John Crow Batty
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Danger is that it might turn out a like for like.
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A couple of decades ago the Italian football team were bagged for playing the ultra defensive physically aggressive “Catenaccio” game. It was not pretty fast flowing football the critics told us. It was boring and a blight on the game. That said it brought Italy two World Cup victories and they were one of the most dominant world teams for decades. Then they changed their game to be more attacking and attractive in the modern style and duly became just another average team which can’t even make the World Cup competition any more.
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Jones was a one trick pony as a midfielder. See ball, grab ball, barge out of congestion or go to ground for a stoppage. He was no elite quick minded distributer with peripheral skills. I fail to see what he can offer new to revitalise the midfield. Then again as I have said before he has to deal with four huge entrenched ego’s in the midfield more or less shaped into a similar style of play may not want to listen to a newbie coach what ever his methods might be.
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The cats just love playing weak dispirited and fractured sides down there. They will be merciless. 186 is in play.
This season reminds me of 2007 when we went into the doldrums for over a decade. I now dread our encounter against WC on May 3rd. Glad I pre booked two overseas trips over the course of the season. I won’t be buying into the WatchAFL app when away.
I don’t blame the defence so much as the midfield and the leadership. I don’t believe Nathan Jones is up to the job. But then again having to coach 4 Prima Donna’s as a rookie coach is a tough gig.
Round 1 2018 Vs Geelong at MCG. I was there.
Another disturbing situation is that aside from our premiership players no recruit since 2021 has had a real break out season. McVee has been solid and Windsor looks like he will but other than that all our new players are rather vanilla. And there are no heirs apparent to our aging big name players.
As I said before, Harley Reid does too many undisciplined things. Gives away dumb frees and now a 50 metre penalty and Brisbane goals.
Trial by media convicts(Picket) and acquits(Maynard, Cripps, Dangerfield).
This is the flattest start of a season for me that I can remember. Too much [censored] and brutality in the world. Footy seems so unimportant and not even much of a positive distraction anymore given all the pathetic dramas from the end of last season. Still I will be watching and hoping for a win. More hope than confidence.
I just wish just once to see one of our forwards would get such a cheapie free like Will Day got just then. Just never happens.
At this stage of his career is a poorly disciplined player. Gets sucked in too easy with niggle and loses composure. Last season gave up the most free kicks ever for a WC player in a game.
Will be likely watching less footy on TV. I can’t stand that whiny snivelling Gerard Whateley. The archetypical wet sponge.
Our forwards get [censored] ball service and have for a long time. I would not blame them. All of our key midfielders have been rated as elite players but no one can say that Petracca, Oliver, Viney, Gawn, Sparrow etc are anywhere near elite ball distributors. Our wingers are just average and the likes of Salem and Bowey are no where near as good as they once were. We are just going to have to live with these forward thrust faults in our game until a new generation crops up.
If he can’t make up his mind to where he wants to be then best forget about him. He could come back to us and decide mid season he wants to play for Collingwood the following season.
