Jaded No More

I did not see that photo. In the video you can see him in the bottom of the screen and he seemed to stand on his own. Please please please be kind to him footy gods, he deserves some good luck!

WTF?! Joke!

Grimes to have scans tomorrow

Footy is a team game, and as much as we can blame a coach for poor tactics, lack of moves and team selection, it is not his job to go out there and attack the ball, tackle and win contested possessions. Our players have been asleep at the wheel this year, and utterly lacking any physicality. It took a heap of external (and no doubt internal) pressure to wake them up, which is a shame but not really a reflection on the coach. The result should mean nothing to Bailey's future. The decision to keep him or cut him will depend entirely on whether we think he is tactically capable of taking us to the next level. Glimpses this year and last year suggest that he can, but likewise many games since he started coaching suggest that he can't. Time will tell. Things are never as good or as bad as they seem. Remember that always.

In: Martin (have to support Jamar!), Bennell Out: Bate (unlucky but definitely our worst today), Grimes (inj) I know we won by nearly 100 points, but I hope Bailey still makes changes to make sure we don't become complacent. Pressure for spots is so important.

Bail did such an outstanding job down back I think it's time to permanently move Grimesy into the middle and replace him with Bail, who is an equally good kick and just as brave. His job on Dangerfield, who is an out and out gun, was absolutely brilliant! 6- Moloney 5- Jamar 4- Bail 3- Petterd 2- Frawley 1- Maric

How was that tap over his shoulder backwards to Moloney today? Ridiculous!

Flag nowhere to be seen. Thank goodness!

Have a look at the video of the team singing the song post match. Grimes joins in, and I can't really tell if he's on crutches. He is definitely not on two crutches, possibly just one. Can't have a broken foot if he's up singing the song. Anyone who has broken anything from the hip down before would tell you that standing up singing is not top of your priority list. Unless you are really high on Morphine. So fingers crossed!

Crappiest Photoshop job ever, but still, gets my point across.

We continue to play with fire though. One day our luck with Jamar will run out. We are sending him into an early retirement.

I don't think anyone is complaining, just pointing obvious things out. Bate had like 2 possessions at half time, and was clearly struggling to find his feet. So much so Bailey put him down back. Things are never as good or as bad as they seem. We certainly should be happy and proud of this effort but it means nothing if we get comfortable and come out with a pathetic display again next week. We have to strive for perfection from everyone in the team or we'll never be real contenders. Bate had a poor game in comparison to his teammates. He also hasn't played all year so you expect he'll take a few weeks to warm up. I just question whether we get any value out of Bate and Dunn in the same forwardline at the expense of Martin, when Jamar could hardly walk in the last quarter. I think both are third talls who can do the defensive thing well, and kick us some goals, but two of them are an overkill for me. Imagine if it was Jamar who went down in the first quarter with an ankle injury. Edit: BTW I think Bate absolutely deserved a game after his efforts last week in the VFL, but I don't know whether it was the right move to keep Dunn and use him as a second ruck. Obviously everything came off today but I don't think it's a long term strategy.

Hate to be critical after this win, but let's be honest, when the pressure was on in the first quarter he was quiet. When the flood gates open he is the one player you want in your side because he'll kill the opposition with his finishing skills, but just don't rely on him to get you going.

I loved that Bailey threw him into the centre square, made him go hard and get hit. He has had a habit of hearing footsteps and not going hard enough for the ball. Today he was excellent in the contests and really stood out with his much renowned kicking. Excellent game from him and one he has to always strive for. Definitely shows that he is wasted as a small forward.

Yeah I think he was pretty damn exhausted towards the end of the match, but his ball sense was excellent even late in the last quarter with some good tap ons. Jamar concerns me greatly. We are running this man into the ground. He could barely walk to the bench in the last. We have to bring Martin back in to give him a bigger rest. If he gets injured we are f'ed!

The Good Pressure on the ball carrier Contested possessions Tackling Inside 50's Work rate The Bad Grimesy The Ugly Bater trying to take a contested mark

Was on crutches post game but no bandage on the foot. You'd think if it was broken he'd have been in hospital getting x-rays and a cast/boot. Perhaps just bad bruising? Fingers crossed because I reckon Bail's game today was good enough to give Grimes more runs in the middle.

I'm about to jump the fence and slap him across the head. Wtf was Bailey thinking, bringing in Bate instead of Martin only to throw him down back and have him fail miserably? FMD! Grimsey hope it's not too serious. I'm worried we are going to run out of legs so we have to open a bigger lead or they'll run us over in the last. Watts and Tappy

There will always be those who over and under react to things. From my point of view though, I have never been less passionate about this club. Even in our dark years of 2007-2010 I felt more excitement than I do right now. I will of course continue to support this club and go to games every week but right now, it's only because I feel obligated to do so. I'm not someone who runs away or gives up when things get hard, but right now I'm somewhere between don't care and meh about 2011 and beyond. Hopefully this club can do something in the near future that will raise the excitement level of all jaded (pardon the pun) supporters.

Dunn is very very lucky given they dropped Martin who has been in better form this year. So not excited for this match. This whole season has totally flat lined for me.

J.Mac named for Casey reserves AFL injury list = garbage put together by some work experience kid taking the [censored].

Watts is too young for me to say this, but I'd hit that *shameful* Also that segment was hardly worth me watching a whole 15 minutes of The Footy Show. Worst.Show.Ever.

This better be good because my eyes are already bleeding after watching 5 minutes of this show. Goddamn that's some crap TV!

The degrading of one of our own players in this thread is what's truly embarrassing. Get a grip people!

The only thing between Sylvia and being an A grade 'elite' footballer is consistency. He has never had it on or off the field, so until he finds a way to achieve mental and physical consistency he'll never be more than a good B grader.