Blue Sombrero wrote:
daggs001 wrote:
Blue Sombrero wrote:
Lucas isn't going anywhere. If MM was going to trade him, I don't reckon he's have played every game this year he's been available for. You've been reading too much of Synbad's poison.
I reckon Simmo would get us nothing as a trade. And he's a great servnt of the cluib and will play out his days here.
Warnock I agree with. Collinbgwood will be interested in him or HAmpson
Scotland will never be delisted. He'll go in his own time.
Curnow is currently one of our best run with players so I imagine he'll be around for a while.
The rest I pretty much agree with.
Last night on fox, the guys on the couch highlighted a passage of play during the 3rd quarter that
cost us a goal.IF you get a chance, please watch it again but be sure to have a bucket on hand as your very likely to get sick watching it. Its the goal at about 8.30 remaining on the clock (Walker looses a one on one in the square resulting in a goal).
If you look at the passage of play again, watch LUCAS. He drops the ball inside forward 50, which can happen to any player but
happened to Lucas because the heat was on and he had a quick look at what was approaching. But, more importantly, watch his effort when he falls to his knees trying to recover the ball unopposed and S**** himself thinking he is about to get front on contact.He ducks his head to an imaginary defender and doesn't get close to the ball. He got scared of the footsteps.
Than, his half heated effort to get up and chase is the icing on the cake. The ball rebounds and it results in a goal at the other end.
I said at the time it was a momentum killer.Lucas is a momentum killer.He was responsible for the same thing against the dons the week before.Most hanged him for the missed goal 5 meters in front against the dons, but a passage of play 3 minutes before that was the momentum killer.
I find it very hard to believe that a hard nosed coach like MM is going to put up with that type of horse shit for any longer than needs be.
I am certain MM didnt miss the incident in the 3rd term on Friday night.
I wouldn't be so sure with your assertion that that "Lucas isnt going anywhere".
I haven't watched the replay yet but I probably will.
I'll look out for that passage.
My guess is that MM has played him every week so far apart from when he was injured for a week or two. My assertion is based on that by and large.
Watched it.
This is what I saw without blinkers on.
1. Lucas pushes off his man and gets a yard of space.
2. He moves to his left to receive a handball which is slightly off target which goes to his right shoulder while he is still moving left. Fumbles it
3. Goes to recover. Is pushed off by his man and falls forward, protecting his head with his arms from an oncoming Hawks player. The ball is behind him at this stage.
4. The Hawks player avoids contact by which time the play has moved on.
OK. He fumbled it. It was nowhere near the worst fumble for the night and there were three other plays that followed it before the goal resulted.
Garlett went to ground.
Jamo beaten by Franklin and Hodge runs free of his man and kicks to the square where Walker gets outmarked from an impossible position.
Now here are two for you to watch.
3rd quarter 12:50. Lucas outbodies Burgoyne, gets the footy and passes 45 metres to Waite who doesn't mark. According to Tom Harley it is an outstanding piece of play.
4th quarter 17:09. Lucas receives the footy knowing he is about to be hit. He takes the ball cleanly, dodges the Hawks player and executes a difficult handball to Scotland who runs on. According to the commentators, another outstanding play.
OK, he made some mistakes but he also did pretty well.
You might at least acknowledge that he did some good stuff as well. But he is the current whipping boy now Russell has gone.
BTW, Gibbs shirked his first contest for the night but had a great game until he fumbled with a minute or so to go. It was a much worse one than Lucas's.
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