Positives

[sue 9,196]

I thought today's effort was pretty good considering:

1. we were 1 man down most of the game. And by our current standards, a relatively experienced man.

2. many of the players would be spare wheels if we didn't have so many injuries

3. Evans

4. Green starting to pick up

To hang on against an embarrassed team which would have won the flag last year bar an odd bounce was a pretty good effort given the circumstances/

And some pretty dubious umpiring,, eg at the start of the game, the lack of a free on the goal line when Gwilt should have been got for holding the ball when his attempt to push over the line was resisted. The TV commentators said it was too much to expect an umpire to give a free kick right there so early in the game!~ Are these guys real?

Yes I know Davey was pretty useless, and some others not much better. If Davey can't beat a tag why not get him to sit in the goal square. That takes his opponent out of the game and if Davey does get a kick, it might be a goal which is better than 6 kicks off the wing.

[old dee 24,004]

I thought today's effort was pretty good considering:

1. we were 1 man down most of the game. And by our current standards, a relatively experienced man.

2. many of the players would be spare wheels if we didn't have so many injuries

3. Evans

4. Green starting to pick up

To hang on against an embarrassed team which would have won the flag last year bar an odd bounce was a pretty good effort given the circumstances/

And some pretty dubious umpiring,, eg at the start of the game, the lack of a free on the goal line when Gwilt should have been got for holding the ball when his attempt to push over the line was resisted. The TV commentators said it was too much to expect an umpire to give a free kick right there so early in the game!~ Are these guys real?

Yes I know Davey was pretty useless, and some others not much better. If Davey can't beat a tag why not get him to sit in the goal square. That takes his opponent out of the game and if Davey does get a kick, it might be a goal which is better than 6 kicks off the wing.

Sorry to be so negative Sue but I have been hearing similar thing for 45 years.

Do your self a favour get a new interest The dees will break your heart.

[Guest watts04]

how do u post a positive thread after another mediocre performance

mediocre club n performance

over it

its not about individuals, its a team sport. As a team we r soft and no good n no game plan

[Demon16 69]

we had a crack and didn't throw in the towel.

But for those that watched last night's game compared to today's will realise what will happen in the next three weeks.

[ucanchoose 1,816]

Watts was great. He uses the ball exceptionally well and creates a contest. I would start him and half forward and let him drift back and play through the centre. He's going to be a gun. He's huge and well and is going to knock somebody out Neitz style

[PeterJames 46]

I agree there was some positives. Watts Evans and Gysberts. Even Maric i think is handy.

But Green still a worry.

[Jordie_tackles 354]

Moloney wanting to win so bad he gave Jordie Mckenzie a dont argue to get a clearance, in the 4th

[Guest Rojik of the Arctic]

We tried. We might have played dumb footy on many occasions but we didn't die wondering. I can accept up and down results as long as we give our all.

[Range Rover 1,935]

Call me a masochist but I find Newton entertaining to watch. I mean, that shot he missed from 10 metres out was something to behold.

It put a smile on my face. Made me take it all a bit less seriously.

Thanks Juice.

[RalphiusMaximus 6,105]

Positives for me:

Martin - the lad is improving every game and thriving on the responsibility. He's no Jamar, but he's fighting hard.

Evans - Really good debut. Butchered the odd ball, but he never stopped running and presenting. Experience will cure the little errors.

Maric - I seriously thought he'd never take the step up to AFL level, but we may well have our own version of the tip rat here.

Watts - His assurance with the ball through the midfield was great. He's much more comfortable running through the middle than in the goalsquare.

Clearance work - We have a the beginnings of a midfield engine on the field now. Moloney, McKenzie and Gysberts are all animals in close. Add Scully and we'll be looking pretty good at stoppages.

Edit - some typos in there

[deeflog 679]

We tried. We might have played dumb footy on many occasions but we didn't die wondering. I can accept up and down results as long as we give our all.

well said Rojik

[sue 9,196]

how do u post a positive thread after another mediocre performance

mediocre club n performance

over it

its not about individuals, its a team sport. As a team we r soft and no good n no game plan

I know it is disappointing/frustrating/etc/etc that we are not pushing towards finals again, but what can you expect given the circumstances? If we were forced to field the entire Casey team you'd still be moaning 'mediocre'.

If Grimes, Tapscott, Scully, Trengove, Bail, Jamar (and main backuo Spencer) etc had been playing, maybe you'd be justified, but you are just wrist-slitting. Won't make you feel better.

Did they roll-over today? No. Will they get clobbered over the next few weeks? Probably will, and would be even if the season was on-track. As long as they have a crack you can't expect too much more.

[Deetective Sgt. Taggert 389]

Moloney wanting to win so bad he gave Jordie Mckenzie a dont argue to get a clearance, in the 4th

Yeah I loved this moment, as well as in the third with his bump on the saints players over the boundary line. We were close to getting in front in the third but just lacked the class or poise to put the score on the board - which is understandable given our injuries. I thought they at least had a crack today.

Maric - kicked a couple of good set shots that kept us in touch while other more experienced players missed their opportunities

[bing181 9,425]

Did they roll-over today? No. Will they get clobbered over the next few weeks? Probably will, and would be even if the season was on-track. As long as they have a crack you can't expect too much more.

Yes, given the team we're putting out, probably best we can manage for the next while is going to be "tried hard".

[daisycutter 29,892]

GOOD HEAVENS is EVANS GOOD !

[Striker475 696]

Anyone else get the vibe from today that with a shade of extra class we would have had them? A Scully, a Trengove, a Jamar, hell a Col Garland in there seemed to possibly be all the difference today.

[Nasher 33,617]

Tons of positives to come out of this:

- With the exception of a select few, didn't feel that the team as a whole rolled over.

- Evans. Disposal will hopefully get cleaner with time, and he made one bad mistake in the last quarter and cost us a goal, but other than that a fantastic debut. Knows how to get the ball, has pace, and tackles.

- Gysberts. Best player for us today IMO.

- Watts is improving with each week. Was excellent.

- Martin needed to step up in a big way with Jamar out, and has. Today he timed his (crazily high) leaps to perfection and kept our mids in it. Must hold his place even when Jamar returns now.

I didn't feel anywhere near as bad about this as many on here seemed to. It was a pretty vanilla loss to me; we lost because our side was weaker than theirs and we had too much filler in the side. We were one extra class player away from winning that IMO.

[Nasher 33,617]

Anyone else get the vibe from today that with a shade of extra class we would have had them? A Scully, a Trengove, a Jamar, hell a Col Garland in there seemed to possibly be all the difference today.

Agreed.

[Deetective Sgt. Taggert 389]

Agreed.

Also agree. Which is what made Davey's pathetic effort all the more heart breaking

[jabberwocky 2,301]

Gysberts will be one of the mainstays of our successful midfield a la Lappin, Corey. He is a beauty.

Michael Evans will be a very good midfilder.

[Guest Artie Bucco]

How anyone can overlook Gysberts is beyone me.

His work by hand in packs is exceptional. Bordering on elite already.

The rest of his game isn't too bad either.

Seriously, watch the reply and see how quick, clean and deft his hands are.

Something to behold.

[Striker475 696]

How anyone can overlook Gysberts is beyone me.

His work by hand in packs is exceptional. Bordering on elite already.

The rest of his game isn't too bad either.

Seriously, watch the reply and see how quick, clean and deft his hands are.

Something to behold.

I called after his debut that he looks like James Hird...everything I see keeps my view intact. He's sen-[insert choice 4-letter word]-sational.

[Longsufferingnomore 1,671]

Anyone else get the vibe from today that with a shade of extra class we would have had them? A Scully, a Trengove, a Jamar, hell a Col Garland in there seemed to possibly be all the difference today.

Absolutely agree. At least this week they didn't acquiesce like they did against Norf. What was disappointing was that it was a couple of stupid errors that cost us dearly. I thought the team fought it out despite the brain fades. They could have dropped their bundle within the first ten minutes but they did fight it out. Stef Martin gets better every week. Jetta put out today. Losing Tappy was a huge blow. Michael Evans showed considerable composure and Jack Watts has shown me today that he was a great football brain. Did anyone expect to win - seriously - no. Did we half expect to get slaughtered - yes. Commentators were saying that Saints would beat us by 5 goals. Well with a few umpiring decisions going our way we may have just got up.

[Roost It 1,434]

Positives: Evans, Watts, Gysberts, Mckenzie playing, Frawley most of the time, Maric and Jetta were pretty good, Martin,

add Jamar, Scully, Trengove, Tapscott, Garland, you'd have the makings of a good team.

Malthouse or Roos are paramount at this junction.

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,307]

I thought today's effort was pretty good considering:

1. we were 1 man down most of the game. And by our current standards, a relatively experienced man.

Todays effort was good todays strategy was embarrassing. We had a backline filled with honest triers who cannot dispose of the ball yet they had obviously been told to try and transition at every opportunity.

We played one man down for 3 qtrs meaning McKenzie and Evans would have played alot more minutes than expected.