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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Round 9: Carlton vs. Sydney Post Game Pain
Hendo HAS to be played at CHB I believe. We need to build our defence with the  injury and possible pending departure of Jamo and Hendo prefers to play back by all accounts. I just don't understand why this doesn't happen. If he settles there for the rest of the year and is successful he might even stay with us. All of a sudden our defence at least would start to look quite respectable and we could build on that.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Round 9: Carlton vs. Sydney Post Game Pain
Quote from: crashlander on
It does worry me that he is held in high regard by so many. I can't see any good reason to regard him as anything but a squealer and a hypocrite. I wouldn't care if he was pink and had purple spots (although I would hate it if he had green blood and pointy ears).
Goodes sees what he wants to see and squeals. When it comes to going the other way, he is worse than those he condemns. Why? Because he hides behind a holier than thou attitude while displaying the same traits he is condemning.
I may be able to respect him as a player, but as a person I think he is not something I would want anyone to emulate.

We live in very PC times. Goodes is of this time. He can do no wrong and if anyone criticises him they will be branded. Good footballer but a bit of an arse IMO.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Round 9: Carlton vs. Sydney Post Game Pain
Quote from: PaulP on
When you take into consideration :

- our outs
- traveling interstate
- playing a top 4 team, at pretty much full strength on their own dung heap
- the turmoil of the last 2 weeks.
- new coach for 2 or 3 days
- pre match predictions that we would lose by 100+

It was better than anyone expected. No doubt people will say the Swans took their foot off the pedal, and maybe they did. Nice to see a bit of effort.

Agree, our blokes toughed it out and showed the spirit we were all demanding from them. That's something to build on. We just lack skill and class in enough measure. We have a long road ahead of us for sure but if we develop around our better younger players led by Cripps and we can add in more skilled ones via the trade and draft period things could definitely start looking up a bit next year. It's also critical to retain a few of the right senior guys to add some stability during the transition, Simmo and Rowe being two examples.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Round 9: Carlton vs. Sydney Post Game Pain
Could have been a lot worse I guess but we had a real crack against a very good football side..............oops, just a minute, REBOOT.

Yep, I think most of our known problems were on display tonight but at least we know what they are and can start working on them. Fighting the game out to the end is great start.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Round 9 Carlton v Sydney-In Game Thread
Quote from: jeza on
The problem is probably to do with all of our forwards being sucked out into the midfield and backline to try to help out and then when we get it forward you've got Levi one on 4.

Mick would drop him after a game like that BTW.

We need to find ways of keeping the play in our F50. God knows how ATM, our pressure there is poor and the Swans get it out so easily. On the other hand we have to work like Trojans to get it past our HB line.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Worst Leaders in the AFL!
Quote from: Dominator_7 on
Simple solution  from 2016
New coach comes in.
Should put Simmo as Captain Bob Murphy style. (Simmo is the heart and soul of our side and leads by example as seen Friday night)
Coach tells Murph he wants him to just concentrate of playing footy and getting back  to the type of form that made him AA.
Groom Cripps and Doc and the next Captain/Vice Captain combo.

Agree.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Worst Leaders in the AFL!
Interestingly Barker mentioned one of his primary tasks is "sorting out the list". This has obviously been spelled out to him by the hierarchy and will mesh closely with what SOS is doing. Methodical list management is just as important these days as the senior coaching functions - in fact it is the foundation on which everything is built and hopefully we now giving it appropriate attention.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: 2015... Now what?
Quote from: ItsOurTime on
Mick's gone and that must change the equation. I'm interested in what folks think will be a good result for 2015 from here on in.

I'm thinking game time for the younger brigade, reduce the floggings and back to basics footy (tackles, pressure).

I doubt we'll win too many games.

Focus has to be on developing the younger talent and playing everyone else in their best roles afap, e.g. Hendo at CHB. I think either Trigg or The Judge stressed that yesterday.