Sando's Season Wrap on 5AA

[1970crow]

We always seem to take the short term view, or the nice/soft view.

To a point, it doesn't matter whether dropping a senior player makes the team better or worse; it's about establishing iron clad standards, and enforcing them.

I'm adamant we should've dropped Jacobs during the year.

That'd leave McKernan as our lead ruck (which I think would've been worth a shot, see if he could improve with that responsibility), or Graham (ugh).

Both would make our team weaker, but so what?

Jacobs was ordinary this year, and the only point of comparison relevant is his performance last year.

I don't care if he wasn't too bad, or was better than some of the hacks running around - we know what he specifically is capable of, and that's the standard we should be demanding he adhere to.

If dropping Jacobs means our team is weaker for a few weeks or a month, but it reinforces that we will demand players play to the level they are capable of, then we're going to come out miles in front, in the long run.

Sounds a little too 'uncompromising' to me. Can we dial it back a bit so I can get on board as well.

 

[1970crow]

His good was very good, his average was very average.

As opposed to McKay, vb and reillys good being average. I never thought that we would plumb the depths as a footy club to hail the captain who hard tagged an opponent to 19 possessions in a half. You want to know what's wrong with our club, sorry, I forgot that you don't.

 

[Sanders]

Its ironic, but on this board those that don't carry the pitchforks are the traitors.

Doesn't it depend on who occupies the castle on the hill?

 

[Sanders]

I'm yet to be convinced a weights coach should be in overall charge of the fitness of the club. Need someone who understands the aerobic side of things.

Hey, he was in charge of the mighty Japanese rugby team

 

[Wood_Duck]

Doesn't it depend on who occupies the castle on the hill?

I don't think it would matter.

 

[Sanders]

I don't think it would matter.

Of course it matters

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

To be honest Kane, I think you actually reinforced my point there. Graham or Mckernan? An underdone Jacobs was a better option. Johnston was injured when we needed him most. Lyons had good opportunities and was found wanting. Kerridge with the exception of a bizarre 30 mins of football showed some promise, but struggled with the pace of the game. Grigg should have been playing much sooner with the benefit of hindsight.

No, you completely missed my point!

We would have been better off playing McKernan/Graham in the ruck instead of Sauce - not so much that they would out perform him (though they could hardly be worse at times) - but to let Sauce know that his form was completely unacceptable & that he needed to find some form in the SANFL (like Vince). This is about the long term not the short term & setting standards.

Johnston IMO should have played the week after Tex was injured.

Kerridge, Lyons & Grigg should all have played more games & had SANFL form whilst others were struggling in the Crows.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

His good was very good, his average was very average.

& some players were just average nearly all year & they were more experienced!

Expect inconsistency with younger guys.

I had no problems dropping Kerridge after a couple of quieter games, but we took a long time to bring him back in when others had been struggling all year!