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They generally sell out within the first few days, but the re-release which doesnt quite sell out, 3 days before
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They generally sell out within the first few days, but the re-release which doesnt quite sell out, 3 days before
TJ Hendricks
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I know I can be a bit doom and gloom from time to time but we seriously need to get our shit together ASAP. Many of our young guns are restricted free agents next year and even more the year after. If we aren't showing a significant up swing soon I can see many of these guys looking for greener pastures
Just like last year, a really important period after the bye.
Just like last year, good chance we will be out of it by then, looking at our draw.
But last year we did show some good signs and there was enough optimism around the play.
Frustrating that we are back in the same place, having to show something in the back half of the year.
Need to play some good games down the stretch with some of the injured players getting a run. Otherwise it could get a bit ugly and we end up losing both the players that are not good enough and a few good players that have had enough.
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jackenny
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We showed some good stuff before injury woes once again stifled the team. But I do get the impression that free agency will cause some salt in the wound, although I am left wondering who would be interested in getting any of our heavily injury prone players. And if they'll suddenly become more awesome and less injury prone once they're at another club (notably, one thing I have noticed from Smith at Geelong is that he seems to be getting on the park more often than when he was at the Suns, hmm).
Smith played every single game for us last year mostly in Reserves.
Apart from the major knee injury (purely bad luck) he was virtually never injured.
Geelong cats look like a team of battle hardened big footballers
Our Suns look like 16yr old schoolgirls compared to them.
Minus O'Meara and Swallow.
Our Suns look like 16yr old schoolgirls compared to them.
Minus O'Meara and Swallow.
That's because they are and we are fielding half a NEAFL team ATM.
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Didn't see the game but champion data has Zac Smith 120 and Sam Jacobs 79 tonight, for whatever that's worth.
DT points has Jacobs 108 Smith 80.
I don't know why people think Smith is an example of the club player recruitment failures. Smith quit the club and asked for trade he was offered a contact by GCFC.
He rejected that because he didn't want to compete for his position at GC. So he chose to go to a club with no Rucks and would have zero competition for his position and would get a game pretty much regardless of how little he does.
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More to do with development failure. DT is akin to NEAFL stats.
Are you suggesting Primus is not a good Ruck Coach . LOL
Anyway l think you might find the AAAAA midfield at his feet is grossly overinflating his performances.
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Primus couldn't teach a dog to bark.
You're right about the midfield making them look good though.
TJ Hendricks
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I share a birthday with Ablett and Boomer.... I'm destined for footy greatness.... Gold Coast I'm all yours don't waste this lottery ticket
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And Dyson Heppell!!
Happy birthday TJ.
Is it time to dump our gurnsey, it has the stank of failure all over it, maybe a Power style reboot could break the stench and allow us to start tp heal, thoughts?
yep, would agree with this. i've never been a fan of our guernsey, looks real basic. majority of professional sporting clubs don't have their main logo plastered front and centre on their shirt/guernsey.
13th on the ladder and heading downwards..
Wouldn't expect a win til atleast round 15 after looking at the draw :/
Wouldn't expect a win til atleast round 15 after looking at the draw :/
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Think it's best to just scrap all expectations at this point and take any improvement we can.
Would stopping going backwards at such a huge rate of knots qualify as Improvement. We can't even claim that at the moment
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Last year we had the usual stars out including Ablett & Prestia but at least we were really competitive. Something like 210 inside 50's to 108 the past 3 weeks.
It's draining watching the same players make the same skill errors every week for 6 years. Yet we have the same assistant coaches.
And if anyone can please tell me why Eade/Clayton would extend Seb's contract by 1 year if he can't get a game with the injuries we have?
We sign up Grant under free agency - only after his club delisted him because they couldnt gwt a trade. We sign up a 30+ player on 3 years when 17 other clubs said 2 maximum.
We reward mediocrity.
It's draining watching the same players make the same skill errors every week for 6 years. Yet we have the same assistant coaches.
And if anyone can please tell me why Eade/Clayton would extend Seb's contract by 1 year if he can't get a game with the injuries we have?
We sign up Grant under free agency - only after his club delisted him because they couldnt gwt a trade. We sign up a 30+ player on 3 years when 17 other clubs said 2 maximum.
We reward mediocrity.
supernova_
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Until the Ashcroft/Clayton regime has been removed from the club, I'm not sure when the ship will turn around? How can they not come out and acknowledge that a change of direction is required? Half our players cant get the ball or tackle...we have got a list build issue.
I don't think it's necessary a culture or coaching issue anymore, this got resolved 12-18 months ago. Performances have been there, the coaching has been there. Only a month ago we beat one of the best clubs of the past few years, and one of the best coaches of the past decade - irrespective of form in Freo. I'm hanging onto that for now. I don't put so much heat on the playing group as a whole, because I think the majority "try". I just don't think we have enough footballers.
I don't think it's necessary a culture or coaching issue anymore, this got resolved 12-18 months ago. Performances have been there, the coaching has been there. Only a month ago we beat one of the best clubs of the past few years, and one of the best coaches of the past decade - irrespective of form in Freo. I'm hanging onto that for now. I don't put so much heat on the playing group as a whole, because I think the majority "try". I just don't think we have enough footballers.
If you add the 12 to 15 of the best 22 missing and playing injured into that team it is a completely different team. Completely different and unrecognisable to yesterday's team. We are in just as bad a position or worst player availability wise as Essendon.
supernova_
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Oh I agree completely. BUT after our best 20 or so - the next 20 players on our list cant tackle or get the ball! Hence why I have been frustrated for a couple years on the players we recruit/list management.