04-10-2016, 12:18 AM
Before the start of the match most would name our top 5 ranked players as Murphy, Cripps, Gibbs, Kruezer and probably and sadly Thomas.
None of them IMO came close to playing to their capacity. We played a likely finalist in heat At their home. Considering they kicked the last 6 of the match, while never looking likely we stayed within touch until the last.
Ablett lynch and their better players played well. Ours didn't. Under MM this would have ended in a 90 point drubbing.
Im disappointed but we have a lot of newbies including a young coach and we need to except this is where we are at. So many on here go on and on about trading out established players for early picks as the only way to go - then are the first to complain when we look like we have gone backwards 3 games into a new season :o. Then add in those who want Walker and Everett gone and then complain we no forward structure when more senior players are swapped for kids.
Can't have it both ways.
A bit of perspective needed.
None of them IMO came close to playing to their capacity. We played a likely finalist in heat At their home. Considering they kicked the last 6 of the match, while never looking likely we stayed within touch until the last.
Ablett lynch and their better players played well. Ours didn't. Under MM this would have ended in a 90 point drubbing.
Im disappointed but we have a lot of newbies including a young coach and we need to except this is where we are at. So many on here go on and on about trading out established players for early picks as the only way to go - then are the first to complain when we look like we have gone backwards 3 games into a new season :o. Then add in those who want Walker and Everett gone and then complain we no forward structure when more senior players are swapped for kids.
Can't have it both ways.
A bit of perspective needed.