Mariners Vs Adelaide

[bikinigirl]

. i was going to post that it has been so quiet on here i hope people remember to go to the game

. remember also the early kick-off ... at least i can be home in bed before it gets dark

 

[Tassiemariner]

This is the worst refereeing trio in Australia.

 

[Bex]

Watched that game on a very dodgy net connection. Score is an admirable result against the second-placed team of the comp. As for our play quality; no idea as I was battling the connection for most of the game :-/

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

This is the worst refereeing trio in Australia.

The male AR didn't do anything wrong that I noticed (the one where Matt Simon was called offside was a line call, and I figure that if on a slo-mo replay I still can't tell then I can't criticise the officials about it), and the only one that Sarah really got wrong was missing a clear save by Galekovic and calling a goal kick - though I'm putting that one more onto Shepheard than her anyway.

His game with us on Wed night was a shocker as well - although we should count ourselves lucky that Rose wasn't sent off. But you're right, he isn't doing well.

But on Wed, after a goal I noticed all 4 officials had their head down writing in their notepads at once. Simple stuff that any 1st year referee gets taught not to do - because if anything happened, nobody would've seen it. Frustrating to see our elite referees making simple mistakes that any parks-level assistant would get crucified for (of course, for all we know they may have gotten crucified for it).

But the biggest question for me is, what are the coaches and inspectors doing about this?

Overall I thought it was a much better performance than Wed - players were more active, more creative, offering a lot more support, moving around more and pushing up more. Simon and Kwas were linking up well all over the pitch, but Kwas just couldn't find the space he needed.

I was a little concerned that our boys were getting so concerned with the referee that they'd let the game slip though; it happens all too easy. Matt Simon, for isntance, after he was body checked near the goal line waved his hand in the ear mimicking a card. Supposed to be a mandatory card, thank god Shepheard knew he would've been crucified if he did it. Bojic in particular seems to be struggling to keep his temper in check, though I guess he should be complemented on the fact that he IS (mostly) keeping it in check.

Much more positive performance though, I thought, and our defence was great.

On Wed there were clear lines between our attack, midfield and defence - today they seemed to mesh a lot better and players moving around as they saw fit.

Simon seemed to be dropping back a little today, for some reason - and our players still seem to be a little hesitant to try a little bit of flair in/around the box.

Still, at least the ref put in some good defence for us

 

[jarrad]

So is 2-0 correct, Serg scoring an own goal?
Fair result against the 2nd side.
Follow this up against Melbourne on NYE and top 2 looks good.

 

[localpom]

Good result against a top 3 team. We looked good 2nd half and although people may say otherwise think Perez is coming good, he needs as much game time as possible.

Pedj - 1
Dutchy - 2
Matty - 3

Off to the UK on Tuesday, happy NY all, get behind the team and hopefully i'll be back in 3 weeks to a top 2 team!

 

[cbowden9000]

3 points: Simon
2 points: Zwaanswijk
1 point: Bojic

 

[mariners4ever]

3pts bojic
2pts matty
1pt perez/dutchy

 

[Ancient Mariner]

Atrocious refereeing. Totally incompetent. Meh 3 points

 

[cbowden9000]

To anyone who watched from home: What was the Fox Sports 3-2-1?

 

[Wee-mac]

Well in boys. Quality result.

Was good to see Patrick come over and celebrate with fans, let's see more of it from everyone

 

[style_cafe]

I`m Happy this week.... .

The first half was a dour struggle & didn`t provide to much excitment.

In the second half, as soon as we got a sniff of getting on top, we put them to the sword.

Perez didn`t get to many opportunities in the first half but I thought he instrumental in giving us the go forward when he started to take on the defence.

I watched Rose very closely & for mine he was excellent. His combination with Olly was great to watch.

Griffo had a very good game (apart from a few loose passes)

Wilko played a lot better than wednesday.He seemed to look for more forward options & even though he played back to Ryan quite a few times, in this game it was the best option.

The best IMO was Dutchy. For mine he would be one of the best players to have played in the A League.Dominant in the air, great vision, a rock in defence & today he carried the ball forward intelligently.

MOM :- Dutchy 3
:- Rose 2
:- Wilko 1

PS. I was disappointed with the refereeing but really enjoyed "the Lads" behind the goals

 

[Matt--Simon]

PEDJ BOJIC WHAT A GAME!!!!

Individual performance of the year man of the match stuff right there. He had a blinder.

 

[gull]

I`m Happy this week.... .

The best IMO was Dutchy. For mine he would be one of the best players to have played in the A League.Dominant in the air, great vision, a rock in defence & today he carried the ball forward intelligently.

MOM :- Dutchy 3
:- Rose 2
:- Wilko 1

PS. I was disappointed with the refereeing but really enjoyed "the Lads" behind the goals

Really happy to agree with you this week style_cafe. Dutchy was awesome. He's pure class.

It's been a great Christmas if you are a Mariners fan!

 

[Wombat]

PEDJ BOJIC WHAT A GAME!!!!

Individual performance of the year man of the match stuff right there. He had a blinder.

Definately not a blinder. Made heaps of mistakes and his crossing was appalling however his defence was very good and his workrate is excellent.

Good performance but nothing to get excited about. I actually thought Rose was the better fullback tonight.

 

[Wombat]

Shit-house first half but second half we buried them.

Second half we actually tried to play Football and the rewards were evident.

Ryan.7. Another clean sheet and another great performance.
Bojic.7. Good game. Defended very well and overlapped like a champion. Quality of crossing and passing was poor sometimes but he wasn't the only one.
Rose.8. Top game, very impressive.
Wilko.7. Much better, good game.
Dutchy.8.5 Legend and my MOM.
WeeMac. 6.5. Not bad but not brilliant.
Griffiths.7 Pretty solid game and drove forward a couple of times which was great to see.
Perez.6.5 A bit too quiet to start with but we improved as a team dramatically once he got into the game. Lovely on the ball and expert "penalty" puller.
Olly.6.5 see WeeMac.... Another player who needs to practice crossing the ball for a few hours each week.
Simon.7 Great goal. Better performance but first touch still a bit suspect at times.
Kwas 6. Tried hard.

I was very impressed with McBreen when he came on this week.

Most impressive was the active support. Fantastic to see Rowdy and the older mob at the back really adding to the great work of the singers down the front.
It was much more like the old days and great support all round. Even the fans in both stands had a couple of chants today!

3pts Dutchy.
2pts Rose
1pt Wilko

 

[the J Man]

i thought griffths was outstanding.
only simons work ethic suppast him
perez touchs are sublime and 79.23 minutes to

 

[Revilo]

Fox commentators reckon Pedj has a case to answer for elbowing a Adelaide player on the ground.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/ccm-v-ad/video-e6frf423-1225976446213?subcat=1111112039253

Pretty sure you will see it here.

I saw it live and it looked like the opposition player took Pedj down with interlocking elbows, and Pefj retaliated in frustration. Not much in it but might see a week out.

What do you think?

 

[Revilo]

Arnie's comments:

http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/039a-good-present039/video-e6frf423-1225976486191?sectionvertical=football

He reckons no case to answer for for Pedj.

Griffiths will be out suspended.

Hutch to DM?

 

[cbowden9000]

Hutch to DM?

That's what I'd guess, unless Arnie's lost all faith in him and puts Bojic at CDM and Wilko to RB with Doig coming in to CB