Preview 1st Semi-final: Geelong vs Collingwood, Sat 10 Oct GABBA @ 7.40pm AEDT
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Rohan banging a trainer might be true. But the hawkins punching him out part has to be complete garbage. Not a mark or bruise on him.
Don't know the extent of this injury but surgery probably means traumatic.
Even moderate sprain at least 3 weeks, worse if ligaments involved.
If was an extensor (ball bends finger back) tendon can be painful and then again, lengthy rehab.
It pains me to say it, but our absolute champion looks a monty to be sidelined.
He seemed down and apologetic on his CH9 news interview tonight, poor bugger.
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No Paul Chapmans in this current team unfortunately.
A better solution. Selwood moves to tag pendles, freeing up another player
Hard to build the mental side and heart and playing for the couch, when the coach hardly speaks to most of the players. Scott is a delegation coach. Leaves the smaller stuff and the talking to other coaches. Fagan strikes me as a bomber coach, a mentor. No wonder they played well the other night as a single driven unit. Hate that my club is the opposite.
Stop torturing yourself - it's simply not true.
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I was thinking along these lines in the aftermath of the game last Thursday. There's no doubting that the talent is there to win finals, but with the constant media pressure about the recent record and performances it would almost certainly be playing on the minds of the players.
Is this a case where we need to invest in sports psychologists over the pre-season to overcome the mental obstacles? Because the older players (who have been with the side for all or most of the bad finals record) are now playing with younger players, who would certainly be influenced by what's happening around them. Eventually they become older, a new wave of younger players comes in and nothing changes, the same mindset will stay unless someone or something comes in to change it
Have it your own way, calling bullshit is bullshit. Scott is well regarded by the players.
I happen to know, but even if I didn't, do you think he'd be contracted for so long if he was a bad communicator?
I’m too disappointed to think about this game really... just can’t believe you throw away another opportunity like that... I really don’t know what we can do to prepare for this game as far as selection or game style, but we have 2 losses in the last 12 months to draw upon and improve upon. I wouldn’t want to play any really young players or debutants, I think esava gets a go and I would love to see Blicavs in the backline but probably too late to swing that change
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Well he can’t hit a target atm
Well regarded by the older vets. The young players he’s probably never spoken to. If the rumours are true.
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It's a self-fulfilling prophecy at this point. The pressure is only going to continue to mount with every poor finals showing - it's obvious as heck, but the only way to get over it is to start performing better when the crunch moments come around. It just sucks massively that it's gotten to the point where it appears previous finals experience is actively hampering us rather than proving beneficial as it would in 99% of cases.
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Oh god, if the players think our style is good enough to win finals, we’re ****ed.
Cmon Geelong, wake up and smell the roses, our game style is not built for finals, to suggest otherwise is just stupid, our record In the past 9 years speaks for itself.
I guess much depends on whether you take the broader view on our efforts in the last 9 years. And don't overrate an average playing list in doing so.
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Dangerfield signature move is to grab the ball and tear off at breakneck speed on a wide arc only to turn it over. Guthrie is more likely to run straight for 5 to 10m and then deliver it to the advantage of a leading forward. That's why it makes sense to have Danger spend more time forward.
Well he can’t hit a target atm
Well regarded by the older vets. The young players he’s probably never spoken to. If the rumours are true.
Yeah was going to say he probably "manages upward" really well, but sucks at managing "the staff". I've had bosses like that. They're the worst
don’t like, just because he won’t be able to stick strong tackles... which is essential in finals in all the congestion.
no idea what your talking about because my quote above was talking about crumbing forwards. Your getting yourself all confused quoting my posts and mentioning about some random quote I said from weeks ago That doesn’t relate.
Agree with this.
It’s like the collective set-shot disease. It infects a team until someone can break the spell and then it can disappear in an instant.
Besides, we’ve seen plenty of these blokes deliver under pressure, in finals and close fought H&A games.
Last week we were facing a quick team playing well with their home support up and about... but if Hawk and Stanley nail their first chances, then the mood in the PA camp could have soured very quickly.
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Will interesting to see if we can slot our first shot. Confidence will go up if we do. Shank it and heads will drop.
He has improved over the last year or 2. Flat out refused to talk to the younger players earlier in his coaching career
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