Jaded No More

Brayshaw is a shell of his former self. If injured he must be put out to rest for the reminder of the season. If not, he needs time in the VFL to regain skills/confidence. Not sure who the hell you bring in instead. If Melksham gets thru half a game in the VFL I would be tempted to throw him at FF next week. But probably risky and silly.

So injuries are why Brayshaw and Harmes have gone backwards at the rate of knots and refuse to play defensive footy? It’s why we can’t hit a target? It’s why we run around like headless chicken handballing to teammates feet? It’s why players miss from 20m out directly in front of goal? I agree that the backline has really suffered this year and so we’ve been easier to score against. You can also argue the same about picking a target going forward, although if McDonald was injured all year why did they play him? But like I said above, the basic skill errors and lack of two way running and effort can’t be all put back on the injuries.

Ask for your 2 minutes back.

Also stressing the supporters who are a loss away from losing their [censored] minds. The thing that hurts the most is we’ve had record membership and exposure on free to air tv this year and we’ve totally and utterly blown it.

Lucky bastard. I have 2 more games then I’m off overseas. Opposite time zone means no footy! Nobody can deny injuries and lack of fitness have ruined our season. And to be honest if we finished 9th-12th you’d say ok we’ve been so unlucky what a shocking year. But come on, injuries alone cannot be blamed for a 4 win season. Our midfield has been intact all year. Yes they have been down on fitness due to post season surgeries, but as a whole we’ve had a good run with midfield injuries. The backline has suffered and so has our forwardline. It is absolutely the reason for some of our performance, but you can’t keep hiding behind injuries when we are staring at a bottom 2 finish. Our skills, our game plan, our lack of defensive running, it is all deplorable. I repeat injuries have ruined our season. But even injuries as bad as ours don’t simply cause a team to go from 4th to 17th.

It sums up why he shouldn’t keep getting games and yet...

It’s both. Goodwin’s game plan isn’t good enough. His match ups don’t work and he doesn’t make changes. We are defensively poor and have been all year. That is on him. Our players lack run and skills. That’s on them. But we have been so badly outcoached this year and that is on Goodwin.

Looking forward to the post game thread where apologists will make excuse and tell us everything will be great next season.

Goodwin said we have a lot to play for. He is about as useful as Frost kicking a football.

Adelaide won’t replace one mediocre coach with another. They are a winning club with lots of pride and money. They are not Melbourne.

Well done you loser club. Goodwin outcoached not for the first time this season. Ratten is 10 times the tactical coach Goodwin is. They isolated Salem which ruined any poise we had at half back. They dragged Oscar deep. What a joke.

Salem having a shocker!

Lay a [censored] tackle. Soft!

[censored] off what a weak free!

How about Goodwin and his 16 assistants make a move? Bruce is killing him for speed. So I dunno let’s try Frost?!

Get [censored] Goodwin. Make a goddamn move! Take Oscar off Bruce. Do it. Now. Do it!

Even when the ball takes forever to go into their forwardline we are still out of position. How?!

Why. Are. You. So. Loose?! So many players jogging on their own.

Literally a spud who has made his career playing Melbourne.

Membrey again. Get [censored]. What a joke of a team. What magical invisible teammate are you handballing to Oscar?!

Brayshaw is horrible. What has happened to him? I love Josh Bruce and Membrey always killing us. A couple of goddamn spuds.

[censored] woeful. Get [censored] with this [censored] Goodwin. Honestly this is a disgrace and we should be ashamed of this display.

Man. The. [censored]. Up! They just picked 7 unmanned players.

Bring back May! ???

Jesus Frost look alive!