Centrals vs Sturt Qualifying Review

[whufc]

who cares what the gowans said...

LOL Obviously you do, if it is true. Might just give some ammo to your opponents next week.

1. wouldn't getting the right to go straight in the GF be enough ammo in itself.

[Dog-boy]

This was a good hard game played by both teams how could anyone not be impressed with both teams tenacity at the contest.Its just that the Dogs never never think they are out of the contest and if the Gowans boys are to slow and old it does not say much for the opposition.(Hope they play till there 40).

Buckets another great game,Cochrane hard at it, Thomas inspirational captain puts his body on the line only downside is Willow is badly out of form and very rarely hits a target.
Congratulations to both Jimmy and Sheedy on there 200th games

Bring on the Bays!!! Cant wait but don't know if my heart can handle another match like this one.

[whufc]

thought we were gone after that disgraceful double goal decision,

What exactly was disgraceful about it? O'Hara's brain fade? Gee I really hope you're not complaining about the umpires, you should be sending them choccies. More.

Utmost respect for the Dogs (players anyway) - they just keep coming and persevere like no team in recent memory. That said I'm not shattered by the effort the Blues put in today, anyone who claims they choked either didn't see the whole game or are quite delusional. It was one of those fantastic tight games where both teams were in with a shot right to the end and if the quarter didn't go for 31 bleedin' minutes (WTF!) the result would have been different.

And, er, let's not play the 'we had our champions out' card. Chambo, Nelson & McLeay might have been handy inclusions too.

Anyway, well done Dogs. Think the ones with the biggest worries now are the Bays!

2nd/ your coach chose not to select him, your lucky we didn't have Ashley Fry

[bayman]

what a great game & physical contest & i doubt very much sturt can recover mentally to win next week, central well lets face it they are like port used to be, they are never ever beaten & you must play out the whole game to win, as for those that called sharples' 2 goals a disgrace it was the correct decision & furthermore had the umpire had the balls there could have well been a third kick given, most people give the gowans' callinan (not that he played today) etc most of the plaudits but the way i look at games is if big buckets went down injured that would be the biggest blow of the lot & as he came back on the ground as time on started in the last term it also changed the direction of the match


as for next week to be the best you have to beat the best & yes we can & should win

[The Sleeping Giant]

Mate he said it to the players after the interview, the cameras were there.

Okay. No microphone though. So Bays supporters are lip readers? Or maybe the Dogs are getting to you already.

[Dog-boy]

what a great game & physical contest & i doubt very much sturt can recover mentally to win next week, central well lets face it they are like port used to be, they are never ever beaten & you must play out the whole game to win, as for those that called sharples' 2 goals a disgrace it was the correct decision & furthermore had the umpire had the balls there could have well been a third kick given, most people give the gowans' callinan (not that he played today) etc most of the plaudits but the way i look at games is if big buckets went down injured that would be the biggest blow of the lot & as he came back on the ground as time on started in the last term it also changed the direction of the match


as for next week to be the best you have to beat the best & yes we can & should win

I agree Buckets is the heart and soul of our club and i love listening to opposition supporters rubbish him and then i enjoy watching him smash bash and crash the ball our way.
Would be one of the first people penciled in at match selection. B.O.G for mine today.

[mal]

Add me to those who thought the game was over with a Sturt win. Great grinding effort by them today, Centrals just know how to get it done when it matters.

What's the lowdown with this post game incident being mentioned?

Sturt supporter attempted to follow the umpires down the race, not sure how close he got.

From a person who was at AAMI today
Apparently a person spat on an umpire today and is likely to be charged over this incident
If this is true its very disappointing
Love em or loathe em no umpire deserves this bullcrappppp
To umpire about 2 hours of footy, to put up with jibes from the crowd, to be chastised at times by players during the game, to be under scrutiny in general is what an umpire has to put up with
To walk off the ground and be subjected to being spat on is disgraceful

2 great games of footy,
And then he goes and spoils it all by doing somethin stoooopid

[Brucetiki]

Jonathan Giles has gone from villian last week to hero this week with the matchwinning goal. It was a very scrappy game where the lead never blew out beyond 13-14 points (similar to last week but the lead changed a lot more). Halfway through the last quarter, it looked all doom and gloom as O'Hara gave a suicidal free after a Sturt goal to blow Sturt's lead out to 13 points. Then again 18 mnutes in as Sturt regained that 2 goal lead. However, this is a Centrals side that will never give up in a final, and came from the clouds to kick three late goals to steal the win. After going to the MCG last night (yes, 2 games in 2 stadiums in 2 states within 24 hours - crazy), and witnessing a heartbreaking loss, I thought oh no not another one. But this time I was on the winning side woohoo!

10th straight second sem for Centrals.

[Apachebulldog]

The turning point was the disgraceful decision by the ump giving Sharples another goal an absolute joke but what great motivation for Doggies this really stirred the kennel.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fish]

"I bet the bays are sh*tting themselves now"

There you go I've said it.

[bayman]

"I bet the bays are sh*tting themselves now"

There you go I've said it.

i say bring it on

[sjt]

The turning point was the disgraceful decision by the ump giving Sharples another goal an absolute joke but what great motivation for Doggies this really stirred the kennel.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It might have been a bit soft,. but O'Hara should have never given the ump the opportunity to call the free. Pointless thing to do, has to be more disciplined.

[dedja]

Mate he said it to the players after the interview, the cameras were there.

Okay. No microphone though. So Bays supporters are lip readers? Or maybe the Dogs are getting to you already.

So now it's clear you haven't seen it

... anyway, I've wasted enough of my 50 posts a day on you already. See you next year.

[purch]

Heard on the radio that the stats for entries into fwd 50 were something like Central 50 Sturt 35. Quite remarkable that Sturt were 2 goals up at any time during the day, and it says something about the Sturt defenders today (or maybe our Chambo-less forward line )

[Blue Boy]

The boys battled hard all day - just to sad to talk about it any further !!!

[Aerie]

There was another vulgar Sturt supporter verbally abusing a Central supporter as we were walking down West Lakes Boulevarde after the game. Some of the things coming from his mouth were disgusting. A bit scary. The guy was a walking time bomb.

[ORDoubleBlues]

A good game of football I felt and you've certainly got to give Centrals credit, they remind me of past Port Adelaide sides as far as you think you've got the game won and they know how to take it from you.

Will give a special mention to my villian Sharples though 'cos as critical as your's truly was about his final quarter in the corresponding game last year, he almost won it today with his two goals, his spoiling from opponents in the air and his impressive shirtfront on Gowans near the end of the game - who would have thought such a little bloke would be able to knock so much wind out of him but to Gowans credit he did get up and play on.

Centrals know how to turn it on come finals time and Glenelg will have to be at their best to beat them next Sunday and as for us, the pressure will be on against the Eagles.

[purch]

The turning point was the disgraceful decision by the ump giving Sharples another goal an absolute joke but what great motivation for Doggies this really stirred the kennel.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It might have been a bit soft,. but O'Hara should have never given the ump the opportunity to call the free. Pointless thing to do, has to be more disciplined.

It was VERY late.

[Apachebulldog]

Anyway a fantastic effort by both teams, i thought The Blues should of buried us in the 1 st qtr as they had most of the play.

Great game of footy goal for goal unbelievable on the edge for most of the game a pity more supporters did not witness this super game.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[purch]

A good game of football I felt and you've certainly got to give Centrals credit, they remind me of past Port Adelaide sides as far as you think you've got the game won and they know how to take it from you.

Will give a special mention to my villian Sharples though 'cos as critical as your's truly was about his final quarter in the corresponding game last year, he almost won it today with his two goals, his spoiling from opponents in the air and his impressive shirtfront on Gowans near the end of the game - who would have thought such a little bloke would be able to knock so much wind out of him but to Gowans credit he did get up and play on.

Centrals know how to turn it on come finals time and Glenelg will have to be at their best to beat them next Sunday and as for us, the pressure will be on against the Eagles.

Gotta agree about Sharples - up to 3/4 time I was thinking his selection was a mistake...and maybe it still was...but credit where credit is due!