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Concerning that many of the low scorers are forwards?

Delusional.

Jones was OK, not the worst. Equal most I50's, which is what you need from a wing. Amongst the rest, time for Tom Sparrow?

Also Pickett ... and you could throw in Langdon's miss as well.

Bennel and Weideman had chances to turn it around. Difference between a really good team and one that is just a level below.

Lions looking good, very balanced all over the ground. Will have to be at the top of our game to stay with them. Disposal still an issue, and not helping.

Anticipating an "honourable loss" here. They have too many players who make you pay when the mistakes come - and we still make plenty of mistakes. Still, can't question endeavour, and setting up well.

Harmes and his free kicks.

Jones in. Perhaps a bit of a message to Tom Mac - and to all the players. No free ride, earn your spot, but if you perform we'll back you.

“If you’re emotional, it’s really just a self-indulgence thing and it takes you away from what’s really important.”

As soon as I saw that image on the video I knew there'd be a thread along these lines. So cuffing predictable. Don't ever change Demonland.

Great half, but if Brayshaw and Oliver could reliably hit targets, we'd be unstoppable.

Early days, but Jackson looking OK. A bit more at home at this level.

An assertion based on a supposition. Or any number of.

"A RACIST: A racist is one who is both privileged and socialized on the basis of race by a white supremacist (racist) system. The term applies to all white people (i.e., people of European descent) regardless of class, gender, religion, culture or sexuality. By this definition, people of color cannot be racists, because they do not have the power to back up their prejudices, hostilities or acts of discrimination." (US specific references/examples omitted.) https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/Definitions-of Racism.pdf

Actually they profit from engagements (= clicks), and it turns out that there are lots of bigots out there. So yes, on that level, hate sells.

Not enough really skilled players, especially once it gets forward of the centre. Breaking down on turnovers. Plenty of GC pressure only adding to this.

Confirmed.

Only on Demonland.

Let me guess, you've never sat on a Board or selection panel. Even the idea that it's done by "votes". In your own words, laughable.

Yes, one could assume that. One could also make any number of other assumptions as to why he was given the flick - including the one that did the rounds at the time, which is far more credible and has nothing to do with what Goodwin did or didn't want to hear.

Except that the team is selected by a committee.

I don't have an issue with a bull-at-a-gate ball-winner like Viney having poor disposal/decision making skills. It's only an issue because none of the players around him are much better, so it's not even as if he can hand the ball off to someone who'll make sure it gets to where it needs to.

It's not being rectified because it's not easily solvable. Just as Jack Watts will never lose his sublime disposal and decision-making skills, the reverse is also true. It can be compensated for, and team play can be built around individual players' weaknesses, but there's a limit to how much compensating you can do for players who have neither the foot skills nor the vision (but who may have other attributes).

Actually not this team. Take the experience and foot skills/decision-making of Vince, Lewis and (effectively) Jones out, not just on-field but at training and around the club, and it starts to look very different. Also worth looking who has replaced those players, especially Tomlinson and Langford, both of whom bring a lot but both of whom are hit and miss decision-makers/executors. It's no accident that down back, where we do have experience, we're actually performing well (5th in the league or something?).