I can't believe l believe that but you are absolutely correct he did.
haha
never thought id see this comment.
Lemmens definitely looked best 22 calibre in his half a game this year.
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I can't believe l believe that but you are absolutely correct he did.
haha
never thought id see this comment.
Lemmens definitely looked best 22 calibre in his half a game this year.
Tell it to Robbo, Sandy and his kids, they will say you repackage last year paragraph and resell it. At least last year can blamed on travel and China for the scoreline. Players look happy, of course they are, they get paid AFL wages compare to state league players , worse can scenario after 2- 4 year request transfer like Saad, may, omeara, scrimshaw Lynch.I see a lot more improvement in the 1-4 year players, the three state league additions etc moving forward.
Thompson is a new recruit next year.
Add another 3 top shelf kids and 1-2 academy kids and we'll be fine.
9 years of losing takes it's toll I agree but there's plenty of light at the end of the tunnel. The comp is pretty even and we're not that far behind teams just outside the 8.
I'm also not concerned with player retention in an early rebuild. Our first crack saw every single player (apart from pea heart Caddy) happy to sign a 2nd contract or extend their first during it.
The young kids seem to love the place (and who wouldn't) and that's all I'm hearing from them so far. It's when you're 5-6 years into a build and nothing seems to happen that players then miss their family, or return for religious reasons... Scrim left because he wasn't getting a game and also because we didn't rate him. These kids are generally playing and not losing by 120 points like the past 2 years.
6 games out of 13 decided by a kick. Push Geelong and also West Coast in Perth. I'd take it if it was offered at the start off the year.
But Brisbane NEAFL/ development team played Final regularly in September .I just look at lions in 2018 - some close losses, some floggings, didn’t win a game til round 9 - now look at em. Every talked up their competitiveness (like us this year) but needed the maturity to finish them off.
A lot can change and we don’t even see the half of it in the stands or on Telly.
In the meantime the neighbors will just have to put up with my frustration at the TV.
But Brisbane NEAFL/ development team playing Final regularly. GCS youth on holiday.I just look at lions in 2018 - some close losses, some floggings, didn’t win a game til round 9 - now look at em. Every talked up their competitiveness (like us this year) but needed the maturity to finish them off.
A lot can change and we don’t even see the half of it in the stands or on Telly.
In the meantime the neighbors will just have to put up with my frustration at the TV.
Improvement in 2019? Sure but the harsh reality is we are not winning those close games and people love to support winners - particularly kids! The biggest issue after retention of players is retention of young supporters. We are now in danger of losing a generation of kid supporters who just don't get club loyalty and suffering to support your team - they just like winners. In my immediate sphere I know of young kids who have moved to the Lions, Hawks, Eagles and some who have stopped supporting outright. The reality is we are not yet a team in AFL terms - it's an embryonic version of what we hopefully will be in a few years time, once we get bigger, better and more experienced players in the side. Too many kids who clearly have ability but cannot and never will be able to shovel the whole load. Priority right now is to extend the contracts of Luko, Rankine and King and then look to do deals (even if it means trading some of the older kids) to get the experience and talent we desperately need. Looking to the last games of this year and barring any upsets, only Carlton and Essendon (possibly Hawthorn), would seem to be winnable and the boys need to win at least 1 or even 2 more to go into 2020 with some glimmer of hope. We're definitely better but no where close to where we need to be.I see a lot more improvement in the 1-4 year players, the three state league additions etc moving forward.
Thompson is a new recruit next year.
Add another 3 top shelf kids and 1-2 academy kids and we'll be fine.
9 years of losing takes it's toll I agree but there's plenty of light at the end of the tunnel. The comp is pretty even and we're not that far behind teams just outside the 8.
I'm also not concerned with player retention in an early rebuild. Our first crack saw every single player (apart from pea heart Caddy) happy to sign a 2nd contract or extend their first during it.
The young kids seem to love the place (and who wouldn't) and that's all I'm hearing from them so far. It's when you're 5-6 years into a build and nothing seems to happen that players then miss their family, or return for religious reasons... Scrim left because he wasn't getting a game and also because we didn't rate him. These kids are generally playing and not losing by 120 points like the past 2 years.
6 games out of 13 decided by a kick. Push Geelong and also West Coast in Perth. I'd take it if it was offered at the start off the year.
Nah not really. I totally understand their frustration of supporting us for 9 years and I get incredibly frustrated losing close games too.Tell it to Robbo, Sandy and his kids, they will say you repackage last year paragraph and resell it. At least last year can blamed on travel and China for the scoreline. Players look happy, of course they are, they get paid AFL wages compare to state league players , worse can scenario after 2- 4 year request transfer like Saad, may, omeara, scrimshaw Lynch.
Every players agent already prepare for it.
I can understand you bring up those name, apart from Darcy Mac from Rookie list and Ballard pick 40+. Players you mention are all top 30 pick with f iull time training, if they don't improve it is either the club pick the wrong players or the set up is wrong. I am not negative but peoples need to wait until end of the season to analyst improvement.show some result ( eg Neafl Team scrap into final) , not based on Mouth service. You just can't force kids to self denial, they are being honest what they saw.Nah not really. I totally understand their frustration of supporting us for 9 years and I get incredibly frustrated losing close games too.
I was criticised for being really negative on here for years and I was. That’s because we were under resourced, poorly run and made countless strange decisions at draft time. We were treated as a social club by the players, not a professional football club.
But if you can’t see how this club has turned things around recently then I’m surprised. The injury list is still a real issue and if this is improved then of course it goes a long way towards on field results and better NEAFL teams selected.
Fiorini, Bowes, Darcy Mac, Powell, Ainsworth, Weller, Ballard, Brodie are the future of the club. Who out of that lot have not improved this year?
B grade mids, That was supposed to be Miles and EllisMid's, mids, more mids. Somehow, some way, the power-brokers at the club (and the AFL) need to work out a way to get us a couple of b+-grade mids. Not superstars of the game, but dependable week-in week-out types.
If the first phase of this rebuild has been about building team unity and effort, then it's still a pass for me. But next year will be ugly if we can't help our key position players develop by controlling the play with some quality ball movers.
I don't have a clue how that happens. If we go fishing in the pond that delivered GHS, then it's a huge worry.
No decent help is coming, why would they. We are as bad as we have ever been
I beg to differ, training injury is almost certain with our luckLeast we can't lose next round
Collins has been excellent til getting injured. I've been really happy with Miles. Corbett could be anything if he can get his kicking right. Burgess could go either way. Hombsch was a great pickup as well.It would be great to see us winning games but I think there is plenty of upside to our situation at the moment. We are missing at least 8 of our best 18 but this has allowed the likes of Day and Brodie to get a game and tbh playing Brodie for the rest of the season could be the difference to us retaining him or losing him.
For talls both king and lukosius are doing very well for first year players and we’ve still got Rankine to play. The top end of the draft last year was more talls whereas this year is more midfielders so hopefully we can get a good one at the end of the year.
I can’t see any of our mature age pickups either from the compo last year or other clubs being in our future best 18 apart from Collins and maybe Miles. I’m all for getting games into the likes of Ah Chee, Lemmens (when fit), Powell, Brodie and hopefully Scheer. Obviously there’s a tipping point with too many young players out there but I hope they play as many of them as they can on the back end of the season. Next year our list will push into a much better age demographic.
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