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- Mar 11, 2006
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So yeah, it's been dire, demoralising, disgusting, disjointed, hard to watch, hard to comprehend, and hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
We are probably at the lowest point in our history and you can't escape the conclusion that there are deep internal problems. I've wanted to support the coach, but there is no real basis for doing so. I've wanted to believe that we have competent list management and recruiting, but the evidence is to the contrary. I like to support the players, but some simply don't have the ability to be on an AFL list.
I do, however, wish to remain a NMFC supporter, in the true sense of the word. Many on this board disappoint me as they seem to absolutely revel in the misery. There are posters here who are only up when the club is down, and that's s**t.
So, in the interest of being positive, I still believe we have the core of a solid football team. If we were ever able to get our best 22 on the park, we would win games. The one player we could least afford to be without is Cunnington - a literal matchwinner. Of course, his health is way more important than football and I'm not suggesting in any way that we should rush him back in. But if / when it happens, here's the team that would win its fair share of games:
Corr McKay McDonald
Hall (J Walker/Young) TT
Stephenson Cunnington (Scott/Polec)
Anderson Comben Zurhaar
Goldstein Larkey JHF
(Xerri/CCJ) LDU Simpkin
Powell Curtis Phillips Taylor
Possibles: 3 of the above plus Perez / Greenwood / Ziebell / Mahony / Bonar / Atu / Ford
Next year?: Goater McGuiness P Walker Spicer Edwards Dawson
Yes, huge hole at CHB and we'll need to replace Hall and Goldy soon, but this team is good enough to win games.
We are probably at the lowest point in our history and you can't escape the conclusion that there are deep internal problems. I've wanted to support the coach, but there is no real basis for doing so. I've wanted to believe that we have competent list management and recruiting, but the evidence is to the contrary. I like to support the players, but some simply don't have the ability to be on an AFL list.
I do, however, wish to remain a NMFC supporter, in the true sense of the word. Many on this board disappoint me as they seem to absolutely revel in the misery. There are posters here who are only up when the club is down, and that's s**t.
So, in the interest of being positive, I still believe we have the core of a solid football team. If we were ever able to get our best 22 on the park, we would win games. The one player we could least afford to be without is Cunnington - a literal matchwinner. Of course, his health is way more important than football and I'm not suggesting in any way that we should rush him back in. But if / when it happens, here's the team that would win its fair share of games:
Corr McKay McDonald
Hall (J Walker/Young) TT
Stephenson Cunnington (Scott/Polec)
Anderson Comben Zurhaar
Goldstein Larkey JHF
(Xerri/CCJ) LDU Simpkin
Powell Curtis Phillips Taylor
Possibles: 3 of the above plus Perez / Greenwood / Ziebell / Mahony / Bonar / Atu / Ford
Next year?: Goater McGuiness P Walker Spicer Edwards Dawson
Yes, huge hole at CHB and we'll need to replace Hall and Goldy soon, but this team is good enough to win games.