Game Day Round 5, 2024 - Melbourne vs. Brisbane Lions

[Squizz89]

lol Ben Brown

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Ben Brown

Age

31

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

2.2

5star

D

7.9

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.6

1star

M

3.7

4star

T

0.9

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Brown is so bad

 

[Bucking Beads]

Many on this board would have dropped Hipwood for Tholstrup 2 weeks back

That’s the weight of expectation we had on this team.

 

[Nathan Barley]

How is that downfield?

******* disgraceful bias

 

[Elixuh]

God I hate browns way of playing balls that aren’t on an uncontested lead.

Wrestles and then makes his body go limp while arms flailing

 

[Bucking Beads]

How is that downfield?

******* disgraceful bias

As soft as it gets.

 

[dlanod]

Annoying for that insufficient intent kick but consistent with how they've called tonight.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Again running the clock down well

 

[janty]

How’s Van Rooyen going?

 

[Tom14]

Truly amazing how much better you look when you stick tackles.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Our best defensive game in the Fagan era?

Built off clearances as usual

 

[Nunez]

Seems to me the slow play style of footy allows us to not spend all of our tickets, which we can then use to pressure.

Getting that balance right has meant we've been able to maintain a very, very high standard defensive/pressure game for three quarters and will likely do so in the fourth. Love to see it!

 

[M Malice]

Again running the clock down well

I still get a little nervous when they do it, been good tonight though.

 

[Sproj]

I believe (again), I believe!

 

[luthor]

We win from here
Crosses fingers behind back

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[briztoon]

 

[Tom14]

Seems to me the slow play style of footy allows us to not spend all of our tickets, which we can then use to pressure.

Getting that balance right has meant we've been able to maintain a very, very high standard defensive/pressure game for three quarters and will likely do so in the fourth. Love to see it!

I wouldn't want us to go this slow against most teams, but makes total sense against Melbourne. We did it really well in the first half against them in the H&A game in 2021 and then they went turbo mode in the second half.

We've rejigged our backline makeup since then to add in more natural speed and recovery pace to deal with the quick ball movement on turnover.

 

[M Malice]

We win from here
Crosses fingers behind back

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Call me a pessimist but I am still not confident.

 

[Ceebee]

Smart move by Lohmann, run at the man to open up the goal, dribble it through

Having a great game the young lad .

 

[3KZ is Football]

WHAT A QUARTER FROM RAYNER

3KZ is Football

He is a different player tonight. He needs to do it every week. Credit to Berry too. A great game. 3KZ junior summed it up when he said, “all our spuds are firing.” Starvevich great too. Lester … PHENOMENAL!

Gardiner … not a forward. Getting killed.

 

[Nunez]

I wouldn't want us to go this slow against most teams, but makes total sense against Melbourne. We did it really well in the first half against them in the H&A game in 2021 and then they went turbo mode in the second half.

We've rejigged our backline makeup since then to add in more natural speed and recovery pace to deal with the quick ball movement on turnover.

I think we've got the balance of fast and slow play right. Don't need to ay fast non stop against most oppositions.

If slow play works against the best defence in the league, it'll work against almost everyone.

 

[Lionheart182]

He is a different player tonight. He needs to do it every week. Credit to Berry too. A great game. 3KZ junior summed it up when he said, “all our spuds are firing.” Starvevich great too. Lester … PHENOMENAL!

Gardiner … not a forward. Getting killed.

Really, I’ve loved Gardiners contest work tonight aside from the turnovers

 

[Bucking Beads]

Clear block by Petty on Starce

 

[Hollow Knight]

Dunkley quietly doing a very good job on Petracca.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Clear block by Petty on Starce

Really pathetic the umps can’t find that free