Post Match Discussion - Round 21

[binman 42,034]

Like most fans i have endured some woeful days at the footy. But i don't recall ever being as disappointed and fed up as yesterday. At least in the late 70's and eighties we had Robbie to watch when we ere getting flogged.

Yesterday was beyond pathetic. So many week efforts. Could pick any number out but Dawes and Lumumba top of my list. And although i've always been a fan Garland was also woeful yesterday.

For some reason i assumed it was a home game so my day started poorly when i had to cough up $25. Adding my annoyance was that as usual - and despite there being a crowd of over 30k the bar at the top of the Ponsford (where i sit) was closed. Drives me nuts, particularly when the lame answer from staff is that it is because staffing cost too much. So i pay $25 to subsidize the bloody g. If they charge full price you should get full bloody amenity. And of course a biggish crowd means the one bar open in the stand has massive lines.

Agree 100% with George on the Outer game review. One of the reasons i went and gave up family time was the statements from Roos and Rawlings that we would be fired up. Well we weren't. It was embarrassing. making it somehow worse was our predicable second half come back. We could have actually won if we had kicked straight and not missed some sitters and we if stopped just kicking to to their spare defender.

To top things off Cripps killed us and perhaps sewed up the Risng Star, costing me more money.

The only positives for mine was Michie, who had a go and apart from Watts is just about the only player who seems to be able to master the basic skills of kicking to a forwards advantage. Watts was also good i thought, took a nice contested mark and laid a great tackle, which he scored form.

A woeful day that just about taken the wind out my sails when it come to the dees.

Edited August 24, 2015 by binman

[Deecisive 1,709]

I really have to wonder if this side believes they are far better than what they are. We have won games against some of the better sides in the competition but run out onto the field and loose the ones we should be winning against undermanned VFL sides.

really have not seen any where near the desperation the dogs, blues, saints and bombers showed.

[praha 11,131]

I really have to wonder if this side believes they are far better than what they are. We have won games against some of the better sides in the competition but run out onto the field and loose the ones we should be winning against undermanned VFL sides.

really have not seen any where near the desperation the dogs, blues, saints and bombers showed.

Better than what they are?

The issue is most definitely that they think they're worse than what they are. Not better.

[titan_uranus 24,679]

Better than what they are?

The issue is most definitely that they think they're worse than what they are. Not better.

Agree entirely.

I'd love the players to think they're better than what they are. A bit of confidence would be lovely. The side is clearly devoid of it.

[old dee 23,506]

Better than what they are?

The issue is most definitely that they think they're worse than what they are. Not better.

This does get funny we are discussing degrees of poor performance.

They are ordinary no matter what they think.

[daisycutter 29,343]

how was it today in the first qtr, we badly needed a goal and OF COURSE a completely soft free went against us in the goal square costing Hogan the chance to kick an easy one after winning a contest - he absolutely heard the whistle and knew it would be 50-metre-penalty but he slammed it through anyway out of sheer frustration. It was a bad look IMO, he put his own emotion before the team, but also it spoke volumes about how he is currently feeling about being part of such an inept side. Not good.

to be honest he was fairly inept himself

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

to be honest he was fairly inept himself

no he wasn't, he was in a 50-50 contest in which the ball went to ground and using strength and agility he got the ball and skirted around his man for what should have been a well-deserved goal

if you're talking about the day in general, you have a stronger point. Needed to nail those ones in the first qtr before the miserable tone of the game was set

[daisycutter 29,343]

no he wasn't, he was in a 50-50 contest in which the ball went to ground and using strength and agility he got the ball and skirted around his man for what should have been a well-deserved goal

if you're talking about the day in general, you have a stronger point. Needed to nail those ones in the first qtr before the miserable tone of the game was set

i was referring to whole game