Norm Smith's Curse

we wont need to tank this season...

I think at the end of the day, whether we think Neeld is the right man or not, we have no option but to sit back and see what happens and hope that he does get proven right.

Either we have chosen our players poorly or we are expecting too much of them too early. Development is also obviously an issue because its unlikely we have picked nothing but duds over the last 10 years or so. I wonder what would have happened if we threw a lot of money at Scotty Thompson. We've never recovered from losing him in my opinion.

Sellar draws two defenders everytime he contests in the forward 50. Dont get me wrong but he has done nothing for us so far, but he can ruck and at least he draws defenders. Clark should definately NOT be in the ruck. he is about the only player we can rely on to take a contested mark and we need him in the forward 50 as our only viable scoring option.

And remember we got Moloney to replace Scott Thompson (and god I wish we'd just thrown the kitchen sink at him when he wanted to leave).

Id agree. I think at this stage we need some older leaders that have some heart. Clearly most of the ones we have now arent up to it.

And has injury clouds.

None of these have set the world on fire. Buckley I see often still banging a few Demonesque clangers LOL. But Brad is actually kicking a few in what I assume will be his last season.

I wasnt responding to your post. Do you think that the potential coach who had the most negative opinion of our list got offered the job? And my point was mainly about the off-field organisation of the club and about it being about 'everything but football', etc.

That was why we got Scully, Blease and Gysberts I believe. Hope the later two come on

I didnt mean all old players obviously. More an example of Essendon and Hawthorn where older stars of the club get involved at some level or support the current coach. On the one hand I remember Dunstall and Dermie defending Clarkson at the start when he lost 5 in a row and then I hear Gary on the radio bagging the dees at every opportunity while offering none of his time other than in coach selections. I guess the point im getting at is passion. Successful teams have a culture that just seems different from ours.

I dont agree. I think he and many thought our list was better than perhaps its turned out to be. Once he took the job it was only then that he realised how messed up the club was (Malthouse's comments). But it takes balls to take on a harder task with the possibility of ruining a coaching career (like daniher, Balme and Bailey)

I feel very sorry for him really. As you say he could be at Adelaide now and he chose us and our players have repaid him with dismall efforts at times. I have questioned a few of the decisions that he has made, but time will tell and I think there is probably more to some of the decisions than I can see from my lounge chair. What I want the club to do is now give him 100% support. We are at rock bottom, he believes he can take us somewhere, lets hope he is right.

We need him to play better to get a better trade for him??

Lethal basically admitted last night that Clark had done mkuch more than he would have expected and been good as a forward. Mitch Clark is the only reason I go at the moment!

Just like Brad Miller?

Sellar looks asleep at times. I wanted to run out and give him a bloody coffee or something.

The first one I got of SEN - the sources of all factual footy stuff! The second I got off you and got it wrong. My bad,

At successful clubs old players WANT to be involved - Hird coming back to Essendon as an example. At the Dees we had Gary being forced against his will to come in and Todd Viney never missing an opportunity to say he didnt want to coach the club. They go on about being a proud, old great club, yet they arent interested. Its a bad look for mine.

the only player Ive lauded this season is Mitch Clark.

Yeah if we get posession on the midfield it seems all our other midfielders dont spread, rather they stay on their opponent. Very annoying.

its probably too soon to say this, but I agree COMPLETELY. Blindly trying to force a game plan on a list designed to run and attack seems a little odd to me.

Im yet to see a demons supporter spit on their players.

Both totally different situations mate. So irrelevant. Norm was a proven coach, Geelong werent facing the wooden spoon when they were reviewing Thompson's performance. Whereas after a 4 year rebuilding phase we are worse than previously and on current form may be outclassed by two new teams of almost teenagers. Rather than there being too many drama queens, there are too many apologists. Half the reason we are where we are is because peole accepting mediocrity.

Thanks for the good news on Blease. Pleased to hear something positive.