So 2/3 weeks now we've just rolled over to an opposition side applying a modicum of pressure. I thought the Saints game was the pinnacle of club embarrassment, but this Geelong game takes it to new depths.
Yes we have injuries, and yes we have blokes like Ainsworth pulling on the jumper, but when does the administration call Simmo into head office and start asking questions about team ethos and effort?
Shuey sits on the pine and suddenly the side is bereft of all leadership. No one is willing to stand up and say "follow me, boys! Time to dig in!" When the rot starts the coaching group is unable to address is, and the players are unwilling to try. Everyone is content to let an opposition side wrest momentum from the game and run away with it.
Opinion: we've taken the "family club" moniker too far - its great that we dont have any major incidents in the papers anymore but from top to bottom there isnt a single red-blooded competitor who bleeds for the colours in the entire coaching/ playing structure (barring Shuey and Yeo). That is absolutely unacceptable in a sporting league and its contributing to what we are seeing onfield today.
Forget injuries and forget skill. We need to go right back to absolute basics and start emphasising intent and desire for the game. At some point since our last premiership we have started to accept that rolling over and showing the belly is ok when it all gets a bit too much, and as a supporter that disgusts me more than anything else we are doing. Its time we started moving on the guys both on and off the field who could give less than two sh*ts about performance, and replace them with people who relish competition.
Yes we have injuries, and yes we have blokes like Ainsworth pulling on the jumper, but when does the administration call Simmo into head office and start asking questions about team ethos and effort?
Shuey sits on the pine and suddenly the side is bereft of all leadership. No one is willing to stand up and say "follow me, boys! Time to dig in!" When the rot starts the coaching group is unable to address is, and the players are unwilling to try. Everyone is content to let an opposition side wrest momentum from the game and run away with it.
Opinion: we've taken the "family club" moniker too far - its great that we dont have any major incidents in the papers anymore but from top to bottom there isnt a single red-blooded competitor who bleeds for the colours in the entire coaching/ playing structure (barring Shuey and Yeo). That is absolutely unacceptable in a sporting league and its contributing to what we are seeing onfield today.
Forget injuries and forget skill. We need to go right back to absolute basics and start emphasising intent and desire for the game. At some point since our last premiership we have started to accept that rolling over and showing the belly is ok when it all gets a bit too much, and as a supporter that disgusts me more than anything else we are doing. Its time we started moving on the guys both on and off the field who could give less than two sh*ts about performance, and replace them with people who relish competition.
