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It's pretty much in our constitution now.In what world is "Dons face another wasted season" considered clickbait?
That is 100% Essendon's reality right now.
Culture and leadership may be a factor in the regression but I’d say losing two key forwards probably had a fair bit to do with it as well.Haha, you're the one who comes out swinging on the journo using, dare I say, hyperbole. Perhaps express your problems with it a bit better next time.
If you can bring yourself to get past the fact that it's not mean to be an in depth study of the game and our season, you may find out why a few of us are all agreeing with it.
2 weeks ago a lot of us would have thought we were capable of a big win over Sydney. And culture/leadership might be a factor of our regression since then. Pretty simple I would have thought.
Culture and leadership may be a factor in the regression but I’d say losing two key forwards probably had a fair bit to do with it as well.
But if you want to believe we would have won by 12 goals if we had the soul and substance of South Melbourne, you go for it.
OkI think you're after the match report as opposed to what the thread title asks.
Who is Adam Curley and does he actually pay attention outside of game day?
I think he brings the same valid points as Twomey does. Sure the 12 goals is exaggerated, but his point is that we should have won this quite comfortably considering our ambitions of success this year. Can't argue with that.Difference being that Twomey isn’t saying we would have won that game by 12 goals with Sydney’s leadership and culture.
Really? You’re the one that’s trying to make it about me, Dapper.
Just because you agree with what he’s saying doesn’t mean that he is 100% right. By the same token me disagreeing with it doesn’t mean that he is 100% wrong either.
I don’t think it’s a fair and reasonable assessment of the club- it’s hyperbole and clickbait, and it worked.
What would be more accurate is that it was a close game, we got beaten around the contest due to some great tagging by George Hewett, didn’t give ourselves enough opportunities. Our inside 50s were characterised by poor disposal and decision making and our forward line lacked chemistry, was unwilling and probably incapable of capitalising on the opportunities we did get. Sydney were bad enough that we almost snatched the 4 points, but I honestly don’t think we deserved to win it.
But a 12 goal win was never a reasonable expectation and failing that does not suddenly become a reflection of culture and leadership. Sydney’s culture and leadership in our shoes would not have beat Sydney by 12 goals either.
I think he brings the same valid points as Twomey does. Sure the 12 goals is exaggerated, but his point is that we should have won this quite comfortably considering our ambitions of success this year. Can't argue with that.
If the roles were reversed and we were as mediocre as Sydney, they probably would have beaten us by 12 goals.
Sydney's leadership is why they never get smashed on the scoreboard.
Pretty much nails the issue. Football is essentially a tough business and starting your thinking with “will I be liked?” unfortunately doesn’t win premierships.Didn't know where else to put this
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl...iked-than-being-ruthless-20190516-p51nvt.html
I don't read a lot of sports media, but this one I liked (because I mostly agree with it. In particular:
But there’s an even deeper issue facing the Bombers right now and that is they have become a soft football club on and off the field. Nobody has really filled the void left by Jobe Watson in the grunt department, while CEO Xavier Campbell and president Lindsay Tanner seem to be more concerned about PR and ensuring the club has a warm and fuzzy image in the wake of the supplement saga than restoring the club’s reputation as one of the most feared sporting oraganisations in the country as it was 20 years ago.
and the following paragraphs
And the rest of the competition still hates us anyway, so bugger it, let’s go back to being ruthless, successful and unliked instead of trying to be genial, affable and soft.....and still unliked!Pretty much nails the issue. Football is essentially a tough business and starting your thinking with “will I be liked?” unfortunately doesn’t win premierships.
You are right. When you say you're a bombers supporter they look at you like you've committed a crime. May as well at least toughen up and do some winning..And the rest of the competition still hates us anyway, so bugger it, let’s go back to being ruthless, successful and unliked instead of trying to be genial, affable and soft.....and still unliked!
Didn't know where else to put this
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl...iked-than-being-ruthless-20190516-p51nvt.html
I don't read a lot of sports media, but this one I liked (because I mostly agree with it. In particular:
But there’s an even deeper issue facing the Bombers right now and that is they have become a soft football club on and off the field. Nobody has really filled the void left by Jobe Watson in the grunt department, while CEO Xavier Campbell and president Lindsay Tanner seem to be more concerned about PR and ensuring the club has a warm and fuzzy image in the wake of the supplement saga than restoring the club’s reputation as one of the most feared sporting oraganisations in the country as it was 20 years ago.
and the following paragraphs
How does a club win a premiership? Differentiation.I didn't think the answer was subjective.
I just assumed "what we stand for" is a set of stupid cliches identical at every club, probably written on a whiteboard, and probably from a sports psychology session.
It's become relatively common terminology and it's completely meaningless. It might as well be a marketing slogan.
I think of it as all of the dumb **** Mark Robinson would talk about. E.g. "care", "love", "effort", "being our best selves", "no excuses". All of the stuff going through a players head when he's out on the field...