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Wouldn't mind seeing an angry Zaka, might actually make him half decent again.“Yeah I think I’ll stay on my contract which is probably worth double that”
And now you have an angry and disengaged player around the group for 12 months.
Well managed
Fat side defensive half forward role player?Would he have been sacked if he wasn't contracted?
Crazy how different teams are.
Coniglio dropped after averaging 20 stats in the 5 games prior.
Zakka averages 9 stats over a fortnight, then follows up with a 2-stat game and holds his spot. Madness.
Shelve any thought of him not being in the 22 at round 1 2020
Fat side defensive half forward role player?
Hate to tell you all.. His last few games were very good. Shelve any thought of him not being in the 22 at round 1 2020 - if he’s fit
Fat side defensive half forward role player?
Hate to tell you all.. His last few games were very good. Shelve any thought of him not being in the 22 at round 1 2020 - if he’s fit
Fat side defensive half forward role player?
Hate to tell you all.. His last few games were very good. Shelve any thought of him not being in the 22 at round 1 2020 - if he’s fit
I'm not defending it - just recalling what the club was saying at the time he was struggling, perhaps as an explanation for his low stats counts.Defensive half-forward? Who were his scalps this year?
One thing we'll agree on is that he'll be in the side Round 1 - fit or not. If Rutten didn't drop him this year, he never will.
Defensive half-forward? Who were his scalps this year?
One thing we'll agree on is that he'll be in the side Round 1 - fit or not. If Rutten didn't drop him this year, he never will.
If you watch us then this is a strange comment given we try and play a team defense rather than any man on man stuff. There has not been any man on man footy for ages other than Clarkes role last year.
It was not about defending any one particular player. It was about trying to cut down some of the run out of defiance and to be fair a lot of our worse games for lack of defensive effort where when he was not in the side.
I would rather not have him for another year. Have never been a big fan and he used to defend worse than a 90 year old with a walking frame but he has actually gone along with the coaches and moved positions and worked hard on implementing the defense they want. He spent most of last season playing half back. He was doing a decent job at stopping the flood out of his side of the ground.
Like I said not a fan but he has sacrificed playing wing / midfield to try and do the team role.
I was replying to what was a sarcastic comment.
But since we're on the topic, I'd be interested to know one or some of the games he played where you think he defended well? Teams moved from end to end with incredible ease against us this year. Our defense overall stood up fairly well, considering (at least first half of the season).
Published before hubs.Does he still reckon we have built a strong culture?
"Everyone is buying into what we're trying to build and I think the footy club right now is in a really strong position – stronger than what it's been in the last 12 years," Zaharakis said.
Zaharakis defends Essendon's culture after Lloyd criticism
Essendon veteran David Zaharakis has launched a staunch defence of the AFL club’s culture following stinging criticism from Matthew Lloyd.www.google.com.au
I don’t think the hubs made our culture fall apart, there wasn’t much there to being with. The hub only exacerbated how bad it is. Clubs with a strong playing group culture haven’t struggled as much.Published before hubs.
Hubs magnify whatever is going on.I don’t think the hubs made our culture fall apart, there wasn’t much there to being with. The hub only exacerbated how bad it is. Clubs with a strong playing group culture haven’t struggled as much.
I think there’s been a culture problem at essendon for years and zaharakis was kidding himself thinking it’s good.Hubs magnify whatever is going on.
You don’t think a bunch of highly driven individuals who feel that despite their best personal effort the team is collectively underperforming and start pointing fingers at each other – you don’t think that would be more difficult when you have to live with the sods 24/7? And then people start talking about it (e.g. Bellchambers farewell game), want to do something about it, choose sides and it becomes factional.
If you’re going well then that is also magnified, but we weren’t.
It sounds like a volatile group that could have the highest of highs or the lowest of lows. This is how the cookie crumbled in 2020.
Not enough players in the group have the deep desire for success, too many are just happy at being afl footballers. It’s also the club culture as a whole though, you don’t think Lloyd was bang on point when he said what he said. As Lloyd said it’s all words until you show me and we know essendon is great at marketing spin.What do you think the culture problems were 5 months ago?
I’d say a fairly large portion of the 800 players in the league are pretty happy to just be AFL players tbh. They don’t have leadership aspirations, and are not talented enough to singlehandedly win a premiership or even to chase one from club to club.Not enough players in the group have the deep desire for success, too many are just happy at being afl footballers. It’s also the club culture as a whole though, you don’t think Lloyd was bang on point when he said what he said. As Lloyd said it’s all words until you show me and we know essendon is great at marketing spin.