McVeigh with 20 possessions in a quarter!?!? In a final?!?!
Not sure whether to laugh or cry about that. How did that happen?
It is beyond me how teams like the Swans can have a spare man (or two) down back yet, when they surge forward, all you can see is red and white. Actually, I do know how it happens - it's called running.
When does pre-season start?
No laughing matter at all. If there was one player that needed tagging last night, it was him. Frewheeling most of the game was insane.
In reality the Judd deal crippled the club, but I would do it again in a heart beat.
Judd cost us a small fortune, but what he brought to the club can't be measured simply in on field performances. I don't recant for a minute. Whatever deficiencies we have in KPF forwards etc. , Judd brought more to this club than a dozen Josh Kennedys ever could.
No LRT, no Shaw, no Goodes, no McGlynn, hardly any Tippett, rotations massively in our favour, Simmo's 200th, and then this ?
Sorry, none of us know what goes on behind the scenes, but something is massively wrong somewhere. And it's not to do with class, and it's not to do with skill. Rarely have I seen a team so mentally and emotionally dejected from the first bounce of a final.
When Ratts was coach, and the team would put in a performance like this, I would come on here and read post after post after post about how it's the coaches job to get the players up for a game, in the correct mindset blah blah blah. Last night was as incorrect a mindset as you could imagine. So how about it, Mick ?
Actually, at one point I thought they were throwing the game.
Simmo, I salute you and I apologize for the woeful effort. You, of all people, deserve better.
He may well be, but some of it has to fall on his shoulders. The Malthouse apologists constantly claim it was their man that did the business when we win, but it's the players fault when we lose.
Did anybody else think our players looked lost and confused tonight ?
I think the euphoria of our win last week gave some people around here funny ideas. We were NEVER a chance against the Swans. We were gifted a place in the finals after a very average year. and we played an average and inexperienced team first up. Tonight was the yardstick, and we got an accurate measure of where we're at. I was hoping for another "honourable loss".
In a way, I'm glad this happened, because it gives me greater hope that the blowtorch will be applied to EVERYBODY, players and coaches, because they all stunk it up tonight. Players were crap, and so was Mick's coaching.
Don't let the junk time goals fool you. With their early injuries, Swans were never going to run out the game. They busted their balls to get a winning lead and hoped to play keepings off in the last.
All i can say that at least Brian Taylor's ugly head wasn't around. Can't stand him!!
Let alone not missing the "Wow wee" every 2 minutes or comparing every fcuk up with something that Richo would have done
And his ridiculus illustrations/comparisons. He tries to be funny, but he's just stupid. And once he says something he doesn't let it go! Gee it irks me. I cringe every time i see that Hungry Caterpillar on his upper lip.
Did someone say Big Boy McEvoy ?
Yep - BT did about 50 times in 1 game. Horrible. And in the after match wrap up, whenever Sam Lane is talking, you always see him twitchy and agitated, like he just can't wait to piss her off. Comes across as a sexist pig.
Hang on I forget something. Fox sports today and David King. "Dustin Martin" is the key to Richmond beating Carlton today. He is evasive and a quality player. an elite finisher and Carlton won't have a match for him today. he will win this game off his own boot. "Martin this and Martin that". "Martin, Martin, Martin". Don't even get me started on Cotchin. King, you got it WRONG. They lost. Martin did something but not near enough to win it today. Dermie thought we were a chance even though he thought we would lose. He said never say never. he has watched us come back. Him and Maclure were fair about their analysis. The others were all knobs. Especially Roos. He gave us no chance in each quarter. he still can't believe how we managed to win it. No anti-Blues bias at all the commentators.
How about using guys who say it as it is and being non-biased.
You know I listened to the Triple M pre show thing just before bounce down and the one person who was balanced and actually thought about the game on its merits was Jason Dunstall. I have to say it's not the first time I have noticed it from Dunstall. Don't get me wrong he's Hawks through and through but he does give a balanced opinion I think overall.
I'd have to agree, although his voice is horrible.