Jack-Packenham said:
Why is it crap? I am just fed up with being a promising side. We can't keep blaming injuries and hoping that we'll perform. Our players need to take responsibility for their performance.
For too long we've been a club that worships individuals, eg Ablett, Brownless etc. Other clubs that worship individuals include St Kilda, Sydney (Sth Melb), Footscray, Fitzroy....do you see the trend??
NO PREMIERSHIPS!
We need to be ruthless, lets get rid of blokes that shirk responsibility and bring in players that are prepared to do the hard yards to become succesful.
I am sick of spruking how much potential we've got and how good we're going to be!!
Woo there Jackie , back the truck up. Has not Ess worshiped Hird and Coleman. Has not Carlton worshiped Jezza and Kernahan. Has not Collingwood worshiped Daicos.
This individual thing is another of the latest greatest buzzword's to solve all, that coaches have come up with. Geelong failed because we individual. I say plahhh. Really, did the Bulls fail because of Jordan, did Manchester Utd. fail because of Beckham? We failed because we were not good enough. Now that may mean a lot of things, it may be that we relied not on enough individuals but in the end we were not good enough.
And this thing about wishing you had followed Carlton because they have had success, I sort of understand what you mean but don’t down play what a privilege it has been to be GFC supporter, to have seen truly some of the best that there has every been. When I think of Geelong I sort of remember that movie with 'Steve Martin' in it. "Parenthood". There's a line in it when they are comparing family life to a rollercoaster, some prefer the roundabout but I prefer the thrills of the ups and downs, said Martin's movie wife. So it is with Geelong,
It can be demanding to a GFC supporter, its not easy, it can be infuriating and it can exasperating but the highs' ohh the high's they are heavenly. Its a rare thing to be able mesh and celebrate with a total stranger as much as a family member. The communal joy felt is something I've never felt in anything else, the are times I've spent at the football , I'll remember till I die. Would I trade them for defacto flag for a team that meant less, not in a million, mate , not in a million