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Chickens have come home to roost-bring back Justin Cordy - Gags10 - 05-12-2015
Sorry…guys I posted this warning 2 years back when we got Buttifant as the steak knives in the MM deal…when I spoke to a senior Collingwood playing coaching staff member at the time he said that they were happy to see the back of DF..reckons they were 6 months behind other AFL clubs for fitness at the time and had to double the workload for 3 months in that offseason to get the list up to the required level…we were great at good 4th Qtrs under Ratts despite our skill deficiencies and almost made a Prelim after that shocker no free v Tex Walker in Perth……..cant be unfit and have no skills=17th spot 1 and 5……..players way too soft…Gibbs and Murphy 2 touches Q4…no correlation?…..I reckon we are majorly unfit…Thoughts?
Re: Chickens have come home to roost-bring back Justin Cordy - madbluboy - 05-12-2015
Collingwood were so fit in 2010 and 2011 that there were all sorts of rumours that they were on PEDs.
Re: Chickens have come home to roost-bring back Justin Cordy - Mantis - 05-12-2015
I don't know Gags10. It could be a case of not being fit. We definitely haven't got the skill and some of this problem is in the players self belief and confidence. They do appear slower immediately after the first quarter in ever game I have watched. It gets worse after half time. I don't know if it is between the ears, and the players give up hope. I don't know if the players are not interested in the contest and even winning games. However I don't feel the players are as fit as they could be. a lack of fitness will see fatigue sink in early and that can have a serious effect on skill levels. Which do drop off early in a match. A lack of fitness do to fatigue will effect confidence too. You might have a valid point. It is definitely something I would want to have addressed at the club if we are to rebuild. No stones can be left unturned.
Re: Chickens have come home to roost-bring back Justin Cordy - thrunthrublu - 05-12-2015
The fact that MM brought in DB whiley and daisy, and probably kept the status quo on the assistants, does bode well for a case granting him an extension
The club appears to have given MM free reign and it hasn't worked. Its actually got worse and getting worse by the minute
Re: Chickens have come home to roost-bring back Justin Cordy - MilkIt - 05-12-2015
I'm convinced we're not fit enough but it's not the only issue. Just one of many.
The fact that we came home strong at the end of last season after everyone had match fitness is probably evidence enough.
Re: Chickens have come home to roost-bring back Justin Cordy - cimm1979 - 05-12-2015
Just look at the games.
Running on the spot after a 1.5 quarters.
Buttifant may have been a guru in 2010 but that may as well be 50 years ago.
I also don't discount the PED stuff. 2 pies players caught , who do they learn from. The drug testers followed Swan everywhere remember? Can't get a kick, goes to US for a month and comes back a champ.
Re: Chickens have come home to roost-bring back Justin Cordy - deags - 05-12-2015
I have recollection that in his early/mid time at CFC, Cordy was seen as the messiah. We were one of the fittest around and although we were tripe footballers, we occasionally ran over teams in heroic comebacks thanks to fitness.
I seem to remember though that towards the end of his time we had some injury and fitness issues that lead to some questioning of Cordy. I have neither the time nor inclination to look for any corroborating evidence, but just wondering if anyone else remembers that? (please leave the rose coloured retrospectoscope off)
Re: Chickens have come home to roost-bring back Justin Cordy - Baggers - 05-12-2015
When you're losing and bereft of spirit you always look slow and unfit.
Re: Chickens have come home to roost-bring back Justin Cordy - PassIt2Carrots - 05-12-2015
When you're slow and unfit you also look slow and unfit.
Re: Chickens have come home to roost-bring back Justin Cordy - Baggers - 05-12-2015
We finished the cheats.com.au game full of run. It aint fitness. It's between the lugholes and in the ticker.