demon3165

It's not the fitness issue It's the gameplan issue look at the last quarter 18 players all in one half no one in the front half at all, you cannot expect to have any run and carry when that happens we just bombed the ball out most of that quarter to waiting lions players and when we scored a point the lions just walked it out the backline every time, and the frustrating thing the coaches allowed it to happen instead of making changes. If you watch Casey they do the same thing it is programed that way forwards trying to be midfielders

The game is two fast for 2 umpires, imagine the media and supporters if that happens, would rather have say ten interchanges a quarter for a start.

Pretty well spot on, for Goodwin to say that amazes me, when you nearly have 18 melbourne players in one half of the ground you will never get run out of the backline and connect further up the ground because all you can do is dump kicks and they went to lions players, so are they now saying once the quarter starts the coaches cannot take stock and make changes if that's the case it's madness.

Big difference between training and a game, unfortunately you find players go back into old habits rather quickly, instead of kicking over the mark they run in an arc for extra distance, I'm more concerned with short kicks and kicks over distance as we have to many players that kick way to high instead of lower harder passes.

Oliver was a lot better but his decision making under pressure was not flash, but you have to start somewhere, hopefully things get a lot better.

Thanks will give it another go.

Then leave him the forward line full stop.

Tried watching it but to blurry has it improved.

Least it wasn't a leap....

I thought he played better by moving up the ground on leads than staying at stagnant.

As one who says his point of view I understand where you come from, I know that's a shock to read, but the problem I have with this forum is the debate issue it seems if you write something that people deed as negative it's criticised for being anti club instead of debating the issue with those people and express why they are wrong and then both sides should have an open mind about it instead it ends up a us against them attitude, and yes I have been guilty of that but more debate less attack would be helpful for discussion.

Put it bluntly poor coaching in the last quarter, allowing everyone to be in the lions front half and no one to be further back down the ground was crazy, even allowing the lions back line to virtually walk the ball out every time.

Like an old married couple.

That was my first thought....

Show me where I said you were sensitive, you said that my friend.

The effort was there no doubt and the lions are not in great form either but take away the second quarter we only kicked 3 more goals for the game.

lmfao you keep believing that whatever gets you through the day, i can keep this up all day so keep going please

I can assure you I'm not sensitive but you are, you keep replying love it.

I agree with you in part the effort was there, and the 2nd quarter there was some really good ball movement and it showed that the only position Kossie should play is the forward line full stop, the down side was the poor coaching in the last quarter by all the coaches allowing free lion players across the backline.

I don’t think stating facts is being precious, but I suppose you live in a different reality.

The same to you, people should at least have some understanding of the rules before posting.

If you are upset over the word rubbish you need to get a life, or stop being precious.

Because that's the game plan.

Rubbish he didn't even try to hide it.

This was poor coaching in the last quarter by the coaches talk about just letting the lions remain loose so badly, a game we should have won.