Preview Changes/Preview Vs Geelong

[Marstermind]

Let's get games into our kids. 6 new players in a game. How exciting!

Nek minnit...

3 dropped. All first gamers.

 

[giantroo]

Just watch what Sydney's first gamers are doing tonight.

 

[kaboom kid]

There's a lot of groundhog day about these selections.

Daw and Mullett have been swapped in and out a hundred times.

I think Punxsatawney Phil saw a shadow yesterday......meaning the Kangas will go unbeaten for the remainder of the year......in the face of incessant bleating and whining on the Big Footy changes thread

 

[Devington]

Just watch what Sydney's first gamers are doing tonight.

Yeaaaahhhh....
Their success with debutants really makes you wonder about how different the programs must be between the clubs.

Not sure of his contract status, but if longmire can't clinch a good ending, and Scott flails, I would be super interested in making a play to get longmire.

 

[Marstermind]

Just watch what Sydney's first gamers are doing tonight.

They probably feel as though the coach has faith in them.

 

[kangaspurs]

Just watch what Sydney's first gamers are doing tonight.

This.

We're in an 'aggressive reset.' The Swans are widely considered as a Premiership favourite.

We have 1 player named taken in the last 3 drafts. The Swans have 5. The Dogs have 3. The Crows have 2 after dropping Lever and Wigg.

Is this really what an 'aggressive reset' looks like? Does the team, in any conceivable way, reflect the rhetoric coming from the club since we made the decision on Harvey, Dal, Petrie and Firrito? Is this what rewarding young players who take their chance, like Durdin and EVW did in the pre-season, looks like?

Or is this reverting back to the tried and tested (and failed)? Playing it safe? Being risk averse? Forget backing Thompson and Hansen in after their embarrassing performances last week. We've been doing it for 2 years in which they've barely contributed to an elite level now. Why would one more week into this season change that? Also, why aren't the young players 'backed in' in a similar nature to the senior players? Mountford was no worse than Hansen last week and significantly better than Thompson. Why isn't he, Hibberd, Preuss etc afforded the same opportunity to rectify their mistakes?

We are a team, and particularly a coaching staff, that gives every indication that it has no idea where they are at. We're supposed to be regenerating yet we're playing fewer young players than many of the Premiership favourtites. This is what it is like to be stuck in no-mans land with no vision, less inspiration and a paucity of courage from our coaching panel, led by the senior coach, to lead us out of that wilderness.

 

[dus]

How underwhelming.

Geez we are a boring, predictable side.

Cats by 80.

Danger/Selwood to have 300 between them.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

I suspect Scott is giving Thompson and Hansen one final chance to prove to everyone, themselves included, that they are completely past it. So when they're dropped forever, they can't say "it was just one bad game".

At least I hope that's what it is.

On reflection, that's a bit harsh on Hansen. Perhaps two or three more games to see if he still has it (would be surprising). A handful more than that for each of Swallow and Gibson.

Phase them out over the first half of the season.

 

[Marstermind]

This.

We're in an 'aggressive reset.' The Swans are widely considered as a Premiership favourite.

We have 1 player named taken in the last 3 drafts. The Swans have 5. The Dogs have 3. The Crows have 2 after dropping Lever and Wigg.

Is this really what an 'aggressive reset' looks like? Does the team, in any conceivable way, reflect the rhetoric coming from the club since we made the decision on Harvey, Dal, Petrie and Firrito? Is this what rewarding young players who take their chance, like Durdin and EVW did in the pre-season, looks like?

Or is this reverting back to the tried and tested (and failed)? Playing it safe? Being risk averse? Forget backing Thompson and Hansen in after their embarrassing performances last week. We've been doing it for 2 years in which they've barely contributed to an elite level now. Why would one more week into this season change that? Also, why aren't the young players 'backed in' in a similar nature to the senior players? Mountford was no worse than Hansen last week and significantly better than Thompson. Why isn't he, Hibberd, Preuss etc afford the same opportunity to rectify their mistakes?

We are a team, and particularly a coaching staff, that gives every indication that it has no idea where they are at. We're supposed to be regenerating yet we're playing less young players than many of the Premiership favourtites. This is what it is like to be stuck in no-mans land with no vision, less inspiration and a paucity of courage from our coaching panel, led by the senior coach, to lead us out of that wilderness.

I agree with every word except the last bit. I fear we're being led deeper into the wilderness rather than even thinking about being led out of it.

 

[ferball]

Except for the little fact that the club announced last year we will be having an aggressive reset

Aggressive reset is code for doing sweet **** all.

"I'm gonna aggressively re start this level of this video game cos I stuffed up that first jump..."

That's an aggressive reset. Because by definition reset means start again and do the same thing (but hopefully better).

A rebuild is when you buy the parts and make a new computer from scratch.

Look it up.

"Reset" does not mean what everyone here has been assuming it means.

 

[Tas]

Aggressive reset is code for doing sweet **** all.

"I'm gonna aggressively re start this level of this video game cos I stuffed up that first jump..."

That's an aggressive reset. Because by definition reset means start again and do the same thing (but hopefully better).

A rebuild is when you buy the parts and make a new computer from scratch.

Look it up.

"Reset" does not mean what everyone here has been assuming it means.

Aggressive reset is code for lower your expectations. I don't mind if Scott plays a mature side, but if he does I expect him to win and make a push for a top 4 or be sacked.

I am happy with the changes in general, however, we aren't really fast tracking the kids. We aren't going to win a flag this year, not sure why we are going through the motions with some of the older mediocre players, it just lacks consistency between the message and direction they said they were going to take towards the end of last year and what we are doing now.

 

[Marstermind]

In footy rebuild suggests bottoming out but hoping for better. Reset means the same but makes the marketing department happier.

Unfortunately, judging by this week's team, our "aggressive" reset extended to having a nastier looking kangaroo on the logo and that's it.

 

[Zondor]

Let's get games into our kids. 6 new players in a game. How exciting!

Nek minnit...

3 dropped. All first gamers.

Yeah. Did you expect anything different? So much for the Agressive Reset. :stern look

 

[Joshen]

They probably feel as though the coach has faith in them.

And have elite leaders to look up to and learn from.

 

[Marstermind]

And have elite leaders to look up to and learn from.

We're in a bit of a bind then. Can't develop youngsters because we don't have elite leaders. Don't have elite leaders because we don't develop youngsters.

 

[Shinboner '07]

We have the most annoying and predictable selection committee in the league

 

[Royal Flush]

Aggressive reset is code for lower your expectations. I don't mind if Scott plays a mature side, but if he does I expect him to win and make a push for a top 4 or be sacked.

I am happy with the changes in general, however, we aren't really fast tracking the kids. We aren't going to win a flag this year, not sure why we are going through the motions with some of the older mediocre players, it just lacks consistency between the message and direction they said they were going to take towards the end of last year and what we are doing now.

Brads win loss record is important

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[shniko11]

I'm more interested in watching Werribee this week.

 

[SMaturin]

We've played one game.

 

[ohh_v]

Garner and Cunners and Daw make sense to me. Dropping 3 first gamers is the wrong call though - confidence will be shot.

There are some far more underperforming experienced players who have had enough chances that should be on notice.

 

[rippersnipper]

Garner and Cunners and Daw make sense to me. Dropping 3 first gamers is the wrong call though - confidence will be shot.

There are some far more underperforming experienced players who have had enough chances that should be on notice.

We'll be average for a long time if we continue to do what we do. I'd rather pump games into clarke, mountford, hibberd, durdin, etc than give games to swallow, gibbo, hansen, tommo who are below the required level and do nothing but keep the score respectable some weeks. Damn right annoys me and i can't see why those at the club fail to notice this. I didn't think mountford was that bad last week either

 

[Dirty_11]

Hopefully with both Waite and Preuss out we'll see a bit of Cunnington/Ziebell resting forward.

Some variety in the middle wouldn't go astray either - wouldn't mind seeing Atley, MacMillan, Thomas, and Garner running through there at times.

I would like to see LT up the ground more.

 

[nicko74]

This.

We're in an 'aggressive reset.' The Swans are widely considered as a Premiership favourite.

We have 1 player named taken in the last 3 drafts. The Swans have 5. The Dogs have 3. The Crows have 2 after dropping Lever and Wigg.

Is this really what an 'aggressive reset' looks like? Does the team, in any conceivable way, reflect the rhetoric coming from the club since we made the decision on Harvey, Dal, Petrie and Firrito? Is this what rewarding young players who take their chance, like Durdin and EVW did in the pre-season, looks like?

Or is this reverting back to the tried and tested (and failed)? Playing it safe? Being risk averse? Forget backing Thompson and Hansen in after their embarrassing performances last week. We've been doing it for 2 years in which they've barely contributed to an elite level now. Why would one more week into this season change that? Also, why aren't the young players 'backed in' in a similar nature to the senior players? Mountford was no worse than Hansen last week and significantly better than Thompson. Why isn't he, Hibberd, Preuss etc afforded the same opportunity to rectify their mistakes?

We are a team, and particularly a coaching staff, that gives every indication that it has no idea where they are at. We're supposed to be regenerating yet we're playing less young players than many of the Premiership favourtites. This is what it is like to be stuck in no-mans land with no vision, less inspiration and a paucity of courage from our coaching panel, led by the senior coach, to lead us out of that wilderness.

****in spot on!

 

[ferball]

Aggressive reset is code for lower your expectations. I don't mind if Scott plays a mature side, but if he does I expect him to win and make a push for a top 4 or be sacked

I am happy with the changes in general, however, we aren't really fast tracking the kids. We aren't going to win a flag this year, not sure why we are going through the motions with some of the older mediocre players, it just lacks consistency between the message and direction they said they were going to take towards the end of last year and what we are doing now.

Why aren't we going to win a flag this year?

Seriously why not?

And if not will we ever win one with anyone older that Mason Wood?

But having said that I think "lower your expectations" is a fair call for this year. We expected the world last year, so making a prelim would be a good result considering.

And look ... I share your expectations for the year. We should be pushing for top 4. At least. But we sacked a bunch of older players, blooded four kids and two other new recruits and its only round one. With Cunners, TG and Maj in the side it looks a lot better than last week imo. We should win.

Anyway

And as far as messages from the club go, well i think what is happening is exactly what they said would happen. The club didn't say it was gonna be like Logan's Run (look it up kids).

There are 2 blokes over 25 years old in the backline, one of them is the clubs B&F. If he is on his own who protects the young backs?

But I do think Tyler Durdin should be played. Imo not playing him is a mistake. That's about it tho. And how do you work out that conflict between playing him and having a few olser and harder bodies on the backline?

Maybe jz named at CHF for loogie and keep one of DM/MH in for a second game in a row. Maybe... but then after last weekend he probably needs to stay in the middle. We need to stop Dangerfield and that might need sustained pressure from 4 people. Backline and forward line full of young kids tho? Who will stand up for them when they get smashed? So Loogie gets the gig.

Meanwhile our first draft pick gets a second game (along with two young but very talented new recruits.) We have Taylor Garner, Kanye, Maj, LMac, Hrovat, Williams, Brownie - all young players people have been wanting to see play. (Maj just turned 26 and hasn't really had much of a run at senior level so he counts as "young" for now.)

At this point I think the club is doing ok at blooding youth and trying to maintain a potentially finals winning team. Which is actually what they said they'd do when they mentioned the term "aggressive reset". They didn't say we'd "just play the kids", they got rid of older players to avoid the trap of continuing to rely on them.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Which brings me to wonder, whatever happened to Jenny Agutter?