leave it to deever

Just in time to do our jekyll and hyde act and beat them.

BB was our highest marking player in the hawks game.

wrong thread

When we just admit honestly the difference between our best and worst is a huge divide it puts things in perspective. Our best has always been against very good teams and our worse has been against teams like giants loss...hawks draw....cwood loss...crows loss...close encounter with norf. That said the only explanation why we only play poorly against bottom teams must come down to either our preperation or the players attitude. We have not beaten all the best sides in the comp by fluke. We are a very good side that is dropping games to poor sides because we are not bringing the same intensity. Is it the glory and hype of big games the players are feeding off? Thats ok but the end goal requires eating the small fish as well. I hope we find the root cause and come out and bury gold coast but im not too confident.

It was more of a reference to your philosophical nature and looking at the positives. Goodys done a great job. I thought hed be gone this year. Sometimes I wish he was more like Clarko but maybe too much agro is old school these days and Goody is the future. I like how he gets amongst the pkayers...tussles hair and pats backs. He is liked but not feared and this is not a bad thing even if when we lose to lesser teams I rant that he should drag players. In the end I think Goody needs a little more fire in his own belly but i guess thats not his style. We are on top of the ladder despite some gut renching losses so i cant tecnically argue with his results.

I just want this read to them. If you keep missing easy shots on goal you need to put more time in training ...having shots week in week out. Fwds...please talk to each other and dont all go for the same grab. Dont take lesser teams more lighty and those who say we dont just look at our lack of tackling in game just gone by. Mids, sometimes its all about basics and not glamour footy. Goody, sometimes its not about learnings...its about putting a fire in their bellies. But on the whole congrats must be given for our achievements. Except now we are at the business end and our achievements can slip away if we dont keep moving forward . This is the time when we need to be getting better....hungrier...more ruthless...more physical....more determined and much more committed. Many of our last few games would suggest we are not and the players need to be reminded of all their hard work could be for nought and play every game with this burnt into into them. Its not like there isnt much riding on this season. 56 years of hoo doo.

I must say if Goody goes...you would be the perfect replacement.?

Nice perspective but that draw wasnt an aberration. As such I think most of us have had our confidence shaken in a flag this year. We sre still in a great position as you say but we have taken a big step backwards at the wrong time. The big issue will be if the players confidence has been drained. The fumbles that went through the team like epson salts smacked of panic and desperation. Not a look you expect from top v bottom six weeks out from finals. Also our lower tackle count is a huge concern. There should be no excuse for this if we want a flag. We know this team has been great in regrouping and refiring but Im worried this was one time too many to be honest.

So not too different to being a Dees supporter and thinking we will account for lower tier teams easily.

Yep. Although I thought bb wasnt bad. Talls got in each others way too often and Hawks did a goid job crowding us out. Slow movement on our part helped tgem achieve this.

Spargos delivery is always great.

Mr Magoo

Sad but true. Not holding marks and not kicking many goals. We are a fwd short. Not sure if Sw is the answer though.

Jake Lever....1 tackle Hunt....1 tackle Petty.....1 tackle May....0 tackle Rivers....1 tackle Salem the highest with 2. Six tackles btw these six defenders. No wonder Hawks scored like they did.

Kicking at goal would be a good learning for us.

Our lack of tackling was woeful but even more so in our backline. I think it was their worst performance ever. Also with Jackson averaging half a goal a game we are a forward down. His ground skills are good but he drops a lot of marks, The top teams we have beaten must be wondering how at this moment in time.

Ouch. As much as I enjoy gus and gawnie podcasts .....gus should stop and spend more time kicking at goals. And a few others. Did we train too hard during the week? So slow. Its just so hard to see us winning a flag after that rubbish. There has to be a reason we cant beat low teams. But who knows.

Omg....a FREE kick for holding. Yea.

12 mins to go. Lets play like a finals team. Kozzie thank you.

So much for a percentage builder.?

All frees up fwd for hawks

We have the close one. I think we will sneak home but its a worry. Can the umpires just give a fair shake .

Its bizarre we can beat every side in the eight but struggle only to bottom teams.

We are slow

I just dont think our effort is anywhere near last weeks game and my point was we struggle agsinst bottom sides while cats smash them. Its a fair comment.