2017 Round 4 : Post Game thread - Carlton V Gold Coast

[Shakin77]

My frustration is continuing to play a bloke who is past it, I'm sure he is trying but you can't give if you ain't got any left.

But considering that he wants an extension, shhesh, that's pushing credulity.

So your frustration is with the MC.  Not Daisy.

[PaulP]

Nah he is gone.  I don't see the value in playing him at the moment.  Gallucci would offer more.  Even Lamb, Boekhorst or Sumner as Mid/Sml forwards.

He would open up a stack of salary cap we could use to target a good young player.

Unless he has some sort of arrangement with the MC.  Ie:  Give me 10 weeks and if I can't get back I will retire.   

I actually find it sad to see a great player struggle so much.

Thanks - I think this is a pretty balanced view, and I and most supporters probably agree.

[blue4life]

Thomas copped it all night from our supporters, while I am no fan I did feel sorry for him as I reckon its affecting his game, walked back to the train with our group and had a
random older chap give it to me about Thomas for 10 mins saying nothing good ever came from Collingwood etc etc and didnt want to hear about any other reasons
why we lost other than Daisy being the culprit.
I think the club and Daisy have to make a decision on his future sooner than later....

It will be a sorry day for our club when the supporters decide a player's future, we went down that road with Fevola and it ended badly.
Thomas is getting a game on form and he's wearing the Navy Blue, that's good enough for me.

[flyboy77]

It will be a sorry day for our club when the supporters decide a player's future, we went down that road with Fevola and it ended badly.
Thomas is getting a game on form and he's wearing the Navy Blue, that's good enough for me.

What form? he wouldn't have been in our best 15 in any of the 4 games thus far - as others have said likely to get more of a contribution from a Gallucci or a Boekhurst or dare I say it, Liam Jones.

For sure, he was once an excellent player, 2017 Daisy isn't even close to average!

[blue4life]

What form? he wouldn't have been in our best 15 in any of the 4 games thus far - as others have said likely to get more of a contribution from a Gallucci or a Boekhurst or dare I say it, Liam Jones.

For sure, he was once an excellent player, 2017 Daisy isn't even close to average!

There are only a few possibles.
One is that he's genuinely getting a game on form, one is that the club is playing him because he's getting paid so much, another is that the match committee is clueless.
I'm for option one, the others don't bear thinking about.

[Juddkreuzer]

For sure, he was once an excellent player, 2017 Daisy isn't even close to average!

Worst player out there by a mile last night. I know it's not his fault, but clearly selection warrants more than on/off field leadership. Make him assistant coach, but get him off the field. He's cooked.

[cimm1979]

Worst player out there by a mile last night. I know it's not his fault, but clearly selection warrants more than on/off field leadership. Make him assistant coach, but get him off the field. He's cooked.

Sad sight really.

[DJC]

I think it's appalling that so-called supporters are booing a bloke in navy blue (probably the same 'footy fans' that were booing Ablett).

Thomas is out there because the MC believes he should be and that's the way it will stay until someone goes past him.

I really can't see that taking too much longer though.  Thomas is really having trouble hitting targets and that is causing him to look for the easiest option.  Several times last night he gave up on the aggressive, direct, precise option and looked around to find a player behind or across the ground with no direct opponent.

[blue4life]

I think it's appalling that so-called supporters are booing a bloke in navy blue (probably the same 'footy fans' that were booing Ablett).

It must be very comforting for young players new to the club to hear the supporters booing one of their team mates, I'm sure it gives Thomas a lot of confidence as well.
When you've been down for as long as we have some bad habits become ingrained, in players and spectators alike.

[RiverRat]

I can't understand the knocks on the little champ Ablett,  I get the tribal thing but not being able to see his sublime skills and the ability to turn a game and inspire his team mates is wilful blindness IMO.

His stats are inflated by the many one-two exchanges but I basically agree - his clearance skills and disposal skills are to be envied