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The team put in their worst performance of the year. everyone is entitled to put in a stinker but the bigger picture is I am delighted that perhaps some players will be phased out by end of year.
replacing graham with sumner in the middle was dumb. sumner is overrated a little and needs to stay in the forward line applying pressure, I do not rate him not ahead of graham as a two way mid anyway.
delighted at the prospect of phasing out everitt, walker, white for jaksch, silvagni and curnow
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(06-12-2016, 07:42 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Looking back over the last few weeks, I'd much rather a win over the Cats and a loss to these boys, rather than the other way round. At this stage, that's a real scalp.
Nup - disagree......losing to the Saints totally cancels-out beating Geelong. Give me an honourable loss to a renowned gun team & then beat the teams around/below us everyday of the week (if I had the choice).
(06-12-2016, 07:42 AM)PaulP link Wrote:And spare a thought for Ed Curnow.
Why? He was arguably our worst/most ineffective player out there today.
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We wouldn't have won a game all year if we played the way we played today.
Wouldn't have beaten an u/15 girls' team.....
The Carlton of old returned - couple of wins our lads get ahead of themselves.
Bolton well outcoached too....they flooded, flooded and flooded - and nothing was done to counter it....
Finals, then 4 in a row!
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I think the reality check was more for we supporters, the media and some of our players. Reckon BB and the coaching staff know exactly where we are at.
Some of our blokes in the first quarter thought they were movie stars and the overuse/finessing began... very undisciplined and some just weren't willing to work and hurt.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17
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(06-12-2016, 08:06 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Players were rooted before they even got on the park.
No running to tackle - why ? Because they were stuffed
No running to create options when in possession - why ? Because they were stuffed
No running into F50 - why ? Because they were stuffed
No chasing players like Jack Steven - why ? Because they were stuffed
Defensive structure in the back half failing - why ? Because they were stuffed
I don't think they got big heads at all.
Yep.
I don't imagine any of these guys wearing leopard skin speedos in their spa while smoking a cigar because they've won a few games.
You can fool some of the people some of the time.......................................
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(06-12-2016, 08:06 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Players were rooted before they even got on the park.
No running to tackle - why ? Because they were stuffed
No running to create options when in possession - why ? Because they were stuffed
No running into F50 - why ? Because they were stuffed
No chasing players like Jack Steven - why ? Because they were stuffed
Defensive structure in the back half failing - why ? Because they were stuffed
I don't think they got big heads at all.
Yep.
You can fool some of the people some of the time.......................................
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(06-12-2016, 08:01 AM)flyboy77 link Wrote:We wouldn't have won a game all year if we played the way we played today.
Wouldn't have beaten an u/15 girls' team.....
The Carlton of old returned - couple of wins our lads get ahead of themselves.
Bolton well outcoached too....they flooded, flooded and flooded - and nothing was done to counter it....
Awesome post flyboy - especially in regards to the flooding......Saints weren't trying to win the game early, just stop the damage, then we fell into the trap of messing around with the ball too much, gave them easy possession, they got themselves some easy goals as result, then the floodgates opened with the centre clearances. Yep, arguably Bolton's poorest performance thus far in the coaches box....
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(06-12-2016, 08:02 AM)PaulP link Wrote:It was Ed's 100th. Would've bee nice to get a win for him.
Well - when your opponent played arguably his best ever game, I'd say Ed was one of the major reasons we lost.....
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