It will turn, stick fat

[Sticksphat]

There is nothing good at all about tonight but there's something in the fact that it's happening against the Dees.

It wasn't that long ago that they were an absolute basket case--one of the worst teams of all time who regularly got belted every week and it didn't look like there was any light at the end of the tunnel. And we all remember the game against Geelong.

It was slow. Players, fans, coaches, and the club had to be patient and go through a lot of pain. But it eventually, slowly, excruciatingly turned for them, and we're seeing the result of that here.

Keep the faith, stick fat, and other cliches. Be patient with the team and with your fellow fans who are hurting just as much as you. We're all on the same journey. Everyone from Sonja, to Clarko, to Jyza, to Blake Drury, to the youngest Shinboner fan out there is in this together.

Thank you. Technically I think I have to.

 

[ferball]

Thank you. Technically I think I have to.

That's the spirit.

 

[trooroo4life]

There are some deep, deep problems. For which we have no solutions.
I don't see the path out

This for me too. We need a few miracle off seasons (next to no chance of happening) to even get competitive again. We’ve got the master coach, but the list he’s got at his disposal is a steaming pile of shite. I can’t see how this turns without us starting the rebuild over again.

 

[justroyal]

We need to get these draft picks and land them before the tassie team comes in and we get well and truely ****ed Gold Coast and gws style

 

[Roostorm]

 

[Devington]

We're Melbourne of a decade ago. They got out of their hole, we will too, it's inevitable. Might be quick, might be slow, but sooner or later we'll be having seasons where the vast majority are happy with what they see. Premierships are harder, but again, we'll grab another one eventually. Might not be the emotional booster shot some want right now, but it's the truth.

Emotionally Checking Out for a while might be the way to go, nothing wrong with that.

 

[hilly]

See you all at the Saints game.

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[Dan]

Today wasn't great and we've certainly hit a wall of sorts.....but can anyone honestly suggest that the first 7 weeks is worse than any period of 22 & 21?

It'll turn.

 

[marklovesbeer]

tasmania is a ******* more relevant club than us

Go to bed.
Christ.

 

[Cyber_punk]

See you all at the Saints game.

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With Ross back, they are hard to score against and we suck enough as it is. Think we might give our score of 14 vs Geelong from a few years ago a shake

 

[Ocha905]

Agree with the OP's sentiment. We lost by 90 points to the top team who won the flag 2 years ago. It isn't encouraging but it's not exactly a surprise from an objective perspective. I was actually pleasantly surprised we somewhat stemmed the massacre that was the 1st quarter given the injuries on the night.

I checked out earlier than most supporters on here in terms of winning games of football. It's not realistic. Primarily I watch to see how the game plan is being implemented (terribly tonight obvi) and who could play key roles in our next contending team - ticks to LDU, Sheezel, Simpkin, Zurhaar and Larkey as a second KPF.

The list is sparse yes but hopefully the likes of Wardlaw, Bergman, Logue, George, Stephenson, Phillips, Goater, Curtis, Powell, McDonald, Xerri and Comben can stamp their ticket (ordered from most to least likely).

The harsh reality is we don't have the cattle. I'd expect more than half our list to be turned over in the next three years.

Whenever we become a competitive team again it's going to be so so sweet. Go Roos.

 

[north_lad]

I'm overseas at the moment and Kayo doesn't work here. I've missed the last three games

 

[amaz199]

I'm overseas at the moment and Kayo doesn't work here.

It doesn't seem to work here much better either. Lots of people still getting streams crashing and buffering.

 

[WesternRoo]

I get the sentiment, but this is the rubbish delusional stuff that has lead us here.

We are playing a substandard old team with the very minimum of youth sprinkled.

To make matters worse, our most promising (and only) key forward prospect will be out for eff knows how long.

You could live with the odd result like this if we were playing the kids, but we are not.

 

[Twinkletoes]

I'm overseas at the moment and Kayo doesn't work here. I've missed the last three games

You lucky lucky prick!

 

[north_lad]

It doesn't seem to work here much better either. Lots of people still getting streams crashing and buffering.

For the price it is such a shit product

 

[koshari]

Omg no way!

You never had a meal where you loved the steak but hated the btussel sprouts? Just think of sheezel as the steak and kayno as the sprouts.

 

[travelli]

When was the last time we were in any way competitive? Probably 2018 (and that is being generous)

We had brad as coach and it was before the full list purge.

 

[Uncle_Leo]

We're Melbourne of a decade ago. They got out of their hole, we will too, it's inevitable. Might be quick, might be slow, but sooner or later we'll be having seasons where the vast majority are happy with what they see. Premierships are harder, but again, we'll grab another one eventually. Might not be the emotional booster shot some want right now, but it's the truth.

Emotionally Checking Out for a while might be the way to go, nothing wrong with that.

Why is it inevitable?

This is what I always thought too but I’m starting to think it might not be.

 

[Hojuman]

When was the last time we were in any way competitive? Probably 2018 (and that is being generous)

We had brad as coach and it was before the full list purge.

Amazing we showed signs under Noble allbeit small last year
. Atu brain fart costs us Sydney game
. Up by 5 goals v Pies at the MCG
We know how they went 2022.

Who thought we would be this bad ? Maybe Clarko ?

 

[shinboner magic]

It hurts to see what our club has become.
So many inferior players that lack the drive to be competitive- not talking about talent here , they have no fight
Feel for the kids that are at school that have to cop this - none of us adults have ever seen us like this.
We’ve got about 4-5 players that we can count on and one is an 18yr old

 

[Event Horizon]

Only 3 weeks ago we lead Carlton in the third quarter. We aren’t as bad as that. We will win games this season.

There is one positive to this current slump. It will give the coaching staff a clearer picture of who needs to go.

The list management decisions are fairly straightforward from here. The only difficult one IMO is Luke McDonald

11

Luke Mcdonald

Age

29

Ht

189cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.9

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

7.3

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.7

4star

MG

317.1

4star

D

14.1

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

6.9

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.3

4star

MG

205.0

3star

D

19.2

5star

K

10.2

4star

HB

9.0

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

3.6

5star

. He’s a co-captain, he’s on a long term deal. But he is part of the cancer that needs to be surgically removed.


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[Jonnoo]

I'm overseas at the moment and Kayo doesn't work here. I've missed the last three games

Me too! Timed it perfectly. Still feel devastated though.

 

[travelli]

Amazing we showed signs under Noble allbeit small last year
. Atu brain fart costs us Sydney game
. Up by 5 goals v Pies at the MCG
We know how they went 2022.

Who thought we would be this bad ? Maybe Clarko ?

I think so. I remember thinking he was remarkably cautious with praise after the first couple of wins. Every presser he was stressing the long road we had to go.

 

[Disco Dew]

There is one positive to this current slump. It will give the coaching staff a clearer picture of who needs to go.

Pretty much this.