It was a pretty poor kick by Redman all things considered IMO
Yes Draper was leading out but kicked it to a nest of Tigers players
I don’t even really think Draper impacted on it, Taranto got a fist in across the pack and luckily it went to a free Stringer (whose man appears to have left him) out the back of the pack
Worked out in the end but could easily have been picked off
And that would have added to the Martin inside 50 not long before that fell short of Walla as far as the two genuine opportunities to find a man and get a shot on goal
When you also consider Mansell kicking it OOB on their last attempt we got super lucky
It’s a great read for the content and sentiment, but my God he’s a woeful writer!! Have a read of the following abomination …
This is also a club which, 12 points down against an opponent who had had their measure 13 times in a row, on a night they hadn’t emerged victorious out of in nine long years, with a midfield almost entirely lost to injury and 12 points down in the final five minutes to boot, defied every logical reason to claim a win almost worth the decades of suffering in and of itself.
This is a man who, with kids, makeshifts and Jake Stringer around him in an on-ball brigade more likely at the start of the season to be seen in the VFL than on the Bombers’ biggest night of the year, had 39 disposals, nine score involvements, seven tackles and a domination of any other stat you could care to name.
No doubt that plays a part but they have probably crunched their numbers and realised they are wasting 10% of their profits on keg beer and it’s just far easier to serve and maximise profits
David King did a pretty good break down of all the mistakes Tigers made in those last plays, including highlighting Broad leaving Stringer. Video of the segment is available on the page below.
Hang on, my 1st before the game on Saturday was in the can, went back at quarter time and it was in the plastic cup, there were cans in the fridge but they wouldn’t give me one.
Let’s assume for a moment that Rioli gets a hand on ball in that last contest, and the Tigers hang on by less than a goal.
We’d be reviewing our last few minutes forensically.
Once receiving the kick from Ridley, should Redman have given off to Hind and then shepherded in order to achieve a deeper entry.
Hind definitely could have bounced once and got to the centre before kicking.
Alternatively, Hind could have motioned Redman to keep going and sheperded Mansell for him.
All things considered, from where Redman kicked from, it was well directed as it was away from their spare in Vlastuin, and got to Jake with 1 bounce.
I agree on the 2nd kick and i’m just glad Balta wasnt near by (assume he was in the goalsquare on Weid?) as he would have gone the mark.
We definitely got lucky.
It was meant to be !
