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semi humorous, well doneYes we are
Not good enough odds.2 to 1 that we won't end up 10-16, why not bet now seeing your already predicting it.
make the most of it, rainfall let it all out, hey?I have 5.75 hours worth of immaturity left in me.
abets mum taught him when he was young to NEVER knock on the door of strangers,especially creepy ones who post on internet message boards.Come knock on my door after week 3 of the main season.
lol- no 'meh' today, unfortunately, though it sure feels like a 'meh' gameBank the four points and move on to next ... oh hang on ...
no nasty injuries, so that's a plus ..
I thought the midfield looked pretty anemic without the skipper and Johnson; Caddy seemed to be going at about half pace ... Guthrie showed some dash but faded in and out like most of the players.
Clark fumbled and spilled some marks but I thought his hit-out was pretty encouraging; shows agility once the ball hits the deck, didn't look too knackered, and hit the scoreboard.
Cockatoo, Gregson and Kolodjashnij all did some nice things, Kolo looked particularly assured down back I thought .. first time I've really seen him in action and although he was a bit smaller than I expected, he played well.
Lang worked his way into the game nicely after a quiet start.
I thought both Gore and Luxford were a bit off the pace, but I have zero concerns considering the stakes - I'd never seen either play previously though, so just an observation ..
Simpson showed glimpses I thought; awkward with ball in hand but handy with ball in ruck contest.
Not good enough odds.
And no way will we finish 16th. Too much quality.
And that quality will over come a shyte game plan to a degree.
When you see Bartel kick the ball 20m wide of a free man and it goes over the boundary, you can see where their mentality is. It's certainly not an aggressive one.
Abet also doesn't know how to bet.abets mum taught him when he was young to NEVER knock on the door of strangers,especially creepy ones who post on internet message boards.
Oh crap,might've just described myself by mistake
Here's a wacky idea,how about giving him some game time in a meaningless pre-season game to get some fitness ?Destroyed again in ruck & clearances Sumpson is too unfit
He kicks straightLang was the standout for mine.
Put him in the forward pocket for the year.
Not sure how poor skills can be chalked up to defensive mindset. At times they tried to move the ball too quickly.When you see Bartel kick the ball 20m wide of a free man and it goes over the boundary, you can see where their mentality is. It's certainly not an aggressive one.
Definitely agree with this. Ive been saying it for the last 7 or 8 months (moreso after the trade period, etc), and it could really hurt us this year. While we have recruited numerous big men, this isn't going to solve the problem. Most of them aren't full-time, solid ruckmen, so we could end up with 2 or 3 "pinch-hitters" trying to have an impat at ruk contests, which I think just isnt going to work. The risk we took with HMac hasn't paid off, but we'll have to see as time goes on.Simpson was dominated for most of the game, too, and at this point of his career, that's really not good enough. It was made pretty clear that Simpson and McIntosh aren't the answer last year. They're neither reliable nor good enough to carry the ruck duties. At some point, the club needs to get serious and recruit a real ruckman, or this will be a sore point for years to come.
I was hoping some of the poor habits that had plagued previous seasons might have been worked out during this year's preseason.
Exactly. Still 5 weeks to go, and I'm amazed/rapt to see him play a NAB game, unscathed.Here's a wacky idea,how about giving him some game time in a meaningless pre-season game to get some fitness ?
That was not off the side of the boot. It was mindset.Not sure how poor skills can be chalked up to defensive mindset. At times they tried to move the ball too quickly.
Bookmarked.Well, it's time.
Time to join the YPO train.
We are cooked.
Some really, really good signs by kolo, lang, cocka.
Loved how Motlop, Duncan, and cocka tried to 'go' when they had the ball.
But the game plan is complete shyte. Kicking backwards 30 metres. And missing the target by 10 so they go back even further is crap. Its 2006 footy. Maybe even worse. At least in 06 it was just backwards handballs.
And for all the knocking GC get for not being able to play without their skipper.
We missed ours more.
I'll give it til about week 3 of the main season.
But based on game style. 10th.
Yeah stoppages seem to be the same again. Not all that much to do with players just game plan. That said it was disappointing not to see JJ play. Not that he'll be a saviour or anything but he's a big boy. Would of been interesting to see.Don't really care about the result, just happy some kids played well and no injuries.
Thought our skills were really poor although first game back that is kind of to be expected. Stoppage setups worried me though, seemed similar problems to last year where we allowed too much space for players running into stoppages and were asleep defensively at stoppages.
Player wise I thought Lang was impressive and he could slot into the 22 fairly early in the year on a forward flank. Cockatoo is a bit further off but showed potential and I liked Kolo's game.
Simpson was the major disappointment for me, got smashed by Smith and was fairly non existent around the ground. I know he has had a lot of injuries ruining pre seasons but he's in his 8th year and it is make or break for him. Realistically with how quick the speed of the game is now and how much endurance it demands I just don't think you can have a ruckman who lacks endurance so much and can't cover the ground. If he can't get fit real quick he isn't in the 22. Hopefully Hamish and Stanley are fit and playing soon as we really need some better options in the ruck. Given how badly we have been exposed in finals the last 2 years for lack of ruckmen, this area, along with the midfield, has to improve if we are to contend.
I expect we will rotate the side a fair bit again for the next match before we settle on the 22 for round 1.