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Matty Roberts, Francis and the fitness / coach dude that reminds me of s miniature version of Melican now lined up for check in. Starting to think maybe the flight out this morning was cancelled.
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Well, should we thump Or even just win against Collingwood on Friday - will you all still be calling for Longmire to be sacked?? We are all armchair experts, but none of us would cope with the pressure that comes with that job. Maybe this was the pull your heads out of your butts shellacking the players needed.
I think Francis and Roberts are initially from South Australia so they might have met up with family down there. Not sure where the fitness bloke is from though.Matty Roberts, Francis and the fitness / coach dude that reminds me of s miniature version of Melican now lined up for check in. Starting to think maybe the flight out this morning was cancelled.
The heavy training load they’re being exposed toWhat do they need to recover from
Wouldn't be keen to hop on a flight with this lot atm given their luck.Matty Roberts, Francis and the fitness / coach dude that reminds me of s miniature version of Melican now lined up for check in. Starting to think maybe the flight out this morning was cancelled.
In contrast to our flag years of 2005 and 2012, I sense a bit more smugness off field in the utterances of Harley and Pridham. GWS have mocked us on social media because of this I think. Time for Horse to reach back for some Shinboner spirit or to resurrect the earlier version of the Bloods.I think there has been a little arrogance creep in, and it isn't just the players.
They are mostly only little things. But I just get a sense the club got ahead of itself this year.
The biggest one for me is how they continue to treat Parker.
Coming back from the broken arm, a couple of weeks in the reserves made sense. But it went on and on and on, and is arguably still going. It reeks to me of the club thinking 'we are so good, we can afford to sit Luke Parker until we need him'.
It just seems off to me. I don't understand what their thinking is. No one can convince me that we are a better team having a Wicks or an injured Hayward running/limping around in the forward line than Luke Parker.
The rest of it is just little things. Some of the contract stuff. Gulden talking about he wants to play 100% playing time. Heeney sending out thank-you videos after a 1 week suspension.
Some of the other team selection. We lose Rampe, and then play the Bulldogs with all their tall forwards and we don't bring in Hamling or Francis to help. The coaches might say it was just a mistake, or they might not, but to me it was just arrogance to think we could cover them all without bringing another key defender in.
It's just little things like this that we keep getting wrong.
If true why has heeney dropped off a cliff because he was given an extra extra byeMaybe the extra bye helped us more than we knew, kept us fresh. Other clubs starting to look justified in their whinging about it. Personally I feel like it's mentally we're cooked..... but maybe it's that we're physically cooked too.
Especially without Melican and Rampe which really blew it open yesterday.I said it earlier in the season, our mids will not be able to protect our defenders every game. Our situation is that our mids have been worked out and it has exposed the back men. Without the mids scoring the forwards are exposed as average at best.
The only thing I have heard Pridham say earlier in the year that perked my ears up was when he was talking about Parker as being untradeable.In contrast to our flag years of 2005 and 2012, I sense a bit more smugness off field in the utterances of Harley and Pridham. GWS have mocked us on social media because of this I think. Time for Horse to reach back for some Shinboner spirit or to resurrect the earlier version of the Bloods.
I remember hearing that and thinking if Luke wants out, he's the one who has to drive it.The only thing I have heard Pridham say earlier in the year that perked my ears up was when he was talking about Parker as being untradeable.
The reason it concerned me is that we aren't that good that we can have a (maybe) 800k player just sitting in the reserves or playing as sub.
I don't agree, but if the club think he isn't good enough to be in the team, then absolutely we should be looking at trading him.
This is why I think arrogance is an issue and it is lots of little things that add up into something really big.
I remember hearing that and thinking if Luke wants out, he's the one who has to drive it.
Exactly - some are soft It’s the bloody players doing this not the f..king coach. ITS ABOUT ****ING TIME THAT THE PLAYERS TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PERFORMANCE!!!One thing that is starting to shit me, we have 3 big key forwards and not one is willing to split a pack. Every other team have guys that will launch at everything.
Not our bunch of fairies. Slightest bit of contact and they just throw their hands up. When 5"4 Evans took that uncontested grab at the top of the square while our "key forwards" just stood there was absolutely sickening
Kenny Hinkley must've trolled by buying out the morning flight seats with his pay rise earningsMatty Roberts, Francis and the fitness / coach dude that reminds me of s miniature version of Melican now lined up for check in. Starting to think maybe the flight out this morning was cancelled.
I sat next to Hayward & Papley on the flight back from Adelaide in 2017 after the crows game (was working for an Adelaide firm at the time) he had the weekend with his family. His bestie Paps was with him. Players are allowed to have a life outside of footy and re connect with family.. We do not own them.What do they need to recover from
Exactly - some are soft It’s the bloody players doing this not the f..king coach. ITS ABOUT ****ING TIME THAT THE PLAYERS TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PERFORMANCE!!!
The only thing I have heard Pridham say earlier in the year that perked my ears up was when he was talking about Parker as being untradeable.
The reason it concerned me is that we aren't that good that we can have a (maybe) 800k player just sitting in the reserves or playing as sub.
I don't agree, but if the club think he isn't good enough to be in the team, then absolutely we should be looking at trading him.
This is why I think arrogance is an issue and it is lots of little things that add up into something really big.
Just get a grip, you’ve been wanting his head for ages, FFS We are still first on the ladder. Clearly you aren’t a fan of Horse, we get it. But in all honesty if you are melting down over this, then you couldn’t handle the pressure either. Sorry but that’s true. but who, in your educated opinion, should take his place??? And yes I will shit all over the players because they know what to do, they are professional footballers, They know the rules. They don’t all need to be spoon fed and they are the ones on the field, not Horse. Sorry to get so angry, but honestly this is becoming ridiculous. And PS, I will fight you to the death!!!Leave Johnny alonebut shit all
over the players then
Cool each to their own of course , but "you couldn't handle the pressure the players are under now could you" Bit hypocritical.
It's on the whole club imo.
The importance of Melican to our team has been highlighted the last 2 weeks. He's become our most reliable key defender. I trust him more than McCartin who is prone to fumbles and poor kicks at times. Melican has been rock solid and we need him back ASAP.