I reckon Weitering is either carrying an injury or has seriously devolved.
His 2 games, either side of the bye, were as poor as I can recall and this week wasn't much better. He is completely lacking any serious acceleration. He seems far less mobile and unable to elevate himself off the ground to get the same dynamic defensive punches and/or overhead marks that were his greatest weapons. His kicking has deteriorated so much that he rarely finds a teammate unless that teammate is standing alone in a paddock. Part of the problem with his kicking is that he is commonly standing flat-footed and lacks the mobility to kick through the ball - hence he regularly puts too much air under the ball and/or simply kicks it aimlessly as far as he can, which is not all that far these days.
while i agree Weiters has had a few off weeks the very fact we are critiquing him is so sad - kinda means this list is potentially cooked. The bloke was our rock when all around him was crumbling and now our sh1te culture has even gone thru to him. The one guy i thought would be immune. its bl00ldy sad.
We waited 10 plus years of crap to build a middle of the road team.
So many of the list just stay where they are many have stagnated or gone backwards and the kids get a tad better but never really come on to the point where they can influence a game.
Unless they do a fixture where we play WC and North 6 each we arent making finals with this list.
I generally agree. Leaving aside the obvious issue of not having insider knowledge of several key areas regarding the players, believing that Curnow or any other player is a slack ar$e with a highlight reel and no 2nd efforts, essentially condemns a raft of senor coaches, assistant coaches, team mates, and the like to charges of gross incompetence of professional malfeasance.
Curnow is a serial offender in this area, as soon as the bal lhits the deck he stops and lets the opposition defenders cler it without any fear of being accosted.
Yep agree. He is a very talented footballer but he is lazy and at times quite selfish. When was the last time you have see him really running hard to pressure an opponent? Perceived pressure is a big part of defensive forward tactics and imagine what opponents would feel when the heat is on and if you knew Curnow was bearing down on you with purpose - even if he's unlikely to make the tackle it adds pressure and invariably causes mistakes that can result on shots on goal. The very best sides do this instinctively as they train and work hard without the ball - we don't value this obviously and Charlie sets and example as he refuses to do it and the bloke is in the leadership group!
Sadly the club tied a big part of their marketing to him and it makes trading him almost impossible.
Teams that win flags all buy in 110%, they all play there role. Pies are the best at it. Old mate Charlie wouldn't know what hit him if he played under fly at the pies.
Has jack solved our second key tall defender. abe nice if he was another 5cm taller but what he doesnt have in height he makes up in guts and determination to win or half every contest he is in.
Have a lot of respect for how he goes about it and deserves a decent increase on his contract and to not have to wait till the trade period. Show some loyalty and get it done now.
TDK is going to leave a massive hole. Adds a point of difference in a one paced midfield and not sure we get the points last night if you swapped Pit in for TDK
Charlie needs a royal boot up the ar5e. Has all the natural ability any tall forward has and more yet lops around with half ar5ed chases whenever the marking contest is over. Not worth hes pay packet, over rated and needs to look at how players like Mihocek, Cameron, Hogan go about it. they are team players our guy runs his own race and then laughs when he misses. He would be first for me on the trade trade but they wont do it.
Scrapped a win against a fellow mid tier team far from full strength.
Any win against the enemy is nice BUT there is a gulf between us and a top 4 team which still leaves me disappointed on where i thought we may be.
we we likely get the easy kills in the next few weeks get all the fans hopes up but yhis list of footballers is not going to cut it against the very best teams when the whips are cracking and thats a fact
We are 15th for a reason. I just keep thinking we may be a tad better than we are and may be able to get over an average team with half their team out - When will I learn.
There is a slight variation in the number of games played but we're ahead of 4 teams above us on the ladder in terms of betting for the flag through Sportsbet. We're shorter than Essendon, St Kilda, Swans and Melbourne.
"They know we're coming"
yep they sure do…. all the way from 15th on the ladder.
Who was it that said the ladder doesn't lie?
Who would have thought a decade into the worlds longest rebuild this is where we would find ourself
