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Re: What are your expectations for 2017? - Wallsy - 03-21-2017
I think we will empower youth more this year and youth tend to struggle early so I think we might not win 7 games in 2017. But really I have no idea.
Re: What are your expectations for 2017? - Bear - 03-21-2017
Like the positivity Flyboy, you always seem to view the glass half full.
I remember going to the infamous Essendon "what are those blokes on" match in 2012... it was a sunny day and I thought we were a contender about to smash our hated enemy... nothing has quite been the same since. Elimination final win over Richmond was a little ray of sunshine. But the optimism has been beaten out of me in that time.
Re: What are your expectations for 2017? - flyboy77 - 03-21-2017
(03-21-2017, 04:31 AM)Bear link Wrote:Like the positivity Flyboy, you always seem to view the glass half full.
I remember going to the infamous Essendon "what are those blokes on" match in 2012... it was a sunny day and I thought we were a contender about to smash our hated enemy... nothing has quite been the same since. Elimination final win over Richmond was a little ray of sunshine. But the optimism has been beaten out of me in that time.
That was when (name escapes me - Lonergan?) pile drove Carrots into the turf early in Q1.
Carrots was in career best form and arguably never returned to that level.
Re: What are your expectations for 2017? - PaulP - 03-21-2017
(03-21-2017, 05:22 AM)flyboy77 link Wrote:That was when (name escapes me - Lonergan?) pile drove Carrots into the turf early in Q1.
Carrots was in career best form and arguably never returned to that level.
Sam Lonergan - cut at the end of the 2012 season.
Thanks for nothing, maggot.
Re: What are your expectations for 2017? - sydneybluesfan - 03-21-2017
I don't really get the MSM Sheep reference??!!
In terms of comparing to last year, it depends a fair bit on your perspective of how we performed last year given it was a season of 2 distinctive and opposing halves. Our first half of the year was good after a rocky start, and we won 6 in 7 weeks which is our best run of form for many many years. But in the back half we won 1 from 11 and were terrible in some of those games. We lost to the teams who came last and 2nd last over the last 3 rounds - a pretty good indication of where we are at IMO.
I tend to believe our most recent form is the most relevant to where we are at and what I base my judgement on. We essentially have no established forward-line or goal kicking power, and hence we will struggle to win games.
We have a bunch of talented youngsters, but history shows if you run out with a team half full [or more] of players in their first or 2nd years you are going to get pumped more often than not.
I pray I'm wrong, and that we take the Tigers by surprise on Thursday, but I think we are in for a long long year of pain.
Re: What are your expectations for 2017? - LP - 03-21-2017
(03-21-2017, 05:31 AM)sydneybluesfan link Wrote:I don't really get the MSM Sheep reference??!!
MainStream Media, aka Weathervane!
Re: What are your expectations for 2017? - kruddler - 03-21-2017
(03-20-2017, 10:55 AM)flyboy77 link Wrote:Yet all you MSM soaked sheep say we'll go backwards after a few JLT blow outs.
Shame the f.... on you.
Pretty sure i said it before the jlt series. >
Shame on me for having an opinion?
Which according to the poll is, believe it or not, is the clear majority view.
Re: What are your expectations for 2017? - Bear - 03-21-2017
(03-21-2017, 05:31 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Sam Lonergan - cut at the end of the 2012 season.
Thanks for nothing, maggot.
Was he the same peanut who injured Gibbs's shoulder in the 2011 Elimination final?
Re: What are your expectations for 2017? - PaulP - 03-21-2017
(03-21-2017, 07:35 AM)Bear link Wrote:Was he the same peanut who injured Gibbs's shoulder in the 2011 Elimination final?
No, that was Jake Carlisle. My memory is a little rusty, but I think Gibbs tripped and JC fell on him. Not sure though.
Re: What are your expectations for 2017? - LP - 03-21-2017
(03-21-2017, 07:52 AM)PaulP link Wrote:No, that was Jake Carlisle. My memory is a little rusty, but I think Gibbs tripped and JC fell on him. Not sure though.
Just like "they fell" across Weiters shoulder!
