...have every right to be unhappy with how things are going, but let's keep things rooted in reality....
Fact is Simpson in 2017 is delivering one of the all time worst coaching performances, on par with Voss at Brisbane and Buckley at Collingwood.
Reality is;
- We are ninth instead of top 4 as a direct result of his team selection and game plan, because he continues to play players out of position
- Oldest list and blooded 1 player - worst in the league
- Made one change to our disgraceful midfield, a 35y/o recruit from Hawthorn who is now our best performed mid this year (yikes!!).
- Rests him in the most important game of the season, at a venue he's played half his career, against a team he's made his bitch.
- Moves Yeo, a super quick AA form defender to half forward to accommodate Duggan and Cole creates a spectacular lose, lose, lose scenario
- gave up a first rounder for Redden
- extended Priddis contract when even a fan like me can see he's cooked
- compounds our lack of speed by playing way too tall, does nothing about it week after week after week even though the only success he's had as coach in 2015 was when forced to play a small quick defence .
-when injuries force midfield changes the team responds with one of our best performance of the year against the Dogs. Immediately reverts back the week after.
-Against Geelong we finally go man on man and amp up the physical pressure.. revert back to zones and corralling thereafter
-been run over in 4th quarters time and time again.
-his players aren't playing for him