Insufficient maybe, but let's be honest, if that was cotchin on the ground and Miers with the high hit, he'd be in the book.
I agree, the commentary on the whole thing was putrid.
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I agree, the commentary on the whole thing was putrid.
No it won't. It will be defined by who wins the GF, probably Richmond, they are the better team. We did not lose to Collingwood because of Stanley not being there and did not lose to Richmond because of Hawkins. Blaming individuals for team losses is easier than accepting the fact that we are not quite good enough, and the Tigers are the team to beat.
I was astounded at that hit. The media will now turn a blind eye to it.
He is a good player with a lot of potential, but you're right, he is still teasing. Needs to work harder for four full quarters, work on his deficiencies and master his abilities, much better.
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Was mentioned on radio yesterday. We can only hope.
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I agree with this. They wanted outside run on a wing, and with Clark and Duncan out, who who were the options? Parsons? Imagine the howls if he'd been selected. Scooter and Constable aren't going to give you outside run.
There were too many defenders and they were probably too loyal to Henry, who had been good but was surplus to requirements.
But who could they trust? Rohan, who'd been quiet for weeks and missed one from 20m out? Parsons in a big game?
Outside run should be a priority for recruitment at this draft.
The AFL changed the rule after that, interesting it was Melbourne who objected the most, the same Melbourne who first proposed the father/son rule in the early 50s to enable them to snag Ron Barassi. Geelong have always been the team used to make rule changes, after 2008 the AFL worried that other 'good' teams might cop the tactic of relentless deliberate rushed behinds that would enable a less talented side to win and reduce the spectacle, hence the change the following year.(said with a bitter, twisted sneer
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The last half wasn’t our best. It was disgracefull watching on the replay. Seriously the skill level wasn’t at a level of a premiership team. Turnovers, players drifting out of the game, shocking decision. It’s one we will regret like the Sydney final.
We didn’t play above ourselves in the first half we played well. Waking up it was such a missed opportunity. Still not convinced they are some universal force like some of the teams we previously tangled with
A lot of positive things came out of the season (more than many thought) but the dark cloud of the Danger/Selwood/Hawkins cliff is almost on us (if not already) and deep down we know that will be the curtain call on the era
We didn’t play above ourselves in the first half we played well. Waking up it was such a missed opportunity. Still not convinced they are some universal force like some of the teams we previously tangled with
A lot of positive things came out of the season (more than many thought) but the dark cloud of the Danger/Selwood/Hawkins cliff is almost on us (if not already) and deep down we know that will be the curtain call on the era
The Tigers mates I was with couldn’t even believe either that Blicavs wasn’t moved on to Lynch. Scott has now become a caricature of himself with that non move.
We know that in the first half of the season we played hard running team football. Players looked happy and excited to be playing that way. Come the dreaded bye and it all changes, slow, no team, not excitement as if it had all been left on the Gold Coast.
That is the question for a Review. And have no doubt Brian Cook will do another one. As usual, and this includes 2006, he will never tell us what it revealed, make no changes and wing it in 2020.
So what did change, was it that Scott became the dominant decision maker in the Coaches box- I seem to remember that he wasn't around much over the pre-season- and as we see time and time again his stubborness lets us down.
Yes we scrambled our way back to the top of the ladder, but that was due in part to other teams win/loss rather than our brilliance.
Second half of the season we were lethargic, boring, and unskilled on many, many occasions . Some said due to heavy training, but if that was true then it didn't work as we were out of puff last nigh. We had no run, so many times players were on their own. In particular the occasion in the last 1/4 when a passage of good play had the ball going forward and Kelly running onto it. The ball bounced the wrong way and the only players there to take it were Richmond. It looked like we had lot the plot.
Poor fitness, poor skills, poor decision making is back to coaching. And that all became apparent in the second half of the year.
Why?????/
That is the question for a Review. And have no doubt Brian Cook will do another one. As usual, and this includes 2006, he will never tell us what it revealed, make no changes and wing it in 2020.
So what did change, was it that Scott became the dominant decision maker in the Coaches box- I seem to remember that he wasn't around much over the pre-season- and as we see time and time again his stubborness lets us down.
Yes we scrambled our way back to the top of the ladder, but that was due in part to other teams win/loss rather than our brilliance.
Second half of the season we were lethargic, boring, and unskilled on many, many occasions . Some said due to heavy training, but if that was true then it didn't work as we were out of puff last nigh. We had no run, so many times players were on their own. In particular the occasion in the last 1/4 when a passage of good play had the ball going forward and Kelly running onto it. The ball bounced the wrong way and the only players there to take it were Richmond. It looked like we had lot the plot.
Poor fitness, poor skills, poor decision making is back to coaching. And that all became apparent in the second half of the year.
Why?????/
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And people need to remember the tigers played 10 games at the g
So minimal travel miles
Pretty shattered but I told myself I would be happy if the boys put in a solid effort and didn't gift Richmond a 5-0 headstart. Well we did bring our game, I thought the intent was there the whole night. Richmond were just brilliant in the 2nd half, the knock it forward at any cost looks like they fluke it but they do it over and over again and it works. If I didn't hate them so much then they would be a pleasure to watch, it's not boring football at all. I don't want to gloss over some pretty questionable coaching decisions but I really think some of those goals would have occurred regardless of who was defending because the ball come in so quickly.
There was a blog or post somewhere at the halfway mark of the season that showed that Geelong had kicked well above average (in front of goal), we were an outlier and the writer was pointing out that it seemed to inflate our start to the season and we would have to regress back to the mean in the 2nd half (statistically). I think they were right, I seem to recall us winning several games in the first half from accurate kicking when we were dominated for large chunks of the game by the opposition. My point is that I don't think the minor premiership was a true reflection of where we were at.
There was a blog or post somewhere at the halfway mark of the season that showed that Geelong had kicked well above average (in front of goal), we were an outlier and the writer was pointing out that it seemed to inflate our start to the season and we would have to regress back to the mean in the 2nd half (statistically). I think they were right, I seem to recall us winning several games in the first half from accurate kicking when we were dominated for large chunks of the game by the opposition. My point is that I don't think the minor premiership was a true reflection of where we were at.
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Third man up rule... just when we were dominating with it.The AFL changed the rule after that, interesting it was Melbourne who objected the most, the same Melbourne who first proposed the father/son rule in the early 50s to enable them to snag Ron Barassi. Geelong have always been the team used to make rule changes, after 2008 the AFL worried that other 'good' teams might cop the tactic of relentless deliberate rushed behinds that would enable a less talented side to win and reduce the spectacle, hence the change the following year.(said with a bitter, twisted sneer
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Time to move to the drafting thread. I hope that you’re bringing in some interesting news...
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CatRiot, I understand my post relating to Miers wasn't a popular one at all - and yes he got enough of the ball and hit the scoreboard - but I can't back away from the fact that there were maybe half a dozen times (not just one or two) when he failed to get his body behind and head over the ball - was he the only one? Probably not, but I noticed on a few occasions that Gryan needed to 'go' and was very reluctant/incapable.
I didn't mind the games from the others you mentioned btw - Guthrie faded pretty badly, Henderson was very much short of a gallop, the rest were fine imo ..
He was AA FB last year
I thought it was 7 wins from 15, or close to that.
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The way the ball was coming in (with the 6/6/6 starting positions) from the centre, Rance/SOS/Scarlett couldn’t have stopped him marking. He’s a taller than most ruckman, has ridiculous reach, is highly mobile and is one of the best young players in the league.
We’ll never know will we? But after the first 2-3 were kicked on Harry, a change had to be made. It wasn’t.
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Still waiting for Scott to send Blicavs to Lynch.
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It’s why cox can be hard to stop
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It has to be said that the cockiness of our coach has pervaded the players. Look at Dangerfield - all yap to Dusty before half time and then goes unsighted in the second half. Absolutely embarrassing and I genuinely hope they don’t give him the captaincy after Selwood retires.
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Still waiting for blitz to kick straight
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I think danger was pretty cocky in adelaide
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