That honestly doesn't surprise me. We seemed to get the rough end of the stick regarding our opponent's accuracy each week. They weren't necessarily kicks straight in front either, they were just "on" for that week.
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Time in forward half since Round 10. It's not like the ball hasn't been there!
Time in forward half since Round 10. It's not like the ball hasn't been there!
As a whole but there was a time this season when things were going so well that my optimism was unbridled. Injuries to Lonie and Geary were incredibly influencual in our downturn, I feel.Although we had double the wins of 2018, 9 against 4.5, and had improvement to a number of young players, the season was very under-whelming.
I agree. To me the Lonie injury seemed to knock the wind out of our sails. For whatever reason the team was never the same after that injury. Our upward trajectory to that point took a steep downturn and never recovered.As a whole but there was a time this season when things were going so well that my optimism was unbridled. Injuries to Lonie and Geary were incredibly influencual in our downturn, I feel.
A wasted year. Just treading water.
You cannot look at this year any other way. WE SACKED OUR COACH!
Positives
Rowan Marshall - and he will get much better.
Complete move to Moorabbin
Negatives
Still none of our high draft picks have gone to A grade status,
Same players doing the same things - Acres in and out of games, Gresham kicks the ball higher than he does long, Dunstan kicks in hope, Billings gets lots of possessions but has little impact, we kick to the opposition as much as to team mates, we are 50/50 proposition at best in front of goal.
Well off the pace of the top 8 teams,
When we win it tends to be by bringing teams down to our level than playing up to theirs,
We still look very slow at times,
Our depth is appalling, many players in our first 22 would not get games at other clubs,
We continue to recruit players with chronic injuries - King, Hannebury, Bytel
Membership is stalled
Our depth is fine. Players in our first 22 not being good enough to play at other clubs is nothing to do with depth. Depth is players outside the 22 with the ability to replace those in the 22 if needed.
Well if replacing rubbish with rubbish is god depth then you have me there.
Not sure Lonie had anything to do with us going south , we coped a golden run with our draw in the first five weeks until we started playing decent teams and thats where we got found out all year , we won 4 of the first 5 for a reason , not because we were a good team and not because lonie was playing IMOI agree. To me the Lonie injury seemed to knock the wind out of our sails. For whatever reason the team was never the same after that injury. Our upward trajectory to that point took a steep downturn and never recovered.
I felt and heard a collective sigh when Lonie went down and it was obvious the team dropped their heads a bit after that point- it had been very positive, then all of a sudden a big negative and momentum drops. I've seen it before in my old footy playing days.Not sure Lonie had anything to do with us going south , we coped a golden run with our draw in the first five weeks until we started playing decent teams and thats where we got found out all year , we won 4 of the first 5 for a reason , not because we were a good team and not because lonie was playing IMO
Not sure Lonie had anything to do with us going south , we coped a golden run with our draw in the first five weeks until we started playing decent teams and thats where we got found out all year , we won 4 of the first 5 for a reason , not because we were a good team and not because lonie was playing IMO
You dont think it was anything to do with us not being good enough ,,,,,,,,, OkI felt and heard a collective sigh when Lonie went down and it was obvious the team dropped their heads a bit after that point- it had been very positive, then all of a sudden a big negative and momentum drops. I've seen it before in my old footy playing days.
Bombers were a rabble , Hawks were going worse than us , Demons well they were just being themselves and then we get the Crows totally out of form at home and once again they owned us , from then on we struggledYeah,wobbling past Goldy at home by a point should have been a warning sign.
I can understand your passion for the club mate but seriously if the boys spat the dummy out and gave up because Lonie got hurt which i dont think they did , it would really show how mentally weak we are , think its more a case of our lack of classI felt and heard a collective sigh when Lonie went down and it was obvious the team dropped their heads a bit after that point- it had been very positive, then all of a sudden a big negative and momentum drops. I've seen it before in my old footy playing days.
I felt and heard a collective sigh when Lonie went down and it was obvious the team dropped their heads a bit after that point- it had been very positive, then all of a sudden a big negative and momentum drops. I've seen it before in my old footy playing days.
Why is it when we beat teams it's only because they were rabble at the time. The Bombers spanked Brisbane two weeks after we played them. Hawthorn were competitive against Geelong the week after we played them. Isn't another possibility that we executed our game plan and we did not allow the opposition to play well. At the start of the season we were one of the hardest teams to score against and that was largely off the back of pressure all around the ground.Bombers were a rabble , Hawks were going worse than us , Demons well they were just being themselves and then we get the Crows totally out of form at home and once again they owned us , from then on we struggled
You just summed it up , mentally weak , a lot on here that week were saying we would beat the crows , i was not giving us a sniff as for some reason no matter how they are going we cant beat them in recent times .Why is it when we beat teams it's only because they were rabble at the time. The Bombers spanked Brisbane two weeks after we played them. Hawthorn were competitive against Geelong the week after we played them. Isn't another possibility that we executed our game plan and we did not allow the opposition to play well. At the start of the season we were one of the hardest teams to score against and that was largely off the back of pressure all around the ground.
I thought we were playing with confidence and willing to take risks. IIRC Lonie was leading our tackle count inside 50 and he was also providing defensive pressure around the ground. IMO when he got injured it seemed to unsettle us. Putting the relevance of the Lonie injury aside however, there is no doubt in my mind that our confidence took a hit in that Crow's game and we were never quite the same team again.