DemonWA

This was a recent post on the most recent post match thread. I'm not going to keep trawling to dig out more examples, but no doubt I've seen them. Lord Nev's humour only works as a joke because we're seeing the same sort of posts by others that are believing this sort of thing.

Exibit A your honour

Im interested in time because the loading excuse types will shift their narratives to suit what the W/L column is telling them. We have a hard run home and I don't think there is any margin for error. Ramping and loading training loads is a thing, and so is being out of form and jaded/complacent at this time of the year. My issue with the loading discussion is that it inevitably comes with the 'relax we've got this' attitude, using last year or the glory era Cats as examples. The links are all speculative and made through rose coloured glasses.

Again, this comment is a speculative narrative derrived from the W/L column of the ladder that suits the position that were not just down on form.

Can't believe the venue doesn't have CCTV footage

Will be interesting to see - the teams we've lost against are both contenders in their own right, so are we saying they're not also loading? Or that their game plan is less susceptible to fatigue? I see comparisons to last years flat spot, but given we went deep into finals I can't see that our high performance approach would be the same this year. At this stage no one really knows and my take is that we're just not playing good footy, regardless of training loads. Other will prefer to pray it's all part of the grand plan and a symptom of training loads. Only time will tell.

I've heard plenty of banter that goes below the belt. There is never an excuse to get violent though. Can't believe May is the bad guy here

Not at all. And to be clear I'm not saying the technique doesn't exist, I'm just saying I think the masses on hear are using it as an excuse to build a conveniant narrative around our run of poor form. I don't think the 2 are related (or the comparison to last year's form), but happy to be proven wrong.

This is how all blokes banter, no?

This is my exact issue. Articulate armchair experts fuelling group think /speculation that loading makes an excuse for poor footy. Spare me. At least it's only June.

If may got punched how is melksham not banned?!

I see people essentially putting the losses down to Loading without any proof or insight into the clubs training plans. It seems like a convenient excuse to put any mid season blip in form down to 'loading'.

Anyone know the specifics of the incident?

I'm sure this exists as a training / conditioning strategy, but to attribute every loss to 'loading is fantasy. If the losses were due to the the team running out of legs I'd pay it. But we're loosing due to a lack of connection with our front half which I can't see being related to training loads or intensity

My 3 word analysis; On Drugs Mate!

The most ridiculous thing I've ever read on demonland is armchair experts blaming our losses and other teams losses on loading. Spare me!

As long as they don't take Petty out of the backline I'm fine with trying something new. Daw and Tommo are probably the ones who they could try forward in leiu of Weid or MBrown and it wouldn't impact us too much. Gus Brayshaw might help too- he's a great 1 on 1 player and mark and we might be better served having him on a HFF now Salem is back.

I thought the handball was OK. Oliver slowed down and made it worse than it was imo

I think that is a revisionist version of the truth. Aside form the prelim and the GF where we flicked some sort of switch that I hadn't seen before or since, I think even last year we were a beatable side - twe managed to win the close games but I don't think we were dominant like people seem to believe we were

Hate to sound like our old mate Satyricon but the amount of people potting some of the lads after 2 losses is a bit on the nose.

Don't get me wrong, pretty much everything you've said is anchored in fact - but spare me the hyperbole. You don't win flags in early June

That was tough to watch. I'm not sure if it's our game plan but I didn't see many forwards leading for the ball. Seems like we're planning to score from bombs in and hoping we can mop up better than out opposition. Lots of guys down on form or playing slightly lazily imo. I don't think BBBB should get dropped because 2 weeks in a row he's been out numbered and asked to take miracle grabs to get a possession. Steven May obviously hides some of our shortcomings in defence. And TMac obviously gives us alot structurally too.

I hate freo supporters and spent decades being an obnoxious looser at subi oval. Not sure what the point of my post is but thought I'd share. Haha

Absolute linchpin of the team. Good recognition here

Some huge ins. I didn't really appreciate what the team was missing until you see the names coming back. I think Trent Rivers has a huge future so hoping he can find a role back within the team. Should probably get the Sub role this week. No doubt Brayshaw needs to stay back and JJ has effectively taken Riv's spot in simple numbers terms