Post Match v Bankruptcy Boys...In Here thanx

[MissMagpie_20]

Credit where credits due. Carlton played a good brand of gutsy, committed footy last nite and i think surprised alot of us. Whilst theyre not a top side, theyre not easy beats either and it took alot of character for the pies, who were obviously rattled, to keep chipping away and eventually owerpower the Blues. Maybe complacency was an issue of maybe Carlton juist played very well. I dont know. But a win is a win and to not play the best football youre capable of and still win is a sign of a very good team. These are the games that top 4 sides must win, and this was no doubt a game we wouldve lost in the past, so it is a credit to the boys to get the 4 points!

Special mentions to Chrissy Tarrant who was awesome. Sure the conversion rate was down but he was gutsy, determined and definatly one of our best players. 11 marks and 22 possies, its what weve all been waiting for and it was superb to see. Well done Tazza!

Cheesy Obree had another good game, looks like hes back in town and Andrew Williams was brilliant. Maybe the recruit of the year.

Weve still god some improving to do but any win against Carlton is a gr8 night of football. 2 wins from 2 games. Well done boys. Keep on winning!

[mudlark]

I wouldn't think the filth could get too much credit for a close game, as the PIES had 1 or 2 fair players out of thier best side, such as Fraser, Presti, Freebourne,Burns, Clokey injured early and Licca coming into form as the game wore on. I reckon with our best side on the ground,142 points is easily in our sights.

[molloymagic]

we won!!!!!!!!! Wasnt the best performance ever but we still won.

Molly was great,did u see who tapped the ball to a running Didak to kick a goal? MOLLOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. He does things that don;t usually get the recognition.

I agree with the ABC commentating!!!!. Talk about bias!!!!!!!. Cr****ing on and on about Carlton. Made me sick!!!!!!!!!!.

Wasn;t the best game the maggies have produced,but when they were in trouble they did what a good team does,manage a way to win the game.

It's only round 2 but against the top teams and even the lower sides,we have to do better.

[lethalburns]

Nice match summary MissM....

The Blues midfielders responded very well to media pressure this week. We had too much for them to conquer despite having some big names out.

I drew a lot of positives from this game to be honest...

Taz played his best game for me, in a long time... He led hard, applied forward line pressure, gave second efforts.

Rocca looks to be growing in strength each week.

Lonie is starting to run off the backline again, and looks to be developing into a solid defender.

Williams looks like a big recruit who is flexible in alot of positions.

Molloy is matching his physical efforts with good finishing skills.

Buckley looks stronger and is covering more ground. He is finding the ball far easier at this point.

Lica looks 1 week better already. Not going backwards.

Leon Davis is working much harder defensively, whilst still kicking goals.

Didak looks threatening even when not kicking goals.

Shaw was not a ball magnet last night, but he once again did his job and ran hard out of defense setting up play. I think MM has found the perfect position for him at this point in time.

Clement is a true asset. I still cant believe we got him so easily. Enough said.

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People who have dissapointed me thus far

McGough
Wakelin

Wakelin is good in that he takes risks out of the backline, but his ability to stop a man is not his strong point. He will be exposed without Presti in the side.

McGough is skating on thin ice to be honest. His natural ability lets him down and he is now playing in a position where his hands and shoveling skills do not get a very good work out. Could be one of the first to go with inclusions of next week.

[JLC]

Leon Davis has always been good defensively IMO when it comes to chasing and tackling. Leon Davis practices the skill a great deal when he chases Kangaroos.

jlc

[JLC]

[joffa_the_man_in_gold]

[BigMac]

Lethal Burns wrote:

[JLC]

Here it is for all the politically correct people out there who love jumping at shadows:

http://www.vibe.com.au/sportsprof.asp?id=24

Leapin' Leon Loves Summer

AT only 19 years of age, Leon Davis can be assured a big future. The speedster made a big impact on the AFL season in 2000, carving up the opposition with his great running plays and ability to score plenty of goals.

Leon also known as 'Magic', has had a big three-month break from football over the summer and is enjoying the relaxation time.

Leon grew up in Northam, Western Australia where he spent many a hot summer day swimming at the local beach and dribbling on the basketball court. In fact, we hear he has a real talent in this regard.

"Basketball is the main activity I enjoy doing over summer. I would often travel to Perth to play in local competitions. I also love to hang out with old school friends and head to the beach for some wakeboarding."

Another popular activity in Northam is hunting.

"I was taught how to hunt at an early age by members of my family, and it's something that I look forward to doing when I head back to Northam. There are many different animals er hunt for bu kangaroos are the main ones.

Sounds exciting! So what else does the young superstar do over summer to escape from the pressures of professional football?

"Spending the hot summer days in Melbourne at the beach is my favourite way to relax. I recently holidayed in Albany, WA with my girlfriend and did some amazing sightseeing. But it's not all fun and games. I still have to train hard and stay fit."

[fan4collingwood]

[joffa_the_man_in_gold]

[DaicosMagic]

As for the match, I didn't think we played that badly, myself - Carlton were very tight and tough in close. Our skills were quite ordinary around the midfield (Williams must improve his kicking around the midfield), but our conversion rate once we got it inside 50 was quite amazing. I am a bit worried of our crumbers up forward. I say this every week - where are our small forwards front and centre? Whenever we deliver the ball past the centre, it is always to a one-on-one contest - once the ball hits the turf, we have no one at ground level. Leon should be F&C instead of flying for marks.

If we had have kicked straight, we would have, in all honestly, posted a 40+ victory. I mean Fevola and Hickmont kick 10.1 between them. After half time we were very good. The ball was inside our half of the ground nearly the entire quarter - we just couldn't capitalise on the scoreboard. How many times are we going to see Buckley hit the behind post from a set shot 40m out? However, if Camporeale had have kicked that running goal that would have put them just 5 points behind, I would have absolutely solied my under-pantaloons! A lucky Tarrant free kick and goal saved my heart, that's for sure.

[Culprit]

A win is a win, but I take nothing out of the game except good teams can play lousy and still win.

We better lift because if we play like that against the pussies we will be on the 2 wins 1 loss.

[Pies Premiers 2003]

Take the points and run.....GO PIES

[Kristin5]

I always knew we'd win it, and we did just enough. Carlton were ok I guess, but how often would Hickmott kick 5 goals in a match? Not very often, so their forward line is still a major concern I would say.

Positives to be taken out of this game - we are still missing a lot of players, especially backline; a lot of silly disposal errors were made which we don't normally make, yet we still won; we have now won 2 games which at around this stage last year, we hadn't (we lost our first games to both Richmond and Carlton last year); and the form of Williams and Molloy is great!

My votes:

3. Chris Tarrant
2. Andrew Williams
1. Nathan Buckley

With honourable mention to Jarrod Molloy - I thought he had a fantastic game.