Ross has flagged in his presser the possibility of sentimental picks this week for Pav's last. Mentioned Mzungu, Deboer, Suban and Sandi. Also confirmed Deboer was picked on that basis for Pav's 350th.
Autopsy Freo lose by lots to GWS.
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Depends on how many of the spuds we really get rid of, talk is cheap, let's see some action
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Why wouldn't we be hitting top 8? We obviously have some hidden potential; only finishing top of the ladder last year... I understand that it's hard to be positive after a loss like today, but believe me, it's just an abberation...
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If Clarke is the future we have none, bottom line. People need to stop thinking of how he was 3 years ago. He is a plain set dud.
Nah seriously. Top 8 but nit top 4.
Up to a point, yes of course. But with young players its more about building match fitness and teaching structure than skills, they're supposed to have them already if the selectors have done their jobs adequately enough. You can see it in every young team, they drop off over the course of a match. Remember the Bulldogs as well, they had exactly the same problem until... well, this year really. Even last year, they'd fade.
When tired, kicks aren't as good, chases not as effective, tackles don't stick. Some commentators don't realise how many of the last two years draft we have playing out there at the moment.
Having said that, it doesn't excuse our senior players at all.
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Isnt Spurr in our leadership team, shouldn't one of the criteria be you should actually be one of the side's best players? He might take some marks in the back line but how about some speed, decision making and the ability to stop a small forward
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I agree. Lets see some action.... But with hitting the finals/top four consistently over the past 4 years, why wouldn't we have faith that we can turn it around again
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We can but the game has moved on and unfortunately the lock down, defensive game where you can hide a number of spuds in your team is no longer relevant so if we get rid of them we have a chanceI agree. Lets see some action.... But with hitting the finals/top four consistently over the past 4 years, why wouldn't we have faith that we can turn it around again
I know it is, and I am fairly positive about next season if a few things go right (injuries!). I'm firmly of the belief that this season has been an aberration too.
But we're also contending with a potentially even closer competition next year than it has been this year.
Hawthorn will probably drop, but by how much? Sydney will stay up, they're not an old team. Western Bulldogs will have their full team back, so will Gold Coast. Collingwood, St Kilda and Melbourne are showing promising signs, they'll be looking for a spot in the finals next year. West Coast... who knows, I have no idea where they're going to be at. Can't even write off Port Adelaide, they're still mostly the same team that played in 2014 - 2015 and had everyone talking. Adelaide, keep getting better.
just saying in order for us to crack the top 8 again next year, we're going to have to improve more than other clubs are already improving, as well as face off against clubs which may be on the way down but aren't done yet - Hawthorn, Geelong.
It's certainly possible, but with top teams dropping off a bit but not too much, and mid table teams looking like they're ready to take another step... wow, its going to take some effort, and some major improvement from the kids.
Hey, we're not Richmond.
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Very noticeable that most of our players seem to "jog at half pace" while our opponents run hard. Whether this is a fitness or a confidence thing I don 't really know. However to an interested observer it's more of a "don't give a stuff" attitude which has to be eliminated either by trading certain players out or changing a mental attitude.
Sutcliffe is a classic example : was it only a couple of years ago that he was delighting us supporters with his runs up the middle from the backline, but how long since we've since that sort of performance from him. Should we delist or persist? But again he's another one who just runs around without putting in any apparent effort.
Weller was the only one that I noticed giving a good chase down and that was from a long way back but still impacted the GWS disposal. Kudos Lachie.
So Ross bemoans the skill level and decision making out of the backline and so puts Mayne there.... WTF?
My expectations are tempered when it comes to the 8 playing with less than 20 games of experience but the drop off in intensity and skills from those that should be leading by example is disappointing. As mentioned in a post above, it really does appear that many of those 'experienced heads' don't give a rats right now.
Taberner, Mccartney, and Apeness isn't the greatest but when you add the likes of Walters, Yarran, SPS, Bennell, and Fyfe around them they can do a job.
Only a couple of glimpses but it was good to see them from Apeness. He's a player I think we will need to be patient with until he can get more involved but hopefully he can be that 2nd ruck as well as forward. Love his ferocity at the contest trying to hammer blokes, when he fills out with some more gym work he'll be a beast. Like Hannath except for actually being reasonably mobile and having skills...
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