(05-20-2019, 07:31 AM)PaulP link Wrote:I think Rooey said that in his own experience and in discussion with current players, the more educational, calmer route is the done thing at most, if not all clubs. If that's true, then I think using it as justification for our efforts in the North and GWS games is a furphy. Otherwise all clubs would have performances like that, which isn't the case.
It's our group demographic, that's all it can be!
Add just one or two kids to a senior list and the game plan can be unraveled, we are adding one or two kids to a group of mostly kids and being forced to do so weekly!
btw., I think our club missed an opportunity to push a very strong point, in that we can partially blame the rule changes regarding the loss of runners for our stalled progress. Our young list is affected disproportionately by this rule change, although I can see why BB doesn't want to provide them with an excuse! The other major part of the blame goes to the scorched earth list policy.
Those two things I'd suggest are the biggest factors and by some margin!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"