Sorry, i'll re-phrase what i said about watching us lose. What i meant was the previous years i would turn the game off late 3rd/early 4th quarter as it would enrage me so much that the wife would leave the room.
I couldn't see any light at the end of the tunnel and i was beginning to hate footy.
Its a much different story thus far in 2016.
I'm actually watching all the way to the end without the neighbors thinking WW111 has erupted in our house.
So in saying that i'm happy to watch us lose is only that i can see light at the end of the long dark tunnel and i can actually take positives out of what im watching rather than throwing verbal abuse and beanies at the big screen and turning it off.
Hope that explanation clears anything up about losing
Here's hoping for some more "green shoots" tonight, namely Plowman and Sumner
Up the Baggers!
You didnt have to explain BA, we knew where you were coming from buddy and agree 200% Go Blues.
White was a real leader both on the ground and in the huddle. Coach singled him out and complimented him on his leadership at 3/4 time. Boys were pumped in the huddle, gave great feedback to the coach. Never seen a huddle so tight when Fraser spoke. Players hung off every word. You just knew at 3/4 they weren't going to lose no matter how close Geelong got.
Thats good stuff to hear. I cant believe how long we persevered with Luke Webster at the NB's, he was utterly useless.
I just heard a snippet of Bolton's latest interview and he made it very clear that Plowman, Sumner and Lamb had earned their games. None of this gifting games to players in the hope that it will help/speed their development.
Really happy with the ins, but they will be underdone so im not expecting much from them.
It's funny though, for the 2 and a half years we had Malthouse/Voldemort in charge it was excruciating for me to watch a game of ours, whether we won or lost.
Now, i'm more than happy to watch us lose, as its apart of our journey back to the top. And im really enjoying watching the newbies run around. This is easily the most interested I've been since the start of 2008 when the great man came along.
Winter is coming, but spring soon follows
Go Blues!
Ease up buttercup, I'm NEVER happy to watch em lose. I understand where we are and where we are going but nobody should be happy to watch us lose, ever!! I've had enough of it thanks. I get what ya mean though
It sends the right message that senior selection cannot be taken for granted. As he continues with his assessments, It looks like BB will be trying to move forward with the younger players he sees as the future and keeping the older and fading players as the backups. That's fine by me!
It sends the message that the same old same old that hasnt worked for years, still doesnt work no matter who coaches them. The team needs to be turned over something ferocious in order to find out what does work. End of story and about feckin time. I hope that there as as many changes to senior players next week as well. I would rather test and learn the game plan in real time with players who are the future irrespective of how young they may be. Go Blues
Crippa for us, The Bont for them. If nothing else I will be watching who shows more. These two will be compared for years to come as they are both excitement machines. To me it will be like the Judd v Ablett debate. Like Ablett, Bontempelli kicks more goals, Cripps does more heavy work inside. Two young guns who are unbelievably good to watch.
Really good observations Capt Crash. I do think though that DVRs body has certainly gained some muscle (along with Gowers) and would be ready for the next stage of his development - a taste of the big time. Cuningham will need to work on his strength though. What I liked about his last game was his footy brain - he gave off quickly to blokes in better positions and can use his turn of speed to advantage. As raw as both boys are, they both look like footballers and IF they can continue to improve and develop will certainly give us some dash through the midfield. Much needed dash. DVRs delivery by foot really is close to elite.
Its good to hear those raps on DVR. As I have stated, I was at his first training session after he was drafted and what stood out for me was the way he moved and his kicking (beautiful left footer as most are - apologies S Grigg). He seemed to have "lost" it but from all reports seems to have got back mojo that we based our picking him on.
I'm not sure what I'm missing when watching Kreuzer this season. I'm certainly not seeing the broken down has been other folk are complaining about.
First of all, I think Kreuzer is spending too much time as a forward. That's not his caper and we need his second and third efforts around the ground.
Secondly, if you look at the hitouts won by each side's two ruckmen (or ruckmen/forwards), we're not far off the pace and are in a group of 8 teams that are averaging 38 to 41 hitouts in the three games.
West Coast is leading with 54, Freo and Melbourne have 44 and then it's Adelaide, Hawthorn, Port, Sydney, St Kilda, North, Carlton and Collingwood. The teams with the poorest performing rucks are Richmond, GWS, Essendon, Brisbane, Bulldogs, Gold Coast and Geelong.
