thought there might have been a bit more talk about Ben keeping Harry to a single goal (free kick)
I dont think it a great game offensively, but defensively keeping a Coleman medal winning full foward to one goal is very admirable.
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Agree. Ben has the brotherly bragging rights as of now!!
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Canât argue with keeping your direct opponent to a goal, itâs obvious job 1A as a defender but I canât help but feel that heâs only just been going this last month. Which I guess is in step with the team as a whole. But even still, some guys have stood out during that time whereas itâs felt as though Ben has looked a bit plain and lethargic compared to his first 8-9 matches.
The bye should help.
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Will help
He has had a big load
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Yes agree with that assessment. Hasnât been able to take the big marks he was taking first 8-9 rounds
Ben clearly took the points but it was a non-event because the McKay brothers barely featured inside the fifty.
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Except that flog Robbie Williams just posted a song âwe got the better McKayâ
Wanker.
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LOL, Bad timing by him. Doesnât hold up after the weekend.
Robbie Williams should stick to writing â â â â pop songsâŚ
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Harrys goal was from a bs free kick so Ben has the bragging rights
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you cant have bragging rights as a forward if you only kick 1 goal.
at the same time though, Ben did sweet FA as well.
nil all draw really.
Nah slightly better than Nil all drawâŚ
McKay and Ridley kept Curnow and McKay to 3 goals, and we kept Cripps and Walsh to 22 + 19 disposals you probably think we win. Plus add in + 20 inside 50âs + 4 scoring shots + 10 free kicks, more disposals, hitouts, tackles.
On the blues side they kept Wright, Stringer and Langford to 1 goal and Merrett to 21 disposals.
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bens entire job was to stop his brother, he did that, thats a win
Robbie Williams is dead to me !
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Especially when âHarry the teaserâ or as Iâd refer âHarry the Wankerâ claimed kicking 5 goals on Ben would be par
Probably should buy bobby hill a bottle of plonk for saving him from having mark of the year taken on him
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Dangerous bump
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Like when 2MP returned to the team and Jones essentially disappeared, this is what has happened to McKay once Ridley returned.
As much as having Ridley back is a good thing, it has turned McKay into a straight out stopper again. This isnât necessarily a bad thing, but itâs clear Ridley and to an extent Laverde are the ones providing the drive, whilst McKay is now focused on stopping the big boys.
The Fark Carlton game showed how much our KPBâs have improved with McKay entering the team, but our mids/small defenders failed to contain goals from their opponents.
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This is the reason getting Reid fit is so important. McKay allows Ridley to be an interceptor in the same way Reid would allow McKay. I think the medium term strategy would be Reid taking the best forward, McKay taking second and Ridley third.
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Iâm not holding my breath.
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