Better than last year?

[Tigerland]

Improved - Griffiths, Vlaustin, Arnott, Asthbury

Treading water - Edwards, Cotchin, Jack, Houli, Conca, Martin

Gone backwards - Jackson, Morris, Grimes, Ellis, Chaplin, King, Newman, Petterd, Grigg, Vickery, Orrenson.

If the Coach thinks we've improved then he's off with the pixies.

Did he say that everyone needs to 'hang tough' at his presser by any chance

He's as predictable as our ball movement.

 

[thecotch]

I don't think you will scrape in, I think you can still finish top 6 but you need to start winning games now.

We're not good enough champ. It's pretty clear.

 

[Shatterpoint]

We're not good enough champ. It's pretty clear.

You have injures, wait till after the Bye and then see where you are at.

 

[aislegi]

I think you guys need to really thing a bit more positively, you have a good team Hawks are awesome and you guys are out of form, you just need to reload now, like I said we aren't even halfway through the season.

That's true, but we are also in the fifth of the coach's seven years. Not only are we not playing the football of a team that will be a contender this season, we show little sign of having the talent or commitment to be a contender any time soon.

 

[TigerAndy]

Lol who cares, we are better off missing finals this season

Are you friggin for real. Don't get me wrong Tigers are playing rubbish football but anyone that believes after round 6 you are better off missing finals sounds like they should follow Carltank.

Finals this year or bust

 

[Shatterpoint]

That's true, but we are also in the fifth of the coach's seven years. Not only are we not playing the football of a team that will be a contender this season, we show little sign of having the talent or commitment to be a contender any time soon.

You have the talent, they just need to put it together, funny how both our teams are struggling this year.

 

[sante]

Are you friggin for real. Don't get me wrong Tigers are playing rubbish football but anyone that believes after round 6 you are better off missing finals sounds like they should follow Carltank.

Finals this year or bust

If you think we can play finals and are a team better than just the bottom 4 then you don't know footy.

Our season is gone

 

[cairo tiger]

Some of our youngsters have improved. Some of our olders players have gone backwards.

which youngsters?

The Hartley experiment is largely a fail apart from short term blip outside our window against weak teams.

We will have to cull some of our elder statesman and rebuild the team with youth clearly!!

Hopefully we can trade a few out for youngsters and or draft picks like Hawthorn!

our situation needs tough decisions. having blokes like grigg, edwards and petterd on the list invite mediocrity

 

[TigerAndy]

[If you think we can play finals and are a team better than just the bottom 4 then you don't know footy

If you think we can play finals and are a team better than just the bottom 4 then you don't know footy.

Our season is gone

At the moment I don't think we can or should play finals but after only 6 round to say that "we are better off missing finals" (your quote) sounds like a ridiculous statement. Nobody is better off missing finals after round 6. Whether we are good enough to make finals is a different statement altogether....but better off missing them....I don't think so. Like I said finals or bust - meaning of we don't make them it is yet another wasted year like so many I have seen

 

[Prince_Rhodesia]

It's only round 6 guys. At this stage of the year, it's still very possible that Brisbane can make the finals, and they're last. There are a lot of scenarios that put the Tiges into the 8. Until it's no longer possible, you're in with a shot. Never give up, never surrender.

 

[Truetiger]

Without seeing the game today i wonder if the Hardwick rating of 6/10 is still the case hahaha Over to you dimma.

 

[aislegi]

It's only round 6 guys. At this stage of the year, it's still very possible that Brisbane can make the finals, and they're last. There are a lot of scenarios that put the Tiges into the 8. Until it's no longer possible, you're in with a shot. Never give up, never surrender.

GWS could make the finals, too. Would only need to win 12 of their last 16 games.

 

[Prince_Rhodesia]

GWS could make the finals, too. Would only need to win 12 of their last 16 games.

Very insightful.

 

[TigerAndy]

It's only round 6 guys. At this stage of the year, it's still very possible that Brisbane can make the finals, and they're last. There are a lot of scenarios that put the Tiges into the 8. Until it's no longer possible, you're in with a shot. Never give up, never surrender.

How many finals series have the Pies been in since the early 80's.........Tigers sit at 3. We are nervous

 

[Cevap_Rolls]

His comment will be his undoing unless we can start winning some games.
He will look very stupid if we come out this season only winning 6-8 games

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Because the coach does not realize that picking sub standard payers that clearly don't bleed the jumper and are playing for themselves. No assumption here at all. Just watched Petterd hand Hawthorn two goals with DUMB football and then he didn't have the courage to slot through a shot from 45m. Distance was not issue, he passed it 50 Meters across goal RATHER than have the shot. Just dumb and stupid play. Was not dragged for any of the mistakes. In fact, he took Lloyd's spot in the forward line after he was subbed ! Why ? Is the coach protecting his favorite players ?

Don't bleed for the jumper eh.Noticed you went for the easy target in Petterd.No mentioned of the bloke who wanted to leave because of Money,And your calling our coach playing favorites.Give me a break.

 

[Neen]

Don't bleed for the jumper eh.Noticed you went for the easy target in Petterd.No mentioned of the bloke who wanted to leave because of Money,And your calling our coach playing favorites.Give me a break.

Martin didn't give away 2 goals with stupid mistakes, nor did he kick 50 meters across goal when the brave and obvious option was to slot through an easy shot by most standards. Petterd is a VERY easy target because he makes the same mistakes every week. Same as Grigg and Edwards.

I'm suggesting the coach needs to drop players based on form, but he refuses the obvious players because they appear to be his favorites.

Are you suggesting Martin should be dropped due to form ?

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Martin didn't give away 2 goals with stupid mistakes, nor did he kick 50 meters across goal when the brave and obvious option was to slot through an easy shot by most standards. Petterd is a VERY easy target because he makes the same mistakes every week. Same as Grigg and Edwards.

I'm suggesting the coach needs to drop players based on form, but he refuses the obvious players because they appear to be his favorites.

Are you suggesting Martin should be dropped due to form ?

So what does bleeding for the jumper got to do with it?

 

[mauricerioli]

Interesting to hear Dimma saying we are better than last year. I was a little bit surprised to hear him come out with this.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-04-24/were-better-than-last-year

I think at the end of this season we will be looking back wistfully on last year. Sure as he points out, Griffiths and Astbury have definitely improved and we are missing 3 of our best players in Maric, Deledio and Rance but others such as Ellis and Conca have not stepped up whilst Grigg has gone backwards. We are also missing the outside run of White to break the lines. Our application across 4 quarters has definitely not been there this year.

Interested to hear the views of others....

I`m already looking back wistfully at 2011.

We`re just boring and stagnant this year.

The list might look better on paper to last year but on grass it looks far worse.