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You can rise up the ladder very quickly as proven by a few teams the last 5 years the fact is you can with a few changes and personnel.
Autopsy 47 point loss vs Port Adelaide
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You can rise up the ladder very quickly as proven by a few teams the last 5 years the fact is you can with a few changes and personnel.
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menzel might get another year i reckon, rose seems done
i just hope we get a jack and smith retirement announcement
otherwise next year will just be 1000 games injured all the time
i just hope we get a jack and smith retirement announcement
otherwise next year will just be 1000 games injured all the time
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yeah but florent could take a dump out there and you would praise it as a perfect swirl
teams will let him get it more and focus on others imo
he doesnt hurt the opposition
I think you're way off here, and need to watch the first half again. Port had no answers for him. Couldn't tackle him or run with him, and he was finding his targets. He was miles ahead as our best on ground in a first half when we really should've been in front. And then finished out the game still trying to make things happen when half of the team had their hands on their hips.
He will never be able to win in some people's eyes (ie Mitchell fans)
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Yer we did but do you blame us? i admire straight after winning the flag we identified a area we could improve.
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He is a good player, I like him
just think he has a poor technique and i havent checked but from my shitty pub tv he seemed to turn it over every second kick
what were his stats like turnover wise
The depth of the list is poor given we don’t have a ruck or a ready made replacement for Buddy, McVeigh, Grundy.
We aren’t playing for anything where as Port have a shot at the 8.
Ryder destroyed us today it won’t be any easier next week against Gawn. Our midfield will look pedestrian against a dominant ruck. The defence then looks average with ball coming in all the time.
We aren’t playing for anything where as Port have a shot at the 8.
Ryder destroyed us today it won’t be any easier next week against Gawn. Our midfield will look pedestrian against a dominant ruck. The defence then looks average with ball coming in all the time.
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Yeah, we’re definitely missing a ruckman and an inside mid.
I agree with King, it feels like we’re waiting for the year to end so we can start fixing the list. Having said that H2F is right, it’s very possible to move up the ladder quickly once you make the right changes, the competition is more even than it’s ever been.
I agree with King, it feels like we’re waiting for the year to end so we can start fixing the list. Having said that H2F is right, it’s very possible to move up the ladder quickly once you make the right changes, the competition is more even than it’s ever been.
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no, worth the risk
now we build
it will take a few years thats all and a lot of those today arent going to make it imo
yeah but florent could take a dump out there and you would praise it as a perfect swirl
teams will let him get it more and focus on others imo
he doesnt hurt the opposition
Ben Simmons on the perimeter. Let him have it as much as he likes. No Footskills = No jump shot. Can't hurt You.
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parker has had a good year, this is a big learning curve for him as a leader used to finals, to lead this side into pointless games and keep going back to the well mentally
it must be draining, he is only human
it must be draining, he is only human
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Second half he turned it over a lot, he was rushing (again, which Swans weren't)
I agree his kicking leaves a lot to be desired but today he looked to be making a conceited effort to take that extra half a second to slow down before the ball left his boot, and it showed. He was pulling off some ambitious kicks and he hit a lot of targets when it mattered.
- Blew it in the first half with botched skills. Had chances to get back into it as aswell but fluffed it with easy mistakes. Decision making and skill execution are the main things that should be being worked on over the summer. Not alot to play for so not surprised the damn wall ended up giving way.
- Florent was impressive first half, especially weaving through the traffic....but seriously needs to put alot of work into his kicking (not alone there).
- Allir didn't like playing as a true KPD on Dixon. I hope he (coaches) works on this because, if he could play Key Position at a decent level he could be a real point of difference Key defender with his rebounding traits......he's good as 3rd man in intercept marker, but so are lots of non-key position size players.
- Midfield. Kennedy not as bad as some suggest, should only be a 3rd mid/part time forward at this stage of his career but others haven't stepped up and too much is still being asked of him (should probably help himself and let the captaincy go next year so he can focus purely on his own game).
Don't know why a Mills/Dawson/Lloyd isn't at least being trialled there in these dead rubber games. Hewett just seems to have stalled for a while now, not sure if he's got the next level in him, will watch with interest next year. Biggest area to address in the off-season, a legit ruck would help big time to.
- One day Longmire might figure out a counter tactic for the lose opposition defender.
-Development is not always linear, a few players who have looked better in previous years have been down this year, a few will repsond next year (a few won't).
- Things won't be as bad as they seem, provided we make some smart calls over the next few months. List managers need to earn their money this October/November.
People massively overrate the standard of the competition as a whole, no list (bar GC), is that far away if they have a decent offseason draft/trade period, and are able to iron out some of the deficiencies over the summer. You only need a handful of top end players and a bunch of competent role players these days. The top sides these days aren't a lick on the top sides of even 4-5 years ago, which is good, I guess, for evenness of the comp, but shocking for the quality of football played throughout the comp.
- The fact that Port side is knocking on the door of the 8 reinforces point above. Also, they're throwing the thing Bulldogs 16 style and getting away with it too....umpiring standard is as laughable as the football standard atm.
- Florent was impressive first half, especially weaving through the traffic....but seriously needs to put alot of work into his kicking (not alone there).
- Allir didn't like playing as a true KPD on Dixon. I hope he (coaches) works on this because, if he could play Key Position at a decent level he could be a real point of difference Key defender with his rebounding traits......he's good as 3rd man in intercept marker, but so are lots of non-key position size players.
- Midfield. Kennedy not as bad as some suggest, should only be a 3rd mid/part time forward at this stage of his career but others haven't stepped up and too much is still being asked of him (should probably help himself and let the captaincy go next year so he can focus purely on his own game).
Don't know why a Mills/Dawson/Lloyd isn't at least being trialled there in these dead rubber games. Hewett just seems to have stalled for a while now, not sure if he's got the next level in him, will watch with interest next year. Biggest area to address in the off-season, a legit ruck would help big time to.
- One day Longmire might figure out a counter tactic for the lose opposition defender.
-Development is not always linear, a few players who have looked better in previous years have been down this year, a few will repsond next year (a few won't).
- Things won't be as bad as they seem, provided we make some smart calls over the next few months. List managers need to earn their money this October/November.
People massively overrate the standard of the competition as a whole, no list (bar GC), is that far away if they have a decent offseason draft/trade period, and are able to iron out some of the deficiencies over the summer. You only need a handful of top end players and a bunch of competent role players these days. The top sides these days aren't a lick on the top sides of even 4-5 years ago, which is good, I guess, for evenness of the comp, but shocking for the quality of football played throughout the comp.
- The fact that Port side is knocking on the door of the 8 reinforces point above. Also, they're throwing the thing Bulldogs 16 style and getting away with it too....umpiring standard is as laughable as the football standard atm.
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Look I like to stay positive but If You Think what You are watching at the moment is on course for that then I'm sorry You haven't got a clue. We have 6 or more players in that side that are ****ing horrible and have no part on an AFL Arena. Who's replacing them ?
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One thing that will instantly improve us is decision marking in attack as proven today we have no issue controlling portions of matches but we fire blanks for all our effort opposition goes other end kicks a flukey goal heads drop.
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Which kicks did he hit thst broke open the game or resulted in a goal?
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One thing I don't get is why Hewett barely kicks nowadays. Today he had just two and umpteen handpasses. Any theories?
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anyway dont read too much into this in isolation nor the next 2 weeks imo
enjoy various highlights and bring on off season
im not feeling good about the next few years, but plenty are so hope that is right
enjoy various highlights and bring on off season
im not feeling good about the next few years, but plenty are so hope that is right
Parker was down, so what, he’s had a good year.
Really liked Clarke’s game. Not perfect, dumb 50, but his hands were clean and decision making was fast and the result was there were none of those terrible turnovers.
Rampe laboured all day, was a thankless job and unglamorous but he was probably our best.
We have a very young list and lots of injuries. We’ve all been terribly spoilt over the last two decades. The world isn’t ending just because we’re not making finals. We’ll be better next year and even better the year after that.
In the meantime, enjoy watching some young stars in their infancy and not having to worry about the result!
Really liked Clarke’s game. Not perfect, dumb 50, but his hands were clean and decision making was fast and the result was there were none of those terrible turnovers.
Rampe laboured all day, was a thankless job and unglamorous but he was probably our best.
We have a very young list and lots of injuries. We’ve all been terribly spoilt over the last two decades. The world isn’t ending just because we’re not making finals. We’ll be better next year and even better the year after that.
In the meantime, enjoy watching some young stars in their infancy and not having to worry about the result!
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Should have played Knoll, should have played Knoll the last couple games, should have played Knoll to stem the tide at stoppages for the last couple games, should have played Knoll to give the midfield the hope of getting a tap in their favour to stem the tide at stoppages for the last few games.
Didnt like Bell playing so much forward particularly starting him there as he doesnt play there and never has at neafl and was never going to have an impact.
Menzel was good i thought, has much better fitness now than when he first came into the side, we were just setting him up for failure bringing him into the side before he could really cover the ground.
McCartin is a bit of a panic merchant in the backline with and wthout the ball.
Better to delist Fox and look for a younger fringe player to replace him than give him another year.
Should have played Pink he could have matched up on a few of the Port forwards and that would have given us another marking target in the forward line.
Still dont like Clarke his poor kicking, his poor handballing, his poor decision making, his lack of composure at times. If we improve next year and he keeps getting games he may well become the supporters biggest punching bag.
Didnt like Bell playing so much forward particularly starting him there as he doesnt play there and never has at neafl and was never going to have an impact.
Menzel was good i thought, has much better fitness now than when he first came into the side, we were just setting him up for failure bringing him into the side before he could really cover the ground.
McCartin is a bit of a panic merchant in the backline with and wthout the ball.
Better to delist Fox and look for a younger fringe player to replace him than give him another year.
Should have played Pink he could have matched up on a few of the Port forwards and that would have given us another marking target in the forward line.
Still dont like Clarke his poor kicking, his poor handballing, his poor decision making, his lack of composure at times. If we improve next year and he keeps getting games he may well become the supporters biggest punching bag.
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