NewConvert Posted December 10, 2023 Report Share Posted December 10, 2023 Watched the Macarthur vs Sydney game. Macarthur will be hard to beat as they play five at the back. Further Kieran Baccus is a dirty player that for some reason was never spoken to by the ref - his AFL tackle would have been great if he was playing AFL. Ditto Lewis and Davila dives a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted December 11, 2023 Report Share Posted December 11, 2023 18 hours ago, NewConvert said: Watched the Macarthur vs Sydney game. Macarthur will be hard to beat as they play five at the back. Further Kieran Baccus is a dirty player that for some reason was never spoken to by the ref - his AFL tackle would have been great if he was playing AFL. Ditto Lewis and Davila dives a lot. Fun game to watch and that tackle was hilarious, they'll be hard to beat. Watching Adelaide v Roar and I like watching this roar team, Ross has them playing nice football. I really like the look of that Lofthouse kid straight from the APL and Waddingham looks a handful for such a young player. They had Irikunda in tears, but he has come across as a bit lazy since he signed his big contract, but he's going to need a bit more fortitude to make it in Germany than he's showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citypool Posted December 11, 2023 Report Share Posted December 11, 2023 The a league is great most of the games are exciting to watch. But guess what it's Monday and nobody is talking about anything there's no narrative around the league so fans are disengaged and you only have hardcore fans in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted December 11, 2023 Report Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 hours ago, citypool said: The a league is great most of the games are exciting to watch. But guess what it's Monday and nobody is talking about anything there's no narrative around the league so fans are disengaged and you only have hardcore fans in it Yes Mondays papers are about what the AFL players had for breakfast on the weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart1011 Posted December 12, 2023 Report Share Posted December 12, 2023 Any truth on the rumours going around that Leckie has done his Hamstring again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citypool Posted December 12, 2023 Report Share Posted December 12, 2023 Who do you drop from the starting 11 now? I'd bench young if Perth can do it with sail so can we Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka1 Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 Bruno is going to give us a bath next week judging by tonight… 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr MO Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Baka1 said: Bruno is going to give us a bath next week judging by tonight… They let Sydney have all the possession and just countered - very dangerous for us as we have no recovery speed in the back line or DM. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 10 hours ago, Mr MO said: They let Sydney have all the possession and just countered - very dangerous for us as we have no recovery speed in the back line or DM. Yes, they were practising the template to use against us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 15 hours ago, Mr MO said: They let Sydney have all the possession and just countered - very dangerous for us as we have no recovery speed in the back line or DM. Arzani had a good game as well, with Bruno on fire. Colacovski played pretty much a poacher, he did pretty good scoring a goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Leckie is out for 4-6 weeks with a torn hamstring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 hour ago, moops said: Arzani had a good game as well, with Bruno on fire. Colacovski played pretty much a poacher, he did pretty good scoring a goal. Err Colacovski plays for Perth.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, MHFC-FAN said: Err Colacovski plays for Perth.... Must've been a hell of a game...and a long-range effort from Cola!! Incidentally I miss that guy. He gave everything he had for Heart and City. We had a good side when we won the double. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, jw1739 said: Must've been a hell of a game...and a long-range effort from Cola!! Incidentally I miss that guy. He gave everything he had for Heart and City. We had a good side when we won the double. Hahaha! Yeah I wish we had of kept him too! Great side we had assembled those seasons... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 4 hours ago, MHFC-FAN said: Err Colacovski plays for Perth.... Yeah sorry, just got onto past players, I was lazy and should have included more words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 23 minutes ago, moops said: Yeah sorry, just got onto past players, I was lazy and should have included more words. I wouldn't worry about it. It's that kind of season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 Caught the last 20 minutes of the Macarthur vs Phoenix game and boy did Paulsen have a game. For a young GK he was superb. Interestingly enough, Gauci at AU and now Paulsen at WP show that GK don't need to be old to be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 4 hours ago, NewConvert said: Caught the last 20 minutes of the Macarthur vs Phoenix game and boy did Paulsen have a game. For a young GK he was superb. Interestingly enough, Gauci at AU and now Paulsen at WP show that GK don't need to be old to be good. And don't forget that we stole Gauci from Adelaide and then let him go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) Interesting to see Phoenix on top of the ladder at the moment. Early days of course, but if they finish first or second they are ineligible for both AFC competitions. Edited December 19, 2023 by jw1739 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 16 minutes ago, jw1739 said: Interesting to see Phoenix on top of the ladder at the moment. Early days of course, but if they finish first or second they are ineligible for both AFC competitions. Kudos to Italiano for getting them there playing a solid mixture of youth and experience players. I wonder how Ollie Sail feels now that he has been dropped to the bench by PG. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted December 29, 2023 Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 Ben Old for the Nix is a player, he's a talent above and will probably go soonish. Have to hand it to the Phoenix, they have churned out some good young talents in recent years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cremorne Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 Middle of the table is very even, only 3 points from 5th to 10th. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 Watched the Bulls vs Jets game last night. I got two things from that game: The refs, Tim Danaskos and Alex King (VAR), had a poor performance - 6 minutes extra time does not equate to 9 minutes as there was no major incident that sucked up three minutes and Davila was not offside as Cancar put him onside as well as when Rafa had the ball Davila was not in play; the second thing is that Rafa does get a lot of the ball but ultimately does very little with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 4 minutes ago, NewConvert said: Watched the Bulls vs Jets game last night. I got two things from that game: The refs, Tim Danaskos and Alex King (VAR), had a poor performance - 6 minutes extra time does not equate to 9 minutes as there was no major incident that sucked up three minutes and Davila was not offside as Cancar put him onside as well as when Rafa had the ball Davila was not in play; the second thing is that Rafa does get a lot of the ball but ultimately does very little with it. Our interpretation of offside and use of the VAR are very poor. IMO the VAR should be involved only at the request of the on-field referee. And if the VAR cannot make a decision within 30 sec. the on-field referee's decision must stand. The game is being ruined for both players and fans. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 I wonder who will be the first coach/manager to be sacked? For me it is likely to be John Aloisi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannon Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 Surprised he hasn't been yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 4 hours ago, NewConvert said: I wonder who will be the first coach/manager to be sacked? For me it is likely to be John Aloisi. He is surely skating on the thinnest of ice right now. His 'get out of jail card' for winning the grand final is no longer valid. They missed finals last season and are now cellar dwellers... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 5 hours ago, MHFC-FAN said: He is surely skating on the thinnest of ice right now. His 'get out of jail card' for winning the grand final is no longer valid. They missed finals last season and are now cellar dwellers... They do seem to have recruited badly, probably a reflection of having no money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 3 minutes ago, belaguttman said: They do seem to have recruited badly, probably a reflection of having no money. I feel they're squad is not that bad. They certainly have a talented midfield and solid defence, just struggling to score goals...Surely more talent than a bottom placed side... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Cooper Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 11 hours ago, NewConvert said: I wonder who will be the first coach/manager to be sacked? For me it is likely to be John Aloisi. His press conference had the ring of a man trying to protect his job. “The result didn’t reflect the performance” ”This has been the story of our season” ”Once again the officials let us down” Thin ice I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fensaddler Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Just now, D.B. Cooper said: His press conference had the ring of a man trying to protect his job. “The result didn’t reflect the performance” ”This has been the story of our season” ”Once again the officials let us down” Thin ice I reckon. My response: - No it didn't. You got all you deserved from a miserable demonstration of ugly anti-football. - Boo hoo. In the long run you get what you deserve. You've been very poor for a long time. - The officials favoured you big time. Your players got away with a lot that should have been punished. Bugger off John. You've no friends left at City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 1 hour ago, MHFC-FAN said: I feel they're squad is not that bad. They certainly have a talented midfield and solid defence, just struggling to score goals...Surely more talent than a bottom placed side... Noah Botic is their main striker! No reflection on Noah, but it's a big responsibility for a young player and he has little support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 They have a squad of either really good aleague standard players - Risdon, Imai, Penha, Thurgate, I think Hewerd Belle is alright as is Botic... Or absolute battlers - Tratt, Lustica, Wales, Danzaki, Ruhs, Najjarine. And not a hell of alot in between. When they were good, their worst players were still of a reasonable aleague standard. They got really lucky for 1 season on the back of Lacroix, Young and Prijovic, apart from that they have been irrelevant and pretty rubbish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 19 minutes ago, neio said: They have a squad of either really good aleague standard players - Risdon, Imai, Penha, Thurgate, I think Hewerd Belle is alright as is Botic... Or absolute battlers - Tratt, Lustica, Wales, Danzaki, Ruhs, Najjarine. And not a hell of alot in between. When they were good, their worst players were still of a reasonable aleague standard. They got really lucky for 1 season on the back of Lacroix, Young and Prijovic, apart from that they have been irrelevant and pretty rubbish Kills me that they fluked that grand final win over us...😫 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 2 hours ago, neio said: They have a squad of either really good aleague standard players - Risdon, Imai, Penha, Thurgate, I think Hewerd Belle is alright as is Botic... Or absolute battlers - Tratt, Lustica, Wales, Danzaki, Ruhs, Najjarine. And not a hell of alot in between. When they were good, their worst players were still of a reasonable aleague standard. They got really lucky for 1 season on the back of Lacroix, Young and Prijovic, apart from that they have been irrelevant and pretty rubbish You forgot Diamanti who is now at City. Of course, I did forget the first casualty being our very own Rado. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Someone told me me the other day that they create a lot of scoring chances, up there at the top of the rankings, no idea if it's true or not, they just can't score. We know how profligate/prolific Wales is and Penha seems just as reliable. Aloisi will use the young striker as an excuse, or they won't be able to afford to sack him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, moops said: Someone told me me the other day that they create a lot of scoring chances, up there at the top of the rankings, no idea if it's true or not, they just can't score. We know how profligate/prolific Wales is and Penha seems just as reliable. Aloisi will use the young striker as an excuse, or they won't be able to afford to sack him. Noah Botic needs to play for experience, but isn't ready to lead the line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moops Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 37 minutes ago, belaguttman said: Noah Botic needs to play for experience, but isn't ready to lead the line Yeah, or a second experienced striker to play beside like Colacovski has Taggart. His confidence would be hiding in his shoes atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 23 hours ago, MHFC-FAN said: Kills me that they fluked that grand final win over us...😫 They didn't fluke it, our team selection through PK's stubborness lost us that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neio Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, moops said: Yeah, or a second experienced striker to play beside like Colacovski has Taggart. His confidence would be hiding in his shoes atm. They do have Rukavytska, but he can't get on the park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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