Post Match. Pies stone the Crows. All comments.

[Mr Miyagi]

Uh, Moore wasn’t thrown forward, he put himself there

[tbaker]

[BBHS]

he (Moore) remarked upon this after the game. Noted we where getting beaten in the air and wanted to ensure a contest/chance to score. As opposed to an intercept.

[Pies2016]

[Pies2016]

And while we’re handing out accolades, I thought Quaynor was very good on Rankine. Rankine is as slippery as they come and he doesn’t need many chances to hit the scoreboard. Quaynor read the incoming ball better than Rankine, particularly in the second half when it was all on the line.
It was a fine game on a very damaging opponent.

[think positive]

[think positive]

[David]

[Mr Burns 17]

I actually thought Elliott was very good. Ginnivan and Hill also had their moments so no need to panic. All are very clever necessary players. Krueger once again fails to complete a match. They can't persist with him.

[Geek]

[RudeBoy]

A good post Boot.

Our structural problems, with a lack of rucks and KPPs, is clearly the reason teams are getting on top of us for long stretches in games. However, as you point out, our superior fitness enables us to run out games better than our opponents. I also think our deficiencies in the air, ultimately lead us to play a more run and carry game, when everything is on the line, in the knowledge that we've already run the opposition into the ground. Perhaps, the game plan could be akin to Muhammed Ali's old 'rope a dope' tactic, he employed so famously against George Foreman in Zaire (now the Congo), way back in 1974. In that famous heavy weight title fight, Foreman completely dominated Ali for 7 rounds, with Ali simply absorbing the punishment, leaning back on the ring side ropes, until Foreman was exhausted from throwing so many punches at Ali. All of a sudden, Ali sprang to life in the 8th round, bouncing off the ropes and throwing a flurry of punches including a knockout blow to Foreman.

I'm not suggesting we deliberately let other teams dominate us early on in games, but perhaps other teams exhaust themselves trying to get on top of us for large parts of games, and by the last quarter, our superior fitness, combined with our will to win and supreme confidence comes to the fore, enabling us to run over the opposition. To some degree, it means that our incredible last quarters, are, to a large degree, products of the previous 3 quarters.

[qldmagpie67]

I’ve watched the game over and really we shouldn’t have been in a position to win
Adelaide wasted at least 7 goals with poor shots on goals
Now that’s there problem not ours but it hurt them come the 4th quarter
Now to us
Reading the posts there’s a spread of comments about various players on various occasions
I think the real value in our players can be summed up in a single term
TEAM
Players are asked to play roles which change not just week to week but quarter to quarter
They do so without question and do it to there best
They aren’t seeking personally glory nor worrying about personal stats
They just do the job asked of them
I won’t highlight the instances of each that’s been done but I want to mention just a couple of these
Frampton he’s done enough to prove his value 10 times over thus far. He’s playing a position he wasn’t recruited for but he’s giving his everything and giving us a chance of at least having a contest. He’s getting forward and brining balls to ground and back to plug holes. His second efforts around stoppages are awesome as well
McCreery his speed and doggedness underlines what this team does. Get to every contest and do whatever it takes to win the ball back or at a minimum give other players time to get back and help. I want to see him in the midfield more and more because his pressure or perceived pressure makes opponents nervous
Finally Checkers. Is there a player with a bigger heart ? His undersized as a key forward but he contests every chance he gets. He puts his body on the line every week without fear. He brings his team mates into the game whenever he can and he kicks goal’s regularly enough to keep us in the game

You could mention each and every player who’s worn the jersey this year they’ve all had a moment or moments
The coaching staff have done a incredible job

[piffdog]

[Magpietothemax]

Just watched the final quarter again. I know others have paid tribute to Noble's brilliance in that final quarter. I wanted to pay mine as well. Not just the incredible goal at the end, but in defence as well. He has become a brilliant player: highly skilled, electric in pace and energy, and with just incredible physical courage. Worth more than his weight in gold (because he doesn't weigh much).

[Magpietothemax]