I know it's only a little thing, but this pisses me off significantly - Hart fronts up to media engagements looking like a hobo, it's pathetic.
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I know it's only a little thing, but this pisses me off significantly - Hart fronts up to media engagements looking like a hobo, it's pathetic.
- May 10, 2016
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Agree we need to grow a backbone but I think we may need to accept we are an average team. This is why it's important to start introducing some youth to see what we have and what we need. Currently 10-15 players of our team would struggle to get a game in about 80% of other teams first 22.
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I love Rory but JFC...I’m sick of hearing that they back Tex in to turn his form around this week
That would be great but why doesn’t anyone back him in to produce an elite level effort and results week in week out instead of just bouncing back for one game out of four?
I don’t want “big game players”, I want “every game players”
I don’t want players who “respond”, I want players who perform
And what’s with “Inside the club he’s doing everything we need him to do”
Really? So does “everything” include his on field performance? Is he doing everything you need him to there?
I have no doubt that Tex is great with the kids during training and around the club - but couldn’t he do that and still get dropped for the match because his form’s not up to date?
Well, go ahead and play them all this week. Go on, do it. If we lose I can’t wait to hear what happens next week..
That would be great but why doesn’t anyone back him in to produce an elite level effort and results week in week out instead of just bouncing back for one game out of four?
I don’t want “big game players”, I want “every game players”
I don’t want players who “respond”, I want players who perform
And what’s with “Inside the club he’s doing everything we need him to do”
Really? So does “everything” include his on field performance? Is he doing everything you need him to there?
I have no doubt that Tex is great with the kids during training and around the club - but couldn’t he do that and still get dropped for the match because his form’s not up to date?
Well, go ahead and play them all this week. Go on, do it. If we lose I can’t wait to hear what happens next week..
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Lucky for those kids we dont draft them.I get jealous watching other teams play all their young stars and seeing them flourish. We get to watch the same old week in week out.
Ahahaha very good point
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I feel they should change their motto from " We fly as one" to "We back them in." Marketing dept take note.
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If I was in charge.
Fog for Tex
Gooch for Greenwood
Jones for Knight
Stengle for Murphy
Knight started well last week but if we are looking at players that at the heart of fading away after half time then his 2 touches after his 15 first half touches says it all.
I feel Murph just doesn't finish his work. Nothing wrong with his effort but his scoring is just below par. Misses easy shots/passes and burns momentum.
Fog for Tex
Gooch for Greenwood
Jones for Knight
Stengle for Murphy
Knight started well last week but if we are looking at players that at the heart of fading away after half time then his 2 touches after his 15 first half touches says it all.
I feel Murph just doesn't finish his work. Nothing wrong with his effort but his scoring is just below par. Misses easy shots/passes and burns momentum.
Those two fronting the media - must've been a good news day.
Rinse and repeat. Same response every week after a bad loss and then no action. They are really just living in their own little bubble.
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So great to hear that we back the boys in.
Well not Davis, looked a bit skinny and got manhandled by the top team in the comp so we can’t back him in.
And not Stengle, it was only Gold Coast so doesn’t really count y’know.
And not Jones... I mean we backed him in for a couple of weeks there, what more do you want?
Not Fogarty... he didn’t even score in sanfl playing half back! Not even worth backing in to start with.
See, we make the tough calls when necessary. That’s the mark of a true contender.
Well not Davis, looked a bit skinny and got manhandled by the top team in the comp so we can’t back him in.
And not Stengle, it was only Gold Coast so doesn’t really count y’know.
And not Jones... I mean we backed him in for a couple of weeks there, what more do you want?
Not Fogarty... he didn’t even score in sanfl playing half back! Not even worth backing in to start with.
See, we make the tough calls when necessary. That’s the mark of a true contender.
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Unless it’s a good player’s number.
He's obviously on his way out but gee I've never seen a player cop so much systematic abuse as tex has over his career. Both from supporters and the footy world. Watching little kids berate him at the game over almost nothing is pretty sad. Obviously been listening to their parents hurl abuse at every opportunity.
It’s disgraceful - and the AFC hierarchy let it happen by having him as the sacrificial lamb last year.
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And not Gooch. His second half in the showdown when concussed was a shocker. Didn't get near the ball.
It’s beyond appalling. And the worst of it comes from our own supporters.
Lose game - must blame 13. 13 bad man.
Brain dead analysis.
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We as a club haven't helped him in the last 18 months. He's clearly not right, so don't play him.
If he spits the dummy then so be it, but the last 3 weeks he's had a very valid excuse for below par performances.
To be honest what’s not right is our midfield.
But hey - Sloane and Crouch brothers are A graders, so it can’t be them.
Must be 13.
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It's everything now.
I'd hate to be a defender in our side with the ease of ball movement flying in.
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The leader of the bunch.
I got completely shot down earlier in the season for calling for Matt to be dropped.
3.3 tackles per game for an inside mid is absolutely deplorable
He's not winning clearances (barely averages 2 centre clearances per game)
His contested numbers are well down (compared to 2017)
His DE% is down
He doesn't kick goals
He doesn't chase or run defensively
No hurt factor with his disposal - dinky little kicks and handballs
The reason we looked better with CEY in the side was because he was doing Matt's job for him.
Gibbs was dropped when he was playing better than what Matt has been dishing up.
Well Sloane played better vs gold coast than cripps did, so using your silvagni logic cripps is a dud and sloane far better
I have a different theory...
No Adelaide Senior Coach has survived after missing the finals for 2 consecutive seasons, since Cornes in 1991 & 1992. Pyke (and hopefully the assistants) are probably well aware that jobs are on the line if the team fails to make the finals this year. As a result, I think the selection committee (primarily the coaches) has developed a culture where there is a fear of failure.
This fear of failure is resulting in conservative selections. They would rather go with the tried and proven players, rather than risk failure by bringing in untested players who may or may not be ready. While the youngsters may thrive if given the opportunities, they may also fail - and the latter is more likely given the roles they are often assigned by the coaches. The coaches can't afford to fail, so they avoid selecting the younger players whenever possible ("Better the Devil You Know").
The demand that the club plays finals continuously is not based on an acceptance of mediocrity. It is demanding of excellence. However, it is unachievable, and creates a culture where "bottoming out" is unacceptable (even though this is the AFL's primary mechanism for obtaining elite talent) and team selections which are overly conservative.
I think it also doesn't help that the coaches have the final say in the weekly team selections. The coach's job is to win the game this week, then to win enough games to qualify for the finals, and ultimately to win the flag - this year. It's the Football Manager's role to look further ahead, and to ensure that succession planning is not forgotten in the chase for short-term goals. The FM should have a strong input into the team selections, with a view to selecting younger players in preparation for future seasons. I'd feel a lot more confident if I didn't know that our FM was Brett Burton.
Oh so you're a powerhouse or are going to be? Cool story bro.
And you admit to tanking? Right, deregister the club then. And it's an indication of what a s**t club you are that you think you have been poor for only 3-4 years.
Enjoy your free afternoon then
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