Too many kneejerk reactions around all the time. Including 'sack Woosha', 'Trade player x', 'Drop Player y who has been fine all year but no so good on the weekend'.
See Freo fans talking of premiership success, thinking young bodies will hold up all year without fatigue and injury and that very experienced finals teams will just fall over at the business end of the season.
As all these kneejerk threads are wrong, so are any comments claiming our season is back on track. If we get flogged by Melbourne this week it will be a huge reality check. We are not that good - at the moment. I am confident we will finish well as we did last year as more kids get a go and the game plan comes together.
Let the season play out. We have been out-coached many times and our selections have been poor. In recent weeks that has improved. Senior players in Embley, Kerr, Butler, Hurn have not contributed at times for different reasons. Let's hope Kerr gets fit and Embley finds form. Let's hope Masten gets both.
However we have 3 debutants so far, give them another 10 games and they will be much improved. Glass gets over his injury and our backline is a bit better. Lynch/Hansen actually take a position by the scruff, aided by some decent (5-10% better) delivery, and suddenly our forward line looks much better with less reliance on LeCras and JK. Even better if B-Mac regains his WAFL kicking. Get back Shuey, Houlihan and debut Stevens, Strijk.
MOST of the above should occur before seasons end. Sure, it won't all turn out okay but other players will step up. Similarly bad injuries will rule players out for long periods.
Getting angry or excited on a week to week basis is pointless - Assess the season as any club would - after 6 games, after 11 games, after 16 games and after 22 for example. Players don't find fitness or form, or lose fitness or form, in 1 or 2 weeks.
So I agree with the OP - a bit of patience, composure and sense is needed throughout 2010.