(08-06-2018, 04:00 AM)Hubba link Wrote:I walked away in awe of GWS yesterday. The running power and structured ball movement was breath taking at times.
Its a real shame they don't play in front of a good crowd every week. I really hope they win it.

(08-06-2018, 02:16 AM)laj link Wrote:No spin please. It is AFL after all, not an under 16 competition. They beat us 7 goals to 1 with 16 on the ground in the last qtr. Men v boys doesn't cut it. We had enough senior experience out there still to prevent that bit at least. You accept that then you'd accept anything., It's been poor coaching, pure and simple. We have drafted very well and they will be guns but it's useless without a decent coach to get the best out of them as a unit. How can you not take advantage of that situation? Out structures that poor?

(08-06-2018, 04:00 AM)Hubba link Wrote:I walked away in awe of GWS yesterday. The running power and structured ball movement was breath taking at times.
Its a real shame they don't play in front of a good crowd every week. I really hope they win it.

It was eerily quiet so you could hear the players yelling and umpires clearly most of the afternoon.

My 7 year old went home and re watched the Gold Coast replay to make him feel better.

I have no answers and wasnt aware of the 16 GWS players only on the ground but it didnt matter because our players just didnt man up.
Unfortunately our Captain is normally the number one culprit so at the very least a change in leadership is paramount.

We played like everyone just wants the season to end.

(08-06-2018, 03:17 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:I know that EB1, I was talking about GWS being full of guns.  They have the most draft picks in the top tier hitting their straps together, whilst we are just a team of kids.

Lachie O Brien has played more games than he should have this season, and yesterday showed why.  He had almost zero idea how to beat his opponent (Tomlinson) who even if they were similar games experienced and seasoned (they are 5 years apart at minimum) and he is giving away a whole foot, and probably about 20kgs to go with it.  Instead of changing that matchup (lets face it, O Brien didnt have another one anyway) he let him get an education.

As for the last quarter, we have played one poor one in every game this year, I don't see the point in singling out a quarter where we could barely get our hands on the footy even if the opposition was playing a man down.  It just made the numbers even, but we are that out manned at the moment, I don't see the point of even looking at it.  Its embarrassing and it hurts, but it isnt a coaching problem, when half your side can't compete with a side sitting in the top 4.  Thats a personnell issue.

(08-06-2018, 06:02 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Apologies Thry if I misread your comments....agree on your Obrien thoughts, I didnt even comment on him because that matchup was so heavily weighted to the GWS player, that wasnt a learning experience that was fighting out of your division.....interesting how GWS and Richmond(McIntosh) have reverted to the old fashioned tall winger.
Last quarter I agree....more the lack of effort from our players than Boltons coaching, we didnt have the equipment to compete and Cameron on the other hand had exactly what he needed to bury us with Ward on Cripps and Kelly all over our best tagger in Ed Curnow, wasnt much Bolton could do but ask for effort......

(08-06-2018, 06:27 AM)laj link Wrote:The lack of effort is unfortunately coaching too. This is happening so often you wonder if he has the players. Either way he can't hang around otherwise we'll just continue to see a lack of effort as we did under Pagan and Malthouse.

16 v 18, no excuse if you can't take advantage of that.

(08-06-2018, 06:49 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:So Jim..when would you start Blake Caracella?