The administration in this country has focussed on developing players who are best suited to playing 20/20 which does nothing for sustaining or improving a player's technique. Their mindset is all slather and whack because they think they only have 20-overs to bat, instead, they have five days which none of them have been able to completely grasp.
The administration is wrong, the selectors are wrong, the appointment of Clarke as captain was wrong at the time, the balls-up with Mickey Arthur ........... where does it stop ??
We are faced with years of rubbish like we are seeing in England right now because of the ineptness of the current people in control of the game in this country.
Correct.....you look at Joe Root and he does all the basics right, the technique is good. Bell wont ever be thought of as a great of test cricket yet now has a decent record based on having good technique, when he comes in his bat looks a metre wide and we never look like getting him out. 20/20 cricket is park cricket and produces park cricketers with zero technique.....you watch Hughes bat and his stance is awkward, his back anglesd , never straight, good test bowlers work you out and he has been worked out.
Its fire fighting every series...players in and out of the team with no plan, we used to be the best but now South Africa lead the pack and we are getting beat by a B grade team in England... Most of us knew that when we picked Haddin we were in trouble and you have to look at the 35 year old Chris Rogers and compare that with the baby faced Joe Root....where is the upside/future in Haddin and Rogers. Even Harris is a retro move, bowled well but isnt the future......
If Clarke plays then Watson has to go and so do any of his faction unless that want follow orders and back the skipper......you cant have unrest in the camp unless you have Bradman like players who can perform on the field even if they dont get on with each other off the field and Watson aint no Bradman.
In the past 2 weeks, Lucas' game is significantly different in terms of doing the harder stuff IMO.
Agree on Lucas...probably getting less of the footy but is becoming a better player in contests both on the ground and in the air.
Yarran isnt soft IMO...just choosy when he does go.
Watson is also choosy when he decides to make an effort but I thought he gave us something vs the Kangas at different times mixed with his usual laconic manning up and lazy work ethic.
The North fans should ask their coach why, when they have more talls than we do, he didn't have one or two of them take some of the ruck to give Goldstien a break.
In the end Kreuzers's ability to cover the ground was worth more than a couple of hit outs.
A truly dumb decision.
Yep, we broke fairly even in the hitouts but Goldstein was knackered in the last quarter and couldnt even make it to some marking contests....Brad Scott is lucky he has a successful coaching twin in Chris because he is flying under the radar somewhat and North are no better than when he started with them 4 years ago. Anyone else would be on the chopping block but brother Chris being successful still has Nth fans and the board hoping Brad will be as good... His presser was defensive and this after he has a couple of weeks paying out on the players......he refused to praise Carlton apart from our good conversion early and just talked up players like Thomas and Hine. I think he might be the new Voss next at trade time and try and buy his way out of trouble but like Voss more than likely buy his way into trouble....
Manned up Ziebell ok but I thought his field kicking was terrible, missed easy targets and it detracted from his game, a good stat was his tackle count of 7.
Just one more thing. Jeffy was good again, his running power now is a sight to behold.
But if he didn't run over the footy he'd be a dead set champ.
Love this kid when he gets involved .
Still reckon Eddie was better as a sub than playing a full game this week.
Fair point...I think your sub has to be game changing player and Eddie is that type of player, Cachia did well when he came on and tackled like a demon but should have started the game IMO.. Scott Thompson matchup was interesting and I know Nth have used Thompson in the past on Eddie but I didnt think it worked for them tonight, the Nth man was their best player last week and had plenty of the ball but Eddie seemed to drag him out of the play tonight.
Kruezer was great when the heat was on, and I like the pairing of him with Rowe...the latter ran out the game well and contested everything and while not big on the stat sheet did his part and I thought his ruck work was good and in tandem they broke Goldstein. This is the pairing we need to go forward with and its a no brainer IMO that they are better footballers than Hampson, Casboult and Warnock. An example was Rowe getting the ball and kicking long from the wing to Henderson running into goal....none of the other mentioned would have made that kick work for Henderson.
You didn't mention Rowe missing a 20m in-the-clear Armfield in the last with one of the worst kicks of the night. Nup....Rowe's not for me after tonight, thought he was poor. A couple of nice-ish things in the first half, diddly squat in the 2nd half & his ruckwork is merely pedestrian. I'd still give him more game time just to be sure....but tonight, Rowe was poo.
I guess we see it different....thought he was a contributor
re: Watson...kid is learning the caper and that mark he took going back was gold when it mattered.......got a quick kick to Judd when off balance that was also a gem. He has some skill IMO and would be in my team next week...he gives us a big frame down back and fills some space. Carlisle was a dud for Essendon and Reid the same for Collingwood but matured....out of Mitchell, McCarthy etc he has shown more IMO and we are a more flexible team when he plays...
Well you all know I've had my issues with Simpson, but whatever Mick has done or said to him has worked.. Playing him off the backline is a pure master stroke..
I gave him BOG last week (which may surprise a few) and I'll give it to him again this week.. Infact i'll go as far as saying that he was crucial in so many moments in the last half which saved us from getting scored against.. He was brilliant and saved our a55.. I have that much confidence in him now when he gets the ball, and I back him in to win the ball in every 50/50 contest he goes in.. There was one against Harvey which stood out and one in the last 1/4.. He is giving his all and busting his a55 and thats all we can ever ask.. Well done Simmo.. You are finally becoming a favourite, just dont fall back into old habbits..
I thought Hendo was brilliant... This guy is special..
Jamo... WTF? Worst game Ive seen you play.. Yes we all know Petrie always pulls your pants down, but thats no excuse to cough the ball up when you finally get it, over and over and over again.. Worst game of yours EVER..
Jeffy = Special.. Yazz = sensational Betts = Getting his form back to where it should be..
Kreuzer started off Horrid.. Fumbled, slipped and looked unco in the 1st half and then came out in the 2nd half a different man.. We want more of the 2nd half kreuzer.. He was great...
Thought Lucas was great in the 1st half..
2E is fantastic with ball in hand.. Anywhere within 50.. Put it in the book..
Wattos mark was great..
Rowe was invisible..
Walker looked to have had about 4 of Thomas's goals kicked on him.. Mick wasnt happy..
Army get your form back mate.. Please..
Curnow, very good game and slotted a couple of nice ones..
Scotto looks very slow these days, but in the 3rd 1/4 had it on a string..
Carrazzo did a few nice things but was quietish from what i saw..
Judd and Murph not really ever in it although Judd got bit more of it late, but missed the goal....
Gibbs nice job on Zieblel, but when are we going to see the likes of Ziebel have to tag Gibbs.. I wanted Gibbs sent forward and drag Ziebel with him..
We are forking very lucky to get away with that game..
Jamie..Agree on Scotland....coming to the end, doesnt have the zip to get away these days and is relying on his smarts, still handy but this should be his last season.
Jamo....couple of mistakes and I thought he got a good go of the umpires as well as he was hanging on most of the night, Petrie is a big unit though and the degree of difficulty is high matching him up.
Rowe...dont agree, rucked well in his secondary role and I thought hit the packs hard and didnt allow many marks to be taken by Nth defenders and this helped the amigos, commentators also acknowledged his work in this area.
Kruezer was great when the heat was on, and I like the pairing of him with Rowe...the latter ran out the game well and contested everything and while not big on the stat sheet did his part and I thought his ruck work was good and in tandem they broke Goldstein. This is the pairing we need to go forward with and its a no brainer IMO that they are better footballers than Hampson, Casboult and Warnock. An example was Rowe getting the ball and kicking long from the wing to Henderson running into goal....none of the other mentioned would have made that kick work for Henderson. Kruezer took some telling marks and the faith MM has shown in him is being repaid.
The other part of the structure equation is Watson and McInnes....its a no brainer as well that these two have to play down back and allow Henderson to go up forward. I also think its time to move on from Jarrod Waite and not build a forward line around one player anymore, Henderson is more team focussed IMO and when he gets the ball good things usually happen...
Credit to Yarran....was lousy in the 1st half and half ar$ed but got busy after half time and took a brave mark to kick an important goal...
Garlett also worked hard and earned his goals unlike Thomas who cherry picked half of his...
Lucas....showed some guts tonight and while not having huge stats put the body on the line in some contests and thats progress...he could be agood player if he can keep that level of intensity up...
Touhy...got to love those goals he kicks and the agro he provides.....
Curnow....did the job on his man and got some footy....couple of goals but needs to watch his kicking.
Armfield.......love his contesting and pace but his field kicking isnt great and that goal he missed that he should have kicked shows he might be a fringe player when MM builds a stronger squad.
Gibbs....some woeful disposals but i didnt think Zeibell was anything special either....
Judd...off night but in the last 15 minutes won some good ball and lifted like the good player he is...
Kade Simpson.....BOG for me.....brave and has become that small running defender we have tried to recruit... showing leadership and his 2nd and 3rd effort in contests is setting the bar high for his teammates to follow....
Enjoyable win and a turning point for the club IMO...MM coached well and got his matchups right.....Brad Scott will whinge because thats what he does best and I cant wait for his latest excuse...
Same old same old....Broad and Swann making valuable runs and England getting 50 runs more than they should....when you have teams 3-28 you dont let them off the hook and allow them to make 361. We need 500 to put the pressure on as we are batting last, one of our blokes needs to do a Bell and make a solid century and lead the way. Its time Watson delivered a big score and lived up to the hype...
Greenwood has been in good form, reckon he will play.......they also have three talls down back yet we only have two tall forwards reckon that will change also and they will go smaller....its a night game with what could be ordinary weather, my money is on Robbo coming in for Murphy.
Nth to start favourites.....I think Henderson will find himself with two opponents most of the night and it may be up to players like Garlett, Betts etc to kick a winning score..
Worst game Ive seen you play.. Yes we all know Petrie always pulls your pants down, but thats no excuse to cough the ball up when you finally get it, over and over and over again.. Worst game of yours EVER..