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There’s something in it for sure. Geelong too in 2023 sending players in for surgery right as the season finished before bouncing back (who would have won not for us stopping them).
For clarification I still think we are a huge chance of going back2back, just throwing up scenarios on a slothful Monday.
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What does that say about last year same time then?
Bloody frustrating....then we went on the win the flag.This is a good piece from Gerard Wately, and aligned with what i hope we do for the remainder of the season:
Why Whateley wouldn’t fight tooth and nail to play finals in 2024 if he were Brisbane
“What's the purpose of the back end of the season?”www.sen.com.au
I hope we take the bye to reframe the rest of the season. Acknowledge we’re struggling, put some serious time into finding out why. Try new things, take the pressure off wins and losses and use the second half of the season for real learning (rather than learning from our mistakes).
If players are playing with niggles, rest them, and certainly send for early surgery when it’s 100% we’re not making finals.
Let players who are struggling on the field have a break. Without a doubt there’s mental struggles after missing out on the GF by 4 points, and this is reflected on the field. The good news is losing sides in GF’s recently have bounced back after a bad year. We can do the same.
Continue to play young guys and give them proper blocks of time in the seniors to see if they really belong… but don’t throw them to the wolves!
If Charlie has lost a step, help him see how he can modify his playing style (and the teams playing style) to get the best out of his skills - and get confidence back in his kicking for goals.
This time, we're 7-2-1, 13 games to go. Win 7 of our remaining 13 games, we'd be touch and go to make the top-4. I'm expecting we do better than 7-6 for the remainder of the season.).
What does that say about last year same time then?
Melbourne & North Melbourne both outplayed us in the midfield. Thats where we lost the game. Both Gawn & Xerri smashed us. It still astounds me that we kick the ball in Gawn's space so many times!!!
It quite possible that Gawn is the best big-man in the league, having a bit of a purple patch of the last few weeks. He knows how to position himself well and takes that mark time and time again against all opponents when players get tired. It's probably the same frustration oppo supporters feel when Harris is on and takes 8-10 intercept marks.What does that say about last year same time then?
Melbourne & North Melbourne both outplayed us in the midfield. Thats where we lost the game. Both Gawn & Xerri smashed us. It still astounds me that we kick the ball in Gawn's space so many times!!!
So maybe some will leave him alone instead is saying things like: "the game has gone past him". I find that dis-respectful but thats just me. I dont really like potting our players like that anytime.
To be fair, if Joe could have got the esky on the ground at 3QT of the GF, he would have started passing around the XXXX at that point and we still would have won.
It's only natural isn't it. When you're winning you take all the positives and hope it happens every week. When you're losing you're always looking for reasons why.So maybe some will leave him alone instead is saying things like: "the game has gone past him". I find that dis-respectful but thats just me. I dont really like potting our players like that anytime.
Yes, I apologise for all the times I have been wrong in the past and all the times I will be wrong in the future as well.
Once again, we weere smashed in the midfield. Both Ashcrofts need to run both ways instead of just in attack. Dunkley worked his butt off once again but it sticks out like dog's balls that Lachie & Berry are the only others who work hard in attack as well as defence...we miss Berry significantly and happy to see him back this week. Hope someone has a chat to Hughie, Bailey & Rayner this week about just that also.
Dont like Hippy in the ruck much. Definately weakens our potentcy when he is not a playing forward or bringing the ball into our forward line. Just shows how important both Bezza & Hippy are for us in the 22. Day can't come back quick enough for me.
We get our midfiled back firing like we know they can and we will quickly get back on the winners list. BF supporters will stop with the negative chat and switch over to praising our team in an instant.
He really did try to impose himself physically on several occasions but for whatever reason it never had any impact.
I reckon we're playing like crap for periods of games and I'm not overly optimistic tbh but we're still a contender in this season if the guys want it badly enough even if we bomb out in the next 2 games .
you have to find the cause of the issue though. We have the most talented list in the league (i believe) and we won the flag last year, so we're obviously capable of being the best team in the comp. But skills and having the right gameplan means nothing if the players aren't hungry for it. And they simply aren't, and if Fagan can't make them hungry quickly, then it will tell us what kind of season we will have.
Articles like this reinforce my belief that fans and media pundits continue to underestimate the level of competitiveness everyone at an AFL club has across the board. Someone like Fages would throw up in their mouths if someone suggested ‘looking to next year’ after round 11It's that time of the year. 51 weeks ago, I posted this (abbreviated for brevity):
...then we went on the win the flag.
(I acknowledge your subsequent posts on the topic)
(I also acknowledge my own effort in finding my own posts from almost 12 months ago so I'm posting this regardless of whatever context you added after the initial post!
Good points, for sure. I have liked the consistent physicality he has brought.
Absolutely - within the club you keep going until it's mathematically impossible to win a premiership.
