Happyskeret
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- Jul 2, 2022
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Whatever what our build plan is in terms of time we have just given GWS their highest score ever! I never thought we were in contention this year but record losses are inexcusable.
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This - do we owe Woosha and Truck an apology?
Nope and there are a few other spots as well.McGrath, BZT, Hep, Kelly and Laverde.. that’s the core of our backline other than Ridley and Redman. Those 5 wouldn’t get a look in, in a genuine top 8 side
But it should have happened already. These putrid performances are far too regular from our club in the last 5 or 6 years. Maybe longer...The lack of effort has to be a concern inside the club. They didn't fire a shot today and that's not good enough. Poor / weak efforts need to be identified and heads need to roll going into next week and repeat offenders gone from the club.
It’s also factually incorrect that we’re bottom 4. We might be playing at that level right now, but at the end of the season we’ll finish 11th or 12th.So we lost to the other bottom 4 sides ?
I have embraced the reality. I have embraced it more than most. I have been very consistent in saying we are 4 or 5 years away. That we lack leadership. That our best players are actually the issue.
We are years away from finding out if Scott can do anything with the list. We may not have even hit rock bottom yet either. Not even sure that Scott and Vosso can do anything. However no matter how many ways you spin it we are not bottom 4. We are in the group of sides that are 10 to 14. That has been our lot with a couple of years just in the 8 and a year in 15th.
Being bad does not actually make you bottom 4. We have been better than 7 sides so far this year. We have still been average and are having a poor finished to the year but I still say if we where genuinely one of the poorest sides of the year the Eagles would have beaten us by 4 goals. We suck. We may crash further but the simple fact is we still won 11 games.
Wow way to rub it in.It’s also factually incorrect that we’re bottom 4. We might be playing at that level right now, but at the end of the season we’ll finish 11th or 12th.
wouldn't necessarily say seduced. and we're agreeing and disagreeing at the same time.citizen-erased
Yet we have won 11 games and not actually finished bottom 4. We where bottom 4 last year. This year has fallen away but we did enough to not be bottom 4 this year. Does not make us anything special and I have been very consistent as far as questioning our leadership and players and where we are at. The simple fact is we have been in the next level up from bottom 4 most years and never really fallen to bottom 4 too often. We have enough decent players to keep us from being genuine bottom 4 . Bottom 4 sides lose to bottom 4 sides. The winning margin is irrelevant. The issue is you got seduced and thought we where better than we where before coming crashing back to earth. Are we any good . No not really.
Good idea not having an MVP thread. Not 1 player deserved a vote
Bottom 4, but without the pickIt’s also factually incorrect that we’re bottom 4. We might be playing at that level right now, but at the end of the season we’ll finish 11th or 12th.
I wasn't able to watch this game, as I was at a kids bday party, my god am I happy about that.
Adelaide just got robbed by the umps too, ending our season. Baha
Think I read it on here before Woosha told the board we needed a different type of player and one that is more defensively minded and they weren't interested. Heck they even got a defender (Saad) who apparently to some here wasnt happy to play to lock down his opponent. Maybe one day they will realise among other things we need guys who will run two ways and adopt a defensive ethos.This - do we owe Woosha and Truck an apology?
I'm not talking about players fixing the loss. I'm talking about the players' belief in the coach. It was obvious to all and sundry that Baldwin deserved to play. To not select him could undermine the trust of the group; why play for him if your best isn't worth anything to him. Yet players like Cox are gifted games.One or two player changes isn’t making up 120 point deficit. Baldwin looked promising last week but he’s not fixing that loss.
Players look cooked and have packed it in for the season.
Tough game to watch.
For an Essendon team that's done fairly well in the centre bounce all year, we were soundly trounced.
I just don't see it with this midfield mix. Too short, not enough muscle.
Could swap GWS with Geelong, Bulldogs or Brisbane. We just don't have the right mix.