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No I didn’t listen to his press conference, I will later on today. As I said on the previous page, yes we fought back but with our possessions and entries inside fifty we couldn’t put them away due to the way we brought the ball in and numerous missed set shots. We only really kicked away in the last when we run over the top of them. When we did lower our highs and hit up players like Fritsch we hit the scoreboard. Put aside our forward fifty entries and some of our sets shots, the main concern for me was that we weren’t switched on early. The question I ask is why? Why weren’t we, as you’ve said we knew the Giants would come hard for us and they did. I believe had they not had their injuries we may have lost that game., we’ll never know. Early in the last it was back to under ten points. My suggestion was obviously shot down by the majority on here and that’s fine, I’m ok with that. But the question/s I put to you and everyone else who didn’t like my idea is, what’s the worst that could come out of the players not singing the club song after one game, instead going behind closed doors and speaking openly and honestly about why we weren’t switched and how if this doesn’t change there could well be a different result next time. Now compare that to what the positives could be if that was to happen. Someone has already suggested why does this have to be in place of the team song, why not after. Because I believe doing it then, while it’s fresh would have the greatest impact. I would also state that this should remain private, kick any non essential people out, close the doors and have a chat. When asked by the media what’s happening simply state the boy’s decided not to sing the instead they wanted to discuss key areas of the game in private. Also what other suggestions does anyone have as to why this keeps happening and how to fix it. Whatever we’ve been trying in recent years obviously hasn’t worked so why not try something different? I acknowledge we arrested momentum last night as we did against the Saints but another theme across the last three weeks has been our disposal/entries inside fifty and our inaccuracy. I did enjoy last nights win, I spent the majority of the game on the couch but as always when I’m watching from home I spend parts of the game standing. Like any win you take the points and move on, I acknowledge that the coaching staff are aware of the issue and that other areas of our game have dramatically improved but we can work on more than one part of our game at a time. I am like you and many others in that this team is a massive part of our lives during the footy season. I crave what we all do and that is sustained success, multiple premierships. And yes the players you mention are all very exciting to watch, Kozi by far the standout, for a kid who’s only played 17 games he will continue to excite us for years to come (I remember sitting level 2 Punt Rd End when Aaron Davey appeared on the scene).

I don’t know what’s being said, but if what I suggested was to be done it would send a powerful message. We have a colourful history of not coming switched on into games, have we really gotten to the bottom of this? Yes we turned the game around to a point, we still for the best part continued to bomb the ball inside fifty and continued to miss easy set shots, going into half time we were behind. We didn’t really get on top until the 2nd half of the third, then at the start of the last they kicked two quick goals bringing the lead back to under ten points before we ran over the top of them because of their depleted bench.

That’s twice now you’ve attacked the man and not the ball, that’s ok. Did you read my above coach comments regarding Wayne Bennett? What effect do you think it would have on the team if for one game we didn’t sing the song, but the players spoke openly and honestly with each about how easily tonight could of been a different result and about what it is we want to achieve. Do you think it would have a negative of positive effect? We all want one thing but when certain aspects of our game continue to remain the same what harm can come from mixing things up. We shouldn’t be afraid to try new things and to hold each other accountable.

It’s not about winning by 100 points, I would have taken a 1 point win if I saw improvement in some areas of our game that we have struggled with for years. Wayne Bennett currently coaching South’s NRL was head coach of the Brisbane Broncos for years. I think he’s won seven premierships as coach, six with the Broncos and one with St.George. When I lived in Qld I watched a little bit of league, I remember seeing him after some games interacting with the players and during his press conferences not wanting the players to get ahead of themselves. At times when the Broncos won against quality opposition he would be happy for the win but would go on to identify areas that needed to be worked on. When they had a win like we had tonight he would be scathing and at times take journalists to task who dare suggest they played well. When they lost he would highlight areas that the team did well sighting they had a lot to work with.

To do what I suggested would take real leadership and would make us a better team for it.

Sad?....more like realistic. Have you been following this team for long? After what transpired tonight the players would of been better off not singing the song and discussed what could of quite easily been a loss. We got lucky with so many injuries to the Giants, still some repetitive areas of concern for us at the moment. It’s a long season, they’ll be plenty of other opportunities to sing the song. As I said, many won’t agree.

I know many won’t agree but they shouldn’t be singing the song tonight. Stand in the circle, speak some truths and move on.

Still 10 minutes left, time for 4 more.

Waiting for someone to say that’s a handy point....

Lost for words.

Just get the win and move on.

Daniels Ward Cognilio All off injured, there are no excuses.

Game on

We are still In this, what are we made off!

2 goal turnaround because Oliver can’t kick.

Garbage kick, why not go the handball.

Can’t wait for 1/4 time to regroup, onfield leaders need to stand up.

Very winnable game. Brown and Weideman back training. Stay focused and we can set our season up nicely. How much do the players want it.

What is it with people who run with the bent logic that our win against the Saints is somewhat tarnished because Essendon beat them by a greater margin. So does Sydney beating Richmond make them a lock for the flag then.... Must also mean than because Freo defeated the Giants and we defeated Freo we automatically win today. No other variables should be taken into account.

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Where is this figure from? If that’s anywhere near close to the mark that’s a concern.

Thanks for that Lucifer, What are ASA’S? My take on our contract situation. Re big coin, maybe not so much for Jones and Jetta but I think Hibberd this year and Melksham and TMac next year would free up some money. In 2022 we have 13 players coming off contract which looks like a lot but broken down, Petracca obviously is the big one then there’s players like Brayshaw and Fritsch then Jackson then it tapers right off. For the years 2023 - 2025 we have 10 players currently signed up for various lengths of time, Pickett and Rivers who wouldn’t be on much at the moment, Gawn and Lever who recently extended their contracts on what I can only assume would be less than their previous contracts (in which they would have cleaned up). May, Tomlinson (I hope we didn’t pay too much for him) Langdon and Brown would tie up a bit between them you would think, Viney and Harmes are the interesting ones, long deals but for how much? The club would of been aware of these pending deals for Oliver and Petracca for some time, whilst things may be tight I believe the club has all their ducks in a row.

I’ve posted many times about this, if you look at the “contracts thread” and look at how long certain players have left on their contracts I can’t see it being an issue to retain any of Oliver, Petracca, Salem or Weideman.

Why?