(07-26-2015, 12:11 PM)Brettie link Wrote:Agree as well - our best form this year (i.e. the Adel game through to the Bulldogs game) was with Kreuzer & Wood rucking in tandem. It meant Casboult (who has no tank whatsoever) could anchor himself in the forward line as our key forward, with Hendo & Everitt by his side. I thought it was more than clear that ruck pairing was working an absolute treat & I was mystified at Wood's omission.......and still am. Barker's fault.
Yarran is a complete & utter liability in defence right now.....blind Freddy can see that - here's an idea (which a lot of us have pitched over the past 2 weeks in particular), how 'bout moving him up the ground onto a wing or better yet, a forward flank or pocket. Armfield had been flying as a small forward & is out for a month, so what better opportunity than now to swing Yarran into that role? But no - we get yet another week of watching Yarran attempt to play a role he simply cannot & will not do at the moment for whatever personal (or other) mystery reasons people keep banging on about without actually saying anything & his opponent(s) have a scoring feast. Barker's fault.
I thought we'd turned the corner with that bullshyte backwards football and decided that forwards was the direction to go - with results to prove it......well done Johnny - big tick for you, but 3 weeks later here we are again kicking the friggin' thing backwards ad nauseum, all the while our opposition simply let it happen 'cos they know we're gonna cough it up.....and we do, over & over & over again.....Barker's fault.
Give me one good reason why any of us should bother turning up next week?
Feck this Club craps me at times......
Agree also, it is deeply frustrating. Our terrible skills and a lack of confidence goes some way toward explaining the lack of attack. Hawthorn set up so well and are very disciplined so it is either sideways or a 50 metre bomb over the top which is odds on to be cut off.
The only thing more dispiriting to watching it would be playing like that. Wood's absence did mean Casboult had to spend time in the ruck, and he did take a few marks in the third quarter when deeper forward. But while a marginal difference may have been made it would have meant one less running player, which is probably the only way to beat hawthorn at the moment as they are not a fast running side, more just very fast ball use. In any case, Casboult managed to take a fine mark and then punt it out on the full. If wood played casboult may have managed to chalk up a couple more like that. His kicking is a disgrace.
At least this may have ended any new coach rebound effect so barker can be assessed (in his interviews etc.) on the basis of what he can offer from 2016 and onwards. I doubt he is the man but it is a level playing field now.