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Tom Morris also said the players came back after xmas in poor condition. If true that would explain our lack of run and fadeouts after half time. How unprofessional if true?

After we get smashed by the Tigers, I would try out all the guys that can cope physically, to see who stays on the list next year. I would rest all injured players like Tom Mc and put a line through Lever and May and let them be cherry ripe for next year, after a full pre season. I would make sure we get a good kid in the mid season draft. I would chase the best conditioning guy around. I would look at the assistant coaches and set up deals to get the best available in place for next year. I would be prepared to delist anyone who is not up to it at season end, even if that number is 12-14 players. Of course the core of good players must be kept. I would target pace and skill in the draft, a key forward and an extra rookie experienced ruckman as Insurance, and to help Casey in developing their AFL listed players. I would free up the game style for the rest of the season, playing a more basic game and letting players take the game on. While not tanking, I would make development, not winning the key. We have the basis of a good side which needs some consolidation and filling the gaps in a list that is not well balanced. One bad year is bearable, if the next 5 are successful. Anyway that’s how I see it now, with the long injury list and poor start to the season. PS. If we win the next 4 ignore my post, but given our current circumstances that won’t be happening.

Only us.

Looks like everything is going to plan.

Maybe not rubbish but certainly poor. I have been banging on about pace and disposal for the last 3 years and I don't believe we have done anything about it. Interesting that our disposal is causing turnovers that are gifting goals to the opposition and we are now described by many as the slowest team in the AFL. Added to a poor gameplan is it any wonder we are losing every week.

Looks like it.

Ladder position at that time.

The many of us who have said exactly that obviously know nothing about footy, because the experts we pay a fortune to for running our team did exactly that.

Wanna bet?

Many share your anger.

Maybe Saty some of us are hurting more than you. Sorry if you find that funny or strange.

They are reviewing it on Queen’s Birthday while the Pies tear us a new one.

The Coaches need an honesty session.

Did you watch him yesterday, obviously not? Is a mile off. Want to destroy him like Watt's first game or Petty's?

I am not that arrogant that I won't admit when I am wrong. I was wrong when I said we will be Carlscums first win, we will be just one of their wins. Pace, skill and a reasonable gameplan, yep they have that.

I am not that arrogant that I won't admit when I am wrong. I was wrong when I said we will be Carlscums first win, we will be just one of their wins. Pace, skill and a reasonable gameplan, yep they have that.

If you are going to ask sensible questions, you should probably follow another club.

I think the FD all had surgeries, frontal lobotomies.

You left out a blah.

Is doing better forward than I thought he could. If he was isolated one on one like say a Pies entry he would be even better. However needs some ruck education, in getting ball to our advantage, but has been a good pickup and can getter much better.

Yep.

Agree, with most of that. Did you notice that our 2 best players Oliver and Brayshaw are going at about 60% disposal efficiency. IMO that is down to the gameplan and congested forward 50, where they kick to a contest every time because no one has got free, which won't happen under the chaos game plan.

Suggest you ring the club, because they haven't worked it out. It is actually funny that you pay these guys a sh-tload of money for their expertise and they can't see what the rest of the footy world does.

That is what is so worrying. Having 2 slow, over 30's on the wings in a 6-6-6 scenario is suicide. Saints had 6 players under 20 games and guess what, they are well drilled, know what to do and where to go and have pace and skill.

Good idea. He has the knowledge of 280 games with Clarko to use.