Annus horribilis August 28, 2025, 12:39:25 pm Annus horribilis-No it's not an ugly bum, it's Latin for "Horrible year".Apart from maybe 2002, can we think of another year that matches the challenges this one has thrown up.We thought last year was bad , but this one was a whole new level.Starting with season ending injuries to a couple of key players (one a star recruit) through to some unfortunate departures at the finish, this one has been a shocker on and off the field. Surely next year must see a change of luck. Quote Selected 2 Likes
Re: Annus horribilis Reply #1 – August 28, 2025, 12:42:19 pm Well our best ruck and second best defender have walked out and our best forward wants to. 2026 is not looking good. Quote Selected
Re: Annus horribilis Reply #2 – August 28, 2025, 12:53:27 pm Quote from: madbluboy – on August 28, 2025, 12:42:19 pmWell our best ruck and second best defender have walked out and our best forward wants to. 2026 is not looking good.Now, I'm not talking him down in that role, he did it very well in D50, better than he has delivered anywhere else on the ground. He also filled in a couple of times on bigger bodies and did quite well, but 2nd best is some stretch.Arguably in his best game he got the bulk of his possessions in the back half playing on and intercepting in front of opposition medium smalls while players like Weiters, Young and McGovern wrestled the bigger bodies. It's a plus for him that he is agile enough to be competitve at ground level and tall and strong enough to be dominant in the air. He did play one game where he defeated and opposition tall, Zuharr, but who was carrying an injury, and possibly SoJ's best game came against the Aints when they only really had Caminiti as a marking target when Jack covered the loss of McGovern. Quote Selected Last Edit: August 28, 2025, 12:56:43 pm by LP 2 Likes
Re: Annus horribilis Reply #3 – August 28, 2025, 01:14:32 pm He was actually better than Weitering but missing that much footy I just couldn't give him the number 1 spot. Quote Selected
Re: Annus horribilis Reply #4 – August 28, 2025, 01:40:07 pm Going to need to have a good 2026 and pocket some money for Sam Walsh too, Cal Twomey says he expects him to stay but we will need to have a good year and with three clubs according to him in the chase too its probably going to be another TDK scenario with monster offers to contend with. Quote Selected
Re: Annus horribilis Reply #5 – August 28, 2025, 01:43:36 pm Where's our monster offer for Butters or Bont or whomever.Time to return serve with spice on top. Quote Selected
Re: Annus horribilis Reply #6 – August 28, 2025, 02:08:37 pm Quote from: Lods – on August 28, 2025, 12:39:25 pmAnnus horribilis-No it's not an ugly bum, it's Latin for "Horrible year".Apart from maybe 2002, can we think of another year that matches the challenges this one has thrown up.We thought last year was bad , but this one was a whole new level.Starting with season ending injuries to a couple of key players (one a star recruit) through to some unfortunate departures at the finish, this one has been a shocker on and off the field. Surely next year must see a change of luck.I think we've had worse years inbetween 2025 and 2002.I think our standards have increased over that time so it feels like its a lot worse than it is.Thats not to say there haven't been issues, but every year you get a couple season ending injuries... Quote Selected 2 Likes
Re: Annus horribilis Reply #7 – August 28, 2025, 02:09:58 pm It will be nice to start a season without 2 blokes doing a knee in February...... Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: Annus horribilis Reply #8 – August 28, 2025, 02:26:32 pm 2012 was by far the year that I have hated the most aside from 2015. 2015 was the club giving up on football mentally. At least in 2012, we looked good for the first 3 games before most of our list fell over. Quote Selected
Re: Annus horribilis Reply #9 – August 28, 2025, 02:48:20 pm Quote from: kruddler – on August 28, 2025, 02:08:37 pmQuote from: Lods – on August 28, 2025, 12:39:25 pmAnnus horribilis-No it's not an ugly bum, it's Latin for "Horrible year".Apart from maybe 2002, can we think of another year that matches the challenges this one has thrown up.We thought last year was bad , but this one was a whole new level.Starting with season ending injuries to a couple of key players (one a star recruit) through to some unfortunate departures at the finish, this one has been a shocker on and off the field. Surely next year must see a change of luck.I think we've had worse years inbetween 2025 and 2002.I think our standards have increased over that time so it feels like its a lot worse than it is.Thats not to say there haven't been issues, but every year you get a couple season ending injuries...I reckon that we overachieved in 2023 but that's our benchmark now. Quote Selected
Re: Annus horribilis Reply #10 – August 28, 2025, 02:54:05 pm 2015 was a planned demolition. We headed for the bottom to maximise draft picks... knowing the coach wouldn't come for the ride.Killed two birds with one stone. Quote Selected
Re: Annus horribilis Reply #11 – August 28, 2025, 05:31:27 pm Fire sale revisited: How the Pies’ salary dump helped them flyhttps://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/fire-sale-stocktake-how-the-pies-dumped-treloar-and-co-and-didn-t-get-burnt-20230327-p5cvl0.htmlGrundy, Treloar, Stephenson and Tom PhillipsCould be a blessing in disguise. We need footballers that can protect the football and use it inside 50. It's our greatest need. Hard to do that with 34, 44, 62 Quote Selected 3 Likes
Re: Annus horribilis Reply #12 – August 28, 2025, 05:40:35 pm A poster on one of the Facebook pages has outlined some of the major issues of the season.In brief...-Pick 3 Jagga Smith, does ACL-Newman out for the year -Kemp out for the year-Lose unexpectedly to Richmond in Round 1-President sends a ‘dick pick’ and ends up resigning-Lose a number of games after leading early.-Miss finals and don't have first or second pick -E Hollands and Harry have mental Health issues. Elijah’s future is uncertain-Harry O'Farrell has best game, Does ACL the following week-Jack Martin kicks 6 in a game, and Matt Kennedy has a very good year-TDK leaves -Curnow wants to leave -Silvagni goes to defence and is playing great football... until he gets injured-Then Silvagni announces he is leaving for darker pastures-AFL hints at changing father son rule the year we have a top prospect in Cody Walker….and injuries continue to impact heavily on the season.Anything else?You think it's been bad?I think it qualified. Quote Selected 4 Likes
Re: Annus horribilis Reply #13 – August 28, 2025, 06:07:22 pm Quote from: DJC – on August 28, 2025, 02:48:20 pmQuote from: kruddler – on August 28, 2025, 02:08:37 pmI think we've had worse years inbetween 2025 and 2002.I think our standards have increased over that time so it feels like its a lot worse than it is.Thats not to say there haven't been issues, but every year you get a couple season ending injuries...I reckon that we overachieved in 2023 but that's our benchmark now.No, we under achieved every other year. If we had've worked like we should've have early that year we wouldn't have been 4-9 and a fair chance ended up premiers.2023 was our potential. You can't over-achieved as you are only born with so much genetic ability. Quote Selected
Re: Annus horribilis Reply #14 – August 28, 2025, 07:53:46 pm Quote from: madbluboy – on August 28, 2025, 01:14:32 pmHe was actually better than Weitering but missing that much footy I just couldn't give him the number 1 spot.Sorry, but I think that's fanboy talk, the surname and history at work again.Weitering was clearly our best defender, even our own forum voting indicates that, based on the full season I wouldn't have even rated SoJ ahead of Haynes. At very best he's 3rd place, but if he's ahead of others it's borderline at best. Quote Selected 5 Likes
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