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Do the writers at the Age think there is any clubs that can cover that many injuries. Got nothing to do with depth, we've been decimated by injury and were again on match day.
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Hawks find the time to make changes
Hawks find the time to make changes
We were without four talls in Bower, Waite, Walker and Austin, plus Mclean, Lucas, Houlihan, Hampson, Hadley, Warnock and Grigg.
Yet we don't have enormous depth.
Another bigger mid such as Hadley, Mclean and even Grigg was needed yesterday.
There were about ten players who could have played yesterday.
Plus the likes of Davies. Kerr and O'keeffe who are coming through.
Journalists are muppets.
Simpson has been a good player this year, yet he still needs to kick the sodas he misses on the run.
I'd put Kreuzer in that company too. Just kept going at it all day with little support from the mids. Was one of few to provide a run off the HB line, link up with some handballs to players on the move and running forwards.The entire game was pervaded by a real sense of 'Somebody else will do it', with only Mitch Robinson actually putting his head down and actively trying to make something happen.
My thoughts:
- I absolutely HATED Ratten's decision to play Armfield through the midfield. Whilst he still had a serviceable game and was probably one of our better players, Armfield has become critical to our defensive set up with his line-breaking runs. It was excruciating watching us try and slowly pick our way out of defence with little chip passes or hospital handballs, and I think we sorely missed Armfield's dash and ability to take the game on. Nobody down there wanted to take a risk or assume responsibility for turning defence into attack. Armfield was sensational last week, and I find it bemusing that after such a great game Ratten would unnecessarily tinker with our structure like that.
- Carrazzo was very ordinary. Unfortunately I think his good games have become outweighed by the bad. Yesterday he ran around like a useless crab and repeatedly sold his teammates into trouble with awful disposal. Was also pretty soft in a couple of contests, which is not something I would normally associate with Carrazzo. A senior player who failed to stand up and lead by example: must improve his effort next week. Would also be on the chopping block at selection but for our injuries.
I think everyone needs 2 take a deep breath and come back on here in a day or 2
You cant win every week and today i had a feeling it was a good time to get us
We have been up for a while and have a heap of injuries
I will take 5/4with some winable games ahead
Waite needs to be given a talking too. really missed him today for his stupidity last week.
Betts is playing terrible, having no impact. even against st kilda he did nothing till the last qtr when the game was done.
Hendo kicking 3 was good, still needs to clunk those marks.
Even though we had those injuries, we were already 6 goals down when they happened. We didnt have the intesity required to beat them.
Good thing is we have the eagles next week over here, should put us back on track.
Hodge doesnt even have to execute a proper handball just like Buddy doesn't have to bother with bouncing all the time.
To everyone,
Really...........I mean was this loss a shock???
Why are we so upset?
I think we all predicted it was a danger game and personally I went one step further and predicted a loss. I couldn't see how we were going to stop franklin/roughhead before the game and guess what, we didn't stop them. We have a terrible recent record against them, they were playing to keep their finals hopes alive and they just got back a few important players, PLUS key premiership players started to find some form/fitness.e.g.sewell,mitchell and brown.
Add to the equation that we had a stack of injuries before and during the game, plus we went in as favourites, which we hate.
Pre-game it had a loss written all over it and our loss is no surprise for me.
They wanted it more and had more to play for then us, still its no excuse at all.
Agree. Look out West Coast. If we don't come out breathing fire next week after that performance we don't deserve to be playing finals. I dont care how many injuries we have, being hard at the pill doesn't require skill, its an attitude thing and committment to your team mates and your club.
I expect a win next week but we seem to be dropping like flies atm, hopefully we get a few back.
One of those rounds where you want to see the axe wielded...
Not much to bring in with our injuries, unfortunately.
Hawks find the time to make changes
Hawks find the time to make changes
We were without four talls in Bower, Waite, Walker and Austin, plus Mclean, Lucas, Houlihan, Hampson, Hadley, Warnock and Grigg.
Yet we don't have enormous depth.
Another bigger mid such as Hadley, Mclean and even Grigg was needed yesterday.
There were about ten players who could have played yesterday.
Plus the likes of Davies. Kerr and O'keeffe who are coming through.
Journalists are muppets.
Simpson has been a good player this year, yet he still needs to kick the sodas he misses on the run.
robbo should have got votes
yeah... I loved Buddy's 25m run from the centre to the chf position. I counted a whole zero bounces...
robbo should have got votes
Kreuz put in all day too