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Noble was the one behind Tippett rotting the salary cap wasn’t he?
I commented on the night that when we were fighting back late in the 2nd quarter that Zorko had lifted his game, overall he wasn't fantastic but I agree with you he was nowhere near our worst.I can't believe the crap Zorko gets
He's a passionate and devoted Lions man through and through but every time he gets angry in match, he's derided and put down by many on this forum.
What would you have him do?
Meekly turn the other cheek ?
FWIW, I thought he was one of our better players in that horrible loss to the Swans last night.
As far as I know, our club captain is not "appointed" by the coach or anyone else of influence within the club.
He get's the job by a consensus of the playing group.
So if he's "immature" and "sooky" it follows that those traits must be a reflection of the playing group as a whole.
A playing group that has taken us to a Semi Final and a Prelim in the last two years after the club spent 15 years in the doldrums.
Zorko's not perfect but neither is any club captain so lay off with the uber criticism for a while.
I think the swans kick into the fifty was a taken from a lot closer, therefore was a lot more accurate.It wasn't a high tackling match
Swans 52 , Lions 41
The most damning stat in my view was the 5-23 marks inside 50, even more so considering the total I50's were close at 57-59
23 marks from 59 entries(40.35%) compared to our miserable 5 from 57 (8.77%)
There was the match right there
This total aberration didn't occur because the Swans forwards had a brilliant contested marking night against our backs.
IMO it was the result of us refusing to play man on man at any stage and playing that stupid, ineffectual, guard space zone defence.
The Swans won the contest, their forwards led and ran hard to space and we had no answer.
By contrast, our forwards pretty much stood still in a bunch all night and watched our onballers bomb it on top of their heads.
The one time someone actually ran and led was in the third quarter when Hipwood led to space and took an uncontested mark.....only to kick the ball OOB on the full from his set shot.
We can talk about making personnel changes ,adding speed etc, etc but if we go with the back half and forward half structures like we had last night, we are going to get picked apart again just like we did last night.
Gregg Swann is a smart operator. We are lucky to have him. He is a big part of why the club has risen from the bottom of the ladder (& ordinary administration) to one of the most respected and destination clubs in the competition. FYI, he doessn't run the footy department.Greg Swann has such a huge ego he thinks he can run the footy dept.
He will drag us back to the dark days. He is the Donald Trump of Brisbane.
Danny Daly is just a stooge.
Yeah I know it is round 1 but as soon as Nobes left I knew what path we were on.
I wish I was wrong but I know I am not.
We lose one game and not only are many of our players not up to scratch but the admin now has no clue.Gregg Swann is a smart operator. We are lucky to have him. He is a big part of why the club has risen from the bottom of the ladder (& ordinary administration) to one of the most respected and destination clubs in the competition. FYI, he doessn't run the footy department.
Danny Daly is one of the smartest footy brains in the business. With his finance background, becoming the new GM of footy was the obvious choice & thus far reports from some out of the club I know say he's doing an excellent job.
Noble leaving is something the club didn't want but Dave left on good terms with ambitions of becoming an AFL Coach. Nothing more to add there.
You must have some strong and different contacts in the club to make those statements. (do you?) Swanny & Donald Trump comparison is unique. Danny Daly & a stooge is just as unique. You wishing you were wrong is something I am positive you will be rewarded with. (& NO, you are NOT right)
P.S. This is not an official club statement. All the above is simply a personal opinion & not a direct statement from Club Officials.
His form thus far into the season has been average.Anyone know how Tommy Berry is going? Back when he was in the 1s, he definitely had his faults, but his defensive 2nd, 3rd and 4th efforts were unquestionable. If he's in any type of reasonable form, I'd be considering him as an option. Defence and effort. That's where we lost it.
Think Sydney adjusted to the rules better. Even more than previous, you have to be switched on inside D50 or its really easy to get a 15m kick to a better position.
I have been to many training sessions this year and his kicking is not getting any better.His form thus far into the season has been average.
Fagan has taken us as far as he can, great person to lay the foundations of the club. It is now time to get someone who can actually coach and not just rely on talent. No plan B when something goes wrong besides chucking players out of position.
Half the team looked like they wanted to be else where. Time to drop Ah Chee and Birchall for players who actually want to defend.
Need to get rid of all of our coaches, they all suck.Getting a coach that can coach. Groundbreaking stuff
Do you not allow for the possibility that we've really over achieved with the list we have ?Fagan has taken us as far as he can, great person to lay the foundations of the club. It is now time to get someone who can actually coach and not just rely on talent. No plan B when something goes wrong besides chucking players out of position.
Half the team looked like they wanted to be else where. Time to drop Ah Chee and Birchall for players who actually want to defend.
Well said Mighty Lions!Gregg Swann is a smart operator. We are lucky to have him. He is a big part of why the club has risen from the bottom of the ladder (& ordinary administration) to one of the most respected and destination clubs in the competition. FYI, he doessn't run the footy department.
Danny Daly is one of the smartest footy brains in the business. With his finance background, becoming the new GM of footy was the obvious choice & thus far reports from some out of the club I know say he's doing an excellent job.
Noble leaving is something the club didn't want but Dave left on good terms with ambitions of becoming an AFL Coach. Nothing more to add there.
You must have some strong and different contacts in the club to make those statements. (do you?) Swanny & Donald Trump comparison is unique. Danny Daly & a stooge is just as unique. You wishing you were wrong is something I am positive you will be rewarded with. (& NO, you are NOT right)
P.S. This is not an official club statement. All the above is simply a personal opinion & not a direct statement from Club Officials.
Concerning how many votes Daniel Rich has in player of the round - yes, we had very few serviceable players, however re-watch the game and he was absolutely disgraceful defensively. Constantly gambling with his positioning, which, despite his 'good' first quarter - had a hand in the majority of their goals. Midfield pressure plays a large part in this, however Rich is not even close to being strong enough in the air to be able to pay his opponent so little respect. Speaking to one of the Swans players and they singled him out as someone they could target all night because "he wasn't in the same postcode as his opponent".
Lyons has been fantastic for us also, however re-watching the game its quite obvious to see why he's at his third club - when the ball isn't going his way he is next to non existent defensively
I don't think there's any doubt Neale is carrying something. Seemed really ginger early and not too keen to get involved in scrimmages until he warmed up a bit. Overall just lacked his normal zip. He tried hard as the game wore on but I think we have to face up to the fact that if Neale is subdued we have to find other ways/people to make the play. Berry looked much the same as he did last year but it's only one game in and hoping he for one can step it up a bit.The more I think about it, the more I believe there was/is something going on with some of the mids, particularly McCluggage and Neale.
I sit front row, top tier right above the opposition interchange bench, and have a real good view of the Lions players as they interchange, receive treatment, and line up on the wing.
Neale looked really frustrated at times, and if I had to guess is either not at full fitness or still carrying an injury of some type.
He appeared to me to play outside the contest more than I would have expected.
Hugh seemed lost and unsure of positioning at times during play, or where to move the ball when he did get it.
Last year he usually played just outside the contest, ready to receive the first or second handball out of the contest.
Saturday, he played much more a wing role, one kick away from the contest, either wide, forward or behind the play.
It’s was really noticeable that our three attendees at centre bounces were often much smaller than the opposition.
We were often out bodied and out muscled trying to win the ball. When we did win the ball, it was more through agility and our smaller, nimble players being able to coral a loose ball and have half a step or step on their opponents.
My concern is when Neale and Zorko are both at the centre bounce, and potentially carrying niggles that affect their power, we’re going to lose out to much bigger oppositions.
Need to get rid of all of our coaches, they all suck.
And the players. Obviously can't play and don't care.
But if the players could play, the coaches would never need to coach.If they were coached though they might never play a bad game