10-31-2017, 11:57 PM
(10-31-2017, 10:32 PM)DJC link Wrote:The reason both articles refer to 2015 is that the writers are bereft of arguments to support their opinions.
One thing that Bolton has done is reduce the number of blow outs. Our footy may not be exhilarating but the results are usually quite close - and that's good for TV audiences. However, a long, hard season with very few hardened campaigners could see us fall away towards the end of the season. That could present some unedifying spectacles.
My initial question was partly rhetorical.
I think an absorbing, closely fought, 4 quarter contest is more enjoyable than a blowout game, which is over by 1/4 time. I watched many games with the Crows etc. that became a pointless spectacle by half time.
I'm no fan of the style we play, but that's only part of the issue. The main issue is what both teams bring to the contest to make it a great game of footy. We were in plenty of games, with final quarter leads in 7 of them, so there's more to it than shoot out footy.