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Oh - something upset you little boy - need a cuddle....You must be just about the most pessimistic sad sack on the site which is saying something.
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Oh - something upset you little boy - need a cuddle....You must be just about the most pessimistic sad sack on the site which is saying something.
Would love an insight as to how and what happenedWe bashed richmond last year too.
Shaw was a horrendous coach, an unstable man who absolutely diminished our core values as shinboners and made a complete mess of s**t. Shaw can SMD and * off. *in dog of a bloke
Jesus I had no idea. But wasn't he one who wanted brown out in favour of Larkey too?We bashed richmond last year too.
Shaw was a horrendous coach, an unstable man who absolutely diminished our core values as shinboners and made a complete mess of s**t. Shaw can SMD and * off. *in dog of a bloke
Could be more efficient/quicker to keep a short list of those that are?I think we need a weekly updated thread that includes a list of players who aren’t playing to Clarkson's standards of ‘premiership quality player’. Just to put the microscope under frequent offenders with statistics to back it up
The biggest problem for Clarko is the lack of voice to set up the structure from our lynchpins at either end of the ground. McKay is quiet AF and Larkey spends most of his time pushing back with the flow of play.
I think our forwardline would look a lot different if we someone like Jack Riewoldt in there. It'd be older but it would also maintain shape much better.
Clarkson has never done this & never will.We need to revert back to a man on man defence
Our players aren’t smart enough to zone, just ends up being checkers with the oppo overlapping through us
Correct. Not even the most perfect zone could handle the onslaught brought on by this level of work rate.View attachment 1669647We are too slow without the ball. This is a problem. The balance of the side is wrong. Exhibit A above.
We need to revert back to a man on man defence
Our players aren’t smart enough to zone, just ends up being checkers with the oppo overlapping through us
We rarely have 18 guys on the ground working hard enough, at the same time, to stop opposition uncontested marks and easy ball movement. To create those turnovers that lead to easy scoring opportunities. There's always a few passengers - often senior players. The 18 don't work hard enough, consistently enough. Maybe for a game or two, for 5 or 10 minutes here and there but never consistently- not for years.
We also rarely have enough players providing overlap run from defence and through the middle or running into space.
It's been that way for such a long time - selective effort from senior players. They won't skirk the contest though, they're tough like that, they just don't run. Too many stand around and jog around and the side looks like witches' hats. That standard - or lack of - permeates down.
Until Clarko weeds that culture out, we'll struggle.
Is it a mental or physical thing?
Jesus Christ noWe need to revert back to a man on man defence
Our players aren’t smart enough to zone, just ends up being checkers with the oppo overlapping through us
Well if Noble can see your list is s**t, your list is s**t .
Which the majority of people in their heart of hearts knew.
Yep cos zoning has worked so well the last few weeksJesus Christ no
I don't know why I'm even bothering to respond to you but do you understand that in a situation where they have to choose between plugging a leak now and potentially conceding 10-20 fewer points per game, or building the foundations for a functional, disciplined and modern AFL side for years to come at the expense of some leaked goals in the short term, they're always going to choose the latter and they're right to do so?Yep cos zoning has worked so well the last few weeks
I’m not sure if you have the answer to this, but do you know why our setting up and structure looked better in the first two and half rounds?I don't know why I'm even bothering to respond to you but do you understand that in a situation where they have to choose between plugging a leak now and potentially conceding 10-20 fewer points per game, or building the foundations for a functional, disciplined and modern AFL side for years to come at the expense of some leaked goals in the short term, they're always going to choose the latter and they're right to do so?
Did you think Clarkson could just come in and wave a wand and we'd suddenly leapfrog every other club that's years into building their systems? Some of the ******* impatience around here, you're like the Essendon coterie groups.