darkhorse72

Disco has more impact where he is now. The issue is the ability to kick straight.

With increasing salary caps, like the signing of Franklin by the swan discounts the real value of the big contracts signed now over their life.

Great news. Still amazing he's only 23. Feel's like he's been around a lot longer. Are if someone like Fred does try a raid at some point (Certainly possible at some point int he next 9 years) we can set terms.

Yes, eh said that in the interviewing after the game and he was trapped on where he could kick it on his right and didn't want to chance his left....he went for a chaos ball as they still had time and it went wrong. Game was lost from previous poor decisions by us (Yes umpires gave them enough goals to win too)

We lost when we failed to convert this set shots and some stupid mistakes in front of goal. But how many goals did the pies get from some iffy free kicks and 50's!!

Tasmania is a broke state...they cant fund their own hospitals. If the AFL wants it, it needs to cough up more.

We go for money. Only the club finance community can decide if it worth if form their perspective. (Imagine we were still selling games to Brisbane 🤮 ) The Issues: The bigger question is our performance affected by all the community work we do prior to the game. Does it remove our focus and our performance? Can we do that post game, as for the game before a bye. Its not our job to promote the game in the NT, as its a AFL state already. There isn't enough people living there to see it as a growth in membership like the hawks impact in Tassie (Yes it timed well with their premiership run). And too often there is more opposition supporters even one year the person tossing the coin for our home game had an opposition scarf on....like WTF...what does the club think get out of it for promoting our brand/club.

Wow what a horrible display in front of goal. 7.21 For those that can get to training: Do they actually practice goal kicking and real goal kicking simulation? As it sure does not look like it. They cant use the excuse of the wind in the 2nd and 4th as kicking at the end was supported by the wind as the saints showed us. From a data view point, it must be a massive flashing red indicator that they have not been able to fix. It should be a key KPI for the coaching group. I think they should start deducting match payments for miss easy goals, its save a fortune in our salary cap to pay for a fwd that can kick straight.... JVR - is a great kick for goal. The rest of the game was vernally very positive, we controlled the ball for much of the game after qtr time, but see point one.

24 Hours later I like to comment; 7.21 sums it up combine with the lowest pressure rating in the last quarter for the year (Maybe longer) Insipid basic skill of goal kicking hasn't been fixed since it costs us massively in the 2023 finals series (Yes also before then). The stage was set with Kozzie's first super lay shot on goal that didn't even make it. Once we did take control, we couldn't find good targets inside 50 and when we finally did, couldn't kick straight (allowing for the wind). Mentally we weren't there. Would a more sheltered MCG been better? Based upon history, only marginally. The season is not done, but now they need to win the games we didn't expect them to be favourites in. The response next week will show where they are mentally to compete.

Yep, that at the beginning of the game set what was to come...

typical...and sad

4th time lucky?

for [censored] sake!

With the wind a very very low percentage shot from that side of the ground, it was the right ideal, just a really-poor kick.

Again, what a joke

Yay! got one..

I thought his arms were chopped!

Controlling the game now, but saints completely clogged up our 50 marking it hard for a mar/space to goal

That was terrible by petty... lucky.

Start watching the game late, just caught up to the broadcast. AJ - likely 1 week based upon the hit on Fargo the week before, not sure why he jumped though. Kossie first shot, - really worried it showed they weren't switch on as then the saints went on a super purple patch. But two marks up the top of the square by the saints in the 2nd must've Goodwin pull what hair he has left out. Really poor by the boys in defence. Back to 13 points, we look more in control but need less posters and more goals. The left seems to be much easier to score at, so we need to wn this qtr going into the last.

Swans were mentally broken in last year's GF, then lost their long term coach ( I called he would step down at the time and he did a bit later, as he knew he couldn't do more than he had at the club), then a ton of injuries to key players. Eventually something will crack and the Crows have built a good side that last year was expected to compete near the top, looks like they have got the balance right this year. Cox a bad coach. Who know he's been in the job for less than half a season. Players adjusting to a new coach after so long an issue, most likely. But it will take time for his players to change the way they play after so long under 1 coach an like us his season will improve Shen he starts getting his key players back into the side. The annoying win was Freo, bloody Gold Coast, I guess they aren't used to play in such weather?

Gee the swans are done...

Inexperience cost the tigers, but they played well.

Playing with confidence in the new system. Asa result their is less skill error as player dont second guess where to go. Good to see it in practice against a good defensive side. Plus the team pressure is back. Great to see.

Bloody typical...