GAMEDAY - Round 23

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,393]

2 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

I'm switching off. I thought we were passed these 100 point losses. Really poor end to an otherwise promising build this year. These last two weeks have killed our momentum going into preseason and are a disrespect to the hard work Roos has put in the last 3 years. Players have laid half the amount of tackles as Geelong today yet can't get their hands on the ball! That's all work rate and guys not giving a stuff. Really disappointing.

It's not killing any momentum as we know we can compete when we come to play.

But yes its disrespectful to Roo's and the members/supporters.

[bandicoot 1,395]

Won't miss Paul Roos game style. The player have no idea how to play after 3 years. 

 

How ow difficult was it to get a hawthorn assistant 3 years ago. 

[whatwhat say what 22,749]

meanwhile, bombers are smacking the blues at the g.

[rufus 1,162]

This will also cost us currency in terms of trying to attract quality players to the club. More proof that our players just don't want to compete at the level that is required in this competition.

[Bates Mate 4,486]

Agree surley grimes /trengove offer more than bugg

[Wiseblood 24,637]

It's fair to say we've checked out.  It's highly disappointing, but let's take a breath for a second.  We are still the youngest side of the round and we've worked hard ALL season.  Coming in to the final round with nothing to play for, while the other team is potentially Grand Final bound (which makes me vomit at the thought), and this is what we get.  Again, it's disappointing, but let's have some perspective for a second.

The one highlight so far is Salem.  He's been terrific.  Another good pre-season and he will be a seriously good player for us.

Hopefully we can break even in the second half, but don't allow a game like this to cloud what has been a successful season for us.  You'd be stupid to do it.

[Moneider96 1,045]

7 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

Wish Garlett could be delisted

Agreed. Lazy footballer who never takes advantage of his main asset, speed. 

Edited August 27, 2016 by Moneider96

[Nasher 33,616]

Oh well. Shame to finish off in this fashion but it's still been a good season of progress.

Hopefully we can lift in the second half and get some respectability back in the scoreboard. 

[Demon Jack 6,909]

Good way to start the pre-season. Will be good to know that everybody's full of confidence...

I applaud Roos and what he's done for the club, but unfortunately, I'm not going to miss him in the coaches box. Nothing seems to be working.

[MrBurns 36]

Roos: "Look, boys, ahhh...I'm still here, you know.  I knew you and Goodsy had something planned but, man, wow.  I'm speechless.  Honestly.  You should see the coaches box, it's teeming with kleenex tissues."

Viney: "Are they sad tissues...or happy tissues?"

Roos (to Simon): "F#$% sake, get me on a plane to Hawaii, stat."

[Adam The God 30,248]

10 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Vanders is not best 22.

We are absolute garbage. Last two games have really taken a lot of the shine off this season. Two steps forward three steps back. 

This isn't 186 but it's not heaps better in terms of endeavour. 

Vanders wouldn't get a game for too many other clubs. Yet again, his handballs all go to team mates' shins and whenever he has the ball, he takes an eternity to get rid of it.

[Buzzy 992]

1 minute ago, DemonAndrew said:

meanwhile, bombers are smacking the blues at the g.

Great.  So why were we the Blues 'Grand Final' instead of Essendon?

Probably better we lost last week, today's performance would be even harder to take if it was for a spot in the finals.

[Lord Travis 10,730]

Effort all round today has been rubbish. Barely any players can hold their head high after that half. Great to see Salem played further up the field and having a dip. Disappointing to see what Hogan has become. For a big guy, he was one of the fittest hardest working and aggressive players in the league last year. This year he barely leads, sooks if he doesn't get an easy mark and is having zero impact. More opportunities this year yet less marks, less goals, less tackles. He has either decided he is leaving and is mentally checked out, or he needs a massive rocket. On form Pederson and Dawes are ahead of him.

[stuie 7,374]

Just now, Wiseblood said:

It's fair to say we've checked out.  It's highly disappointing, but let's take a breath for a second.  We are still the youngest side of the round and we've worked hard ALL season.  Coming in to the final round with nothing to play for, while the other team is potentially Grand Final bound (which makes me vomit at the thought), and this is what we get.  Again, it's disappointing, but let's have some perspective for a second.

The one highlight so far is Salem.  He's been terrific.  Another good pre-season and he will be a seriously good player for us.

Hopefully we can break even in the second half, but don't allow a game like this to cloud what has been a successful season for us.  You'd be stupid to do it.

The perspective is we have had our culture rebuilt for 3 years and in the last game that coach oversees we go back to how we looked when he came in.

"Nothing to play for"? You don't have that luxury coming from where we've come from.

 

[Sigil 1,001]

It's nice to see Salem back.

[Buzzy 992]

2 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

It's fair to say we've checked out.  It's highly disappointing, but let's take a breath for a second.  We are still the youngest side of the round and we've worked hard ALL season.  Coming in to the final round with nothing to play for, while the other team is potentially Grand Final bound (which makes me vomit at the thought), and this is what we get.  Again, it's disappointing, but let's have some perspective for a second.

The one highlight so far is Salem.  He's been terrific.  Another good pre-season and he will be a seriously good player for us.

Hopefully we can break even in the second half, but don't allow a game like this to cloud what has been a successful season for us.  You'd be stupid to do it.

NO! No positives!  Let us be angry and turn on each other!

[Devil In Disguise 2,278]

Pathetic way to finish the season. Pedo left out again & our heathy percentage being chewed up every minute. Won't miss Roos at all.

[MrBurns 36]

2 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

It's fair to say we've checked out.  It's highly disappointing, but let's take a breath for a second.  We are still the youngest side of the round and we've worked hard ALL season.  Coming in to the final round with nothing to play for, while the other team is potentially Grand Final bound (which makes me vomit at the thought), and this is what we get.  Again, it's disappointing, but let's have some perspective for a second.

The one highlight so far is Salem.  He's been terrific.  Another good pre-season and he will be a seriously good player for us.

Hopefully we can break even in the second half, but don't allow a game like this to cloud what has been a successful season for us.  You'd be stupid to do it.

Nothing to play for?  How about giving the guy who has supposedly been the 'messiah' a proper send off?  This is like watching the Passion of Christ!

[Adam The God 30,248]

2 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

It's fair to say we've checked out.  It's highly disappointing, but let's take a breath for a second.  We are still the youngest side of the round and we've worked hard ALL season.  Coming in to the final round with nothing to play for, while the other team is potentially Grand Final bound (which makes me vomit at the thought), and this is what we get.  Again, it's disappointing, but let's have some perspective for a second.

The one highlight so far is Salem.  He's been terrific.  Another good pre-season and he will be a seriously good player for us.

Hopefully we can break even in the second half, but don't allow a game like this to cloud what has been a successful season for us.  You'd be stupid to do it.

It's been a successful season, but this isn't good enough. Whatever momentum could have been built for 2017 has been dashed and whatever could have been learnt from last weekend's disgrace has clearly not been. 

[barneymfc 152]

nothing has really changed in 3yrs has it sure the future looks good with the youth but gee they are so of wanting to win

[Wiseblood 24,637]

Just now, stuie said:

The perspective is we have had our culture rebuilt for 3 years and in the last game that coach oversees we go back to how we looked when he came in.

"Nothing to play for"? You don't have that luxury coming from where we've come from.

 

Totally disagree.  But I can't be bothered arguing it today with you Stuie as I don't have the energy to go round and round and round in circles.

Cheers.

[titan_uranus 25,018]

As much as we have improved this year, one of the selling points was that we had no had one of these complete beltings like every other bottom 10 side.

For that reason, as trivial as it may be, this perfomance disappoints me.

Also, the FD and players don't get to pin it on the fact that Geelong has something to play for and we don't. After losing to Carlton last week despite finals being a distinct possibility, we don't get to say that.

[Wiseblood 24,637]

Just now, A F said:

It's been a successful season, but this isn't good enough. Whatever momentum could have been built for 2017 has been dashed and whatever could have been learnt from last weekend's disgrace has clearly not been. 

No it hasn't.  So the players go in to pre-season going 'we're only as good as our last game?'.  They'll go in knowing that they still need to make some serious improvements to push for finals.

[Lord Travis 10,730]

Roos' worst loss as coach was his second as our coach where we lost by 92 points. Let's hope we don't rol over and record his worst loss as coach as a parting gift. That would be f*cking pathetic and the players should have to forfeit their pay if that happens. They're employed to do a job and they're not doing it.

[stuie 7,374]

Just now, Wiseblood said:

Totally disagree.  But I can't be bothered arguing it today with you Stuie as I don't have the energy to go round and round and round in circles.

Cheers.

Well given Roos has talked so much about momentum into the preseason then I would say he disagrees with you too.

But hey, you're probs right, "nothing to play for" today, we already have such a good reputation and consistent culture...