I think I’ll repeat it … 29.61

Kosi should play VFL next week.. 

ANB, Harmes, Smith all out as well. 

  On 02/07/2023 at 07:56, Tom Dyson said:

When you're coming off the ground at halftime and Gus says our game is looking good offensively and we've kicked 2 goals 9, i reckon theres an issue with accepting mediocrity. 

Not sure we will be able to make finals from here. How mark stafford still has a job is beyond me. 

England cricket team levels of self delusion at the moment. 
There’s something to be said for doing everything right and not getting the result, but eventually you have to get the result. We’re going backwards fast.. 

  On 02/07/2023 at 08:03, picket fence said:

SO BLOODY WHAT!!

Hard to fathom it was less than only two years ago.

Who is this mob?

Can we please not play here again at least?

Why forfeit a home game and add travel fatigue?

 

 

  On 02/07/2023 at 08:05, Tom Dyson said:

Goody is in dangerous territory of doing what Beverage has done to the dogs, keeps his job after a flag but then screws up a good list in a premiership window because he can't adapt a gamestyle or system that can actually win games of football. 

Said in post game last week that it is all talk with goody and that no tangible change will ever happen and he's proving me right, we can all see what is happening in front of us including him and yet it actually looks like we're getting worse. He'll talk about how that was the game we expected and GWS were good and that there are learnings to take from it, same thing over and over and we'll continue to lose the exact same way and continue to be inefficient entering the forward 50 and trying to convert, All talk zero walk. 

Looked exactly like a dees game as he will say, more inside 50s more shots at goal and still loosing. 

The sky hasn't quite fallen in but right now we are a bit of an 'almost' team. It's got a touch of last year about it re lost momentum and things just not falling into place.

Love what ANB brings to the table but I do agree that he probably needs a wake up call and a spell. Woey or Bailey Laurie should be given a chance at some point.  

 

 

 

Enough of this selling games. Move it back to the G & we win it.

  On 02/07/2023 at 08:03, dee-tox said:

Unfair on Langdon.

Rest spot on.

Not so sure, Langdon is fairly ineffectual most of the time. At least compared to prior years.  Running 10kms doesn't mean much on it's own.

I love it, it's like watching local community footy every week.

 

Given the Weagles first half … too late to make a run for #18 and Harley Reid? Surely that was the plan today … otherwise entirely inexplicable!

Just wading blindfolded through the bile to let @Jaded No More in particular know that it’s Fritta’s foot AND ankle that are the issues. And it’s looking very bleak at this stage.

WCW out (until our next win) 🙄 

Can someone enlighten me as to why Kozzie doesn’t get more midfield minutes? First game of the season rotate plenty through the centre. He was the main reason we rolled the dogs. Gets rubbed out, signs an extension and we play him exclusively forward and he is constantly a non factor……?

  On 02/07/2023 at 08:05, Tom Dyson said:

Goody is in dangerous territory of doing what Beverage has done to the dogs, keeps his job after a flag but then screws up a good list in a premiership window because he can't adapt a gamestyle or system that can actually win games of football. 

Said in post game last week that it is all talk with goody and that no tangible change will ever happen and he's proving me right, we can all see what is happening in front of us including him and yet it actually looks like we're getting worse. He'll talk about how that was the game we expected and GWS were good and that there are learnings to take from it, same thing over and over and we'll continue to lose the exact same way and continue to be inefficient entering the forward 50 and trying to convert, All talk zero walk. 

If we are serious as a football team that wants more premierships, his position should be under scrutiny form here onto the end of the season. No top 4? Miss the 8? Maybe we should start looking for other options.

  On 02/07/2023 at 08:05, beelzebub said:

And this durge we serve up isnt ??

Anyone thinking we're a serious finals contender...   pfffffffft 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Did I say it wasn’t?

I’m just sick to death of the “Loading Wars”. 

  On 02/07/2023 at 08:03, dee-tox said:

Unfair on Langdon.

Rest spot on.

Langdon reminds me of a certain side that said we played bruise free football, that's him.

Smith did alright with how we bring the ball in.

Harmes just shake head has no natural football brain.

ANB I think his main job is to get tackled to cause a ball up, time to go.

  On 02/07/2023 at 08:03, dee-tox said:

Unfair on Langdon.

Rest spot on.

Langdon is a shadow of his former self.

  On 02/07/2023 at 08:08, WalkingCivilWar said:

Just wading blindfolded through the bile to let @Jaded No More in particular know that it’s Fritta’s foot AND ankle that are the issues. And it’s looking very bleak at this stage.

WCW out (until our next win) 🙄 

I give this post negative 900 stars. Wish I didn’t read it

 

 

I do really appreciate the updates @WalkingCivilWar

Edited July 2, 20231 yr by Jaded No More

@A F and @binman

"No one can beat us when at out best." 

"Clearly we're loading." 

"The conditions were shocking so don't judge us in that". 

 

How we going fellas?! Which one is it?! 

What's the excuse @A F?! Your responses are looking awfully silly! 

 

 

  On 02/07/2023 at 07:56, stranga said:

How many years grace will our soft club give this guy?

At least 2 yrs of missing finals, maybe 3 before the club wakes up. By then it's rebuild time.

 

  On 02/07/2023 at 08:08, Zimma said:

Can someone enlighten me as to why Kozzie doesn’t get more midfield minutes? First game of the season rotate plenty through the centre. He was the main reason we rolled the dogs. Gets rubbed out, signs an extension and we play him exclusively forward and he is constantly a non factor……?

Because he is not a midfielder and never will be...

  On 02/07/2023 at 08:08, Zimma said:

Can someone enlighten me as to why Kozzie doesn’t get more midfield minutes? First game of the season rotate plenty through the centre. He was the main reason we rolled the dogs. Gets rubbed out, signs an extension and we play him exclusively forward and he is constantly a non factor……?

Why would you put someone so hell-bent on making the highlights package instead of playing the actual game into the midfield?

Going the sports entertainment angle, HQ will be very pleased 4th spot is very much up for grabs.

+70 disposals, +15 frees, +42 CPs, +19 clearances, +8 shots on goal, +27 inside 50s(!), but we lose. 

It’s not loading, it’s not personnel (albeit we’re missing two of our 5 best players), it’s some combination of coaching and skill. 

If we felt OK dropping Tomlinson after KB we should have dropped Smith after last week, instead of the better forward in JVR. We can’t make that mistake again. Brown’s a lumbering giant yet in the wet he had more touches than Smith and Melksham combined. 

This is the FD’s last chance to make changes to the 23, the way we try to score, and the way we play, because we cannot keep doing this. 

You have to laugh re the Presidents comment post Grand Final that we are setting up to have a dynasty with this team.

Yeh, right. We've been on the slide ever since.

Lost through incompetence- from the forwards, the selectors and coach.