Correct, has been the case for too long.Big issue we need to adress is strength and conditioning, we seem well off the pace and not just our young players
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Correct, has been the case for too long.Big issue we need to adress is strength and conditioning, we seem well off the pace and not just our young players
Anyone who thinks JZ shouldn’t go on has rocks in their head. Missed his leadership immensely today. No one stood up either when we had a bit of momentum or when we were down (most of the game tbh) and our defence was down.
Not convinced on Atu, though he’s raw. Bonar I’m convinced is much better than he’s shown post-injury. Atley one more year. Taylor and Stevo need to be way more consistent. Goldy and Taz nearing the end. Etc etc.
Heaps and heaps to say but I’m drunk and annoyed so will leave it there. Go North. See youse next year.
That's what I was thinking actually.Okay, breathe.
It was an absolutely insipid game, but we can't forget all of the good work we've done after the bye.
Going to take a silver lining out and say that this was a reality check and will give us more ammunition to take pre-season to the next level.
Onwards to 2022.
You spoiled it for mePs just whacked on the west coast game. Advise those feeling adrift on a locked down Sunday at the end of a sh*t year to do the same. That said, West coast are cooked. Spoiler: we win.
We have had games like this with Ziebell. I don’t think he would have made much difference today. His best games have come when we had good presence in the midfield and scoreboard pressure, which is as it should be to be honest.
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We Were Just...I don't know what that is
You spoiled it for me
We Were Just...
- Defeated
- Destroyed
- Decimated
- Diabolical
- Disastrous
- Downright ordinary?
<65 seconds, three minute/one lap jog/run recovery.The boys are gonna love running 400m intervals in the pre season.
Very well put.I don't view it like this.
Gains we've had were real.
Still a ways to go.
Progress isn't linear.
Thank f*** the season is over.
I never want to see a spoon again.
A good dose of reality I think.
The truth lies somewhere in the middle. We're not the best 18th team ever and we're not a basket case. Plenty to work on and lots to work with.
Great first season from Noble but don't get too comfortable.
If you're not excited about the future as a North supporter then you're a miserable campaigner.
Earlier in the season, there was a past player function, addressed by Boomer. The general message was that performance wise it is going to be 2-3 years of pain for the Club! One down, let's hope that it is the minimum. There is certainly much to be hopeful about, but let's maintain perspective. Strap in, enjoy the good times ahead and accept that there will be days of disappointment. Such is the development phase!
And really, does the AFL competition have to have a final 8 in an 18 team comp? And the 8th place goes to a side with 50% success? Much as I would love us to be playing finals footy, how satisfied would you really be if that was us? When we make the finals again, we need to be really making a statement!
It was swimming against the tide to be realistic in the preview thread alright. Unless you've done it elsewhere, you're showing admirable self restraint not to bring up this little gem from Royal Flush. Hasn't aged too well.Reality check for the 'best 18th placed team ever'.
When I suggested we might not win this I copped it left right and centre. Where are all those ******* heroes now???
We have loads of individual talent, but our problems wont be fixed by more high draft picks. You can't win games of Footy by letting your opponents kick 3, 4, 5+ goals in a row which is something we do consistently.
There are some very big positives that we can take out of this season though, we just need to keep expectations tempered for the next year or two and hope that Noble & co are able to get the best out of our players.
Zero football knowledge
You've made a fool of yourself in the GDT and The Autopsy thread.
Going for 3/3 hey?
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They are better now than they've been for years but the answer to this is maybe Chol or someone similar. Someone who can run and hit a pack hard and mark on the wing or in the square. Ben McKay could do it but we need him to lock down a KPF. We creally need better mobile contested marking. Like we had with Brown and Waite. Moreso with Waite but Brown could do it too. We need someone who can mark with authority between the arc and the wing, even if we don't use them because will attract opposition attention.A lot of carry on about our forward entries this year, but the two game plan aspects that are the most concerning from my perspective are:
- What’s plan B when oppo block the corridor? This is the number 1 priority to beat us, so we need to work out what is the alternative. Kicking down the line isn’t it.
- Our kick ins. Just slow, stagnant & predictable. Oppo allow us the cheap kick to the pocket which boxes us in & very difficult to score. It requires a piece of brilliance from someone in the corridor to result in a transition scoring opportunity. It’s not sustainable.
They are better now than they've been for years but the answer to this is maybe Chol or someone similar. Someone who can run and hit a pack hard and mark on the wing or in the square. Ben McKay could do it but we need him to lock down a KPF. We creally need better mobile contested marking. Like we had with Brown and Waite. Moreso with Waite but Brown could do it too. We need someone who can mark with authority between the arc and the wing, even if we don't use them because will attract opposition attention.
We also need to open up space and clear the fu** out of the area where we would otherwise mark short kicks. So many times today we pulled defenders into the space around 10 - 25 m from the ball carrier.
We busted a gut getting back within 4 points of the Swans. With the players out, and the lack of work and weeks out of certain players, it was going to be a tough gig, but the midfield and centre bounce work was a bit shithouse. I think we were finished last week.We will never win another game in Adelaide. Just won’t happen.
17 years since we last beat the crows.
10 years since we beat Port.
18/11 next year. That is pathetic. Sad way to end the year but clearly we checked out weeks ago.