Richard Douglas Grow a Left Foot!

[mick_foley]

How do we know how what gear either player was in? All played well. Anyway shut up and start pumping the boys up ahead of the Brisbane game, instead of killing their confidence by telling them that their full tilt efforts aren't good enough for even a 1st gear established player.

At the time of this pre season game Richard Douglas had only played 2 official AFL games and he was going up against Judd and Kerr (2 of the best current day players).

Unless I missed something from last season out (or any other clubs) best midfielder is not good enough to keep up with these 2. I was not bagging Richard Douglas but just pointing out that that game didn’t mean anything to the senior players.

Richard Douglas is the BEST PLAYER EVER

 

[Stiffy_18]

How do we know how what gear either player was in? All played well. Anyway shut up and start pumping the boys up ahead of the Brisbane game, instead of killing their confidence by telling them that their full tilt efforts aren't good enough for even a 1st gear established player.

Grow the **** up!!!

Yes, we really are killing their confidence. They hang off every word we say. In fact when they run around on the training track with those funny helmets and 2 way radio, the information that Craig feed them comes straight off his laptop which has a BigFooty Adelaide Board up! "Hey Richie, one of our supporters says you're shit and will get murdered by Judd and Kerr! Hey but don't worry fightingdreamer88 is coming to your rescue!"

Having a realistic view of our players is much different to believeing their shit doesn't stink. He is a great prospect and in time will be our prime midfielder but FFS lets get a bit realistic here. He was jumping out of his skin in trial matches so he gets a game in round 1. Judd and Kerr came out to loosen up and shake off the rust and have their first hitout in the pre-season. Their care factor for the game would have been ZERO. Their number one priority would have been not to get injured.

For anyone to take as much out of that game as you are is just taking the piss out of everyone and in****ing their intelligence. I bet you thought Andrew Crowell had an All Australian selection in his sight after holding a red hot, rampaging Milne goal less going back a few years.

Some reality and perspective please

 

[betterthanu]

Grow the **** up!!!

Yes, we really are killing their confidence. They hang off every word we say. In fact when they run around on the training track with those funny helmets and 2 way radio, the information that Craig feed them comes straight off his laptop which has a BigFooty Adelaide Board up! "Hey Richie, one of our supporters says you're shit and will get murdered by Judd and Kerr! Hey but don't worry fightingdreamer88 is coming to your rescue!"

Having a realistic view of our players is much different to believeing their shit doesn't stink. He is a great prospect and in time will be our prime midfielder but FFS lets get a bit realistic here. He was jumping out of his skin in trial matches so he gets a game in round 1. Judd and Kerr came out to loosen up and shake off the rust and have their first hitout in the pre-season. Their care factor for the game would have been ZERO. Their number one priority would have been not to get injured.

For anyone to take as much out of that game as you are is just taking the piss out of everyone and in****ing their intelligence. I bet you thought Andrew Crowell had an All Australian selection in his sight after holding a red hot, rampaging Milne goal less going back a few years.

Some reality and perspective please

Ouch

 

[Cap]

Grow the **** up!!!

Yes, we really are killing their confidence. They hang off every word we say. In fact when they run around on the training track with those funny helmets and 2 way radio, the information that Craig feed them comes straight off his laptop which has a BigFooty Adelaide Board up! "Hey Richie, one of our supporters says you're shit and will get murdered by Judd and Kerr! Hey but don't worry fightingdreamer88 is coming to your rescue!"

Having a realistic view of our players is much different to believeing their shit doesn't stink. He is a great prospect and in time will be our prime midfielder but FFS lets get a bit realistic here. He was jumping out of his skin in trial matches so he gets a game in round 1. Judd and Kerr came out to loosen up and shake off the rust and have their first hitout in the pre-season. Their care factor for the game would have been ZERO. Their number one priority would have been not to get injured.

For anyone to take as much out of that game as you are is just taking the piss out of everyone and in****ing their intelligence. I bet you thought Andrew Crowell had an All Australian selection in his sight after holding a red hot, rampaging Milne goal less going back a few years.

Some reality and perspective please

what he said - except maybe a little less harsh

this is a discussion board, hence the discussion

 

[fightingdreamer88]

Grow the **** up!!!

Yes, we really are killing their confidence. They hang off every word we say. In fact when they run around on the training track with those funny helmets and 2 way radio, the information that Craig feed them comes straight off his laptop which has a BigFooty Adelaide Board up! "Hey Richie, one of our supporters says you're shit and will get murdered by Judd and Kerr! Hey but don't worry fightingdreamer88 is coming to your rescue!"

Having a realistic view of our players is much different to believeing their shit doesn't stink. He is a great prospect and in time will be our prime midfielder but FFS lets get a bit realistic here. He was jumping out of his skin in trial matches so he gets a game in round 1. Judd and Kerr came out to loosen up and shake off the rust and have their first hitout in the pre-season. Their care factor for the game would have been ZERO. Their number one priority would have been not to get injured.

For anyone to take as much out of that game as you are is just taking the piss out of everyone and in****ing their intelligence. I bet you thought Andrew Crowell had an All Australian selection in his sight after holding a red hot, rampaging Milne goal less going back a few years.

Some reality and perspective please

You awful, awful man. It was a light-hearted, if a little sarcastic, push to get people pumped ahead of the Brisbane game (granted reading it again I should have put a tongue-sticking-out emoticon to complete the gesture). But you wrote an essay about it, which shows that you're passionate and I like that. *sips chocolate milks*

On topic, the lad could do with a left foot but there are plenty of good AFL players that struggle on their "unnatural" leg (unnatural wtf). Ideally you'd prefer for him to become proficient on both sides, but if it's something he struggles to grasp, the coaching staff should be ensuring he's taught to complete the best possible disposal in those situations, by hand or foot.