With Port's loss we had everything to play for. It was the insipid nature of the capitulation that is most disturbing. We were weighed measured and found wanting...."big time".
It's not like these guys don't have the ability. What they lack is the desire...yet the same playing group have displayed that desire in the past. What is wrong?
Answers to these questions would turn our form around instantly. Heart, desire, and desperation wins games against any side. What we have happening is almost borderline tanking. Are we after picks again ? The picks we have had in the past are bringing us nothing on the field. Time to put the cue in the rack and play young kids only. There is no point hurting are core senior players like Judd today.
Too many players are actually a liability. Walker is one of them. How many silly mistakes is he making game after game. Stop letting him kick in. It isn't his best skill. Not happy with this game against the Doggies. I think they were way better all over the ground, and really should have won by far more than they did.
Yarran a wingman. Have him move through the middle of the ground no doubt. Walker has been making plenty of mistakes recently in defence. He has his good moments and his bad moments. While I like Walker forward, he goes for a flyer way too often and could better use his speed on the lead. I think a fit Waite will put pressure on both these two to lock in a role. While Waite will always play limited games due to injury and suspensions, he is a better defender and forward to both of these guys. Garlett is probably a better forward to both Yarran and Walker too. The guess is what Mick thinks will be the roles for Yarran, Walker, Garlett and Waite.
We speculate about what we see, but one thing for certain, no other side has 4 guys as potent as these 4, when they are all hot. Mick needs to get what he can from these 4, if they are not part of the so called 10 players to be let go. Forget to add Betts to that mix. Sorry. Maybe we need to start rotating them through the middle of the ground more often. This way they have to work. Can't go missing there.
Yarran has 4 games to change Micks opinion about what he is worth. They could be the most important 4 games of his life. His body is capable of anything. Just getting his mind right is the issue. Can that be fixed ? Wait until seasons end.
Mants...This is how I see it too....4 games to show some intensity and keen interest that he wants to be part of the team going forward and is prepared to follow the coaches instructions. If he does that then he will be taken off the trade bait list, if he doesnt I expect him to be shopped around. I dont think MM is silly enough to give him away for peanuts just to prove a point and I would expect him only to be traded if the deal was heavily biased our way for something we really needed.
I agree with you. Don't throw him away for free, even if he doesn't show his worth. It could come back to bite us big time. (Based on 2013 form) A Rance / Treloar / Cameron / Trengrove (PA) / Boak type would help our group. Not those exact players, but I wouldn't scream at the club if any of these were targets. If he comes to play. If he shows a new attitude. We will be laughing for the next 5 years. His X-factor is simply amazing.
Murf's been getting his knee drained after every match. This points to a structural problem that won't get better on its own.
Sounds like something Kreuzer was doing last season and he continued to be flogged here. I also remember him having a knee reconstruction too. Not forgetting his issues with his hip. Ooops sorry I forgot to say poor Marc and his knee and his cheekbone.
Season gone. Get him off and get him better. Bring Graham and any other new kids who need a run. In fact get any player off who is underdone. They are not helping us win games. They are in fact costing us games. Give the Captains hat to Simpson. Give him back some respect for how he has turned his season around. A thank you for his work rate of late.
Don't get me wrong here guys. I love Marc to bits. I hope he gets better and past his best which he will execute in the future. He hasn't even seen his true, full potential. Just won't be reading way too many Poor Marc stories, when others before him have had bad runs of luck and have not always had supporters, media and others give them a break. When they have bad patches, they are labelled bad number 1 draft picks. Get better soon Murphs. Tell your coach you can't play FFS. Grow a pair and tell him you don't want to let the squad down. Its considered tough to play with pain. Its considered selfish to play for the sake of playing and letting others carry the workload. If this is true Mick, cut him some bloody slack. He'll pay you back twice and three times in return.
Sorry Marc, I didn't mean to pay out on you. I'm just angry Special-K wasn't given much slack in his times of hidden injuries.
Yarran has 4 games to change Micks opinion about what he is worth. They could be the most important 4 games of his life. His body is capable of anything. Just getting his mind right is the issue. Can that be fixed ? Wait until seasons end.
My thoughts exactly. Give the ball the respect it deserves. 3 to 4 singles an over and a couple of boundaries every 4 or 5 overs averages out to around 5 an over. No need to be playing 20/20 cricket yet. Wait for the last 7 overs of when you wish to declare an go ape. Slap on 50 to 80 runs or go out.
I'm not a huge fan but it's hard to fault Watson since he was promoted this season.
He might make a good forward. He would be worth developing. Just needs a rocket up his clacker to make him work with more intensity. Good pair of hands, and usually a decent kick too. Has body size and height. Don't waste this kid just yet and let him play the remaining games as a forward option. It wouldn't hurt and would at minimum give him confidence, and raise his future trade value.
Mick isn't my favourite person tonight. It might just be me venting at the wrong time, but can we trade Mick for Buddy Franklin and get Duigan to coach the side.
The dockers ran faster all night. They put real defensive pressure on us all night. They took better and far more contested marks than our boys. They tackled better. They covered their opponents better giving us no space. They ran through and around us like we were witches hats. If that is what top 4 standard looks like, we better tank and lose all our remaining games to get better picks. the picks we have are not worth anything on tonights performance. We really should have lost by 8 to 10 goals to be honest. Very little to be positive about tonight. Touhy. Like him. That's it. Nothing else.
