Biased/incompetent media coverage

[Biggie]

Can't see Lobb playing

 

[Dylan82]

Appeared like a man that knows he has a system that is near invincible at home but is fundamentally flawed on grounds where you need to win to get premierships.

It's a difficult situation - do you change a winning system and risk losing at home in the hope of finding something that is more effective away?

Or do you devise a novel system for these away games, knowing they will be untested for more than a month?


Regarding the "tried too hard" statement - before it is taken out of context - said in regard to players coming up with individual efforts to try and help that ended up contributing to the loss of the overall team structure.

 

[flamingEMBERS]

Regarding the "tried too hard" statement - before it is taken out of context - said in regard to players coming up with individual efforts to try and help that ended up contributing to the loss of the overall team structure.

I'll report back after I watch it. To be honest RN that's laughable to suggest this. Is this irony? I didn't see anyone try.

 

[Keys]

He's stumped. That's what I took out of it.

I can understand why he would be

This team is capable of playing good footy and at times, very good footy

For whatever reason though there's times when our effort drops away, or more precisely falls of a cliff and we get embarrassed

It's too simplistic to say it's travel because we've had two wins in the road and led at half time in another

Ground dimensions of the MCG maybe a factor but how does the size of a ground mean your effort drops

Is it a slow midfield that's a problem but that discounts wins against Freo, port and Bulldogs who all have good midfields

Does he drop players for a poor game on the weekend when 3 of their last 4 games been good

He would believe he has a side at his disposal who's best is good enough to beat anyone. But that same side lacks the consistency to be at their best regularly

So does he give up on part of a playing group that could have a premiership in them to put time into younger players and begin development of a new group to challenge down the track

Many questions, not many definitive answers

No wonder he's stumped

 

[flamingEMBERS]

I can understand why he would be

This team is capable of playing good footy and at times, very good footy

For whatever reason though there's times when our effort drops away, or more precisely falls of a cliff and we get embarrassed

It's too simplistic to say it's travel because we've had two wins in the road and led at half time in another

Ground dimensions of the MCG maybe a factor but how does the size of a ground mean your effort drops

Is it a slow midfield that's a problem but that discounts wins against Freo, port and Bulldogs who all have good midfields

Does he drop players for a poor game on the weekend when 3 of their last 4 games been good

He would believe he has a side at his disposal who's best is good enough to beat anyone. But that same side lacks the consistency to be at their best regularly

So does he give up on part of a playing group that could have a premiership in them to put time into younger players and begin development of a new group to challenge down the track

Many questions, not many definitive answers

No wonder he's stumped

Well he's never dropped a player over the age of 25 other than Jetta and Redden. Maybe he should try that. Might work.

 

[donpyke92]

Well he's never dropped a player over the age of 25 other than Jetta and Redden. Maybe he should try that. Might work.

Butler, Schoefield, McKenzie, Redden, Giles...perhaps Wellingham to that list.
Understand your point maybe meaning midfield, particularly in relation to Priddis.

 

[Keys]

Well he's never dropped a player over the age of 25 other than Jetta and Redden. Maybe he should try that. Might work.

He's dropped Schofield and Mackenzie off the top of my head without even trying to look anything up so that debunks your post in 30 seconds

Add Giles to that

 

[Keys]

And Hutchings and hill

 

[the harry]

And Hutchings and hill

Alright, so who other than Butler, Schoefield, McKenzie, Redden, Giles, Wellingham, Hutchings, Hill, & Jetta have ever been dropped?

#WhatHaveTheRomansEverDoneForUs

 

[Ochre]

Simpson has never dropped a player over 25 who has never been dropped.

#fact

 

[squashface]

Simpson has never dropped a player over 25 who has never been dropped.

#fact

#EveryDroppedPlayerOver25IsAnAwayDroppedPlayerOver25

 

[sey666]

Simpson has never dropped a player over 25 who has never been dropped.

#fact

Does general soreness count?

 

[Quinz]

Alright, so who other than Butler, Schoefield, McKenzie, Redden, Giles, Wellingham, Hutchings, Hill, & Jetta have ever been dropped?

#WhatHaveTheRomansEverDoneForUs

If you're including guys that aren't here any more McGinnity, Rosa, Selwood, Brown, Ellis, Bennell...

 

[Dark Sharks]

I'm over 25 and he dropped me

 

[Godfather32]

Brendan Foster is a complete and utter nimrod. ******* awful journalist with the football knowledge of an eggplant

It takes a special effort to be despised by both sets of WA supporters but he's achieved that

Arse clown of the highest order

And the irony of "respected" football writer Mike Sheahan calling us mummy's boys when he's barely aware that there's a whole country outside of Victoria

He can get ******



Did you read it?

There's some nice little flavour of the month touchstones that'll get nods of encouragement from the unwashed but little intelligent analysis.

Says there's no kids knocking the door down in WAFL then in the next paragraph says partingtons firm demands selection

Wants to bring Rioli in after one reserves game where he spent half the game on the pine


One final note that's bugging me. Since when did an 11 point loss become a flogging? We were torched by hawthorn and Essendon no doubt but a common narrative now is that we've been flogged in Melbourne our last 3 games

So much group think in the media. It's embarrassing how little effort they put into analysing things

Sorry I probably should have been more clear, I meant Sheahan calling us mummy's boys. I try not to read Brendan Foster articles, the guy is an A-grade clown

 

[Godfather32]

I'm over 25 and he dropped me

There's a difference between dropping you and calling the cops on you because you're hiding in the bushes at the front of his place

 

[ziad]

If you're including guys that aren't here any more McGinnity, Rosa, Selwood, Brown, Ellis, Bennell...

so it is a false fact!

 

[BartBart]

I think we get a false sense of where WCE quality wise on the field is because opposition teams are almost wholely incompetent when they come to Perth. The unthinking media like to blame that incompetency on "the crowd influencing the umpires".

But in reality it makes people think we are better than we really are. Performances out of Perth show us where we really are - which is just a middle of the road team.

 

[larrikin]

so it is a false fact!

They're called alternative facts....

 

[ChampRevesby]

I'm over 25 and he dropped me

on your head, multiple times

 

[frenchconnection]

I can understand why he would be

This team is capable of playing good footy and at times, very good footy

For whatever reason though there's times when our effort drops away, or more precisely falls of a cliff and we get embarrassed

It's too simplistic to say it's travel because we've had two wins in the road and led at half time in another

Ground dimensions of the MCG maybe a factor but how does the size of a ground mean your effort drops

Is it a slow midfield that's a problem but that discounts wins against Freo, port and Bulldogs who all have good midfields

Does he drop players for a poor game on the weekend when 3 of their last 4 games been good

He would believe he has a side at his disposal who's best is good enough to beat anyone. But that same side lacks the consistency to be at their best regularly

So does he give up on part of a playing group that could have a premiership in them to put time into younger players and begin development of a new group to challenge down the track

Many questions, not many definitive answers

No wonder he's stumped

Personally if I was coach anybody who can't perform in Melbourne consistently (eg Le Cras, Redden & others) I would leave out when travelling to Melbourne next time, but you can't make too many changes from one week to the next, so it's a bit of a quandrum? If you went by last weeks game against Essendon, we would have to drop the whole team with the exception of a few!!

 

[frenchconnection]

I was talking to a friend this morning who knows somebody who is well entrenched at East Perth, and he was saying quite a few of the boys playing at EP are perplexed as to what they have to do to get a call-up to play at AFL level when the feel they are putting in and deserve to be picked on form. Don't know who those players are of course.

 

[frenchconnection]

I think we get a false sense of where WCE quality wise on the field is because opposition teams are almost wholely incompetent when they come to Perth. The unthinking media like to blame that incompetency on "the crowd influencing the umpires".

But in reality it makes people think we are better than we really are. Performances out of Perth show us where we really are - which is just a middle of the road team.

I must admit this thought has gone through my mind as to whether some of the players need the crowd behind them to perform to their max? Just a thought!

 

[squashface]

I think we get a false sense of where WCE quality wise on the field is because opposition teams are almost wholely incompetent when they come to Perth. The unthinking media like to blame that incompetency on "the crowd influencing the umpires".

But in reality it makes people think we are better than we really are. Performances out of Perth show us where we really are - which is just a middle of the road team.

I must admit this thought has gone through my mind as to whether some of the players need the crowd behind them to perform to their max? Just a thought!

It's almost if there's a home ground advantage

 

[frenchconnection]

I can understand why he would be

This team is capable of playing good footy and at times, very good footy

For whatever reason though there's times when our effort drops away, or more precisely falls of a cliff and we get embarrassed

It's too simplistic to say it's travel because we've had two wins in the road and led at half time in another

Ground dimensions of the MCG maybe a factor but how does the size of a ground mean your effort drops

Is it a slow midfield that's a problem but that discounts wins against Freo, port and Bulldogs who all have good midfields

Does he drop players for a poor game on the weekend when 3 of their last 4 games been good

He would believe he has a side at his disposal who's best is good enough to beat anyone. But that same side lacks the consistency to be at their best regularly

So does he give up on part of a playing group that could have a premiership in them to put time into younger players and begin development of a new group to challenge down the track

Many questions, not many definitive answers

No wonder he's stumped

Send them all to a Psych, and then Simmo may have some answers