06-07-2021, 06:03 AM
Time for a change! That's about as bad as it gets today. We were favourites and could've ended up just outside the 8 with a better % than most of the teams around us but we choked again.
We don't have one small/medium lock down defender than can actually go to an opponent and try and negate him....instead a plethora of half backs who are good at running off and delivering. I felt sorry for Stocker on Ryan....he got taught a lesson but Ryan has embarrassed opponents before and will do it again. Simply, we didn't have another option. Hate to say it but I reckon we missed Plowman again.
Right now, Owies is the most reliable set shot for goal in the team.....a bloke who's played half a dozen or so games. Not one other bloke is more than a 50% chance at the moment.
I love the way Cottrell goes about it but his skills aren't up to it at the moment and he turned it over way too many times.
Said it right back in about round 2 or 3....Docherty not half the player he was. He used to be so composed with the footy but now everything is just a hack panic disposal.
That was one of the worst games I've seen Murphy play and he is surely just being nursed to the 300 mark at which point he'll be told he's not playing again.
Setterfield is hopeless and just another high draft pick bloke we've brought in that hasn't fired a shot.
And who's decision was it to play Ed off a half back flank? Their forward line was at about half strength and we put one of our most consistent midfielders back there? His best role is and always has been as a run with mid who can also find his own ball.
I'd defy anyone to say we're a better team now than we were two years ago when Teague took over.
Look back about 5 or 6 years ago and we were neck and neck with Brisbane and fighting for the wooden spoon and arguing over priority picks. We've had similar high draft picks and, like us, they've gone and got blokes in from other clubs.....McCarthy, Neale, Cameron, Daniher, Adams and I'm sure there's a few more. We've done the same......McGovern, Betts, Martin, Saad, Williams....not to mention blokes from GWS who were high draft picks themselves.....Setterfield, Kennedy, Marchbank. They're now a top 4 team and we're still in the bottom 4.
Even Adelaide who finished rock bottom last year and struggled to even win a game, look better than us at the moment and way more competitive.
There wouldn't be a team in the competition that would fear us anymore. Opposition teams would know full well that once we lose possession of the ball we're hopeless. Said it last week after the Sydney game and same thing happened yesterday....the SCG is a tiny ground and 3 good drop punts from full back and you're up the other end shooting for goal.....so how is it possible for both Sydney and WCE to move the ball with seemingly 25 players out there and no opponent and find space all day once we lost the footy?
We can't even do the basics properly....kick to find an opponent....or tackle properly....or even kick a set shot goal from 30m out.
I've been a supporter for 40 years since my favourite Perth player Peter Bosustow moved over to Carlton....but I won't be renewing my membership next year.
There isn't one bloke playing in the VFL at the moment that I read about that's knocking the door down and demanding a game.
Probably only a couple of positives I could take from that sh#t show yesterday.....Fisher looked really good, especially early, but seemed to run out of legs. And Dow wasn't overly impressive but found the ball a bit and earned another crack I think.
We don't have one small/medium lock down defender than can actually go to an opponent and try and negate him....instead a plethora of half backs who are good at running off and delivering. I felt sorry for Stocker on Ryan....he got taught a lesson but Ryan has embarrassed opponents before and will do it again. Simply, we didn't have another option. Hate to say it but I reckon we missed Plowman again.
Right now, Owies is the most reliable set shot for goal in the team.....a bloke who's played half a dozen or so games. Not one other bloke is more than a 50% chance at the moment.
I love the way Cottrell goes about it but his skills aren't up to it at the moment and he turned it over way too many times.
Said it right back in about round 2 or 3....Docherty not half the player he was. He used to be so composed with the footy but now everything is just a hack panic disposal.
That was one of the worst games I've seen Murphy play and he is surely just being nursed to the 300 mark at which point he'll be told he's not playing again.
Setterfield is hopeless and just another high draft pick bloke we've brought in that hasn't fired a shot.
And who's decision was it to play Ed off a half back flank? Their forward line was at about half strength and we put one of our most consistent midfielders back there? His best role is and always has been as a run with mid who can also find his own ball.
I'd defy anyone to say we're a better team now than we were two years ago when Teague took over.
Look back about 5 or 6 years ago and we were neck and neck with Brisbane and fighting for the wooden spoon and arguing over priority picks. We've had similar high draft picks and, like us, they've gone and got blokes in from other clubs.....McCarthy, Neale, Cameron, Daniher, Adams and I'm sure there's a few more. We've done the same......McGovern, Betts, Martin, Saad, Williams....not to mention blokes from GWS who were high draft picks themselves.....Setterfield, Kennedy, Marchbank. They're now a top 4 team and we're still in the bottom 4.
Even Adelaide who finished rock bottom last year and struggled to even win a game, look better than us at the moment and way more competitive.
There wouldn't be a team in the competition that would fear us anymore. Opposition teams would know full well that once we lose possession of the ball we're hopeless. Said it last week after the Sydney game and same thing happened yesterday....the SCG is a tiny ground and 3 good drop punts from full back and you're up the other end shooting for goal.....so how is it possible for both Sydney and WCE to move the ball with seemingly 25 players out there and no opponent and find space all day once we lost the footy?
We can't even do the basics properly....kick to find an opponent....or tackle properly....or even kick a set shot goal from 30m out.
I've been a supporter for 40 years since my favourite Perth player Peter Bosustow moved over to Carlton....but I won't be renewing my membership next year.
There isn't one bloke playing in the VFL at the moment that I read about that's knocking the door down and demanding a game.
Probably only a couple of positives I could take from that sh#t show yesterday.....Fisher looked really good, especially early, but seemed to run out of legs. And Dow wasn't overly impressive but found the ball a bit and earned another crack I think.