Bankers and Anchors - Round 22

[Eastdog]

This is the round 22 edition of the Weekly Bankers and Anchors Thread. Once the game against North Melbourne is concluded post your nominations for:

The Bankers = 3 guys that you we banked on to do the right thing during the game
The Anchors = 3 guys that weighed us down by their errors or poor play

Please limit it to no more than three of each, but feel free to make honourable/dishonourable mentions. As usual try to make it constructive criticism.

Try and restrict it to individual players rather than aspects of the overall match.

The thread is named in honour of a popular WOOF Contributor, The Banker, who passed away on 22/04/2012 after a six month battle with cancer.

[bulldogtragic]

Bump. Bank em, Anch em.

[bulldogtragic]

Bankers:

Full team effort
Full game effort
Fully sick

Anchors:

Not paying holding the ball virtually all day.
Higgins lining up cheer squad people. Petty and dangerous.
The Etihad roof. I don't know exactly why yet, but Brad Scott will explain it soon.

[LostDoggy]

BANKERS
1. Hunter - Who'd have picked him as Mr.Reliable 6 weeks ago? 1st halves are amazing. Big pre-season to top up that tank and he'll be the leading AFL possession getter next year.
2&3. Dahlhaus & Wallis - The engine room. Week in, week out.

ANCHORS
1. Redpath - Time for a rest big fella.
Tough to be critical from there, but I'm gonna nominate 3 best 22 players whose energy levels have just looked a little off over the last 2-3 weeks and who may benefit from a 1 week pre-finals freshen; Dickson, Wood, Grant.

[always right]

BANKERS
1. Hunter - Who'd have picked him as Mr.Reliable 6 weeks ago? 1st halves are amazing. Big pre-season to top up that tank and he'll be the leading AFL possession getter next year.
2&3. Dahlhaus & Wallis - The engine room. Week in, week out.

ANCHORS
1. Redpath - Time for a rest big fella.
Tough to be critical from there, but I'm gonna nominate 3 best 22 players whose energy levels have just looked a little off over the last 2-3 weeks and who may benefit from a 1 week pre-finals freshen; Dickson, Wood, Grant.
You undersell Wood who was really important today. Also think Grant did some terrific things.

B:
Bonts dragged us back into the game in the second quarter
Crameri is back to his best
Roughy did well against the AA ruckman

A:
Redpath struggled to get involved and kept running underneath the ball
Couple of kicking by Murph and Biggs were embarrassing
Me for daring to question the match committee for the team they selected. Once again they've made me look like a idiot.

[LostDoggy]

You undersell Wood who was really important today. Also think Grant did some terrific things.

B:
Bonts dragged us back into the game in the second quarter
Crameri is back to his best
Roughy did well against the AA ruckman

A:
Redpath struggled to get involved and kept running underneath the ball
Couple of kicking by Murph and Biggs were embarrassing
Me for daring to question the match committee for the team they selected. Once again they've made me look like a idiot.

Thought I'd get that. Fair enough.

Not saying they were bad today, and they certainly did do some good things.

Just over the last couple they've lacked a little off their usual zip and reckon a quick freshen would benefit.

[F'scary]

B: Roughead, for trying really hard against the AFL ruck poster boy of the moment. Did *just* enough to stop him and Norf being match winners from the centre bounce clearances.
JJ, love that speed and got in for a couple of goals
Morris, Wood & Hamling for holding up well enough to not let their tall forward line be the difference.

A: Selection committee - Grant shouldn't have played tonight, hadn't got over the broken nose, spent too much time on the bench; not giving Tom Boyd a game - we avoided the straight forward long delivery to the top of the goal square too often because of lack of marking power; not sure Webb was the right selection either but he was ok, I suppose, even though it looked like the coaching panel could not find a good position for him on the field.

[always right]

Thought I'd get that. Fair enough.

Not saying they were bad today, and they certainly did do some good things.

Just over the last couple they've lacked a little off their usual zip and reckon a quick freshen would benefit.

Grant played after suffering a compound fracture of his nose last week. Great effort.

[bulldogtragic]

Grant played after suffering a compound fracture of his nose last week. Great effort.

Some really important spoils, got a free with a great shepherd in def 50 after a stuff up, got our only holding the ball with a great tackle, had inside 50's, took a speccy. He missed a set shot and missed Wally just before the HT siren. Hardly an anchor I would've thought. That he did with his face caved in shows his resolve and determination. I thought he was ok without being great or poor and assuming he had a slowed week on the track his subbing off can be explained by concerns over running the game out.

[F'scary]

Some really important spoils, got a free with a great shepherd in def 50 after a stuff up, got our only holding the ball with a great tackle, had inside 50's, took a speccy. He missed a set shot and missed Wally just before the HT siren. Hardly an anchor I would've thought. That he did with his face caved in shows his resolve and determination. I thought he was ok without being great or poor and assuming he had a slowed week on the track his subbing off can be explained by concerns over running the game out.

He should have been rested because of the broken nose, he was way below the standard he has played at because of it.

[bornadog]

Bankers

1. Stringers run through the middle
2. Bonti evading two or three and delivering to Picken
3. Hunters continual good form with another 30 plus disposal game

Anchors
1. A couple of easy set shots missed by Webb, Stringer, Grant
2. North's non stop around the neck free kicks - poor discipline.
3. Macrae's stupid pass and turnover straight to North and giving them momentum in the last quarter.

[craigsahibee]

Bankers
L. Hunter
J. Johannisen
S. Biggs

Anchors
Turnovers in the Def 50. Murphy and Biggs were both guilty of turning it over from the kick in. If we had have played a decent side we could have been in trouble.
S. Higgins. Your petulance is suited to your new home.
AFL. How the hell does a dud like Firritto get to play 250 games?

[Smads57]

Bankers -
Midfielder lining up in the centre square today - collectively they did an outstanding job
Stringer and Crameri coming off the back of the square in the second half
another good spread of goal kickers
Anchors -
Redpaths game in the forward line - much better assisting in the ruck around the ground however
Dahlhaus and Grant set shot taking
Some poor field kicking after opposition points being scored

[always right]

He should have been rested because of the broken nose, he was way below the standard he has played at because of it.

You know what? I reckon Beveridge might just have thought it was really important for someone like Grant to play under duress. He's the sort of player who in the past may not have played after copping that sort of injury and it's a great sign that he found a way to overcome the fear of another heavy knock. He also probably realises that he can't afford to give someone else an opportunity to take his place in the side just two weeks out of finals. He certainly showed no signs of shirking the issue.

[Sedat]

Some really important spoils, got a free with a great shepherd in def 50 after a stuff up, got our only holding the ball with a great tackle, had inside 50's, took a speccy. He missed a set shot and missed Wally just before the HT siren. Hardly an anchor I would've thought. That he did with his face caved in shows his resolve and determination. I thought he was ok without being great or poor and assuming he had a slowed week on the track his subbing off can be explained by concerns over running the game out.
Yep, watching the replay now and his 3 errors were high profile but he made a lot of important team-oriented contributions.

[bulldogtragic]

Yep, watching the replay now and his 3 errors were high profile but he made a lot of important team-oriented contributions.

I think that's why Bevo is picking him. Even I'd love 25 touches and a few goals a game, but that's not his role I thin the team. I think I should create a stat about possessions that increase ball movement speed of the team, because I think Grant would win it.

How good is watching a replay of a game like this!

[LostDoggy]

I think that's why Bevo is picking him. Even I'd love 25 touches and a few goals a game, but that's not his role I thin the team. I think I should create a stat about possessions that increase ball movement speed of the team, because I think Grant would win it.

How good is watching a replay of a game like this!

You know JG better than anyone, with the possible exception of his immediate family.

Even though his contributions are still valuable, do you think a week off pre-finals would be a plus, or is he on top of his game.

[bulldogtragic]

You know JG better than anyone, with the possible exception of his immediate family.

Even though his contributions are still valuable, do you think a week off pre-finals would be a plus, or is he on top of his game.

I think Jarrad is confident at the moment. He could have had a genuine rest this week, but obviously didn't want to sit one out. As a confidence player I wouldn't muck around with him and keep in him in to bully Brisbane. If we are offering two years, then I'd offer it this week or next and really invest in his confidence. I think it's a lever we've got to pull with Granty to grow his confidence quickly again.

[Ozza]

Bankers:

Bontempelli - head and shoulders had the most impact of any player on the ground. Just awesome. There's clearances...and then there's clearances...with Bont, we get properly clear of the stoppage either by him running away from it, or by dishing it out to someone who is moving and it gives us opportunities to score. The kid is phenomenal.

Stringer - just a beast. Another big game from him and is going to be a handful in the finals.

North Melbourne - for wearing the white shorts, allowing us to wear blue...and therefore not the 'losing red'.

Anchors:

Hard to pin an anchor on individuals.
Redpath - wasn't able to get into the game at all, but I understand he was required to play a different role due to the selections.
Selection - I think the players won DESPITE selection.
3rd quarter goal kicking - we should have closed out the game.

[bornadog]

3rd quarter goal kicking - we should have closed out the game.

I couldn't believe the number of left foot snaps that didn't even make the distance or get any height.

[ratsmac]

You know what? I reckon Beveridge might just have thought it was really important for someone like Grant to play under duress. He's the sort of player who in the past may not have played after copping that sort of injury and it's a great sign that he found a way to overcome the fear of another heavy knock. He also probably realises that he can't afford to give someone else an opportunity to take his place in the side just two weeks out of finals. He certainly showed no signs of shirking the issue.

Yep, my thoughts as well.

[ratsmac]

Bankers

Bontempelli - he is poetry on a football field

Biggs - yeah he made a couple of kicking error's but his run and game sense was telling. Nice game.

Roughead - if there was one position on the field I was concerned about this week was the ruck. Roughead took away Goldy's influence.

ANCHORS

Redpath - just goes missing. He needs to work on his positioning to be in the game more.

Missing easy set shots - we need to improve out set shots especially coming into finals.

Umpires - double standards. We seemed to get pinged for holding the ball (which is fine because mostly they were there) when norf players would get spun around 3 times or take on the pack on get caught and it's play on. *I'm trying not to look through my red white and blue glasses here!

[Go_Dogs]

Bankers:
The Bont - some great work, heavy lifting and polish all wrapped in one.
Stringer - can't wait to see him in September, belief and confidence is high.
Hunter - huge patch of football over the past 6-8 weeks.

Anchors:
Poor kicking for goal at times.
Inconsistent interpretation by umpires.

[Dancin' Douggy]

You know what? I reckon Beveridge might just have thought it was really important for someone like Grant to play under duress. He's the sort of player who in the past may not have played after copping that sort of injury and it's a great sign that he found a way to overcome the fear of another heavy knock. He also probably realises that he can't afford to give someone else an opportunity to take his place in the side just two weeks out of finals. He certainly showed no signs of shirking the issue.
Very interesting angle F'scary, you might be on to something there.

[BulldogBelle]

BANKERS
1. Picken's kicken - a 20 meter kick out of the pack in our congested 50, marked by Webb, should have ended in a goal. Need more of those sort of kicks.
2. Redpath's recklessisity - taking out Norf's Goldstonewhatnuckle, with a well placed knee. Might need Redders' recklessisityness if we play the Weagles again.
3. Bev turning up at the VFL matches and standing in the outer among the crowd, Bev trying to make out that he is just an ordinary bloke.

Anchors
1. Cheating umpires
2. Dirty scumbag traitor Higgins
3. When Grant is lining up fr a shot at goal, thinking he is going to miss and he does miss.

[boydogs]

Umpires - double standards. We seemed to get pinged for holding the ball (which is fine because mostly they were there) when norf players would get spun around 3 times or take on the pack on get caught and it's play on. *I'm trying not to look through my red white and blue glasses here!

The lack of holding the ball calls in our favour became farcical but I thought we got the better of the umpiring on the day. Hunter got 4 frees, for ducking high tackles and the one where he got picked up, but Nahas got hit in the head 3 times and got nothing

[F'scary]

Very interesting angle F'scary, you might be on to something there.

I can't take the credit - that was Always Right's insight. And an interesting one.