But i thought TDK was average and on crazy money - now he all of sudden he is a star and not able to be beaten and shouldn't be mentioned? What's your excuse why we allow Sinclair to play on his own every time we play them?
We have been crushed in every game except R1 as our Coaching department has NFI how to stop a run on how to clamp a player, no defensive modes - NADDA.
And this is not just this year - How many times has the same footballers done little then they play like superman against us. Check the list below of matchwinners that turned it on and killed in so far this year.
Agree there is a pattern or you can find another excuse. Look at their games lending into the game against us - they all hit top form against us... Why? Could it just possibly be that our coaching debt is below par on planning and tactics for opposition matchwinners and we have no systems to slow the play hence why the minute a player or team get a run on everyman and his dog knows it curtains.
Nah its cause we lost Jack, Charlie and TDK in the offseason and only got in old duds.
Of course it is.
You get bored and make up the movie in your head?
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But i thought TDK was average and on crazy money - now he all of sudden he is a star and not able to be beaten and shouldn't be mentioned?
Huh? TDK is overrated and on crazy money, doesn't mean he can't teach our 8th gamer a few things....or are you suggest HOK is the equal of TDK???
Again, we got beaten by someone....some of the best players in the game. Out of curiosity, i had a quick look for top 50 players for 2026 prediction, clicked on the first link that popped up. https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/47893628/afl-top-50-best-afl-players-season-2026-daicos-bontempelli-heeney-neale-darcy All of the players you mentioned were in the top 50, including Daicos at #2. So yes, we got beaten by good players and we struggled to stop them......just like every other team struggles to stop them, because they are elite. Perhaps we don't have the players to stop them. Could that be a list management issue??
Incidently of the players that left Curnow - #14 The blokes we got in, didn't crack the top 50. So yeah, our list got worst.
Leigh Matthews couldn't stop Daicos with our list. Not sure why you think Voss can.
Nothing surer that NWM will have a ball tearer and TDK will monster our ruckman. The former yet another example of what we dont have on our list, speed, poise, ball use.
Not surprising that 2 of the highest paid players in the game may cause us grief.
You think of that yourself did you Shawny? Gold star for you.
Also happens to be 2 players we have not a single matchup for on our list. But it'll be Vossys fault he doesn't have a unicorn ruck and an elite stoppage midfielder with pace to burn to play on these 2.
Honestly, i don't know if i'd want Harry back in this week. Give him an extra week just for $hits and giggles. Kemp+McGovern worked well together - 9 goals between them is about as good as you could hope for.
My changes for this week.... Wilson <-> Florent.....simply need better disposal F. Young <-> Byrne.....one needs a rest, one needs a gig. HOK <-> L.Young....Young is not the future, let HOK run around with TDK all day and learn something. Evans <-> Saad.....Frankie wasn't bad, but i'd like to inject a bit more run and chaos. Potential NWM matchup. O. Hollands <-> Cottrell.....one is fitter than the other. Cerra <-> Hewett....i think Cerra was cramping late (or a soft tissue injury) Hewett runs out the games better and has done his time.
Overall, that should give us more run and better disposal, despite being 'like for like' in a lot of ways.
If we are a bit cleaner going inside 50 and in front of goal, then that loss (and this one?) could be turned into a win pretty easily.
Overall, i expect about 1 of them to actually go ahead.....but thats what i'd do.
But i thought TDK was average and on crazy money - now he all of sudden he is a star and not able to be beaten and shouldn't be mentioned? What's your excuse why we allow Sinclair to play on his own every time we play them?
We have been crushed in every game except R1 as our Coaching department has NFI how to stop a run on how to clamp a player, no defensive modes - NADDA.
And this is not just this year - How many times has the same footballers done little then they play like superman against us. Check the list below of matchwinners that turned it on and killed in so far this year.
Agree there is a pattern or you can find another excuse. Look at their games lending into the game against us - they all hit top form against us... Why? Could it just possibly be that our coaching debt is below par on planning and tactics for opposition matchwinners and we have no systems to slow the play hence why the minute a player or team get a run on everyman and his dog knows it curtains.
Nah its cause we lost Jack, Charlie and TDK in the offseason and only got in old duds.
Gone are the days when we would play a mixture of decent games then a sh1te one and lose to a bottom side then come out beat a top 4 team out of nowhere. No one saw those wins coming we were dangerous at times. We had some exciting fun out of nowhere wins even in the darker days. Not anymore - we are consistent now.
Consistent losers.
Every year the season is over earlier. Its R7 and we are cooked. Another year where we talk up the PS as being mid table or even better yet we sit with a lucky single win after 7 rounds. Another year where teams that are supposed to be weaker are stronger then us. Port, North, Melb are 2-4 wins gap on us and we have a tough run ahead. FFS WC is ahead of us and we are equal with Essendon!
Who will burn past us next year - there not many below is so at least the options are fewer!
Major changes on all levels needed folks. It's beyond filling a few holes a few tweaks.
Change the coach, the LM and make big calls on players on the list that have currency. If we are going to sit at the bottom for a few years at least use the time to stock pile the right players and try it again.
The rebuild is dead - accept it and make the bold calls needed and enough of the excuses.
Very very little from Moir Byrne Evans Ainsworth Williams five smaller blokes supposed to set up and kick goals and put some pressure on defenders exiting F50. Time to try somebody else - Ison? F. Young?
And try a different centre square set up FFS
we are incapable of changing anything.
but hey lets celebrate the junk time goals like we usually do and another honourable loss
