Paul Roos : "At least the players are trying"

[Fitz Fitzpatrick 886]

Did anyone just hear that in the press conference?!!!!!

Is he serious???

[Return to Glory 8,477]

Did anyone just hear that in the press conference?!!!!!

Is he serious???

At over a million a year I'd like a bit more. And they didn't.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Like I said in another thread, he's talking about Sydney who are coming back against West Coast. That's the game he watched today.

[Soidee 1,496]

Time for Roos and the club please explain to the tired and angry supporters.

[Je Roos Salem 661]

"At least the players are trying"- That's 1.5 years' progress.

[SaberFang 7,151]

Even without seeing the video, it's easy to tell this was said through gritted teeth.

Roos, too, would be running out of things to say after losses like that.

[P-man 13,367]

Haven't watched it, but if he cares at all he would be absolutely filthy with that performance.

[picket fence 18,059]

Sorry Paul, trying????

Trying to do exactly what??

Just so over this crap!

Sorry to all!

[Return to Glory 8,477]

"At least the players are trying"- That's 1.5 years' progress.

I might start doing that at work. What have you achieved? Nothing. But my word I'm trying.

[Adam The God 30,644]

If that's what was said, that's bloody pathetic. I know he's trying to shelter the players from media scrutiny, but perhaps they bloody need some scrutiny? You can't tell me that the MFC players today tried more or as much as St Kilda. Treat us with a bit of respect. They wanted it more, were ferocious and played smarter. We played dumb, disjointed, individualistic football.

[beelzebub 23,390]

Actually i agree..

They're very trying !!!

[Gorgoroth 13,188]

For $500k a year so the fucken should be.

Weak f!ogs.

[Demon Jack 7,155]

Trying's one thing, but it's a shame there are 17 other teams who try harder than us.

[Nasher 33,617]

Would you prefer that they didn't try?

[Emerald 1,744]

Trying to run this club to extinction.

[Dockett 32 1,239]

Polite way of Roos saying "They simply don't have the tools required to add to trying".

But will that be enough to satisfy the board and PJ. Nearly a full list to pick from and they've changed half the list.

Sooner or later it must be, we've bought either the wrong cattle( again) , our teaching of them has been substandard or a combination of both.

Either way, the football dept stinks right now and is dragging the club further down the gurgle.

[SNR92 7]

I'd laugh if I wasn't feeling so emotionally void.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Would you prefer that they didn't try?

With some of the decision making by our players, yes I would prefer that.

[Je Roos Salem 661]

I'd rather he was honest and commented on the disgraceful umpiring (he has the money should he get fined for it)

[Fitz Fitzpatrick 886]

he referenced a stat to as showing that they were trying. Im tired of roos sugar coating our glaring failures. the way he sugar coated our "win" against the lions last week was pathetic. that was a win, but it was more Bradbury than Bolt.

[picket fence 18,059]

I would prefer to try another game plan other than this boring defensive crap!

Shheit we aint Swans Paul!

Have you got anything else left in your arsenal??

Surely lets go all out attack play man on man at kickins, let players play on instinct and see what happens? Can't be any worse than this garbage team plan!?

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,339]

The tackle count doesn't really reflect a level of trying that I am comfortable with.

[What 18,810]

Roos is doing a brilliant job of destroying their natural instinct and flair

[Roger Mellie 4,179]

It's not a matter of trying, it's kinda sort of that there's 3 player types at Melbourne:

1) Desperate to win player who's mindset never changes (Viney etc)

2) The majority, who play safe footy, which is not possible given the skill set we currently enjoy. At the first sign of trouble in a game, they look backwards, they lose confidence and direction, either forget the game plan or have no faith in it, second guess, then fumble etc etc. Eg,half the team.

3)The players caught in between. They started with desperation and through sheer loss repetition, are caught in transition between between Group 1) and 2). Most first and second year players

[SaberFang 7,151]

It's not a matter of trying, it's kinda sort of that there's 3 player types at Melbourne:

1) Desperate to win player who's mindset never changes (Viney etc)

2) The majority, who play safe footy, which is not possible given the skill set we currently enjoy. At the first sign of trouble in a game, they look backwards, they lose confidence and direction, either forget the game plan or have no faith in it, second guess, then fumble etc etc. Eg,half the team.

3)The players caught in between. They started with desperation and through sheer loss repetition, are caught in transition between between Group 1) and 2). Most first and second year players

I wanted to throw a brick through my television after the 10th time a player in the forward 50, with a clean shot of goal, instead chose to handball to a player on the wing at a worse angle. Naturally, they then either A) have a kick for goal but sprays it or B) gets tackled immediately, forcing a stoppage.

Our players are simply incapable of separating "smart play" from "team play." They don't make smart decisions and everyone seems to second guess themselves with the most simple decisions.