05-26-2019, 01:04 AM
(05-26-2019, 12:43 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:At the start of the season, I mentioned that I thought we were being sold false hope and that I was being negative.
Blind freddy could see we weren't going to start in red hot form, and lo and behold it happened.
I thought irrespective we'd be in that 16th-12th band of ladder finishes. Had we won against gold coast like we should have it would likely be the case.
Still there's a bit of water to flow under the bridge yet and I'm expecting a better second half of the year than first.
On the glass almost half full side, we almost took the Tigers after a terrible first quarter and we should have neaten the Pies but for the influence of 4 men in yellow....
Whilst I'm far from certain about Bolton's merits as a senior coach, our best this year has been very good, no question.
The variance between best and worst (efforts) remains our problem.
Part of that is that we have many young guys,part of that is poor selection and poor role choices (eg Curnow up forward, LOB getting games).
The biggest problem is the lack of mature bodied mids top help Crippa eg the need to pick a Bolton and/or Pickett tomorrow. Not to mention the odd decision to not pick and play Kennedy earlier....people say he's slow. Yeah he was slowish last year after a lost pre season and ankle injuries but it was evident to all this year he was leaner and quicker (note he did a 3.12 for the 20m in his combine - and he'd be faster now, no question). For BB to suggest he's too much like Crippa is why he wasn't picked just beggars belief....
Dow, Fish, Walsh, Setters etc will get better but Dow and Setters need to play 2s for a stretch and find his feet by executing the basics well again.
Finals, then 4 in a row!