Mcloud is **** WEAK!

[SAbella]

Originally posted by lozstar
Sounds like you could give them a run for their money!

Maybe thats whats needed at the AFC-some new blood who actually possess some imagination and creativity and who can use it effectively when needed

 

[macca23]

Originally posted by Stiffy_18
If Kane Cornes was really giving him a hard time then Ayersy and the match committee should have moved McLeod to the goal square and leave the whole forward line open. Move Perrieand Carey to CHF and smaller players accross half forward. One out of the goalsquare, McLeod would kill Kane Cornes.

Our coaching staff really lack imagination at times.

Exactly Your Stiffness!!

That would have been the logical thing to do.

Actually I watched very closely and Cornes didn't niggle him very much at all.

At times McLeod looked almost disinterested. I was very disappointed with his attitude today. It almost looks like he's trying to send a message to the coach that unless he's in the middle or on the ball he's going to cruise!!

As for Ayres saying that McLeod was playing on a half-forward flank, if he genuinely believes that then I don't want street directions from him to get somewhere - you'd end up miles off course!!

 

[blighty]

You can't blame the coach for another poor performance by a team supposedly ranked no 2 a month ago.

Analyse it ...
An indifferent performance against a weakened West Coast.

A flu ridden & illprepared[travel factor]performance against Collingwood in which we surrendered the 3rd quarter, although still managing to win all the other quarters.Comprehensively beaten.

The worse performance for the year when having everything to play for & second spot against the Kangaroos.


Today against Port
Another chance to secure a double chance & at 3/4 time,kicking with a 5 goal breeze we surrender again!

In all these cases,coaching moves, haven't cost the game.

It's simply the poor performances of experienced players not taking the responsabilty for the outcome.

 

[Ripper]

The players body launguage gives the impression that they are not enjoying their footy IMO. They seem pertrified of stuffing up.

 

[ant]

Originally posted by RIPPER_46
The players body launguage gives the impression that they are not enjoying their footy IMO. They seem pertrified of stuffing up.

Very good observation actually, we're just not enjoying the game. I think I said it somewhere else, we're mentally shot at the moment, just playing without any confidence.

It's time to break the shackles, get back to basics, free them up. Bring Stevo into the forward line, the Hound and Harty into defence, put the guns into the middle, take some risks and play some hard running football. Extremely simplistic I know and it's highly unlikely Ayresy will do it but what else can we possibly do? At least this way we might have a shot at beating WC.

 

[Macca19]

Mcleod had knee surgery not that long ago.

Maybe he is still being held back by a troublesome knee and that is why he is being played everywhere except the midfield?