New Season - Old complaints about our senior players

[Maybe next year 170]

Another season starts but with no more of an expectation than some improvement from 2008. I think we saw that today regardless of how we feel losing again. What bothers me is the doomsayers bagging the same players.

Bruce - was quiet in the first half but was pretty good in the 2nd half. I was amazed that he was lined up against Wells in the first half. He did make some mistakes but also tackled hard and at least presented himself time after time. He needs to play on the ball or in the fwd line. Unfortunately, a few good games on Brad Johnson now means he is a tagger.

Green - on other posts people say he went missing in the 2nd half. I would argue he got us back into the game in the 3rd qtr (ie. handball and goal). He did go missing in the last but for half of that qtr he wa sin fwd line. Continually placed his body on the line.

Miller - people do not notice the little things (ie. bringing ball to ground, taking 2 defenders). He hurt himself in the 2nd qtr and prob had an injection to allow him to run. He does need to improve his kicking at goal. Unfortunatelt, he doe snot play on instinct and 2nd guesses himself too much - probably because of all the criticism he faces.

The players that do worry me are Brock McLean, Nathan Jones, James McDonald and Brent Moloney. The last 2 can be excused because of their 3rd and 4th efforts and their tackling. They are too slow . We can afford 3 but not 4. We must have Buckley and Davey on the ball to give us some pace. The other worry are the kicking styles of the players. Brad Green needs to show Bruce, Miller, Pettard, Spencer, Morton and others how to kick properly.

Anyway - only week one. Let's give the players a break for a few weeks.