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Crippa
PostPosted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 7:13 am 
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jake_h03 wrote:
Dominator_7 wrote:
Was Murph always such a butcher of the ball ?
I can't seem to recall him being this bad earlier in his career.


Went at 78% today...


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32 disposals. 20 handballs. 12 kicks. 4 clangers. I can think of 3 shocking clangers by foot and if the fourth was also by foot then he went roughly 65% by foot.

17 contested possessions
8 clearances!
4 tackles

These are all really good stats so overall he probably had a good game but I remember getting really annoyed at some poor decisions, poor kicks and a bunch of nothing kicks that hit the target but didn't improve our field position. Even his effective possessions are rarely damaging possessions. He's a warrior. He's all heart. But his impact has fallen since the first handful of games this season.
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17th Premiership
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Crippa wrote:
Dominator_7 wrote:
jim wrote:
Navy Blue Horse wrote:
Dominator_7 wrote:
There can be no more defending of Levi.
He's s dead set liability.



Frightening that Richmond seemingly think he's the cream on the cake


He'll suddenly kick straight there...lol. Rest of his game is ok.


Not really.
Can't kick
For someone known for his marking, misses too many regulation chest marks
Floats in and out of games.
Lazy lack of effort late in the last qtr led to a goal. Then to top it off, is given a regulation shot at goal to atone and of course misses.
Time to move on from him.



Poor Levi.

Forget the captain turning the ball ove multiple times. Forget Silvani's OOF and other misses. Forget the other 9 behinds we kicked. Forget all the usual missed tackles. It's all Levi's fault for the last quarter miss. I was as disappointed at Levi missing what he should have kicked. But wow the hatred toward him despite all the other good he does is just ridiculous. Just crazy.

I saw a bunch of marks to Carlton players that would never have been taken without Levi's bodywork in the contest.

He's not our future. Our kids will go past him. But he doesn't deserve the whipping he gets here.

Great game from the kids. I'm disappointed for them. Pickett really showed something.


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scottopee
PostPosted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 8:31 am 
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Crippa wrote:
jake_h03 wrote:
Dominator_7 wrote:
Was Murph always such a butcher of the ball ?
I can't seem to recall him being this bad earlier in his career.


Went at 78% today...


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro


32 disposals. 20 handballs. 12 kicks. 4 clangers. I can think of 3 shocking clangers by foot and if the fourth was also by foot then he went roughly 65% by foot.

17 contested possessions
8 clearances!
4 tackles

These are all really good stats so overall he probably had a good game but I remember getting really annoyed at some poor decisions, poor kicks and a bunch of nothing kicks that hit the target but didn't improve our field position. Even his effective possessions are rarely damaging possessions. He's a warrior. He's all heart. But his impact has fallen since the first handful of games this season.


Yet he'll win the B&F
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doofdoof
PostPosted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 8:54 am 
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AGRO wrote:
Teddy wrote:
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He would have to be right up there in our best ever players.


I love the guy but he's not even top 50 in the history of the CFC.

"With all the champions..."

No other club has a list of greats like ours.


Disagree...

Name 50 that are better.
(or to make the attempt easier for you, start with our team of the century and add 30)



In no particular order, I'll start:


- Mark Maclure
- Ken Sheldon
- Jim Buckley
- Wayne Harmes
- Peter McConnville
- Alex Marcou
- David Glascott
- Peter Bosustow
- Peter Dean
- Ian Robertson
- Brent Crosswell
- Peter Jones
- Bryan Quirk
- David Rhys-Jones
- Fraser Brown
- Matthew Lappin
- Justin Madden


I'll come up with more, but right now it's 1.16am and I'm tired and still angry.

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Kouta, Ratten, Fev, Meldrum, Betts, Judd, Sexton, Andrew Mckay, David Mckay...

Probably covers it.

Good player Simmo tho
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Does anyone know where i can see the last quarter online?
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Does anyone know where i can see the last quarter online?
AFL.com

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Rexy
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scottopee wrote:
Crippa wrote:
jake_h03 wrote:
Dominator_7 wrote:
Was Murph always such a butcher of the ball ?
I can't seem to recall him being this bad earlier in his career.


Went at 78% today...


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro


32 disposals. 20 handballs. 12 kicks. 4 clangers. I can think of 3 shocking clangers by foot and if the fourth was also by foot then he went roughly 65% by foot.

17 contested possessions
8 clearances!
4 tackles

These are all really good stats so overall he probably had a good game but I remember getting really annoyed at some poor decisions, poor kicks and a bunch of nothing kicks that hit the target but didn't improve our field position. Even his effective possessions are rarely damaging possessions. He's a warrior. He's all heart. But his impact has fallen since the first handful of games this season.


Yet he'll win the B&F


In a team sport when the team is the 2nd worst performer in the comp the b&f is virtually irrelevant.
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This is the only game this year that I've been really angry to lose. I mean like 1990s era angry where it would affect my whole demeanour for the following week.

This past 15 years has completely desensitised me to losses. Except those to this pack of c-nuts. This is still burning away like deep heat in a cricket box.

Not happy.

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Teddy
PostPosted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 10:27 am 
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doofdoof wrote:
AGRO wrote:
Teddy wrote:
GWS wrote:
MIL wrote:
He would have to be right up there in our best ever players.


I love the guy but he's not even top 50 in the history of the CFC.

"With all the champions..."

No other club has a list of greats like ours.


Disagree...

Name 50 that are better.
(or to make the attempt easier for you, start with our team of the century and add 30)



In no particular order, I'll start:


- Mark Maclure
- Ken Sheldon
- Jim Buckley
- Wayne Harmes
- Peter McConnville
- Alex Marcou
- David Glascott
- Peter Bosustow
- Peter Dean
- Ian Robertson
- Brent Crosswell
- Peter Jones
- Bryan Quirk
- David Rhys-Jones
- Fraser Brown
- Matthew Lappin
- Justin Madden


I'll come up with more, but right now it's 1.16am and I'm tired and still angry.

:donk:


Kouta, Ratten, Fev, Meldrum, Betts, Judd, Sexton, Andrew Mckay, David Mckay...

Probably covers it.

Good player Simmo tho



I'd have Simmo before Sheldon, Marcou, Quirk, Mconville, Lappin, Meldrum (had 2 great years, not 10). And on par with quite a few others including Betts whose best football has been at the Crows.

Don't forget Simmo played in an era of shit teams, much harder to play well than playing in say the 87 team or the 81/82 teams.


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Crippa
PostPosted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 10:50 am 
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Kinda a pointless argument isn't it?

Ripping player in his day.
Heart and soul.
His status as in the top 20 or 50 or 100 doesn't change that.
Almost impossible to compare players over different eras.
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Beantown
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Crippa wrote:
Kinda a pointless argument isn't it?

Ripping player in his day.
Heart and soul.
His status as in the top 20 or 50 or 100 doesn't change that.
Almost impossible to compare players over different eras.


Agreed. I'm coming around to thinking that this will be his last year, but supporters flaming him of late have short memories. Yep he's made his share of mistakes over the years, but who hasn't that's worn the jumper in the past 20 years. Bar a few highlights we've been woeful as a rule.
I would however struggle to think of a player we've had in that time that has been as selfless and courageous as him. He's been a star and deserves to go out with a bit of dignity.
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dadadadada
PostPosted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:00 pm 
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We "manage" young players ... why haven't we done that with Simmo ?
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Donstuie
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Who gives a shit whether he's top 50, 100 or 1000?

The most important thing is what he's meant to us in our darkest ever era.

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Blue Vain
PostPosted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:23 pm 
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Unfortunately I have no doubt his effort in the last Essendon* goal will be highlighted this week. The ball went to a 2 on 2 out on the wing and Simmo jogged about 10 metres behind Tipungwuti hoping we would win the ball. The Dons won the contest and Tipungwuti was off toward goal unimpeded. We're not playing well enough that players can roll the dice like that. I love Simmo but he needed to get defensive side while he had the opportunity.

He's been an absolute favourite of mine but I'd like to see him bow out this year instead of risking playing VFL footy next year.

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sinbagger
PostPosted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:33 pm 
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Rexy wrote:
scottopee wrote:
Crippa wrote:
jake_h03 wrote:
Dominator_7 wrote:
Was Murph always such a butcher of the ball ?
I can't seem to recall him being this bad earlier in his career.


Went at 78% today...


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro


32 disposals. 20 handballs. 12 kicks. 4 clangers. I can think of 3 shocking clangers by foot and if the fourth was also by foot then he went roughly 65% by foot.

17 contested possessions
8 clearances!
4 tackles

These are all really good stats so overall he probably had a good game but I remember getting really annoyed at some poor decisions, poor kicks and a bunch of nothing kicks that hit the target but didn't improve our field position. Even his effective possessions are rarely damaging possessions. He's a warrior. He's all heart. But his impact has fallen since the first handful of games this season.


Yet he'll win the B&F


In a team sport when the team is the 2nd worst performer in the comp the b&f is virtually irrelevant.


So he should just give up then?
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Hornet
PostPosted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:50 pm 
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We can argue about single incidents and whether Levi is the antichrist all we like but the game was littered with many incidents that contributed to the loss.

No one has highlighted a period in the 3rd qtr where Essendon* couldn't buy a goal and we hit the front, only for a dumb turnover from the skipper that led to a Heppell goal and a simple Marchbank dropped mark that they swooped on. We ended the qtr in front but I had this feeling that we needed a bigger lead to outlast them in the final term.

Simmo had a bad game... move on

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Rexy
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sinbagger wrote:

So he should just give up then?


No, he's performing a vital role while the young players develop.

In terms of the b&f, his role in this rebuilding team requires play being directed predominantly through him, Gibbs, Docherty, Simpson and Cripps, so there's not much chance of him not getting high possessions (unless tagged) and thus always being in the votes.
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kingkerna
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Beantown wrote:
Crippa wrote:
Kinda a pointless argument isn't it?

Ripping player in his day.
Heart and soul.
His status as in the top 20 or 50 or 100 doesn't change that.
Almost impossible to compare players over different eras.


Agreed. I'm coming around to thinking that this will be his last year, but supporters flaming him of late have short memories. Yep he's made his share of mistakes over the years, but who hasn't that's worn the jumper in the past 20 years. Bar a few highlights we've been woeful as a rule.
I would however struggle to think of a player we've had in that time that has been as selfless and courageous as him. He's been a star and deserves to go out with a bit of dignity.
Beautifully said

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So he should just give up then?


Probably, because Docherty is going to win the B&F

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