Question time

[kruddler]

re 'niceness' thats what happens when you have a list full of kids.

I'd add Jones in to the c%nt group as well.

Dare i say it, but we miss Jed Lamb. I would much rather have him on our list over Matthew Cottrell right now.

[madbluboy]

Dare i say it, but we miss Jed Lamb.

Agreed, when Lamb, Pickett and Garlett played altogether a couple of years ago we put on a lot more pressure.

[flyboy77]

re 'niceness' thats what happens when you have a list full of kids.

I'd add Jones in to the c%nt group as well.

Dare i say it, but we miss Jed Lamb. I would much rather have him on our list over Matthew Cottrell right now.

X4 zillion.

[LP]

That's not my mail. Plenty of brutal honesty from the top coaches when needed, just more strategic. The calm and educational approach is more the norm but don't worry, when coaches see any softness there are intense exchanges. Can you really imagine Clarkson, Buckley, Dimma etc taking it calmly if their side put in a sh1te game? Nuh. A little more circumspect, yes. And don't worry, the Scott boys don't mince words... in fact Brad was told, after a review 2 years ago that he was too soft - and that came from the players.

I'm just telling you what a current Norp player stated directly to me, and you have actually written a historical account of as much yourself, but you're claiming it's wrong! :o

btw., The players that complained, most of them are no longer at the club are they?

[Micky0]

Yes Jed was a little shit wasn’t he, niggling and baiting - and guess what, we won games.

Can’t remember who it was - PaulP? - that said we don’t like that kind of play that Jed did, the niggling. Guess what, we MISS that now! Do we like what we have now which is virtually NOTHING including barely any wins.

There’s only so much patience one can have.

[flyboy77]

Yes Jed was a little crap wasn’t he, niggling and baiting - and guess what, we won games.

Can’t remember who it was - PaulP? - that said we don’t like that kind of play that Jed did, the niggling. Guess what, we MISS that now! Do we like what we have now which is virtually NOTHING including barely any wins.

There’s only so much patience one can have.

As others have highlighted we kept LeBois (who never gets on the park) and picked Cottrell (an uber raw kid with nothing special written all over him other than he's a good runner) - yet dumped a 25yo mature bodied, seasoned type who was a pretty consistent performer when all was said and done....

[LP]

As others have highlighted we kept LeBois (who never gets on the park) and picked Cottrell (an uber raw kid with nothing special written all over him other than he's a good runner) - yet dumped a 25yo mature bodied, seasoned type who was a pretty consistent performer when all was said and done....

Cottrell did quite a few nice things at the weekend in the VFL, plays tall for his size, is quick enough and reasonably agile, wasn't afraid to put his body on the line in a couple of Ken Hunter style moments.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Cottrell did quite a few nice things at the weekend in the VFL, plays tall for his size, is quick enough and reasonably agile, wasn't afraid to put his body on the line in a couple of Ken Hunter style moments.

He did all of that LP but vs Frankston who are VFL battlers and I wouldnt call him as any chance of playing seniors for a long time.
He is a speculative gamble at best when what we need is hardened bodies with AFL experience, he was a strange choice given his TAC form was average at best
and he was mainly used as a tagger or on a wing. Think we could have done a lot better..

[Gointocarlton]

That's not my mail. Plenty of brutal honesty from the top coaches when needed, just more strategic. The calm and educational approach is more the norm but don't worry, when coaches see any softness there are intense exchanges. Can you really imagine Clarkson, Buckley, Dimma etc taking it calmly if their side put in a sh1te game? Nuh. A little more circumspect, yes. And don't worry, the Scott boys don't mince words... in fact Brad was told, after a review 2 years ago that he was too soft - and that came from the players.

Great, I want to know what Bolts and crew do.

[LP]

He did all of that LP but vs Frankston who are VFL battlers and I wouldnt call him as any chance of playing seniors for a long time.
He is a speculative gamble at best when what we need is hardened bodies with AFL experience, he was a strange choice given his TAC form was average at best
and he was mainly used as a tagger or on a wing. Think we could have done a lot better..

Frankston's only plus is they are a heavily built side with many tradie types, being physical against them is a good sign for Cottrell and Polson because that physical aspect is about all Frankston can reliably bring.

Guys like Fasolo and Lang getting out the back into space means so much less, because Franktson players can't keep up aerobically with the AFL types for four quarters. If Lang or Fasolo had smashed the Frankston boys on the inside contest I'd be much more impressed, the outside stuff is something I expect as a bare minimum!