I mean the same guys at WCE who have memories of winning were also elite players not that long ago - premiership year B&Fs, AAs etc - and are clearly not totally washed. North have no one within cooee of that level of talent/maturity.
Someone posted up a list of highest ranking (using an ELO system I think) games from players under 20. They all belonged to Bont and Nick Daicos except for Harley Reid's on the weekend (the point of the list) and...Brandan Parfitt.
We heard for years about Clarko's devotion to the methods of Bill Belicheck and that he was playing chess while everyone else was playing checkers. Tragically* Clarko found out the hard way that the emperor had no clothes.
I think teams would absolutely bite on that deal if they thought he was the difference between a premiership or not. Win one and the last 2-3 years of a terrible deal become forgivable.
I think what makes this funnier is that Riewoldt’s philosophy is If You Are Not Winning You Just Need To Work Harder, and he clearly saw Stanley as someone who was too soft to embrace that and thus was doomed to failure. Ten years on Riewoldt not only has to face up to the fact Stanley won a...
Not sure if it’s just nostalgia but guys like Blight and Barassi had/have a cultural legacy too - integral to the life of the game. Hardwick and Clarko might have fourth acts in their careers that get them there but it hasn’t happened yet.
Couple of times late Atkins attacked loose balls at stoppages in a way that no one else in our current midfield can (or at least does). Reminded me of his absolute best form from mid-2022. Happy for both to play at the moment.
Great win given the midfield we had out there - Dogs only really got on top in the second half (really the last quarter) and that has to be in part that some guys started getting leggy. To do it without Holmes getting involved either is hugely encouraging. Rhys instrumental, as with Conway last...
Mannagh playing so little football is entirely a product of Geelong’s decision making. If they’re worried about his match fitness play him in the VFL last week and use Tuohy as the carry over.
I think that's maybe a bit unfair - I can see a club baulking at appointing him CEO just because of the lack of commercial experience rather than as any negative comment on his own ability.
A maths genius can correct me but does the AFLCA break down into one coaching having Duncan BOG and the other not including him at all, and that dynamic reversed for Holmes?
Bruhn’s tendency to jink sideways once already clear and then handball sideways is infuriating. If he went north-south even 10% more he’d be our best midfielder.
Doesn’t address the practical problem of the AFLPA and is essentially meaningless - what standard are we setting? Zero tolerance as Australian jurisdictions steadily move to decriminalization? Good luck!
But that's because it is men against boys, right? Look at the top 10 disposal winners - they're physically mature guys who have played a decent amount of VFL footy (in a few cases 80+ games). We only have a handful of guys who fit that description (Hardie, Jeka, VDH, Herbert, Capiron) and they...
Wiltshire did a couple of smart things early but he looked knackered in the second half. Willis played the first half on ball and had once nice clearance but otherwise was very quiet, his two goals were well taken but came from pretty egregious turnovers. Neale spent some time in the ruck and...
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