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Fairly good assessment of the coaching position on the AFL website:

Assessing the performance of Paul Roos must be made in the context of his main objective which is to hand over a strong list, culture and team in 2017 to his successor Simon Goodwin. On that basis Roos is performing well. The side is more competitive, the players are being developed steadily and performing well when stepping up to the seniors and the team is functioning as a unit more often than not. There have been lapses – such as the last minute of the St Kilda game or the second half against the Magpies – but these can merely be filed into the valuable lessons category, particularly on the back of the win against Geelong. Roos is unlikely to mention the past again as the team has steadily built respect and is now a formidable opponent capable of kicking a winning score.

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irish maybe, hardtack. certainly wouldn't find many in kiwi land :lol:

p.s. is irish gentleman an oxymoron?

Ok... I only mentioned him because I mistook your Phil for another irishman Phil O'Styne.

And yes, an oxymoron ;-)

 

Ok... I only mentioned him because I mistook your Phil for another irishman Phil O'Styne.

And yes, an oxymoron ;-)

ah yes, phil mccafferty's cousin :o

lol - definitely not tautology

The only time an oxymoron can be a tautology is when it is the Oxley Moron (Pauline)


The only time an oxymoron can be a tautology is when it is the Oxley Moron (Pauline)

nice one.....no need for a ploise exploin :wacko:

I really like the reviews. But really to be honest I am sick of the overuse of the redundant word "really". It keeps showing up from assistant coaches to Roos and has been overused for years by our coaches. What is it about the word really?

I think it's really terrific and shows consistency.

 

I think the lack of tall forward depth means Pedo will stay.

Yes,

And the inability to keep Hogan and Dawes on the park consistently makes him a required player. His form has also been good enough to keep him ahead of Dawes. Will be back for sure.

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I like that Roos has confidence in Vince and Viney to use them play lock down roles knowing they'll also get plenty of the ball and do some damage with it. It means we play with 22 instead of 21, which is effectively what happens when you include a tagger in the team with no offensive capabilities.


You've been losing that battle for quite some time, Nasher

I know. Darn my penchant for spelling names correctly! I just find it disrespectful.

This one seems to have irritated me more for some reason. I should know better; people have been getting players names wrong since the beginning. Getting the message: time to let it go.

I know. Darn my penchant for spelling names correctly! I just find it disrespectful.

This one seems to have irritated me more for some reason. I should know better; people have been getting players names wrong since the beginning. Getting the message: time to let it go.

Disagree with your last 5 words.

Just because it's social media, doesn't give people the right to be sloppy with their spelling generally or their grammar. People who post should respect not only the players but also the readers on this site and make an effort to get things right.

I accept we all make mistakes, but just a little effort on everyone's part shouldn't be too much to ask.

And can someone buy Daisycutter a keyboard with a Shift key.

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Disagree with your last 5 words.

Just because it's social media, doesn't give people the right to be sloppy with their spelling generally or their grammar. People who post should respect not only the players but also the readers on this site and make an effort to get things right.

I accept we all make mistakes, but just a little effort on everyone's part shouldn't be too much to ask.

And can someone by Daisycutter a keyboard with a Shift key.

by or buy - it can happen so easily to all of us.

No matter how hard I try I find that often a small grammar or spell error slips past.

We are both but human. :rolleyes:


by or buy - it can happen so easily to all of us.

No matter how hard I try I find that often a small grammar or spell error slips past.

We are both but human. :rolleyes:

Touche (I know it's got an accent on the last letter,but I don't know how to do that)

Disagree with your last 5 words.

Just because it's social media, doesn't give people the right to be sloppy with their spelling generally or their grammar. People who post should respect not only the players but also the readers on this site and make an effort to get things right.

I accept we all make mistakes, but just a little effort on everyone's part shouldn't be too much to ask.

And can someone buy Daisycutter a keyboard with a Shift key.

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what! and force me to use two fingers.......never (except maybe on very special occasions :lol:

by or buy - it can happen so easily to all of us.

No matter how hard I try I find that often a small grammar or spell error slips past.

We are both but human. :rolleyes:

To err is human ... but to really f*** things up you need a computer! :)

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