TIME TO DELIVER

Colin Sylvia is adamant inexperience should no longer be a factor.

"Our future is now," he said. "We can't keep saying we're a young team anymore. Our goal is set for the top eight . . . it's an achievable goal.

I think that's the first time I've heard anyone at the club say we can make finals since the middle of 2007. It's the first time in Bails tenure that I've heard anyone from the club suggest anything other than being competitive as a goal. The rebuild is officially over, we're back in the hunt.

now i reckon is when we start to know how good dean bailey really is, dont get me wrong ive been rapt with hes work so far with the complete

rebuild but now hes got a good team in place i wanna see see how well he can use it!!

jeez i would turn gay for sylvia looking at that pic..

aaaaanyways his right this is time now, no excuses. if these players can stay injury free all year we are in for a seriouse ride! jurrah, sylvia, grimes, davey and green

anything possible..

jeez i would turn gay for sylvia looking at that pic..

Yep, that 'blue steel' is doing things to me....

now i reckon is when we start to know how good dean bailey really is, dont get me wrong ive been rapt with hes work so far with the complete

rebuild but now hes got a good team in place i wanna see see how well he can use it!!

Yep, i am totally with you. Now we get to see how Bailey moves the Team around to cover injuries, makes moves to stop Goal avalanches, win games after being 5-6 goals down etc.

I hope Dean Bailey has also waited for these moments. I think he can do it

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He must be a good smokey for the medal this year.

Interesting to hear Col say the F word. We haven't heard statements like that for a while.

I would expect that the graph of expectation will rise sharply amongst all arms of the club, players. coaches, board and supporters. It will be interesting to see how individuals perform under the pressure of this expectation and some of the inevitable disappointments.

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Interesting to hear Col say the F word. We haven't heard statements like that for a while.

I would expect that the graph of expectation will rise sharply amongst all arms of the club, players. coaches, board and supporters. It will be interesting to see how individuals perform under the pressure of this expectation and some of the inevitable disappointments.

Where was that?

Also thought I might note that I saw him at Melbourne Airport last Friday - he'd just gone through those metal detectors and was walking towards the gates. Would've thought that would interrupt his training...

Yep, that 'blue steel' is doing things to me....

It looks like the "Magnum" to me.

Interesting to hear Col say the F word. We haven't heard statements like that for a while.

I would expect that the graph of expectation will rise sharply amongst all arms of the club, players. coaches, board and supporters. It will be interesting to see how individuals perform under the pressure of this expectation and some of the inevitable disappointments.

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Yes- so am I - expected that they want to and should improve but place that pressure on themselves?. However, when one sits back and thinks we got beaten by a few points in 4 games, won 8, and drew with the premiers,well one must start saying we would be disappointed in if we went backwards, going forwards would make us finalists and our draw really ensures that we should make finals.

makes moves to stop Goal avalanches, win games after being 5-6 goals down etc.

I hope Dean Bailey has also waited for these moments. I think he can do it

I'm hoping we start games well and don't have to fight back from 5-6 goals down .

Let the opposition work on stopping our goal avalanches . B)

Where was that?

Also thought I might note that I saw him at Melbourne Airport last Friday - he'd just gone through those metal detectors and was walking towards the gates. Would've thought that would interrupt his training...

its only a 40 minute flight on virgin up to mildura where he is from, so wouldn't be too bad, just a weekend trip probably

I agree, but the capacity to come back from a sizeable deficit is also a good skill to have.

And let's be honest, we will find ourselves in that position in 2011.

I'm hoping we start games well and don't have to fight back from 5-6 goals down .

Let the opposition work on stopping our goal avalanches . B)

Totally agree mate, but it is good to get out of those positions as well.

I remember the day Essendon beat us after being 43 points behind, my next door neighbour reminded me about that one for years!!! he was lucky to live. B)

surely if he won...he'd be the best looking brownlow medalist since ben cousins?

Interesting to hear Col say the F word. We haven't heard statements like that for a while.

Not since 2007...

Most infamously, Brad Green's 1-9/2-9 comment that we could still make the finals - days before being thrashed by the Tigers in Daniher's sacking match. (If memory serves)

Not since 2007...

Most infamously, Brad Green's 1-9/2-9 comment that we could still make the finals - days before being thrashed by the Tigers in Daniher's sacking match. (If memory serves)

I think it was Bruce who made those comments!!

I think it was Bruce who made those comments!!

Green said it the time I was thinking (which was said at 1-9) - but I think Bruce said it early 2008 (0-4).

I think it was Bruce who made those comments!!

Nah it was Green. It was a stupid thing to say at the time.

Neitz when captain said a stupid thing after we were beaten by Adelaide in the qualifying final for the prelim in 02 after having the game in the bag. He said the players would never ever perform as badly as this shocker of a fade out again. So in the first game of the next season they did exactly same thing again. And again and again for a few more seasons on.

Edited February 2, 201115 yr by america de cali

Neitz when captain said a stupid thing after we were beaten by Adelaide in the qualifying final for the prelim in 02 after having the game in the bag. He said the players would never ever perform as badly as this shocker of a fade out again. So in the first game of the next season they did exactly same thing again. And again and again for a few more seasons on.

Hated his speech after getting rolled in the 2000 GF aswell .

Along the lines of " IF we're lucky enough to get into this position again ...."

Not what I wanted to hear David .

Hated his speech after getting rolled in the 2000 GF aswell .

Along the lines of " IF we're lucky enough to get into this position again ...."

Not what I wanted to hear David .

Yes, said without heart. These guys don't speak or act with passion and feeling anymore. It's all professionalism and spin. This club, not the supporters has been soulless for a long time. I hope things have changed for the better now with Jimmy at the helm. If they don't do it for him they'll never do it for anyone else.

Edited February 2, 201115 yr by america de cali

TIME TO DELIVER

Colin Sylvia is adamant inexperience should no longer be a factor.

"Our future is now," he said. "We can't keep saying we're a young team anymore. Our goal is set for the top eight . . . it's an achievable goal.

I think that's the first time I've heard anyone at the club say we can make finals since the middle of 2007. It's the first time in Bails tenure that I've heard anyone from the club suggest anything other than being competitive as a goal. The rebuild is officially over, we're back in the hunt.

It will Impact,,, BUT we cannot use it as an excuse from now on, as we chase a spot up the ladder.

Green said it the time I was thinking (which was said at 1-9) - but I think Bruce said it early 2008 (0-4).

Jeff White said the same thing early on in '08, too.

If I remember correctly, he was comparing 1998 to 2008 and saying we weren't out of it yet.

Jeff White said the same thing early on in '08, too.

If I remember correctly, he was comparing 1998 to 2008 and saying we weren't out of it yet.

I remember an article from 2004 (I think), where a host of ex-players were claiming we were better than the side of '64. It may have been the week we went top - the week before we lost the last 5 games of the year.

(Oh dear)