Fox Footy - RD 1 versus Lions

[jumbo returns 6,737]

Watched this game today and looking back, what a wasted year by Neeld in some respects.

Moloney, Green and Davey were all cooked before the season started.

Rivers was still handballing to a stagnant target, Joel Mc was trying to mark from behind, Martin was running around like a headless chook and Bartram was brave, but inadequate.

Cleanout time.

[Sir Why You Little 36,862]

Watched this game today and looking back, what a wasted year by Neeld in some respects.

Moloney, Green and Davey were all cooked before the season started.

Rivers was still handballing to a stagnant target, Joel Mc was trying to mark from behind, Martin was running around like a headless chook and Bartram was brave, but inadequate.

Cleanout time.

i started that day with such high hopes. The minute of clapping for Jimmy. I mean we were pumped.

By the 3rd Quarter i was shattered. Season over.

[jumbo returns 6,737]

i started that day with such high hopes. The minute of clapping for Jimmy. I mean we were pumped.

By the 3rd Quarter i was shattered. Season over.

The game was baked by half time, WYL.

Such an emotional day.

[biggestred 4,972]

Watched this again too. The 3rd q was diabolical. We had nothing. So poor. We did come a long long way this year... But gee we started a long way back

[Sir Why You Little 36,862]

The game was baked by half time, WYL.

Such an emotional day.

was it over by half time??

I don't remember feeling numb then...but i do remember people Booing in the MCC Reserve during the 3rd.

But you just watched it all, my memory is dim on that day.

I just remember being surly

[rjay 24,779]

I posted that night that Moloney, Green and Davey were gone. Looks like Aaron gets another chance, Greeny had one season to many and Moloney was always on the way out when Neeld came in.

[45HG 1,539]

I watched the game from a bar in Koh Samui on the first day of my Honeymoon. I vividly recall leaving the pub before half time pretty disgusted by what I'd seen. I received texts from a mate telling me what happened afterwards - I was praying that he was joking. No such luck!

But yes - it was pretty dull by half time. Not sure how you can say it's a wasted year by Neeld in relation to Green, Davey and Moloney - it's not like he signed them up!

[P-man 13,366]

I'd have to be held at gunpoint to watch that [censored] again.

[angrydee 842]

I've rewatched EVERY game in the last few weeks - it was that or self flaggelation. We improved quite markedly as the year went on, and the players dropped like flies with injury.

We will build on that despite the naysayers, handwringers and powderpuffs that seem to dominate this site.

[Cheap Seats 3,310]

I've rewatched EVERY game in the last few weeks - it was that or self flaggelation. We improved quite markedly as the year went on, and the players dropped like flies with injury.

We will build on that despite the naysayers, handwringers and powderpuffs that seem to dominate this site.

I agree with your points angrydee

We were shocking to start off the season - and by the end of the year played some competitive footy with a below average list.

By no means do I think we are close to competing with the best, but I feel ok with where we are heading. We lack quality players in a couple key positions and mature bodies to back up our captians -

It's interesting to look back how the club address early season issues/losses and cleaned up a lot of the un-tidy turnovers and uncontested possessions counts.

Hopefully 2013 can kick off like round 12 or 13 against GWS where we I thought it stated to click for some players (not all) but I am still confident Neeld can get us there.

[DeeZee 7,361]

What was dissapointing for me is after the famous toughest ever preseason the players had, i thought we we. re going to come out super fit and play relentless uncompromising football. That game set the tone for the year that was to come.

[jnrmac 20,040]

I've rewatched EVERY game in the last few weeks - it was that or self flaggelation. We improved quite markedly as the year went on, and the players dropped like flies with injury.

We will build on that despite the naysayers, handwringers and powderpuffs that seem to dominate this site.

You need to get out more often,......

[IRW 1,386]

The despair on the faces of the team after the game told a story didnt it?

Even though Beamer had told previously me they understood the new plan but were unsure how it would stand up under pressure they, like everyone at the ground, obviously expected a better show than that.

I sat next to a recently retired champ that day who said something like "they're training all the flair out of them....maybe that will come later" and laughed when I suggested that at least they'd learnt to "play ugly".

Sitting on the other side of me was a Tibetan Buddhist Lama who asked why so many players were crowding around the Melbourne goal but not the Bribane goal.

But watching it again I think it is fair to say they got a bit better as the year progressed...unfortunately that was pretty much true of every team,so if Neeld is hanging his hat on that I'd suggest he might want to keep an eye on said hat in case someone takes it and offers it to someone else around round 10 next year.

[low flying Robbo 979]

I had such high hopes too. I seem to recall us kicking the first goal too? That 3rd quarter was a heart breaker

[jumbo returns 6,737]

I had such high hopes too. I seem to recall us kicking the first goal too? That 3rd quarter was a heart breaker

Total shocker....we kicked the first 3 points.

Now I'm watching West Coast use the boys as a training drill but there are 2 positives emerging.....Nathan Jones is enormous and Clark is a monster....bring on 2013!