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This weeks game will tell me a little bit about where the players are with their mental toughness. Win and it's a step forward, lose and MM has an even tougher job ahead of him than I 1st thought!

Quote from: Amers on July 16, 2013, 06:37:05 pm

This weeks game will tell me a little bit about where the players are with their mental toughness. Win and it's a step forward, lose and MM has an even tougher job ahead of him than I 1st thought!

We will win, nothing surer. Better list, better coach.

This weeks game will tell me a little bit about where the players are with their mental toughness. Win and it's a step forward, lose and MM has an even tougher job ahead of him than I 1st thought!

Quote from: Amers on July 16, 2013, 06:37:05 pm

This weeks game will tell me a little bit about where the players are with their mental toughness. Win and it's a step forward, lose and MM has an even tougher job ahead of him than I 1st thought!

Sums up my sentiments as well.

This is a game, for us, about mental toughness... for 4 quarters. It's about being mentally tough, no matter what. It's about resilience and absorbing mongrel acts (from the Kangabies... very, very good at sniping). We've more talent on the paddock and a better game plan. But that amounts to zilch if you aint got the ruthless focus between the lug holes.

http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2013-07-11/waite-for-2-to-3

Didn't someone say he was still an outside chance?

Because the last decade has taught us the following;

1.  Playing opposition who we always struggle to beat, even at our best (in this case because we arrogantly regarded them as an irrelevant club and tried to buy them to get their players).
2.  Playing an opposition that we match up poorly against.  They have a real ruck, proper structure and three tall forwards.
3.  Playing opposition that physically intimidate us, sometimes with dog tactics, but generally they just play basic football that is too much for our seagulls.  Goldstein, Swallow, Firrito and Petrie et al. treat us with contempt.
4.  Playing opposition that were woeful last week, have been baked in media and thus have point to prove.
5.  Big game with high stakes - winner is a chance of finals, loser is playing for draft pick position.  We never, ever win those games.
6.  Friday night game, so they want to play well to showcase their club.
7.  Also Friday night, which means we'll probably get Ray.  Ray + the diver = not a good night.

All equals an unsatisfactory result for us - the script is so familiar that it a cliché.

Quote from: Professer E on July 17, 2013, 08:16:47 am

Because the last decade has taught us the following;

1.  Playing opposition who we always struggle to beat, even at our best (in this case because we arrogantly regarded them as an irrelevant club and tried to buy them to get their players).
2.  Playing an opposition that we match up poorly against.  They have a real ruck, proper structure and three tall forwards.
3.  Playing opposition that physically intimidate us, sometimes with dog tactics, but generally they just play basic football that is too much for our seagulls.  Goldstein, Swallow, Firrito and Petrie et al. treat us with contempt.
4.  Playing opposition that were woeful last week, have been baked in media and thus have point to prove.
5.  Big game with high stakes - winner is a chance of finals, loser is playing for draft pick position.  We never, ever win those games.
6.  Friday night game, so they want to play well to showcase their club.
7.  Also Friday night, which means we'll probably get Ray.  Ray + the diver = not a good night.

All equals an unsatisfactory result for us - the script is so familiar that it a cliché.

Last year we were crippled with injury when we played them, I think we lost Tuohy in the warm up, and Walker and Joseph were injured and subbed off during the game (someone can confirm I was overseas). Ratts was criticised heavily after this loss too for some reason. This year we have almost a full list to choose from. No excuses.

Quote from: PassIt2Carrots on July 17, 2013, 10:22:21 am

Quote from: Professer E on July 17, 2013, 08:16:47 am

Because the last decade has taught us the following;

1.  Playing opposition who we always struggle to beat, even at our best (in this case because we arrogantly regarded them as an irrelevant club and tried to buy them to get their players).
2.  Playing an opposition that we match up poorly against.  They have a real ruck, proper structure and three tall forwards.
3.  Playing opposition that physically intimidate us, sometimes with dog tactics, but generally they just play basic football that is too much for our seagulls.  Goldstein, Swallow, Firrito and Petrie et al. treat us with contempt.
4.  Playing opposition that were woeful last week, have been baked in media and thus have point to prove.
5.  Big game with high stakes - winner is a chance of finals, loser is playing for draft pick position.  We never, ever win those games.
6.  Friday night game, so they want to play well to showcase their club.
7.  Also Friday night, which means we'll probably get Ray.  Ray + the diver = not a good night.

All equals an unsatisfactory result for us - the script is so familiar that it a cliché.

Last year we were crippled with injury when we played them, I think we lost Tuohy in the warm up, and Walker and Joseph were injured and subbed off during the game (someone can confirm I was overseas). Ratts was criticised heavily after this loss too for some reason. This year we have almost a full list to choose from. No excuses.

Murphy's first game back from that shoulder injury against Adelaide.
Tuohy was a late change in the warmup.  Lucas came in for him. 
Walker subbed off for a calf staring about 3/4 into the first for Lucas. 
Moving Henderson from forward to back, is the move that killed Ratten this game.  Hendo tweaked the hamstring chasing, but this was a move he made reactionary to Walker going off (and the one that I believe cost him his job as it was one way traffice from that point onwards) and he put Duigan forward after that. 
Joseph was concussed halfway through the second.

Kreuzer pulled up lame from this one with that mystery leg injury that plagued him last season and was our only ruck vs North that game.

His coaching performance was too focussed on containing Petrie, who was given 3 goals by the umpires (from memory).

Should have left Henderson forward, might have saved his career.