yellowcake
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Olly at the post-match said after Friday's Gold Coast gameWhen do we lose players to the Olyroos?
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Olly at the post-match said after Friday's Gold Coast gameWhen do we lose players to the Olyroos?
I lost brownie points....."didn't you go last weekend....you've been away all week....let's go out to dinner". Thanks FFA your dodgy scheduling has got me in the shit again!
Still, you can't be the perfect husband all the time.
Go buy some orange overalls & get "Rural Fire Service" put on the back.Get some boots,gloves etc. & tell her you`ve joined up.
It`s the perfect excuse to get away at odd times.
Just get a mate to ring you aound 3pm to say you`re needed & that`s your leave pass for a few hours....lol
Get a new partner. Anyone who stands between a man and his football clearly has no respect, and can stand aside thank you.
Get a new partner. Anyone who stands between a man and his football clearly has no respect, and can stand aside thank you.
I hope this has substance LOL
There can be no doubt after this game that the Mariners will take out the Premiership and with it a second consecutive crack at the ACL. The lead at the top is almost insurmountable but add to that the smiles of the fortune gods and a huge dose of indomitable spirit and it is a certainty. The Championship is another matter and the Mariners will need to bring back their mojo for the Finals.
I was expecting changes for this game but not quite the ones Arnie pulled. I thought he would spell Hutch and Bernie but instead he benched Bozanic and left Amini in the stands for the young gun Tomas Rogic. We certainly started well enough and when Bojic’s dynamic run and cross was despatched by McBreen I sat back waiting for the avalanche; unfortunately it happened at the other end. Mistakes by Zwaanswijk are like hen’s teeth but he allowed Van Dyk too much space and we were one down; likewise with Wilko but somehow Djite outmuscled him and it was two - one. Ryan threw his arms up in the air as if to say “What the...?” as the Mariners’ twin towers of strength collapsed in front of him. Djite was playing like a State of Origin front rower, making yards every time he had the ball with defenders falling off him; Ryan couldn’t hold a fierce drive but did well to block the follow up and then Djite’s cheeky flick off the inside of the heel deserved a better fate. Vidosic joined in with a powerful header which fortunately went straight at Mat Ryan. All Adelaide at this point and well worth their lead. As the half closed Bojic showed the Mariners weren’t done with yet with a great run and shot which had an anxious Galekovic scrambling.
The Mariners came out all guns blazing in the second half and were much, much better. A shot by Bernie past the post and then he should have done better with a header from McGlinchey’s excellent work on the right. No goals yet but the intent was there – Adelaide were being pushed back. Arnie wisely pulled an angry Hutchinson and brought on the lively Bozanic; Rogic showed his potential with great skill under pressure and a perfect pass to McBreen – it was to be his last contribution as Hearfield replaced him; Kwasnik replaced a clearly exhausted Bernie. The changes worked, the tempo of the Mariners was much more urgent, the go forward more dynamic. Brilliant work by Bozanic found Kwasaldinho at the far post, a sublime first touch and Galekovic could do nothing about the equalizer. It was the Mariners calling the shots now with Bozanic and Hearfield lively. And then came one of those moments, so dramatic, so amazing, that changed the outcome of the game. A deflected Adelaide cross found an unmarked Van Dyk, it seemed all money that he would score but Ryan miraculously got a finger to the shot; the ball hit the far post and rolled tantalisingly along the goal line into Ryan’s grateful arms. Play immediately sped down the other end with Hearfield breaking on the right; his perfectly weighted cross was well met by McBreen but Galekovic showed he could still match Ryan in the keeping stakes but unfortunately for him Josh Rose was on the spot to thunder the blocked shot home. 3-2 to the Mariners when seconds earlier it could have been 3-2 to Adelaide!
Kosmina had taken off the impressive Djite for Ramsay to counter the runs of Bojic which meant he had little fire power to make a come-back. Boogard brought a regulation save from Ryan but it was the Mariners who played out the closing moments and Arnie couldn’t hide the smile on his face.
Ryan: one great save; otherwise a steady game
Bojic: MoM by some distance. An outstanding game – perhaps he wants a longer contract?
Rose: very solid, almost back to his best
Wilko and Zwaansijk: both had a first half to forget but second half looked more like their usual selves
Griffiths: untidy early on but distribution improved as the game went on
McGlinchey: hung on to the ball too long in the first half but second half caused his usual body distorting problems
Hutch: I said at the start he should have been spelled for this. Looked laboured and doesn’t have the pace to trouble defenders. Fifth yellow probably at a good time for him
Bozanic: really lifted the tempo of the team
Rogic: Nice first touch, good vision but physically struggled and was by-passed a lot of the time. Showed, though, the seam of gold hidden inside his languid frame with his final piece of skill and pass to McBreen
Hearfield: lively but frustrating; often took the wrong option or was too slow but made up for it with his cross to McBreen
McBreen: worked his socks off and scored a good goal. Doing a good job of being the physical presence up front.
Bernie: Is always better when he comes looking for the ball and wasn’t afraid to have a go. Look exhausted when he walked off –I think Arnie will rest him for the next game
Kwasnik: there is only one and he looked up for it. A well taken goal and his touch and movement were good. Likely to start next week
Hmmm. Does that cost extra?We`ve definitely been kissed on the dick by a fairy
Depends what you mean by fairy...Hmmm. Does that cost extra?
Depends what you mean by fairy...
I Believe the formation change Arnie made when The Glinch and Ollie switched was a move to a 2-4-4, thats two at the back!!! as Adelaide had dropped Djite into a deeper role and no pressing from their midfield AND being a goal down....... unheard of but major balls to do it!!
What happened to the perfect husband??? ...If it's a beautiful blond , with a pixie nose in a sparkly dress then I'll pay the extra....if your talking about a typical inner Sydney resident....I'll pass!
True believer you might have a diff opinion tomorrow when you realized you posted when you were pissed !!! As usual
Lmfao