Lives scores Round 11

[Rik E Boy]

Dutchy will be very disappointed as it was the worse possible result for him, the Kangas lose and his money on Geelong to win by plenty loses too!
At least Im only half disappointed, my team had a win even if my wallet did have a loss.

nah I said when I put the bet on I would be happy to lose it....very proud of the effort tonight, I wasnt expecting it...every team has injuries but the quality we had out tonight was extraordinary....at least 4 of our top 7-8 in the stands

Geelong still ooze class however there work when they dont have the ball would worry me....plenty of Roos loose which made things easier...

I'm a bit surprised you are saying that Dutchy. Your mate number 16 could have won the game for you if he could mark the ball. We were an absolute rabble when Scarlo went down and had Chapman, Ottens and Mooney severely underdone as well. Boomer Harvey is a legend and that was the best game I've ever seen Hale play but the Roos will never make a footballer out of Daniel Harris IMO.

regards,

REB

[Dutchy]

Now we are finding out why going Back to back is so rarely achieved

Rare?

Adelaide?

Brisbane? twice

all in the last 11 years....

stop making excuses...

[mighty_tiger_79]

they arent excuses, i guess we'll see the Roos achieve a 3-peat sometime soon

possibly any other team bar bombers and freo would have beaten us tonight

[Dutchy]

Dutchy will be very disappointed as it was the worse possible result for him, the Kangas lose and his money on Geelong to win by plenty loses too!
At least Im only half disappointed, my team had a win even if my wallet did have a loss.

nah I said when I put the bet on I would be happy to lose it....very proud of the effort tonight, I wasnt expecting it...every team has injuries but the quality we had out tonight was extraordinary....at least 4 of our top 7-8 in the stands

Geelong still ooze class however there work when they dont have the ball would worry me....plenty of Roos loose which made things easier...

I'm a bit surprised you are saying that Dutchy. Your mate number 16 could have won the game for you if he could mark the ball. We were an absolute rabble when Scarlo went down and had Chapman, Ottens and Mooney severely underdone as well. Boomer Harvey is a legend and that was the best game I've ever seen Hale play but the Roos will never make a footballer out of Daniel Harris IMO.

regards,

REB

yeah I forgot about No. 16 FFS I cant say anymore about him....

You obviously didnt see Harris's game against Sydney REB

[Rik E Boy]

Now we are finding out why going Back to back is so rarely achieved

Rare?

Adelaide?

Brisbane? twice

all in the last 11 years....

stop making excuses...

Geelong haven't gone back to back for over 50 years, the Roos have never achieved this so you could hardly state that back to back flags are a regular feature of AFL/VFL history. We played crap. I admitted it. But we won so why would I need to make excuses?

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

You obviously didnt see Harris's game against Sydney REB

If he is your number three midfielder then you are destined to remain mid-table. While you obviously see more of him than I do I can't recollect too many matches where he has dominated..some of the players who have hurt Geelong in particular for North include Leigh Harding and Andrew Swallow but I don't remember Harris cleaning us up. He burnt the ball a couple of times tonight when he was clear and he doesn't appear to have to much legspeed either. Sorry, don't rate him.

regards,

REB

[Dutchy]

http://www.kangaroos.com.au/TheClub/Pla ... 1&typeid=2

pretty reasonable season IMO...particularly in tackles and clearances

[the wonder elephant]

anyone think that ablett or mooney could be in trouble for there head high strikes during tonights match ?

[mighty_tiger_79]

shouldnt think so, but you never know

[Rik E Boy]

http://www.kangaroos.com.au/TheClub/Players/PlayerProfile/tabid/8141/Default.aspx?playerid=14301&typeid=2

pretty reasonable season IMO...particularly in tackles and clearances

Not a bad season I suppose, but 3 clangers a game and a disposal effiecency of only 62 tonight (and 68 in the Sydney game) and he's only kicked four goals for the year.

According to Footywire Daniel Harris is not in the top hundred of disposals per game and is only ranked 40th in tackles so hardly a league leader there.

Another interesting Daniel Harris statistic is his comparision to second year midfielder Joel Selwood who you would agree is well down the pecking order at Catland.

Kicks
Selwood 10.3 > Harris 8.7
Disposals
Selwood 20.5 > Harris 18.4
Marks
Harris 4.8 > Selwood 4.2
Goals
Harris 04. > Selwood 0.3
Tackles
Harris 4.2> Selwood 3.2

Selwood is 20, Harris is 26. Harris has a (very) slight edge over Joel Selwood even though he has played 127 matches to 31. He should be kicking Selwood's arse. While Harris might not be kicking Selwood's arse at 26 I wouldn't mind betting that Selwood's numbers at age 26 will be a bit more substantial than both sets of numbers above.

regards,

REB

[Dutchy]

I never brought Selwood into the arguement

No dramas with you not rating Harris....we are used to it

Our reserves nearly beat you at near full strength...worry about yout own backyard me thinks...

[Rik E Boy]

No, you brought statistical analysis into the discussion and I responded in kind. If you are happy with a 127 game midfielder who has the output of a 20 year old then more power to you. Really though, I should have used the stats for our number three midfielder Joel Corey.

As for 'reserves' comment, now who is making excuses? Corey Jones hasn't gotten a kick since round two and Nathan Thompson is older than any player on Geelong's list. These options were adequetly covered by Laidley when he loaded up North's forward line with tall players. For the record Geelong had (for various reasons) Egan, Taylor and Hunt out of our back six and Scarlett only played a quarter last night. I'd suggest that in September most of these guys will probably be spectators - Varcoe, Lonergan, Prismall, Byrnes...and North Melbourne.

It was opportunity lost against a rattled Cats side last night so I'd be a bit more worried about your backyard, as you are a lot closer to the end of the lot than us.

10-1.

regards,

REB

[stan]

anyone think that ablett or mooney could be in trouble for there head high strikes during tonights match ?

My Girlfriend hits me harder than that

[Dutchy]

I never said we are going to play finals this year (in fact Ive got money going that we wont)

And Harris isnt in our top 3 midfielders for the record....again something I didnt bring up....

Shadows...at....jumping.......

[Rik E Boy]

What. Who said that LOL. Er..who is the number three midfielder in your books Dutchy?

regards,

REB

[Dutchy]

What. Who said that LOL. Er..who is the number three midfielder in your books Dutchy?

regards,

REB

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[magpie in the 80's]

shouldn't all this NM v GEELONG banter be in R11 reviews and general discussion as like the SANFL ROOM

[Thiele]

shouldn't all this NM v GEELONG banter be in R11 reviews and general discussion as like the SANFL ROOM

correct

[Thiele]

Three BIG games today

Danger game for Adelaide as they verus the Richmond from the MCG

then Essendon verus the Hawks from the Dome. The Hawks will bounce back

Finally over in the West. West Coast verus Sydney from Subi

[Dirko]

Where's a bloody moderator when you need one ?