Some random observations from watching the replay:
- Lols at Siggy doing the bunny hop with ball clamped his legs, also Kenny's look of hurt surprise when no one came and celebrated with him after scoring.
- I've seen CGJ interviewed on TV and he is a nice guy but boy he is a terrible referee.
- Blaming Lia for the goal is ridiculous. It was the kind of passage of broken play we repeatedly lost possession in thoughout the game. Riera, Fenton and Muscat made far worse errors that luckily didn't cost us.
- I've never seen Siggy in better form.
- The flying studs up challenge on Riera: many a ref would've red-carded that one. Was gobsmacked to hear our two commentating experts claim it was a perfectly fair challenge.
- Ernie needs to take lessons from Kevin Muscat on how to go berko a the 4th official. A mumbled whinge in a thick Scottish brogue just doesn't cut the mustard!
Merrick has far more dignity than that bald thug who manages Victory Adelaide !
FFY
Though he's really something of an over excitable teddy bear. His celebrations after we missed out last time were a joke, and the antics of the Adelaide team at times are something similar- a bit of entitlement. Loved seeing the coaching benches stick it to him- a sign that he and Adelaide had lost it.
Still- one or two players back for Adelaide and they will be a completely different prospect....