Questions

[LP]

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.

It's becoming clearer by the week, too many kids in the one team, and kids don't learn from kids.

I admit I was always skeptical, but when the likes of Leigh Matthews start highlighting and questioning the benefits of playing so many kids in one team I have to sit up and take notice. Maybe my skepticism is justified. In my opinion Matthews has always been thoughtful, fair, unbiased and balanced in his comments.

Which is why I struggle to understand supporters favoring and siding with the opinions of the likes of Dunstall, BT, King, Darcy, Bartlett, Watson and Ling. Their comments nearly always benefit their favored clubs, and their opinions change with the current status of the opposition.

We'd be much better of listening to Matthews than most of the other media drongos!

An Aside; Which leads me to the pre-game exchange between BT and Matthews a week or two ago. BT was downright disrespectful of Matthews and his opinions on air. It was an out and out disgrace and if Ch.7 had any balls BT should now be having a holiday from broadcasting. Although I concede it appears BT has obviously had a lecture of sorts from someone because he was far more positive this past weekend than previous weeks, he even made a point of highlighting how little criticism he was offering which is always a tell about a message he was delivered! He was sending the "See I'm a good boy now" message!