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Gumby said:
Just feel he was playing at a higher level and more consistently last year. Just my opinion though as i do rate him very highly.
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Completely fair. I'd say his early season form has been comparable to last year in my opinion. I'd hoped for more progression behind AFB than we've seen though.
 
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I don't know if Fitz made any comments about it in the pressor but did it occur to anyone that they were actually going for the try or a trick play?

Going wide once ok you could put down to a mistake or miscommunication but they kept trying it, including crash plays up the guts. Surely they were aware of the game situation and the scoreboard and couldn't be that incompetent when it comes to setting up for a simple field goal attempt in front of the sticks.

They might have wanted the knock out blow before full time not trusting themselves (and the ref) to defend 1 point.

With those poor efforts from Hynes and Tricky you could almost understand not going for a FG straight away early set, just leave it till the last tackle and yeet the ball back to one of them and hope for the best

Would be interesting to know if the Tigers defenders were onside every attempt we took although we might not have been onside either we certainty didn't get all that success with charge downs that they did - Tigers might have just been more desperate and had more left in the tank to push up towards our kickers.
 
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Gards said:
I don't know if Fitz made any comments about it in the pressor but did it occur to anyone that they were actually going for the try or a trick play?

Going wide once ok you could put down to a mistake or miscommunication but they kept trying it, including crash plays up the guts. Surely they were aware of the game situation and the scoreboard and couldn't be that incompetent when it comes to setting up for a simple field goal attempt in front of the sticks.

They might have wanted the knock out blow before full time not trusting themselves (and the ref) to defend 1 point.

With those poor efforts from Hynes and Tricky you could almost understand not going for a FG straight away early set, just leave it till the last tackle and yeet the ball back to one of them and hope for the best

Would be interesting to know if the Tigers defenders were onside every attempt we took although we might not have been onside either we certainty didn't get all that success with charge downs that they did - Tigers might have just been more desperate and had more left in the tank to push up towards our kickers.
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Mmm, but there were no trick plays, they were hit ups.

If this forums knows it, then surely they know that refs aren’t giving penalties for offside in golden point.

That entire team needs a sit down and honesty discussion. And if you don’t adhere to it through on field performances, you’re playing for jets.
 
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Mmm, but there were no trick plays, they were hit ups.

If this forums knows it, then surely they know that refs aren’t giving penalties for offside in golden point.

That entire team needs a sit down and honesty discussion. And if you don’t adhere to it though on field performances, you’re playing for jets.
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I'm not suggesting the trick plays came out but the defensive team expects you less so to spread the ball or turn it back inside for a barg over try in those situations and heck it almost worked a couple times but the Tigers were up for it defensively.

The Sharks obviously weren't keen on just doing 3 or 4 settlers up the guts or maybe they just hate our halves and were playing keep aways.

Unless someone from the club speaks to it we really don't know what the **** was going on out there or through their heads on the day.
 
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Gards said:
I'm not suggesting the trick plays came out but the defensive team expects you less so to spread the ball or turn it back inside for a barg over try in those situations and heck it almost worked a couple times but the Tigers were up for it defensively.

The Sharks obviously weren't keen on just doing 3 or 4 settlers up the guts or maybe they just hate our halves and were playing keep aways.
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Better off playing the percentages, more often than not a field goal wins in those situations.
 
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HaroldBishop said:
Better off playing the percentages, more often than not a field goal wins in those situations.
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Don't disagree but it helps if you have players that can reliably kick field goals which we do not and it also helps if the ref keeps the defense onside (which is questionable).

The tigers couldn't slot one either and they were less shambolic than us in those closing stages
 
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Gards said:
I don't know if Fitz made any comments about it in the pressor but did it occur to anyone that they were actually going for the try or a trick play?

Going wide once ok you could put down to a mistake or miscommunication but they kept trying it, including crash plays up the guts. Surely they were aware of the game situation and the scoreboard and couldn't be that incompetent when it comes to setting up for a simple field goal attempt in front of the sticks.

They might have wanted the knock out blow before full time not trusting themselves (and the ref) to defend 1 point.

With those poor efforts from Hynes and Tricky you could almost understand not going for a FG straight away early set, just leave it till the last tackle and yeet the ball back to one of them and hope for the best

Would be interesting to know if the Tigers defenders were onside every attempt we took although we might not have been onside either we certainty didn't get all that success with charge downs that they did - Tigers might have just been more desperate and had more left in the tank to push up towards our kickers.
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Absolutely - go to the million dollar prop the best in the game from that range when the other team think they are defending a field goal.
Would it have shocked anyone if AFB had busted a tackle and scored there?
Afterall, million dollar players are paid to step up in the big moments.

(more the less expected play, than a 'trick' play, but result is the same, catch the other team out)

That is part of the reason I think he thought he had something to work with and called it and Blayke obliged.

It was the lower percentage play objectively, but in the moment AFB or AFB and Blayke thought there was an opportunity and they went for it. Didn't work.

I think it is a justifiable decision. Doesn't mean I think it was the right one, and in fact it didn't work and we went on to lose so you can definitely say it was the wrong one. But I get it.
 
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Absolutely - go to the million dollar prop the best in the game from that range when the other team think they are defending a field goal.
Would it have shocked anyone if AFB had busted a tackle and scored there?
Afterall, million dollar players are paid to step up in the big moments.

(more the less expected play, than a 'trick' play, but result is the same, catch the other team out)

That is part of the reason I think he thought he had something to work with and called it and Blayke obliged.

It was the lower percentage play objectively, but in the moment AFB or AFB and Blayke thought there was an opportunity and they went for it. Didn't work.

I think it is a justifiable decision. Doesn't mean I think it was the right one, and in fact it didn't work and we went on to lose so you can definitely say it was the wrong one. But I get it.
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That’s an AF play, not a AFB play

(I’m only kidding btw, I get what you’re saying)
 
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