Will we win a game in 2008 ?

[hamburglar]

If we win a game this year..

I will be sitting nude at the bar @ Transport (opp Flinders St station), 30 minutes after the final siren..

Feel free to buy me a beer !

 

[Yze13]

After watching Carlton beat Collingwood, hard to see us winning any games before the mid season break, although we finished well against the Roos yesterday who knows. Maybe Bailey has to bring out the C word again.

 

[Supermercado]

If Fitzroy 96 can win one game so can we.

 

[CaptainDavey]

Next week it's going to be on like donkey kong

 

[Pjkimber]

After watching Carlton beat Collingwood, hard to see us winning any games before the mid season break, although we finished well against the Roos yesterday who knows. Maybe Bailey has to bring out the C word again.

Big deal thay beat the collywobbles, I think we are still a chance next week although I can see all the betting agencies having the blues locked in as favourites.

 

[Bateanator]

We might be more of a chance against freo than the blues at this rate, just depends what we (and those two) throw up on the day, which is anything between premiership material and tanking for freo esp.

 

[Shagga is all Class]

Well you have Carlton and Freo coming up at the G so good luck with those.

I think your players are much better than the gameplan they are being told to execute.

Better by foot than hand, so I really do not get all this handballing from the backline.

 

[saj_21]

Well you have Carlton and Freo coming up at the G so good luck with those.

I think your players are much better than the gameplan they are being told to execute.

Better by foot than hand, so I really do not get all this handballing from the backline.

I dont think anyone does, its a good game plan if you have a) the players to do it and b) those players having the skill to do it and we have neither.

I am sure we will pinch a game somewhere, all bottom teams pull out a good game or two in their bad year.

 

[DemonDoob]

Anyone think Bailey's game plan sux? He is trying to make us play like Geelong when we have 5% the skill they do.

What he should do is change the game plan. Make us kick long and keep the ball moving forward. If our players start to learn that our tactic is kick long like we did in 2004 we might get a chance of kicking more goals.

At the moment we suck. We are trying to play someone elses footy when we just don't have the cattle to do so.

 

[saj_21]

Anyone think Bailey's game plan sux? He is trying to make us play like Geelong when we have 5% the skill they do.

What he should do is change the game plan. Make us kick long and keep the ball moving forward. If our players start to learn that our tactic is kick long like we did in 2004 we might get a chance of kicking more goals.

At the moment we suck. We are trying to play someone elses footy when we just don't have the cattle to do so.

I agree, he needs to do one fo two things. Play the kids with the new game plan so they can grow into it. i.e. Hawthorn

or

Scrap the game plan and adopt a style more suitable to the players we have.

I want them to play the kids and allow them to learn and grow into the new game plan. Its a better long term plan.

 

[Iceberg]

If we win a game this year..

I will be sitting nude at the bar @ Transport (opp Flinders St station), 30 minutes after the final siren..

Feel free to buy me a beer !

There is no where at Transport where you can actually 'sit at the bar', sure there are seats around the place, I prefer to stand and watch the replay (or another game) on the TV screens

 

[ausde13]

If we win a game this year..

I will be sitting nude at the bar @ Transport (opp Flinders St station), 30 minutes after the final siren..

Feel free to buy me a beer !

Burglar I don't think you'll be Robonson Crusoe on the nude up if we get up for a win this season.
I just hope it is before May 7 so I can have a laugh before I fly out to the UK, go you Dees! oh i'm also hoping you're a 22 yr old ex gymnast

 

[The Demon]

We could be a chance if we don't overpossess the footy and kick it quickly into the forward line once in a while.(Just a thought!)

If not,there is no chance of getting remotely close.

 

[DemonJim]

We have to learn to kick to the advantage of a lead from our forward line if we want to actually score.

 

[eliasd82]

We have to stick to the gameplan.. thats the only way these kids will learn under real pressure in real game situations.. can't go changing it 4 matches in... be patient.

 

[MicksterD]

Anyone think Bailey's game plan sux? He is trying to make us play like Geelong when we have 5% the skill they do.

What he should do is change the game plan. Make us kick long and keep the ball moving forward. If our players start to learn that our tactic is kick long like we did in 2004 we might get a chance of kicking more goals.

At the moment we suck. We are trying to play someone elses footy when we just don't have the cattle to do so.

I think we have to stick with the game plan, its our skills and running ability that need to improve - Eventually our skills and running ability will get to the required level and when they do we will win games with the current game plan.

Also one thing I have disliked over the past few years is that the Dees have never been able to blow teams away - we win by 24 on average and when the new game plan finally clicks we should have the ability to blow teams away - we just need to be patient because IMO we are finally heading in the right direction.

Why go back to a game plan that hasn't won us a flag in over 40 years?

 

[Faz 2000]

As a Blues fan, I don't think for a second that we've got Melbourne beat easily. You guys have given us fits the last few years, even when we're both struggling.

The players need to keep doing all the little things, and the wins will come (EVENTUALLY, in our case... geez).

 

[marsh_put]

If u can stop the FEV, u can stop us

 

[Dee UK]

After watching Saturday's game - No!!!

 

[BlueDW]

If u can stop the FEV, u can stop us

Disagree with this, more of an issue with our midfield than Fev. If we keep getting as much clean footy out ofthe guts as we have bee, and dont commit turnovers at half forward, just weight of posession will surely gt the Blus a win. Having said all of that, I dont think it would be wise for the Dees to change their gameplan 4 weeks in, surely that would be confusing especially to the younger guys. Keep at it and the wheel will turn even, might take a while but things will improve!

 

[Jeremias]

You certainly can win a game, and you will.

I'm actually quite worried about the game this week. Look, with all due respect, besides a reasonable showing vs Geelong, you guys have been absolutely shithouse. And we, whilst we've only won the 1 game, have shown plenty of good signs.

But the thing I'm worried about is the possibility of us taking you too lightly. We should win, there's no question about that, but I think that you guys have a huge chance. We're on a high after a great win, but we may just take the foot off the gas.

Best of luck this season guys. As a Carlton supporter, I know how hard it is to be following a really bad side. It's tough, it hurts like hell. You'll get the shit kicked through you by some teams, and people. But you will win games, and you'll be competitive in others.

Stick with your team - they need your support now more than ever. It will take a while, and you need to rebuild IMO, but it's for the better of the MFC.

 

[MicksterD]

You certainly can win a game, and you will.

I'm actually quite worried about the game this week. Look, with all due respect, besides a reasonable showing vs Geelong, you guys have been absolutely shithouse. And we, whilst we've only won the 1 game, have shown plenty of good signs.

But the thing I'm worried about is the possibility of us taking you too lightly. We should win, there's no question about that, but I think that you guys have a huge chance. We're on a high after a great win, but we may just take the foot off the gas.

Best of luck this season guys. As a Carlton supporter, I know how hard it is to be following a really bad side. It's tough, it hurts like hell. You'll get the shit kicked through you by some teams, and people. But you will win games, and you'll be competitive in others.

Stick with your team - they need your support now more than ever. It will take a while, and you need to rebuild IMO, but it's for the better of the MFC.

Carlton will win comfortably this week. The last time we played the Blues Fev didn't play and Judd wasn't a Bluebagger and we only just got up even though the Blues were tanking. We are not even close to playing at the standard required to challenge other teams in the comp this year but it will come and when it does I think we will beat a top 4 team - its just the way these things seem to work out in my experience.

 

[RandB]

Anyone think Bailey's game plan sux? He is trying to make us play like Geelong when we have 5% the skill they do.

What he should do is change the game plan. Make us kick long and keep the ball moving forward. If our players start to learn that our tactic is kick long like we did in 2004 we might get a chance of kicking more goals.

At the moment we suck. We are trying to play someone elses footy when we just don't have the cattle to do so.

If we get into the same possesion game plan that Neil Balm introduced in the mid '90s then I will be the first to slam the game plan but at this stage I am happy with it.

We have no run from defence and that makes us look as if we are over possesing the ball because players are flat footed and confused. Once we get some run and confidence we will look less possisive and be performing like most clubs do. I have no problem with possession as long as you have run from defence and use the corridor effectively. The Bailey gameplan is positive and the fact it resembles what many good sides are doing is encouraging.

We may suck at it atm but it will look like less of a possesion game once our run starts. Also we are playing a lot of new players and some that have previously been injured for a while so the anticipation and reading of the play is suffering a bit - that will improve.

I will say this though, our fitness and conditioning must step up next pre-season big time. We are way too underdone.