Analysis Is Leppa the Right Man for the Job?

[Happy_Neale]

Our list may not be that far behind those teams but if you're looking at actual margins, look at the teams that are actually out on the park. You can't compare that to "our list". With the possible exception of this week (and given the reports on West's efforts, I'm guessing people including myself probably went a bit too early on the ranting there), we've been putting our best team out there and it's consistently been minus Beams, minus Rocky and/or minus Pearce - our three true/potential A graders IMO. The most any of them have played is 70% of games in the last two years.

Meh, injuries occur at all clubs. I highly doubt missing a different player each week is the only difference between the sides and it certainly does not explain why we have gone backwards the past three seasons and shown little improvement. The way we structure and work as a team is deplorable at both ends and the middle. Poor coaching. IMV, anyway.

 

[lionshine]

As bad as our midfield has been I think our backline is so inexperienced and ordinary that our opposition gets so many cheap quick goals. It'd be a clear reason why we keep getting pumped even when our effort is up. That said our midfield has been massively overrated and injured.

Backline is definitely inexperienced but I don't necessarily agree with the ordinary part. Inexperience might lead to ordinary results but it doesn't mean the players are necessarily ordinary. I should probably clarify that I am referring to our backline when fully fit so if you are referring to the Demons game I agree with you. I guess the point I am making is I have a fair bit of faith in Andrews, McStay, Gardiner and Cutler moving forward. I think that is a really solid group. We probably need to add 1 more taller defender to that group who can take on the gorilla forwards(Hopefully Skinner can be this man) but that is a nice core 4 imo.

 

[Crimso]

Luke Darcy for assistant, brilliant analysis of footy from him week in week out!
He sure knows how to pull a team apart. Mathew Lloyd could be his assistant too!

 

[jackess]

Luke Darcy for assistant, brilliant analysis of footy from him week in week out!
He sure knows how to pull a team apart. Mathew Lloyd could be his assistant too!

This just made me violently vomit.

 

[Betty Noir]

Lol at all the I haven't posted in x-month heroes, this place is a basket case of posters. You're obviously still in the background reading it all, makes you look like right twats. As far as I'm concerned I feel we're in desperate need of a mark Harvey esq role back at the club. Leppa needs some support from an old head.

Who the **** are you? Lol.

 

[Albi_Mangler]

I think I have seen enough of our team under Leppa to determine he is not the coach for us going forward. We are just so poor on basic skills and structures, but the most damning is tactics. Leppa is consistently out-coached by his opposite number and seem to have no answer how to change things mid-game.

But worst of all I just don't think the players have bought in.

Leppa has failed on so many KPI's. One of his first statements as coach was that he was going to stop the floggings, well this particular KPI is the worst it has ever been.

The only reason he probably hasn't been sacked yet is the board signed him up early for next year (what a seriously dumb thing to do).

I am not sure why we should keep him on until the end of the year. Surely a change could be made over the bye week? Bring in new coach and whatever of assistants he wants. The new coach can then have half a season to decide on our list. Why wait until the end of year, seems a long time for the players to grow more disillusioned with our predicament and decide to leave.

 

[M Malice]

haha yeah he will bring us into the the century, kicking and screaming.

I liked and agree with the initial post too Mate, regardless of my chance to crack a gag.

I sometimes fail to pick up subtle humor, my mick malthouse line was one as well.

 

[Skoob]

No mate not bagging people like you but those who say I don't post often blah blah blah the state of the posters here blah blah blah' like their opinion means so much more. Please don't give me that I don't have time to post excuse, if you have time to read then you have time to post this literally took thirty seconds to write.

According to your profile, you joined BF a year before posting. Now you've been posting all of 7 months you bagging people for not posting much? Give it a rest. You might have a bit of work to do yet, balancing the quality/crap ledger after your first month of Aish dribble, before you pull anyone else up.

 

[Skoob]

Meh, injuries occur at all clubs. I highly doubt missing a different player each week is the only difference between the sides and it certainly does not explain why we have gone backwards the past three seasons and shown little improvement. The way we structure and work as a team is deplorable at both ends and the middle. Poor coaching. IMV, anyway.

It's not just any old player or 2 on any given week though, is it. The last few years, it's been multiples of our best or better players, often for extended periods. Rich, Sauce, Rockliff, Beams. It's not like anyone is blaming Jack Watts legs for holding us back.

 

[inaralover]

This is not meant as an endorsement of Leppitsch - I'm unsure if he will succeed - but I wanted to note that there was a lot of (deserved) praise last week for Brendan Bolton from Carlton: how well he communicates, etc. And this week, Carlton lost to North Melbourne by 67 points - despite how great a communicator Bolton is.

I just think it is important to keep everything in perspective (coaches are never as good or as bad as they seem?).

 

[JTW3553]

On a particular coaching structure ( or lack thereof) does anyone agree our kick in tactics are literally hit and mainly miss. We sometimes go the 15 to the pocket but our next kick is invariably to a contest and is squashed or rebounded back in. On the weekend Melbourne looked organized as though every player knew what was expected of them and they cleared to the wing or further untouched.

 

[Leemas]

Who the **** are you? Lol.

The persons who's rustling your jimmies big betty.

According to your profile, you joined BF a year before posting. Now you've been posting all of 7 months you bagging people for not posting much? Give it a rest. You might have a bit of work to do yet, balancing the quality/crap ledger after your first month of Aish dribble, before you pull anyone else up.

My like to post ratio is actually higher than yours, maybe it is really you who needs to clean up their dribble

 

[M Malice]

On a particular coaching structure ( or lack thereof) does anyone agree our kick in tactics are literally hit and mainly miss. We sometimes go the 15 to the pocket but our next kick is invariably to a contest and is squashed or rebounded back in. On the weekend Melbourne looked organized as though every player knew what was expected of them and they cleared to the wing or further untouched.

couldn't agree more, IMO we are very ordinary with our kick ins, never seems to be much urgency or run from the receiver we just bomb it down the line on most occasions. the good teams get it going as quick as possible.

 

[SizeMatters]

The persons who's rustling your jimmies big betty.


My like to post ratio is actually higher than yours, maybe it is really you who needs to clean up their dribble

You have to admit though, your Aish drivel was so far off it wasn't funny. You still have contact with your horse? What have they said about Leppa?

 

[Skoob]

The persons who's rustling your jimmies big betty.


My like to post ratio is actually higher than yours, maybe it is really you who needs to clean up their dribble

To be fair, I think a lot of your 'likes' were before you were exposed as a fraud.

 

[Milk Steak]

Let's give Rossy Lyon a call.

You have to admit though, your Aish drivel was so far off it wasn't funny. You still have contact with your horse? What have they said about Leppa?

Ahhhh yes,the famous Leemas stallion. How is the old girl? Got any news on the Lewy contract saga?

 

[James North]

This is not meant as an endorsement of Leppitsch - I'm unsure if he will succeed - but I wanted to note that there was a lot of (deserved) praise last week for Brendan Bolton from Carlton: how well he communicates, etc. And this week, Carlton lost to North Melbourne by 67 points - despite how great a communicator Bolton is.

I just think it is important to keep everything in perspective (coaches are never as good or as bad as they seem?).

Yes and we lost by 30-odd points I think?

 

[Happy_Neale]

It's not just any old player or 2 on any given week though, is it. The last few years, it's been multiples of our best or better players, often for extended periods. Rich, Sauce, Rockliff, Beams. It's not like anyone is blaming Jack Watts legs for holding us back.

The injuries have been unfortunate yes but it's not like we would have magically become 10 goals better with them in the side. The irony of mentioning Merrett is not lost on me either given how much criticism he attracts on this board.

 

[James North]

On a particular coaching structure ( or lack thereof) does anyone agree our kick in tactics are literally hit and mainly miss. We sometimes go the 15 to the pocket but our next kick is invariably to a contest and is squashed or rebounded back in. On the weekend Melbourne looked organized as though every player knew what was expected of them and they cleared to the wing or further untouched.

We've been Adcocking the kickouts 90% of the time lately - straight to the ruckman near the boundary just outside 50 wanting a stoppage.

I reckon this has been happening for about 7 years.

 

[kenberger]

On a particular coaching structure ( or lack thereof) does anyone agree our kick in tactics are literally hit and mainly miss. We sometimes go the 15 to the pocket but our next kick is invariably to a contest and is squashed or rebounded back in. On the weekend Melbourne looked organized as though every player knew what was expected of them and they cleared to the wing or further untouched.

Against Collingwood it was painful. To the point that when we finally kicked to the other pocket on about our 45th kick out it got the biggest cheer of Lions supporters all night

 

[dlanod]

My like to post ratio is actually higher than yours, maybe it is really you who needs to clean up their dribble

Well, you made me laugh. "Likes" were only introduced relatively recently on BF, so anyone who joined after that date is basically a guaranteed a better like/post ratio to those that signed up before. Ignorance masquerading as confidence.

 

[Haso]

Well, you made me laugh. "Likes" were only introduced relatively recently on BF, so anyone who joined after that date is basically a guaranteed a better like/post ratio to those that signed up before. Ignorance masquerading as confidence.

I also find the use of likes as a metric for post quality to be particularly hilarious.

 

[Skoob]

The injuries have been unfortunate yes but it's not like we would have magically become 10 goals better with them in the side. The irony of mentioning Merrett is not lost on me either given how much criticism he attracts on this board.

The said injury is contributing to his current form, so yeah, that unfortunate fork in the road continues to haunt.
You can't think in terms of just being 10 goals better. Better form also makes the the opposition worse. So if we were just 5 goals better, while holding opposition teams to 5 less, we'd at least be competitive.

 

[Happy_Neale]

The said injury is contributing to his current form, so yeah, that unfortunate fork in the road continues to haunt.
You can't think in terms of just being 10 goals better. Better form also makes the the opposition worse. So if we were just 5 goals better, while holding opposition teams to 5 less, we'd at least be competitive.

I was being simplistic but my point is injuries have been used as an excuse for our poor form for a long time. I think it's becoming more clear by the week that they are not a causative factor at all, at least not to the magnitude some would like to believe.

 

[AFLQLD]

Well, you made me laugh. "Likes" were only introduced relatively recently on BF, so anyone who joined after that date is basically a guaranteed a better like/post ratio to those that signed up before. Ignorance masquerading as confidence.

Wait...likes to posts ratio? Is this my KPI?

Man, I better lift my game! Alright, think AFLQLD, think dammit...say something likeable!!