Re: RD 11 - BLUES Lose To Lions (Embarrassment & Dispair)
Reply #50 –
Even with the umpires against us, it shouldnt have been left in their hands.
Who the fluck do these players think they are to "expect" to just roll up to win???
Says it all about our list really.
MM should take a lot of heat for this loss IMO. My reasons........
* Buckley clearly hadnt recovered from last weeks knock.
* We lose 2 runners in Walker and Armfield and bring in Carrazzo who by all reports struggled last week in the 2's.
*We CANNOT have Ellard, Carrazzo,McLean ALL in the same team. Way too slow.
* Why not thro Garlett in the guts when everyone else was spent? We finished pumping the ball long and with absolutely no run.
This club has not learnt a bloody thing in 10 f**ken years !. It is exactly why we have so many supporters who refuse to pay a membership because they know what this club gives them in return.......NADA!
If we are good enough, the Umpires won't make a difference. That they did make a significant difference, from the sound of things, tells a lot about us.
I didn't see any of the game, but from the stats it does look as though Buckley wasn't 100%. He had less effect than Ellard who didn't last half a game. That Waite was less effective than Ellard as well was terrible.
I wouldn't have played Carrots. He needed a few weeks in the VFL to get back into form, not 2/3 of a game. If he had to play, I would have had him as emergency.
I would not play Judd next week: a lesson that looks pretty clear.
Pace: having 3 slow mids is a structural weakness we must address. We were better last week with the pace of Armfield and Walker. Granted that another slowish mid and tagger in Curnow is not far away (hopefully also starting the VFL), we have to consider what that does to our midfield's run.
We do need to turn over our list, that is for certain.
After seeing Carrots in last week's game for the NBs I was convinced he needed another week before returning.
But, regardless of personnel, tonight's effort was one of the worst for more than a year. I hope there are not pale attempts at excuses from the club. That loss said only bad things about our club... players, leaders, discipline, assistant coaches, Senior Coach, selection committee - everyone needs to look in the full length mirror and accept their part in what can only be described as a deplorable, limp, arrogant (disgregard to the opponent) and psychologically puny effort from our club. And this can only happen if you have too many puny people at the place.
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