Essendon vs Adelaide

[CUTTERMAN]

It will be interesting how this pans out, could be introducing him to add a bit more depth for finals, if they make the finals. If they are to play him in the forward lines he might just add a bit of a spark and uncertainty.

[the joker]

Adelaide by 7 goals, Gill to kick a bag.

Pretty close there

[NO-MERCY]

Gill should of kicked a bag!

[brod]

Gill should of kicked a bag!

Missed a couple in the last

[Psyber]

I'm happy if Gill kicks 5.3 every week from now on, some inaccuracy is forgiveable.
How about that brilliant and well planned leg break that bounced through.
Seriously, what he does do is contest every ball, and that is something the Crows have needed.

[stan]

I'm happy if Gill kicks 5.3 every week from now on, some inaccuracy is forgiveable.
How about that brilliant and well planned leg break that bounced through.
Seriously, what he does do is contest every ball, and that is something the Crows have needed.

That wasnt a leg break, it was a bloody off break. Come on Psyber

[Psyber]

I'm happy if Gill kicks 5.3 every week from now on, some inaccuracy is forgiveable.
How about that brilliant and well planned leg break that bounced through.
Seriously, what he does do is contest every ball, and that is something the Crows have needed.

That wasnt a leg break, it was a bloody off break. Come on Psyber

Does that depend on whether the batsman is left or right handed, or doesn't use his hands at all?

[stan]

I'm happy if Gill kicks 5.3 every week from now on, some inaccuracy is forgiveable.
How about that brilliant and well planned leg break that bounced through.
Seriously, what he does do is contest every ball, and that is something the Crows have needed.

That wasnt a leg break, it was a bloody off break. Come on Psyber

Does that depend on whether the batsman is left or right handed, or doesn't use his hands at all?

no im pretty sure thats still going to be a off break mate.

[Psyber]

A serious question then from someone who only played Cricket at High School*..

I'd assumed that if the ball hit the ground and turned towards leg it was a leg break, and if it turned away from the legs it was an off break. If I'd been a batsman facing that oncoming ball - I'm right handed - it would have turned to my leg side to head for the goals, from what I saw on TV. Is there some more formal definition in the rules??

[*My only significant cricketting achievement was once bowling the school Cricket captain, who tended to disdainfully let go any loose ball down the leg side. I bowled one down leg side that turned and hit the wicket from behind his legs when he did that. He never forgot that one.]

[McAlmanac]

Leg breaks turn away from the bat. Gill's kick was an off break.

[Psyber]

Ahh.. found a definition in "Wikipedia" as well, saying a "leg break" breaks away from the leg side, and an "off break" breaks away from the off side of the wicket.
That makes sense of it - it is where it breaks from, not where it breaks to.

[spell_check]

Ahh.. found a definition in "Wikipedia" as well, saying a "leg break" breaks away from the leg side, and an "off break" breaks away from the off side of the wicket.
That makes sense of it - it is where it breaks from, not where it breaks to.

Whoever thought of those terminologies must have been thinking about wind direction (or perhaps the other way round).

[NO-MERCY]

I'm happy if Gill kicks 5.3 every week from now on, some inaccuracy is forgiveable.
How about that brilliant and well planned leg break that bounced through.
Seriously, what he does do is contest every ball, and that is something the Crows have needed.

That wasnt a leg break, it was a bloody off break. Come on Psyber

It was a ARSE break more like it, no way was he trying to kick a goal.

[Shirtfront]

Adelaide by 7 goals, Gill to kick a bag.

Pretty close there

I'll claim that. Doesn't happen too often.

[Psyber]

I'm happy if Gill kicks 5.3 every week from now on, some inaccuracy is forgiveable.
How about that brilliant and well planned leg break that bounced through.
Seriously, what he does do is contest every ball, and that is something the Crows have needed.

That wasnt a leg break, it was a bloody off break. Come on Psyber

It was a ARSE break more like it, no way was he trying to kick a goal.

Nah, pure skill!
The commentators called it as a goal before it even bounced - admittedly as, "This could be the ugliest goal ever!"

[SCD]

Essendon were a rabble on Saturday afternoon.

All day they went with a huddle from a point kickout, all day with no out-riders and all day the Crows ended up in an attacking position because of it.
Thought it was really poor coaching and gave the Crows a free passage to goal each and every time.
They had a number of injuries and couldn't rotate like the Crows could.

Huge positive for the Crows was Dangerfield. The work off the ball was amazing, he was running and tackling and putting pressure on every Essendon player near him, really like the look of him as a half forward and time will tell - but on the evidence of what I saw on Saturday, this bloke will be a star

[Browny25]

Crows were $12.00 to make top 4 3 weeks ago!! I was going to get on but chickened out!

They are now $2.50!!!