it was a great game that had intensity & also with plenty of turnovers in the first half & glenelg held the ascendancy & should have been further in front bar for some innacurate kicking including at least 3 out on the full, you could see west was getting on top during the third term & obviously glenelg was steamrolled in the last although i wasn't impressed with the give up attitude the bay players showed after macreadie took that screamer in the goalsquare & goaled, this attitude was emphasised when ty allen had the ball around the half back line & took a long time to have his kick when called to 'play on' & his raising his arms outstretched ''saying well i had nothing to kick too''
both reports were an absolute joke
todd grima's was a fractionally late bump after a free was paid to another player & all it should have been was a 25 metre penalty at worst
the west player reported whose name escapes me (as i left the budget in the car) was even worse, yes it was a free for in the back as he landed on the bay player who was first to the ball but to report him for that was a disgrace
the umpiring while it didn't favour either team was disgraceful, they had no feel for the game, at one stage i witnessed one of the best marks i've seen in a long long time only for kirkby to be given a free, yes it was probably there but you must have a feel for the game, players from both sides continually looked at the umpire to see which way the free would be awarded to.........tony dey is not up to it so why do they persist with him ?
frank manikas made puzzling decisions as well & the much MALinged curtis deboy was very much less conspicuous so i'd say he did ok
cameron hitchcock, i bit my lip after the port game (he got in the best players at the club & kicked 3 goals out of 9 BUT he lost every 50/50 contest that day) he is a very soft player who yes kicks goals but when a ball is on the line he pulls out & hopes the opponent makes a blue, it was very evident in the last term when the ball came out toward him on centrewing & he stopped dead & let the west player who attacked the ball gain possession of it & sent it back into attack
there maybe kids in the team but there is no 'mojo' no run, no taking risks etc etc & unless there is a shakeup at the bay we'll be very lucky to make the 5 & wouldn't do any damage if we did
westies best players i thought were (in no particular order) caire, the caruso bros, morris, willits & macreadie
well done westies, way too good after half time
Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 11:07 pm
