If anyone thinks that Friday was a good learning experience for anyone then they need their heads examined.
Getting games into players is one way to learn, but it's infinitely more beneficial when players have some actual guidance and you can't get that when you're are dominated and spend the night chasing tail without the footy.
Had they learned something about playing defensive football I would have said no worries but port took the foot off the pedal after they went up by an unassailable margin. They didn't put the foot on the throat till half time, and still accounted for us easily.
All the kids learned was how hard it is to be play against bigger bodies when you butcher the football.
Perhaps that's a lesson that needed learning and the kids who might think the older blokes are "past" it and that they should be getting a game ahead of might have a greater appreciation for the guidance they're given.
That goes for our fans too. All the Rowe Thomas white palava can go flying out the window.
Getting games into players is one way to learn, but it's infinitely more beneficial when players have some actual guidance and you can't get that when you're are dominated and spend the night chasing tail without the footy.
Had they learned something about playing defensive football I would have said no worries but port took the foot off the pedal after they went up by an unassailable margin. They didn't put the foot on the throat till half time, and still accounted for us easily.
All the kids learned was how hard it is to be play against bigger bodies when you butcher the football.
Perhaps that's a lesson that needed learning and the kids who might think the older blokes are "past" it and that they should be getting a game ahead of might have a greater appreciation for the guidance they're given.
That goes for our fans too. All the Rowe Thomas white palava can go flying out the window.
"everything you know is wrong"
Paul Hewson
Paul Hewson