05-14-2023, 12:18 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-14-2023, 12:20 AM by LordLucifer.)
Again last night, I noticed something that may be a guide as to where we are at as a playing group. Bear in mind, it may just be a personal gripe from a cranky old man too.
When the Dogs needed a goal and one of their players kicked one, they didn't appear to "showboat"to the crowd instead preferring to instinctively get together as a group and patted the player on the head or on the back, they hugged and embraced and genuinely showed their pride & passion in the work that had been done. To me, it showed a genuine unity, it showed regardless of the circumstances, they are a team first & foremost.
On the flipside, each time Owies kicked a goal, he ran towards the boundary and beat his chest to the fan base in a manner that to me, looked like he was saying "aren't I sh/t-hot" instead of the expected "come on lads, kick some butt" rev-up. Charlie did it a couple of times too, he generally does that sort of thing after a goal too.
I get what our players are doing but it still looks like we are disenfranchised and playing more as individuals.
And can we stop that low high-five crap too, it looks forced to me. A player does what he is expected to do (e.g. bundles the ball over the boundary whilst keeping an opposition player at bay) and two of our players make a point of running 15-20m to him to put the hand out and they slap palms - what a wank !!
When the Dogs needed a goal and one of their players kicked one, they didn't appear to "showboat"to the crowd instead preferring to instinctively get together as a group and patted the player on the head or on the back, they hugged and embraced and genuinely showed their pride & passion in the work that had been done. To me, it showed a genuine unity, it showed regardless of the circumstances, they are a team first & foremost.
On the flipside, each time Owies kicked a goal, he ran towards the boundary and beat his chest to the fan base in a manner that to me, looked like he was saying "aren't I sh/t-hot" instead of the expected "come on lads, kick some butt" rev-up. Charlie did it a couple of times too, he generally does that sort of thing after a goal too.
I get what our players are doing but it still looks like we are disenfranchised and playing more as individuals.
And can we stop that low high-five crap too, it looks forced to me. A player does what he is expected to do (e.g. bundles the ball over the boundary whilst keeping an opposition player at bay) and two of our players make a point of running 15-20m to him to put the hand out and they slap palms - what a wank !!
[size=8pt]"The Other Teams Can Rot In Hell"