Re: R6 - Blues vs Eagles (post match party)
Reply #117 –
Great summary Ray but as others have mentioned, we should be 4-2. That would put us right up there for finals football.
...and the use of the word should is the difference between us being a finals side and where we actually are.
We should have kicked for goal better against Richmond and Melbourne
We should of played better in the last quarter against Port
Robbo and Bell should hit targets all the time
Warnock should be a dominant ruckman
Murphy should break tags..... and so on.
Sorry Carrots but we are 6th at best, 14th at worst and will probably end up around 10th, we still are too small at the contest and have too many that fade out of games. We still don't block well for Murphy and Gibbs, our defenders play as individuals not as a team and our mids miss too many targets by foot.
Given the experience of the team and drafts positions that players were taken we should be better.
Sorry, but attempting to argue that we could/should be 4-2 is erroneous. If you argue that, you could equally argue that the Dishlickers were down 2 key defenders which could have made the difference. You could also argue that the Weagles should have won due to this that and the other. In summary, you could equally argue 2 unlucky losses offset by 2 lucky wins.
2-4 is about right for us at this time.
We'll know our midfield is about right when blokes like Ellard, Lucas and Robinson are in the 25th to 31st bracket. Ditto Rowe, Casboult and White. Not in the 16-22 bracket as they are now.
I'm with the Tassie Devil on this one. An outstanding result for 2014 would be for us to sneak into the bottom of the 8. At this stage I think 9-12 is about right.