Opinion Non-Crows AFL 12: Willie and the Port Boys

[Vader]

We were expecting it, Nicks confirmed so in his presser

Actions speak louder than words. We may have been expecting it, but we certainly weren't prepared/ready/able to deal with it. That failure is on Nicks.

A good coach should have got the players up to expect the hit or at least slow down and control the play so we remain in the game. Which to an extent we did in the second quarter before Nicks lost the plot and forgot to coach.

As I said... we probably should have been ready for it - we weren't.

As I see it, there are 3 main reasons why we lost last week:

• Failure to match Freo's intensity in the 1st Q, when they came out breathing fire after their Melbourne humiliation.
• Complete inability to kick the ball between the big sticks when taking set shots, not to mention ANB getting run down while attempting to run into an open goal (which was simply embarrassing).
• Freo kicking 2 goals in the last minute of the 1st Q, and 2 goals in the last 2 min of the 3rd Q.

The 1st and 3rd of these are Nicks' failures. We really should have been better prepared, knowing in advance that Freo were going to be at maximum in Q1. We should also have plans & structures in place to prevent teams from scoring against us deep in "red time", let alone doing it repeatedly.

The 2nd isn't really his fault - there really isn't much he can do when Thilthorpe & (BF board luvvie) Nankervis repeatedly shoot themselves in the foot, rather than using their feet to kick goals.

 

[Scorpus]

Actions speak louder than words. We may have been expecting it, but we certainly weren't prepared/ready/able to deal with it. That failure is on Nicks.

Nah we weren't expecting it, Nicks just lied at his presser.

But at least when you lie in that way, you remove it as an excuse. So it's still a failure on Nicks

 

[Vader]

Nah we weren't expecting it, Nicks just lied at his presser.

But at least when you lie in that way, you remove it as an excuse. So it's still a failure on Nicks

Yeah... I'm not sure which is worse. Not expecting Freo to come out breathing fire, after being humiliated by Melbourne, and thus failing to plan for their abnormally high intensity... or knowing that they'd come out breathing fire and still failing to come up with a workable plan for dealing with it. Either way, it's a spectacular coaching failure.

 

[adelaidecrows]

Nah we weren't expecting it, Nicks just lied at his presser.

But at least when you lie in that way, you remove it as an excuse. So it's still a failure on Nicks

Aside from St Kilda, Essendon and the first half against Geelong we have looked pretty flat which has been a worrying trend. So im not fully shocked Fremantle caught us napping. This trend is entirely on the coaches. We have a full list to choose from minus a few players, competition for spots is truly on and yet we are sluggish. To be honest, this could be a real sign the players are not playing for Nicks. We have no gears.

 

[adelaidecrows]

Yeah... I'm not sure which is worse. Not expecting Freo to come out breathing fire, after being humiliated by Melbourne, and thus failing to plan for their abnormally high intensity... or knowing that they'd come out breathing fire and still failing to come up with a workable plan for dealing with it. Either way, it's a spectacular coaching failure.

Its pretty damning and only continues to highlight Nicks Plan A only coaching style. Combined with sluggish playing style I think we have issues.

 

[Slime Roy]

I don't know the stats,
but could the players be becoming so pampered & the umpiring so poor this year that teams are almost unable to win away from home?
I don't know how else you could explain Freos jekyll & hyde job tonight.
And similarly ours last weekend.

 

[GROTTO]

Imagine losing to FreLOL

Matthew Nicks Coach Philosophy 101.

We can lose to any team, any place, any time.

 

[FR0GGY]

Interesting how West Coast won a flag the year after Longmuir left

? He was at Collingwood.

 

[1970crow]

Gee, I'm surprised that a club run by Don Pyke is having communication issues with the players

“Don Pyke was not present”, well no shit. You don’t invite the problem to the correction.

 

[Mutineer]

Lachie Gollant finally over his injury saddling up for the Seagulls in the VFL saturday.

Scratch that, missed that he actually resumed last week for Williamstown VFL vs Werribee, kicked 4.1 from 9 disposals and apparently now has multiple AFL clubs monitoring him for the MSD.

 

[Scorpus]

? He was at Collingwood.

Longmuir was an assistant at West Coast until the end of 2017 then in 2018 West Coast won the flag

 

[FR0GGY]

Longmuir was an assistant at West Coast until the end of 2017 then in 2018 West Coast won the flag

Yeah right, I didn’t realise that thought he just came from Collingwood.

 

[Burtonsgottago]

He just wasn't very good

That’s the easy response

 

[Cromulant]

That’s the easy response

Maybe, but it's also the correct response.

I liked him, I just don't think he's going to make it as an AFL level player. I'd rather we kept him around than Burgess mind you.

 

[PCORF]

Matthew Nicks Coach Philosophy 101.

We can lose to any team, any place, any time.

Especially on the road. Also prime time games are an issue too.

Thursday or Friday night home games vs Geelong or Hawthorn = almost a guaranteed loss.

 

[PCORF]

If this season has taught us anything so far, it's that it's very unpredictable

That is the beauty of any season and there are bound to be a big upset at times.

 

[MRB37]

Yeah right, I didn’t realise that thought he just came from Collingwood.

Don Pyke had the deal set up with Longmuir to come to us when he left Collingwood. Then we refused to pay Longmuir what he wanted and we ended up with Ben Hart as our defensive coach.

 

[thebirdman 24]

Umm, why is the Bulldogs/Port game being played at Mars when it is being mostly renovated? Surely there is better venues to play at?

 

[CrowinNT]

Umm, why is the Bulldogs/Port game being played at Mars when it is being mostly renovated? Surely there is better venues to play at?

It’s a West Lakes brother visually

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Live ladder
5th-12th all on 16 points

Could well be that close at the end of the year.

Percentage could be very important.

 

[CrowinNT]

What a high pressure game this Dogs Port match is

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

What a high pressure game this Dogs Port match is

Good quarter by Dogs against the breeze.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Don't know who I want to win the Port/Dogs match. I'm resigned to Port finishing above us. If Dogs win then they will be tough to chase down.

 

[Geoffa32]

The "get easy ball" move for Rozee honeymoon period is over.

50% disposal rate.....

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

The "get easy ball" move for Rozee honeymoon period is over.

50% disposal rate.....

Just pay him close attention

Gather we will use aither ANB or Keays.