The positives thread

[Surly Boy]

Of course if we came second last the AFL would leap in to provide us some assistance ... nothing big just a pick after our first one

Might be true if McCluggage signs elsewhere at the end of the year.... Compo pick after our first rounder!

 

[briztoon]

Might be true if McCluggage signs elsewhere at the end of the year.... Compo pick after our first rounder!

That “might” quite literally set us back 5 years.

But we effectively rebuild our midfield over 3 drafts.

 

[Nunez]

That “might” quite literally set us back 5 years.

But we effectively rebuild our midfield over 3 drafts.

Don't get too excited Briz - Clug will be staying.

 

[Cyclops]

May I post in your forum?

Tons of positives at Brisbane.

Great coach and assitants, great list (in better shape than ours for age and balance) and few if any serious injuries.

Your problems are like ours: a sluggish start and a media feeding frenzy. Screw them, screw them all, the media and the March premiers.

You're less than a week away from your first wIn, then your season starts.

Like us you've coughed up a headstart to Freo and Carlton and the Giants. It's the longest season ever, none of those clubs have form for sustained success. Youse have been doing bg this fir years, but you've only just hit the right age balance fir a tilt. Watch them wobble, your experience will count then.

I dunno if we'll be there to defend the cup, great coach but we're old, Geelong old. I'm pretty sure you'll be playing finals, and none of the other finalists will be happy to see you there.

Not here to blow smoke up anyone's arse, I was very happy we knocked you off up there because it'll probably be our highlight this year. Just sick of the nonsense being talked about Brisbane as if you were Melbourne.

Theres a club in real strife off field, but they are playing to defy the odds. You'll get there too.

 

[Full Wingspan]

May I post in your forum?

Tons of positives at Brisbane.

Great coach and assitants, great list (in better shape than ours for age and balance) and few if any serious injuries.

Your problems are like ours: a sluggish start and a media feeding frenzy. Screw them, screw them all, the media and the March premiers.

You're less than a week away from your first wIn, then your season starts.

Like us you've coughed up a headstart to Freo and Carlton and the Giants. It's the longest season ever, none of those clubs have form for sustained success. Youse have been doing bg this fir years, but you've only just hit the right age balance fir a tilt. Watch them wobble, your experience will count then.

I dunno if we'll be there to defend the cup, great coach but we're old, Geelong old. I'm pretty sure you'll be playing finals, and none of the other finalists will be happy to see you there.

Not here to blow smoke up anyone's arse, I was very happy we knocked you off up there because it'll probably be our highlight this year. Just sick of the nonsense being talked about Brisbane as if you were Melbourne.

Theres a club in real strife off field, but they are playing to defy the odds. You'll get there too.

Thanks for your post. While most of us are feeling quite deflated with our winless start (which has been exacerbated by the ACL injuries to Coleman and Doedee and the lead we coughed up to Carlton), we have played decent football against quality opposition in our first three outings. Freo are no slouches (particularly at home), and Carlton and Collingwood do not require an introduction.

 

[irel]

May I post in your forum?

Tons of positives at Brisbane.

Great coach and assitants, great list (in better shape than ours for age and balance) and few if any serious injuries.

This

Maybe fewer injuries than other clubs, but it has been to key players and prime movers in our system.


Kiddy is critical to our offence from the back-line. Can't do it anymore, so we have to adjust to a different plan/system, which will take time to discover who fills the gap and how we use the new set up.

Ashcroft's absence basically lost us a grand final and a gaping hole in our midfield spread. We have no one to replace his work in the midfield.

We recruited Doedee to increase our intercept ability and take the focus and pressure of Andrews. That is not going to happen with Payne's significant regression in the back-line.

Neile has been struggling to get on the park in fit condition.

That's enough to derail our season.


We may recover but it will be a major effort, or we just take the down year and recalibrate for 2025.

 

[harvester]

That post shouldn't be in the positives thread.
We will turn a corner soon. Hopefully starting this week.

 

[cotter101]

McKenna back in two weeks.

 

[Gadzorks]

Keep looking at the finals series savings account and thinking what else we can do with that holiday money.

So many happy options.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Freo are losing by a much higher margin. To a worse team. In a derby.

 

[briztoon]

Freo are losing by a much higher margin. To a worse team. In a derby.

Are they worse?

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Are they worse?

West Coast are a worse team than Geelong, yes. I feel quite confident in saying that.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Can’t find positive

 

[Bucking Beads]

Can’t find positive

 

[briztoon]

West Coast are a worse team than Geelong, yes. I feel quite confident in saying that.

Are West Coast a worst team than Fremantle was my question.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Are West Coast a worst team than Fremantle was my question.

I don't know, I don't watch either of them enough to say.

 

[M Malice]

Connor McKenna got through the reserves game and looked like he was running well.

Only a month or so until Will Ashcroft is back.

 

[Grasshopper17]

[PLAYERCARD]Noah Answerth[/PLAYERCARD]

 

[Elixuh]

At least we aren't North who beat GC in a meaningless rd 24 game and gave up a generational talent in Harley Reid.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Oo oo I've got another one!

If last year is any guide, Thursday's game being a night game, it will be very wet and slippery at Manuka Oval.

So tonight's game will be great preparation and there will be lots of LEARNINGS to take out of it

 

[p4p1]

At least we aren't North who beat GC in a meaningless rd 24 game and gave up a generational talent in Harley Reid.

WCE #1 pick is playing more consistent footy already that our #1 pick

 

[p4p1]

You said it. Without a shadow of doubt. Watched the Eagles game and Reid’s sixth game was better than anything Rayner had put up in 130 and Reid is already head and shoulders a better player than Rayner. Not that I guess you should compare them which I’ve been told many times.

Last week he had 27 and a goal. I’m impressed that he is backing up good games. At 19 you can be forgiven for having a bad game for every good game. According to footywire, he is ranked 19th for centre clearances, not bad in your first 6 games.

He’s having a similar out put to our own Will Ashcroft.

 

[BangyBangy]

I tipped 4 winners this week, yet went up in every tipping comp.

Sorry for making this all about me.

 

[Jubair]

Dunkley is a solid back up ruckman.

We are getting the problems earlier in the season and hopefully the guys continue to learn from it. Hopefully we learnt to play in the wet from this game.

 

[Donald Trump]

Fully expect to turn the corner at 7 and 4... Not too shabby considering the UNBELIEVABLE BIAS of the fixture.
The crazy lamestream media has been banging on nonstop regarding how great the cats, gws, and can'ton are ...(SOFTEST DRAWS EVER!!).. But the lions are well ahead in all the polls. I alone know this...
Just wait and see...