Squad for JLT game named

[Professer E]

Don't know why we waste game time and list spaces on cloggers like Thomas, Smedts, White, Palmer, Gorringe, Buckley.... Tried, tested, not good enough.  At least the kids have some class but after time in the system the aforementioned aren't going to suddenly become AA types.

Our midfield is four players short of being competitive.

Disappointed but as expected.

[PaulP]

I just watched the highlights on the AFL website - apart from a couple of passages of play, our players were literally jogging back and forth, almost as if by instruction. I know people on here have said "no run", but can anyone confirm that the highlights I saw are a correct reflection of the match ? i.e did the team spend most of the time jogging around, rather than running full pelt ?

Also, both teams had 0 interchanges, according to the stats.

EDIT : it seems as though they're not keeping track of the rotations - all the completed matches show 0 interchanges.

[cookie2]

Haven't seen the game but disappointed in the result. Would have  liked a much closer run result than that.

[bigblue]

Yep, for the team the Dees had in, the way the game looked on the tube as well as the stats, the Dees should have won bigger.

With who the dees had in ??? We only had Cripps out.

Surely BB is shaking his head a little as we all are!

[LP]

With who the dees had in ??? We only had Cripps out.

Surely BB is shaking his head a little as we all are!

There was only one team trying out there today.

[Lods]

Some of us have been suggesting that a bottom four finish would be unacceptable...well if a meaningless practice game has folks upset Bolton's unlikely to last until Round three.

What it does do is indicate the need for there to be identifiable progress this season otherwise these pressures will become real influences.

In reality we applied no real  pressure or intensity during most of that game.
The other major factor was that this was the first game together for so many of the team that the team understanding wasn't there.
Seasoned players who are aware that it's a long season ahead would have been operating at about 75%

I'm sure we'll be much better prepared for the contest come the Richmond game.
Serve that up then and folks will have real reason for complaint

[kruddler]

There was only one team trying out there today.

Just out of curiosity, what is that you think we were doing today?

[laj]

Just out of curiosity, what is that you think we were doing today?

Working half as hard. That's fair enough, it's just a pre-season game.

[kruddler]

Working half as hard. That's fair enough, it's just a pre-season game.

It wasn't a pre-season game for Melbourne?

[thrunthrublu]

unless that appetite takes a while to manifest, what i saw today was rusty awful footy.
i'll  abate judgement until the next couple, but if it doesn't improve, we're bottom 4.
And before im attacked for it being a practice game, from Melbourne's perspective, i didn't see them get out
3rd gear.
appetite needs to be developed when you're on the lower deck