Dimmas Spray.

[MightyTiger]

Honestly, who gives a shit if Dimma gave the team a spray in front of everyone?

Heck I couldn't care less if he gets on the PA mic and makes it public to the 60k that were at the G that night.

He is the head Coach he is the captain of the ship and this is his team, if he thinks they need a spray then they get one.

 

[mhill]

I'm pretty sure Dimma would also be aware that it's generally not good practice to belittle leaders within your organization amongst the foot soldiers, far less publicly ?

where did i say that? just a comment on his game - looked under prepared, maybe shouldnt have played?

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

But he did. And had his pants pulled down.

Was nowhere near in our best players.

You want the senior players to step up in R1 - remember what happened the last 2 years in R1?

I'm sure Dimma reminded him that his first responsibility as Captain is to set the tone on the field.

And a tone of being a witches hat won't win you games of football.

where did i say that? just a comment on his game - looked under prepared, maybe shouldnt have played?

Do you think the questioning of a leaders role, or the way inwhich they have filled that role , or addressing them to the tone of being a witches hat, is belittling ?

 

[tigerT]

He was absolutely no witches hat. Drove most of our rebound from half back. Betts got away from him a few times but it could have been a lot worse than 3 goals.

yeah if Betts kicked straight he couldve had 5-6. Newman was good offensively but got carved up by Betts - cant believe the love in for a shit game

 

[Dr Awkward]

Newman should not be playing on Betts. He played well when he had the ball and used it well but is not quick enough to play on Betts.

Unfortunately I don't think we have anyone that can play on Betts, small forwards always have a day out against us.

 

[middy]

Newman should not be playing on Betts. He played well when he had the ball and used it well but is not quick enough to play on Betts.

Unfortunately I don't think we have anyone that can play on Betts, small forwards always have a day out against us.

I was absolutely filthy with Newman for his efforts on two of Betts goals (The one where he tapped the ball in front of himself then burnt Newman and his goal from the right pocket when Newman went to ground. Having played in defence my whole life (and no, I'm not comparing TAC to AFL) there are two main rules which defenders must always adhere to.

1. Always stay goal side of your opponent.
2. Never, ever go to ground in the contest.

Regardless of how fast he is, there is absolutely no excuse for breaking either of those two rules. There is no way Betts kicks either of his two goals if Newman adheres to these rules.

 

[loki04]

Was still one of our best players. Newy shouldn't have been playing on Betts in the first place.

Exactly it was a mismatch Betts is extremely quick and Newman is not a suited match up, Newman should of been used in Delidio's role as a loose HB coming third man in and sweeping up the loose balls.

Was a coaching **** up, the tigers have a lot of talented mids coming through and back line is ok just the structures aren't there to support the key backs. If you could get another FB and free rance up to play a as a 3rd tall it would be a brilliant move.

Also lacking a true CHF to support Jack who was brilliant.

 

[peejay]

I IQ'd the game and had a look at the "spray"

Meh - looked just like a coach addressing ateam which had lost the season opener.

If that was "spray" AFL footy players these days are a bunch of softies.

More like Hutchy trying to beat up a story.

 

[TOOs_Finest]

Exactly it was a mismatch Betts is extremely quick and Newman is not a suited match up, Newman should of been used in Delidio's role as a loose HB coming third man in and sweeping up the loose balls.

Was a coaching **** up, the tigers have a lot of talented mids coming through and back line is ok just the structures aren't there to support the key backs. If you could get another FB and free rance up to play a as a 3rd tall it would be a brilliant move.

Also lacking a true CHF to support Jack who was brilliant.

Fair calls, but I think Moore is best suited to that 3rd tall role. We do need another KPD, I don't think there's much doubt about that. Have a couple of CHF options in the pipeline, hopefully one of them develops (Griffiths or bust imo).

 

[barracoutta]

i think the waite concussion hurt our setup more than anything cause carlton only went with 1 tall forward(resting ruck) 1 mid size forward(walker) and the rest small crumbing forwards. in the end we were too tall defensively after this. if anything i would have popped connors on him as a negating back but betts is prob just too quick for him.

but i guess as mentioned earlier we really dont have a matchup to go with the betts/varcoe/milne/rioli type player. farmer? houli? edwards?

god help us friday night!

 

[CoggaRules]

i think the waite concussion hurt our setup more than anything cause carlton only went with 1 tall forward(resting ruck) 1 mid size forward(walker) and the rest small crumbing forwards. in the end we were too tall defensively after this. if anything i would have popped connors on him as a negating back but betts is prob just too quick for him.

but i guess as mentioned earlier we really dont have a matchup to go with the betts/varcoe/milne/rioli type player. farmer? houli? edwards?

god help us friday night!

tipping we will revert to a more customary team for this one dude. Something along the same lines as the one that gave them a fright last year.
Gardiner is a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge loss for them when it comes to the one part of the ground that we were toast in if he played.

 

[mhill]

Do you think the questioning of a leaders role, or the way inwhich they have filled that role , or addressing them to the tone of being a witches hat, is belittling ?

I think he looked like a witches hat - I'm pretty sure Dimma wouldn't have thought or said that - that did look a bit confusing, fair call!

But if Dimma cannot tell the captain - with players in room - that his game sets the tone for his teammates - with the other senior leaders then we are a soft, shallow club and have no hope.

He doesn't need to be a a$rsehole about it - but it need(s/ed) to be said.

Our club is littered with so called good players who go weak at the knees when a big game in upon them. We cannot afford that to happen with this lot.

I would hope Newy would come out and state it first, with Lids, Foley and Cotch.

We are too far back in this comp to handle players with kid gloves.

 

[NQTIGER]

What shame the coach sprayed the players poor poor Y gen.

After playing like that maybe they need to donate three quartes of their wages from that game to the TFTF.

 

[TIAGRA]

What shame the coach sprayed the players poor poor Y gen.

After playing like that maybe they need to donate three quartes of their wages from that game to the TFTF.

lmao- correct.

Our Y Gen list are comically soft and make me sick to the guts with their total lack of understanding of g&d.

Like the colonwood supporter said above - Coaching ****up wwwwith Newman and Betts.

Real bad.

 

[GhostofJimJess]

True, but that’s something you can associate half dozen games in if we are playing like shit, but I found it strange after the very first game.

Maybe he'll do it then too?

 

[MightyTiger]

Maybe Dimma has higher expectations of his young playing group then we do?