Game day thread v Poos and Wees

[BT Tiger]

Good to see we've now fully awake after that sluggish 1st quarter. Much better pressure around the ground and our backline is holding up well. Balta has had a number of good touches after a few early fumbles.

 

[ToraToraTora]

Peak Lunch. Never knew he could play like this.

 

[Fighting Fury]

Score please?

19 up

 

[Smoking Aces]

We could win this by 8 goals or get rolled.

All over them, could easily be another 4 up.

Agree. Feels like we haven’t gotten out of second gear.

 

[Tenacious]

Hope Biggie gets a chance for some clean disposals in this last qtr

 

[Ripplestick]

Definite free. That's exactly what the rule was brought in for.

It was brought in for players sliding in and taking out the legs because one guy broke his leg, not what happened there, Balta was in the contest, and the hawks player milked it imo.

 

[artball]

ok. so we should win.
curious how the umps behave this Q

 

[Ridley]

We’re not far enough in front from the amount of play we had that quarter. Hawks had a good patch for 5-6 minutes where we dropped off but we dominated everywhere on scoreboard otherwise.

We just waste too many forward opportunities. Need to keep the intensity and work rate up for the entire 4th term to see this one out.

 

[Rfc4Ever]

Edwards on for Balta

 

[TimeToRoar]

Balta out - hamstring

 

[waiting]

What happened????
Missed it.

 

[Fighting Fury]

Balta in a tracksuit top in the huddle?

 

[Redford]

Might be Lynch’s best game all things considered.

How was this not a holding the ball to us? I can’t believe the outright cheating by the umpires.

he blew the whistle and then called play on when he realised it was us !!

 

[Ridley]

We could win this by 8 goals or get rolled.

All over them, could easily be another 4 up.

We butcher it too much in our forward line.

 

[Ripplestick]

Balta must've done hammy when he kicked it.

 

[TigerForce]

Balta out - hamstring

Hopefully general soreness.

 

[spook]

It seems to me that the umpiring determination of some rules has changed at halftime. They now seem to be letting stuff go that they didn’t in the first half.

It's easier to understand when you realise the job of the umpires in the first half is to make sure viewers don't switch off.

 

[Redford]

Hope Biggie gets a chance for some clean disposals in this last qtr

Needs to toughen up a bit under the ball. Ok spoiling from behind, but a bit weak under it.

 

[CarnTheTiges]

Balta out - hamstring

Just mugged for the camera on the bench, so he seems to be ok.

 

[BT Tiger]

Balta doesn't look particularly despondent.