layzie

I think this is spot on, we can bang on about coaching all we want and a lot of that is valid but I saw a lot of stupid stupid nonsensical decision making today. The Salem example is perfect and takes the words right out of my mouth seriously the one time we try to precision pass? Ergh. It's pure football sense and a lot of our players are showing they just don't have it right now.

Yeah it's probably that stupid segment where they wear the clubs they played for and if it was multiple clubs they make a multi jumper. I remember they somehow mashed a St Kilda, Sydney and Bulldogs jumper together for Barry Hall a few years back. Shocking show, admittedly I do occasionally watch it when I feel like a brain dead Sunday night laugh but for the most part it's pure bogwash.

He was ok don't get me wrong and if there was a level we knew he could hit that he is working back to then it would be ok but the truth is his game today is not too dissimilar from his games when he's been fully fit and raring to go. His 4 kick game in a forward 50 that had 46 entries today being considered v good probably says a bit about where we are.

6. Brayshaw 5. Gawn 4. Oliver 3. Petracca 2. May 1. Tomlinson

Yeah so I'm trying to think of what to even say about the game today and I'm just coming up short. I got very little. I don't even know what the issue is but the gameplan does not appear to be one that is working. I just heard Lever's post game interview and he believes in the system and says when it's up and running can bring about some great football, I appreciate his sentiment rhetoric or not but seriously how much banging the head against the wall do we need to go though? Ball gets kicked into 50, no marking option, hits deck, can we keep it in thereeeee?? No we can't, out it comes, moment gone. That piece of play from Kozzie to keep it in and kick it back to Melk in the square was incredible and deserved a goal how did we squander it? So many deflating moments like that. Our midfield has become slow and boring, everyone works hard but nothing happens. Handballs are poorly timed and go to the wrong person or just miss the person altogether. The Cats matched us in contested footy for most of the day. 105 uncontested marks to 46, Geelong chipping sideways and making us run around and get tired. WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR THIS? Because it seems like continuously playing it into their hands was all we felt like doing. Outcoached again Goodwin. Few good performers, I would say the majority of our side were 5 out of 10s. Clarry continues to work hard but isn't playing the smartest footy right now, VIney doing his usual bull like 20 odd touches and not really effecting anything. Kozzie was a shining light and gets you excited when he's simply around the contest and Lockhart might have made some mistakes but I'd prefer to see him out there than others. Hannan just doesn't do enough for me, in and out of games too often. In the past we've loved him because he'd have games like this and bob up and kick 2 in the last to gloss the reality of his performance but he's just not that good in reality. I will give a little leniency, 1 game in 13 weeks is not easy. Yes I will give it some time, but my god if I see another performance like that after a solid 4 week block then well yeah. Get it together.

Probably not but I think the mood would have been similar to after the Carlton game, would have papered over some cracks.

Losing still stinks

Grand stand finish!

Well done T-mac. Needed one for confidence

Bit of a dagger

Lift this quarter

Not good enough really. Gameplan is not working.

Those the ball on the boot seriously

Here comes the fall apart

Effort seems to be there. Geelong look shocking

Big performance required today, I know it will be tough coming off a scratch match but I want to see the dare and confidence we had in that first quarter against Carlton. Lower the eyes, short kicks into the 50 and only the bomb when we really have to. This team needs to show they can stick with the process, even if that process isn't perfect right now. Need to show we can withstand pressure and when the tide turns in a game and it will, we show that we can still win that hard ball or kick that settling goal. Consistency of effort is key here.

I'm pretty much in the same boat as a lot of others here, Hours cut to 30 a week and several layoffs, several expenses including rego coming up. I think I have to do this, I am most likely going to regret that but I guess I'm going out as much or spending as much as I used to (After all I'm sitting on DL at 1am on Sat morning). I know there are plenty of people here in worse positions who would kill to donate right now. Make no mistake what I contribute is as much for you as it is for me.

That's some good Sat brunch footy viewin in Perth!

We have no need for Tom Lynch.

From what I sort of gather it's pods of 8 that train together regularly? It's very tough, you don't want positions getting wiped out but you want to build synergy too. This season is full of catch-22s

Definitely a good way to look at it!

Yeah the war years were rough but was anyone here around for them? It is absolutely true that there have been compromised seasons but let's not pretend we're comparing apples and apples. Pre draft, pre salary cap, pre equalization, pre professional game list goes on.

I'm really enjoying this thread. As someone born 20 years after this and with pretty much just those few minutes of newsreel footage of the 64 grand final to go off it really helps reading the stories here! Keep it up!

That was what I noticed as well. At least he was presenting and making an option.

Really needs 6 games in a row alongside May. I was going to give Lever this season before assessing the trade again with with the way it's going is there going to be any point in that? Most of us were stoked when we got him but most of us also raised an eyebrow at the price we paid.