The Vent Thread #2

[loyallion]

**** off tigers you tanking bunch of wimps.

Hands off our pick 1.

Dont worry he is all ours and we dont even have to tank :O

 

[Kevvo]

People drawing apocalyptic conclusions about the coach and team short of (arguably) our best four players, fielding 11 players under 20, one player a week back after a 14 month layoff and several of the others likely sick with gastro.

How do you expect any coach or team to look good in those circumstances? For everyone cooing about Roos, look at the age and experience profile of that team compared to ours. I know it sucks to watch, but keep some perspective.

 

[Crawb]

Part of the AFL Circle of Life Guys/Girls this time 10 years ago we were on the verge of our 4th Straight GF and Hawthorn were on the Bottom 10 years later Hawks could be Flag Winners again we are on the bottom of the ladder. I dont like seeing this anymore than you guys but its part of Being a Fan you cant expect us to win it every year....

Would be nice if we made more than 1 finals series in a 10 year period however...

 

[a mayes ing]

Brown had more frees against than disposals.

 

[jackess]

Playing Lisle and Gardiner on smalls while Harwood rots away in the reserves.

 

[jackess]

Tony Shaw singling out Golby when he could have done the same to half of our team.

 

[a mayes ing]

Tony Shaw singling out Golby when he could have done the same to half of our team.

He could have but Golby was pretty terrible today. Had a lot of the ball but shocking in disposal and effort and apparently pleased at half time.

 

[Dizzle]

Tony Shaw singling out Golby when he could have done the same to half of our team.

True, but Golby looks like he plays only as hard as he feels our chances. There were a few times today when he almost shrugged and said 'well we aren't going to win anyway so why bother'. Last season we were right in some games and he played like it. Mistakes I can take (we have no choice this year) but how can he look at the expressions in the stands and dog it so often.

Joshy Green is a great example. He might not have made it this far on another team, but he gives 100% regardless. He looks like a kid who is used to overcoming obstacles, while Golbs right now looks like a bloke who's always been the victor and is bemused now things aren't going his way. I know which one I want on the team right now.

When we're as thin, inexperienced and flat out over-matched as we are most weeks this year, you cant pick and choose your spots to go in hard or chase even if there is no chance of catching - unless you want to pick some spots in the twos.

 

[Betty Noir]

People drawing apocalyptic conclusions about the coach and team short of (arguably) our best four players, fielding 11 players under 20, one player a week back after a 14 month layoff and several of the others likely sick with gastro.

How do you expect any coach or team to look good in those circumstances? For everyone cooing about Roos, look at the age and experience profile of that team compared to ours. I know it sucks to watch, but keep some perspective.

This is the vent thread... can't you read?? Take your reasoned analysis and measured narrative and shove it up your arse.

 

[Kevvo]

This is the vent thread... can't you read?? Take your reasoned analysis and measured narrative and shove it up your arse.

Fair point.

Mark Ricciuto is an asshat, and phone posting is hard now tapatalk doesn't work.

Better?

 

[Panthera]

He could have but Golby was pretty terrible today. Had a lot of the ball but shocking in disposal and effort and apparently pleased at half time.

AFL website had him in our best (not that that was hard to achieve)

 

[Last of the Roys]

When you know an already extremely inexperienced team has been struggling with sickness, especially to a few of the key players, and you still take a couple of extra inexperienced youngsters along as emergencies.

That is called taking the piss.

Our Lions fans in Melbourne deserve far far better than that.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Gastro can come on pretty quickly. Can go from feeling fine to being a human volcano in the space of 8 hours.

I would not be surprised if it all hit after they got to Melbourne.

We haven't had a win at the Gabba this year either don't forget. I am an advocate for looking after the Melbourne fans but I wish some wouldn't take it as a personal slight when the team loses down there.

 

[GabbaFella]

Gastro can come on pretty quickly. Can go from feeling fine to being a human volcano in the space of 8 hours.

I would not be surprised if it all hit after they got to Melbourne.

We haven't had a win at the Gabba this year either don't forget. I am an advocate for looking after the Melbourne fans but I wish some wouldn't take it as a personal slight when the team loses down there.

i take it as a slight when the team dishes up a performance like that, especially from players like golby, redden etc who have been in the system long enough

it says a lot that, besides greeny, aish, a trainee, was our best player

i mean bloody hell....not good enough in my book, they are professional athletes

 

[Tulip]

Where is Beamer?

Leppa needs to pump his tires and get him in.

I still rate him, he's good experience when confident.

 

[Dylan12]

Where is Beamer?

Leppa needs to pump his tires and get him in.

I still rate him, he's good experience when confident.

For mine, one of the biggest disappointments is that mature hardened guys like Harwood and Moloney aren't selected, yet Leppa continuously rolls out the line that there aren't any other options. I'm not saying that our squad isn't depleted, but I'm not sure we're good enough that available guys such as Harwood and Moloney should be left out either.

 

[jackess]

For mine, one of the biggest disappointments is that mature hardened guys like Harwood and Moloney aren't selected, yet Leppa continuously rolls out the line that there aren't any other options. I'm not saying that our squad isn't depleted, but I'm not sure we're good enough that available guys such as Harwood and Moloney should be left out either.

What's most disappointing for me is how our senior guys have gone backwards. I'd love to know the cause whether its the new coach/direction the club is taking or bad form or what. But it's tough when 7 or 8 of our top 10 from the B&F last year have gone backwards as well as the injuries to Leuey and Rich and the go home 5.

 

[Wozzie81]

Venting at the umpire.

The one that failed with 75% of his centre bounces.......and !00% of his secondary toss ups.

 

[James North]

For mine, one of the biggest disappointments is that mature hardened guys like Harwood and Moloney aren't selected, yet Leppa continuously rolls out the line that there aren't any other options. I'm not saying that our squad isn't depleted, but I'm not sure we're good enough that available guys such as Harwood and Moloney should be left out either.

For what it's worth, Beamer really was missing vs NT in the time I watched. I believe he's carrying a niggle.

 

[kylegee28]

15 contested marks to 3! Why do get smashed in contested marks week in, week out!? Also, I punched a squat rack at the gym today out of frustration Performances like these will be the death of me.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Turnovers!!!!

 

[western royboy]

When you know an already extremely inexperienced team has been struggling with sickness, especially to a few of the key players, and you still take a couple of extra inexperienced youngsters along as emergencies.

That is called taking the piss.

Our Lions fans in Melbourne deserve far far better than that.

Every Lions fan deserves better - stand united

 

[chopperduck]

Well put western royboy. For some reason we keep creating a divide in our supporter base where there shouldnt be any.

It is hard to take a loss like that, but you need to keep perspective. I know people complain about the senior players, but they have it tough this year. In such a young team they have to adjust their game and lead the younger guys. They basically cant just go out and play their natural game this year. Its no wonder we have lapses in mental concentration in red time, it would be mentally exhausting.

The other thing is, even if we had a group of senior players playing well, it wont change the outcome, you cant make up for lacking so much experience and in this case health around the ground.

Aish, Taylor, Redden, Adcock, Golby, Hanley all played decent, but with little support it's hard to make much difference in an 18 man team game. Our structures were completely broken, and the few times we did some good things, we turned it straight over. North were never challeneged to run hard defensively, and they were able to just run over the top of us.

 

[Haso]

We have some disgraceful posters on this board now. Absolutely disgraceful. No idea about the game at all. No knowledge, no understanding, but still get defensive when they get called out? Disgusting and disgraceful. Some great proclamations being made with a clearly deficient knowledge of the game.

Trolling players for their performance when it's been reported that they are suffering from gastro****ingenteritis? Have you ever had gastro? You're lucky to have the energy to get back onto the couch if you fall off.

We have a serious shortage of talent on this board now. The Facebook crowd has well and truly taken over.

 

[Bucking Beads]

15 contested marks to 3! Why do get smashed in contested marks week in, week out!? Also, I punched a squat rack at the gym today out of frustration Performances like these will be the death of me.

Been saying that for a while. We just lack the players to clunk the big grabs. It was never really strength for Browny either.