08-06-2018, 02:16 AM
(08-06-2018, 02:10 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:Its not just injuries, its men vs boys stuff.
The blokes that played yesterday have played how many games together all in the same 22? 5? 6? Using Polson as a litmus test, 10?
That GWS team that took the field yesterday had one debutant, playing in a team full of mature players, whom played in a preliminary final last year, and should push seroiusly for the flag, whilst we sit dead last, with a team full of kids, our front 6 barely had 300 games combined (150 of them contributed by one player in Matthew Wright with the next biggest games played by Charlie Curnow who had a quiet night by his standards) all with the result that we got pummelled because our midfield got absolutely torched. we play a man down every week thanks to the kids not being experienced and hard enough to compete for 4 quarters.
They highlighted a play where game number 17 Paddy dow was standing shoulder to shoulder with Josh Kelly whos 5 years older than him, and was on track to break posession records yesterday and all he did was literally read the play better and out position him to run off and score.
These kids we play are going to be guns, but we are sacrificing today for tomorrow's benefit.
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?