by hawthorn in every aspect. their midfield didn't get anywhere near it. hawthorn were rough and aggressive early and sydney were scared. tippett taking a mark over mitchell at half back summed up the game for me. midfielders couldnt get their hands first to the ball, and their forwards got next to no service, and sydney's defense couldn't cope, which is understandable.
lewis, mitchell and hodge probably played the best combined game that those 3 have ever played, gibson and lake were immense whenever the ball went down there, and burgoyne/roughead were fantastic too. it was an absolute smashing, a great watch to see a team play THAT good, and fuck sydney.
i dont think horse is a good matchday coach. made a big error taking reid over mitchell, and made next to no changes during the game. looked lost for much of the game too, did nothing to try and get on top and was well and truly out coached by clarko.
Yep, Horse is quite overrated as a match day coach. Nowhere near Sanderson levels bad, but he is far too stubborn. Never seriously changes anything up. Reid over Mitchell was probably the wrong call and he was only in there for structures, but I guess no one actually realised how detrimental having him in the team would be. Mind you, there is no shame in being out coached by Clarko, man's the greatest coach of the modern era - rightup there as the greatest coach of all time.
sydney were sluggish, weak and overawed by hawthorn in every aspect. their midfield didn't get anywhere near it. hawthorn were rough and aggressive early and sydney were scared. tippett taking a mark over mitchell at half back summed up the game for me. midfielders couldnt get their hands first to the ball, and their forwards got next to no service, and sydney's defense couldn't cope, which is understandable.
We have way too many outside midfielders in the team, desperately needed at least TMitch in the side. Kennedy was the only player that was able to win the ball out of the middle. First game next year TMitch and Heeney or maybe Hewett surely start in the best 22. Been losing clearances all year, it just hasn't been noticeable because we were winning. How many games did Franklin win off of his own boot though? Our midfield needs to change.
I thought our forward line played quite well, considering how little supply they got. Franklin definitely established himself as the second or third best player of this generation behind Ablett and maybe Judd. Our defenders were okay, but it certainly showed Rampe cannot play as a key defender next year. He probably replaces Malch next year if he goes elsewhere.
lewis, mitchell and hodge probably played the best combined game that those 3 have ever played, gibson and lake were immense whenever the ball went down there, and burgoyne/roughead were fantastic too. it was an absolute smashing, a great watch to see a team play THAT good, and fuck sydney.
Yep, we were absolutely shit, but Hawthorn's performance was absolutely outstanding. Best I have seen a team play against Sydney ever. They were insanely good.
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