PREGAME: Rd 19 vs St. Kilda

[The Stigga 1,090]

St. Kilda can still make finals

 

 

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,664]

3 minutes ago, The Stigga said:

St. Kilda can still make finals

 

 

Imagine sacking your coach and making finals in the same year.

[The Stigga 1,090]

6 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Imagine sacking your coach and making finals in the same year.

It's funny, players like Billings, Gresham, Lonie etc were criticised a while back as being to small, lacking impact etc, but now they are exactly the kind of players we don't have...(and need)

 

  

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

The longer this season has gone on, the less impressed I've been with Goodwin.

Selections again are baffling. Not rewarding form at Casey (JKH), and playing individuals who consistently underperform. (ANB as an example).

And now his pre-game presser has topped it off:

"We need our big men marking the ball inside 50 and at the moment Braydon probably isn't doing that for us".

How many weeks did he give Tom McDonald to start clunking the thing? When asked about Tom's form earlier in the year, whilst agreeing he was out of form somewhat, he'd shift the emphasis on both the quality of ball coming in and the need for our smaller  forwards to lock the ball in when brought to ground.

It doesn't make sense and it sends an inconsistent and unprofessional message to Brayden as well as the supporters.

I believe Pruess and Gawn should be playing together for the rest of the year as both a trial and opportunity to gel together. 

Petty should have been sent back in May's absence and we could have had Tim Smith, Pruess and Fritsch as marking targets.

It's genuinely baffling.

Oscar didn't play last week because of illness and the week before that he didn't impress in the VFL.

I don't understand the guy.

Edited July 26, 2019 by stevethemanjordan

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,664]

4 minutes ago, stevethemanjordan said:

The longer this season has gone on, the less impressed I've been with Goodwin.

Selections again are baffling. Not rewarding form at Casey (JKH), and playing individuals who consistently underperform. (ANB as an example).

And now his pre-game presser has topped it off:

"We need our big men marking the ball inside 50 and at the moment Braydon probably isn't doing that for us".

How many weeks did he give Tom McDonald to start clunking the thing? When asked about Tom's form earlier in the year, whilst agreeing he was out of form somewhat, he'd shift the emphasis on both the quality of ball coming in and the need for our smaller  forwards to lock the ball in when brought to ground.

It doesn't make sense and it sends an inconsistent and unprofessional message to Brayden as well as the supporters.

I believe Pruess and Gawn should be playing together for the rest of the year as both a trial and opportunity to gel together. 

Petty should have been sent back in May's absence and we could have had Tim Smith, Pruess and Fritsch as marking targets.

It's genuinely baffling.

Oscar didn't play last week because of illness and the week before that he didn't impress in the VFL.

I don't understand the guy.

Ignore the presser. It's what he says to the players privately that matters.

[beelzebub 23,254]

7 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Ignore the presser. It's what he says to the players privately that matters.

I would suggest those selected says even more.

 

[Red and Blue realist 2,042]

25 minutes ago, stevethemanjordan said:

The longer this season has gone on, the less impressed I've been with Goodwin.

Selections again are baffling. Not rewarding form at Casey (JKH), and playing individuals who consistently underperform. (ANB as an example).

And now his pre-game presser has topped it off:

"We need our big men marking the ball inside 50 and at the moment Braydon probably isn't doing that for us".

How many weeks did he give Tom McDonald to start clunking the thing? When asked about Tom's form earlier in the year, whilst agreeing he was out of form somewhat, he'd shift the emphasis on both the quality of ball coming in and the need for our smaller  forwards to lock the ball in when brought to ground.

It doesn't make sense and it sends an inconsistent and unprofessional message to Brayden as well as the supporters.

I believe Pruess and Gawn should be playing together for the rest of the year as both a trial and opportunity to gel together. 

Petty should have been sent back in May's absence and we could have had Tim Smith, Pruess and Fritsch as marking targets.

It's genuinely baffling.

Oscar didn't play last week because of illness and the week before that he didn't impress in the VFL.

I don't understand the guy.

I disagree completely, Preuss was utterly terrible last week and very ordinary the week before, are you saying they should reward him by keeping him in the team just because they let TMac find form? TMac has produced a 50+ goal season the one before. I agree that he might have been left in too long way out of form, but he found it again before he got injured. Preuss has now played 5 games for us and a total of 13 for his career, so has nothing to compel selectors into giving him another chance for now. He needs to perform in a secondary role not just the ruck and hasn't been able to show he can do that yet, and Gawn is clearly dominate without him anyway. They should be playing him as a forward at Casey (and relief ruck), so he gets the chance to work on his forward craft.

 

[sue 9,070]

34 minutes ago, Red and Blue realist said:

I disagree completely, Preuss was utterly terrible last week and very ordinary the week before, are you saying they should reward him by keeping him in the team just because they let TMac find form? TMac has produced a 50+ goal season the one before. I agree that he might have been left in too long way out of form, but he found it again before he got injured. Preuss has now played 5 games for us and a total of 13 for his career, so has nothing to compel selectors into giving him another chance for now. He needs to perform in a secondary role not just the ruck and hasn't been able to show he can do that yet, and Gawn is clearly dominate without him anyway. They should be playing him as a forward at Casey (and relief ruck), so he gets the chance to work on his forward craft.

 

Agree 100%.  The different treatment of Preuss and TMac is clearly justifiable .

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

1 hour ago, stevethemanjordan said:

The longer this season has gone on, the less impressed I've been with Goodwin.

Selections again are baffling. Not rewarding form at Casey (JKH), and playing individuals who consistently underperform. (ANB as an example).

And now his pre-game presser has topped it off:

"We need our big men marking the ball inside 50 and at the moment Braydon probably isn't doing that for us".

How many weeks did he give Tom McDonald to start clunking the thing? When asked about Tom's form earlier in the year, whilst agreeing he was out of form somewhat, he'd shift the emphasis on both the quality of ball coming in and the need for our smaller  forwards to lock the ball in when brought to ground.

It doesn't make sense and it sends an inconsistent and unprofessional message to Brayden as well as the supporters.

I believe Pruess and Gawn should be playing together for the rest of the year as both a trial and opportunity to gel together. 

Petty should have been sent back in May's absence and we could have had Tim Smith, Pruess and Fritsch as marking targets.

It's genuinely baffling.

Oscar didn't play last week because of illness and the week before that he didn't impress in the VFL.

I don't understand the guy.

Well if May is injured and Oscar is now depth, with Lewis going forward i would suggest there probably isnt anyone else left fit enough?

Oscar gets the Bradbury chance, lets see if he takes it.

Edited July 26, 2019 by Wadda We Sing

[praha 11,220]

4 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Imagine sacking your coach and making finals in the same year.

Miami Heat sacked their coach in 2005/2006 season and won the championship. Official word was Stan Van Gundy resigned but he was definitely pushed.

Granted, Pat Riley took over head coach role and he was like President, CEO and GM at the same time but still, pretty crazy.

Anyone know if Bartlett or Pert can coach?

[Demon3 2,541]

Remember when Steven May went off with a sore Hammy last week, then came back on.. now he is out this week. I We seriously have learnt nothing from the past and putting re-injured players back out on the ground. I cant actually believe it. I mean it seems its only a minor hammy but goodness me.. the Club is about as professional as the under 16s  down the road. utterly perplexed by it all. 

[Cards13 9,117]

6 minutes ago, praha said:

Miami Heat sacked their coach in 2005/2006 season and won the championship. Official word was Stan Van Gundy resigned but he was definitely pushed.

Granted, Pat Riley took over head coach role and he was like President, CEO and GM at the same time but still, pretty crazy.

Anyone know if Bartlett or Pert can coach?

St Louis Blues in the NHL did it this season, last in the league. Coach sacked inn November, win the whole damn thing!!

[DubDee 24,785]

20 minutes ago, Demon3 said:

Remember when Steven May went off with a sore Hammy last week, then came back on.. now he is out this week. I We seriously have learnt nothing from the past and putting re-injured players back out on the ground. I cant actually believe it. I mean it seems its only a minor hammy but goodness me.. the Club is about as professional as the under 16s  down the road. utterly perplexed by it all. 

no idea what you are on about. he had a minor strain and could play on so he did in a game we could have won.  he could play this week but they are being conservative and giving him a rest

[Dee Dubya 220]

Dees by 5 goals. OMac 3 Brownlow votes.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

How the f....  are we favourites??!!

[Demon3 2,541]

On 7/26/2019 at 4:14 PM, DubDee said:

no idea what you are on about. he had a minor strain and could play on so he did in a game we could have won.  he could play this week but they are being conservative and giving him a rest

Yep exactly my point, he had a minor strain.. so put him back on and risk it becoming a major one for a guy who has battled soft tissue all year.