The positives thread

[davemc_lions]

We won the last and most stats including inside 50's
Sorry now I sound like Fagan

 

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We won the last and most stats including inside 50's
Sorry now I sound like Fagan

Inside 50s; Midfield must have been doing their job.

Backs and forwards werent.

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[JasRulz63]

Can't be knocked out in straight sets this time round?

 

[briztoon]

Can't be knocked out in straight sets this time round?

One and done.

 

[dlanod]

Inside 50s; Midfield must have been doing their job.

Backs and forwards werent.

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Midfield's delivery inside 50 was basically gift wrapped for Melbourne to pick off, hence the lack of scores from them.

 

[FLVanLandingham]

late on in the game instead of blasting it forward we switched and got a shot on goal. In my simplistic mind it was like FINALLY....

in years past we've implemented plans to overcome specific strengths of teams defense so we know we have that ability...

when things go wrong we kind of lose the plot and its just throw it forward at any chance.

I will give a mulligan to the final quarter when it was just.....perfunctory.

anyway this being the positives thread. lets focus on how we actually can implement some good i50 entries.

 

[Jubair]

This might be the year we have to have before we wake up, as a team, and realise unless we play as one unit, put effort into every contest, not worry about how many goals we kick, All Australian jackets we get, or Brownlows we individually win then it might turn around for us.

This could be the year for us that both Richmond and Melbourne had similarly prior to finally clicking and breaking through for a flag.

 

[martinson]

This might be the year we have to have before we wake up, as a team, and realise unless we play as one unit, put effort into every contest, not worry about how many goals we kick, All Australian jackets we get, or Brownlows we individually win then it might turn around for us.

This could be the year for us that both Richmond and Melbourne had similarly prior to finally clicking and breaking through for a flag.

It's what we're all hoping for.

It turned out Richmond and Melbourne had enough young talent. Which is the key. Can our young players really improve and those we bring in add a lot.

 

[Nunez]

And revelling in it. (not really)

(Yes really)

 

[FFB1]

North, WC and Essendon got beaten by more than us this week. Adelaide only a couple of points less.

 

[BuntonRules]

North, WC and Essendon got beaten by more than us this week. Adelaide only a couple of points less.

Is that the bottom 4?

 

[FFB1]

Is that the bottom 4?

* 4 of the bottom 5 (GWS).

 

[M Malice]

BRI	16.10.106
RIC	16.8.104

 

[Nunez]

There were many positives tonight, but none greater than seeing briztoon hug Fages.

 

[MSB ROYS]

AFL, VFL and AFLW teams all win. Still possible to win all 3 flags this year.

 

[mpal6]

Let's go Fages, you dropped Lyons and brought Dev and Wilmot in. Hoping for something out of the box now against Demons too.

We have nothing to lose, throw the kitchen sink at it.

 

[golions]

Where do I start

Berry

 

[lionraven]

The biggest positive is that the club is not a direct democracy. Imagine if the fans or members had our way after the Round 23 loss. We would have dumped Fagan, chased Clarkson, fired all the assistant coaches, fired Zorko out of a canon, sold the whole team for a complete rebuild with only Neale, Lester, Dev Robertson and maybe Matheison having their contracts renewed. Darcy Gardiner

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Darcy Gardiner

Age

30

Ht

192cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.6

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.1

4star

T

2.1

4star

G

0.0

1star

D

10.7

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

3.7

4star

T

2.1

3star

G

0.0

1star

D

10.2

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.0

1star

would have been sent to the glue factory. I just hope some of the extra salty fans we have on our board take some time to reflect. Any single loss and we have so much negativity. I wonder how these folks will tolerate a decade of shit if we return to our 2016 best.

 

[Daniel_Rich]

For all the doom and gloom on here about how our premiership window is closing, our best players are passed it, Fagan needs to be sacked, whatever, we're now one (home game) win away from our 4th consecutive top four finish and another crack at a flag. Our list is relatively healthy. Rayner just won a game off his own boot and would be full of confidence heading into the finals series. On top of it all, we're getting the number one pick in the draft who looks to be a generational talent that could have an immediate impact on par with Walsh or Daicos in their first years. Our age profile is pretty damn great and there's no reason this squad can't remain in contention for the next 3+ years. Most importantly, players like McCluggage, Berry, Rayner, etc. (the present and future of this club) have developed inside a winning culture which has the potential to totally transform the club into a period of sustained success ala Geelong or Sydney. We win far more games than we lose and as such we should hopefully remain a destination club at the trade table.

Life as a Lions supporter is great and it's amazing how quickly some people on here have become spoiled by our recent success (even if we haven't won a flag with this squad yet).

This was my view a month ago when everything was (supposedly) doom and gloom and not much has changed, the outlook as a Lions fan is still great.

Despite the media's crowing about our inability to stand up in finals, we've knocked off the Tigers ("you wouldn't want to play them in September!" - AFL media) and the reigning premiers, the Dees. It hasn't changed the media's perception at all, as Lloyd just stated that 3 sides can win the flag from here...guess which side isn't in with a chance (hint: It's not the side that's 0-4 against the remaining teams, no, that would be silly).

We're now heading into a Preliminary Final against a side under immense pressure to win the flag, IMO all we need to do is be close at 3/4 time and this game is ours for the taking. From there, we'd face up against a side we've already beaten this year for a shot at premiership glory.

We also seem to be deep in the race to sign Josh Dunkley and as mentioned, we're bringing in the #1 pick this year and he seems like a generational talent.

 

[Mighty Lions]

The biggest positive is that the club is not a direct democracy. Imagine if the fans or members had our way after the Round 23 loss. We would have dumped Fagan, chased Clarkson, fired all the assistant coaches, fired Zorko out of a canon, sold the whole team for a complete rebuild with only Neale, Lester, Dev Robertson and maybe Matheison having their contracts renewed. Darcy Gardiner would have been sent to the glue factory. I just hope some of the extra salty fans we have on our board take some time to reflect. Any single loss and we have so much negativity. I wonder how these folks will tolerate a decade of s**t if we return to our 2016 best.

Another positive is that there isn't a negatives board otherwise 90% our BF supporters would never post anything on other threads. It's a serious downer being on BF sometimes.........we definitely love to be negative at every opportunity....even if there is no facts to back it up with.

 

[M Malice]

Another positive is that there isn't a negatives board otherwise 90% our BF supporters would never post anything on other threads. It's a serious downer being on BF sometimes.........we definitely love to be negative at every opportunity....even if there is no facts to back it up with.

IMO the majority of posters are reasonable in any discussion/critique re our players.

It's just that the odd few that go over the top with derision get highlighted and our perception of the whole board changes.

 

[Nunez]

Another positive is that there isn't a negatives board otherwise 90% our BF supporters would never post anything on other threads. It's a serious downer being on BF sometimes.........we definitely love to be negative at every opportunity....even if there is no facts to back it up with.

There used to be a 'vent' thread back in the day. Trust me when I say it was a necessary evil.

 

[Viceregal]

Another positive is that there isn't a negatives board otherwise 90% our BF supporters would never post anything on other threads. It's a serious downer being on BF sometimes.........we definitely love to be negative at every opportunity....even if there is no facts to back it up with.

We did used to have a vent thread ...

edit should have refreshed before posting and seen Nunez's comment

 

[knaf]

Another positive is that there isn't a negatives board otherwise 90% our BF supporters would never post anything on other threads. It's a serious downer being on BF sometimes.........we definitely love to be negative at every opportunity....even if there is no facts to back it up with.

I not negative about the club, more pessimistic I think. It’s an emotional game and I try not to get my hopes up.

hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

I do love the positives thread

 

[mpal6]

Weird feeling being this deep in finals and still alive with a good chance.

I miss delving into the trade board depths and picking an argument with a random about how pick 23 + 45 + 56 is overs for their player + 39 + 64 !