Coach Lions - Has the Fagan era already peaked?

[Hens Hall]

No Gunston, no Lions???

 

[Anja_Nees]

Nothing unusual about a grand final side starting slow the next year, but they’ve been up a while and some of their older players are looking a bit tired.

 

[Shane Heard]

Rance is one of the most overrated defenders in history.

I suppose you think Darcy Moore or Lever or May is mediocre?

Because Rance was as valuable to that Tiger backline as all are to their teams now.

Tall interceptors shadowing key opposition forwards is part of the cogs that drive a road towards a grand final appearance for any side.

 

[Happy_Neale]

I suppose you think Darcy Moore or Lever or May is mediocre?

Because Rance was as valuable to that Tiger backline as all are to their teams now.

Tall interceptors shadowing key opposition forwards is part of the cogs that drive a road towards a grand final appearance for any side.

Why would you suppose that? Never said Rance wasn't good/great, where I disagree is when he is put up there with the all time greats. They also did a pretty good job of making GF's without him btw.

 

[dmac_55]

I suppose you think Darcy Moore or Lever or May is mediocre?

Because Rance was as valuable to that Tiger backline as all are to their teams now.

Tall interceptors shadowing key opposition forwards is part of the cogs that drive a road towards a grand final appearance for any side.

One player is not like the other 3 mentioned.

May moore rance all good

How could you put lever in the stratosphere of those others.

 

[jonnobackpocket]

Brisbane have always been pretenders

Better than perineal irrelevant losers though isn’t it. One kick of a grand final 3 games ago but yeah ‘pretenders’.

 

[WillHayward]

Huge match this weekend

If Fagan is Owen Four the media will start to beat the drums.

 

[BangyBangy]

Huge match this weekend

If Fagan is Owen Four the media will start to beat the drums.

We will be Owen Three if we lose this week. Collingwood will be Owen Four if they lose.

Edit: I think we have North the following week. So yeah, if we go Owen Four the media focus will start for sure.

 

[BangyBangy]

True

These early byes doing my head in.

Edited my post. You're still right lol.

 

[brutus76]

Will coach Tassie I reckon being Taswegian and in the Tasmanian HOF.

Would be perfect initial coach

 

[Kram]

Luckily they have North next week.

 

[eddiesmith]

Jonathan Brown said at 0-3 that Collingwood’s era was over and they’d be a 1 and done side.

So at 0-3 can we say the Lions era is over and they’ve blown their only premiership chance last year?

If they can’t even win at the GABBA and having a terrible record away, can they even make finals now?

 

[catstorm]

Jonathan Brown said at 0-3 that Collingwood’s era was over and they’d be a 1 and done side.

So at 0-3 can we say the Lions era is over and they’ve blown their only premiership chance last year?

If they can’t even win at the GABBA and having a terrible record away, can they even make finals now?

They are in big trouble for this year, they have a tough fixture and have got some really difficult away games.

 

[Outtatym]

Cooked

 

[Daka]

Luckily they have North next week.

After what we have seen tonight that's not going to be an easy beat game.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Hipwood with genuinely what might have been the worst performance of the last decade. Brisbane would have been up 5-6 goals in the 2nd quarter if he knew how to take a chest mark.

 

[My Tilly]

Hipwood and Rayner . . . two players holding them back.

What's the bet they offload McCluggage and keep the very blokes who continually sh*t the bed

 

[Gavin Excell]

Team of individuals
Playing like GWS under Cameron

 

[JasRulz63]

Hipwood and Rayner . . . two players holding them back.

What's the bet they offload McCluggage and keep the very blokes who continually sh*t the bed

Rayner was pretty good tonight, 21 disposals and 2 goals.

Hipwood on the other hand...

 

[kaiserchief13]

Not sure why they persist with Hipwood. Maybe they legitimately have no other KPF options but he is an absolute spud

 

[Thrawn]

Hipwood and Rayner . . . two players holding them back.

What's the bet they offload McCluggage and keep the very blokes who continually sh*t the bed

You forgot Daniderp.

He's like McKay in bad form, but with a intrinsically goofy, comedic side.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Rayner was pretty good tonight, 21 disposals and 2 goals.

Hipwood on the other hand...

I agree. Rayner was decent. The bronx cheers from the Lions fans when Hipwood took a mark, said it all.

 

[The Casey Cat]

Jonathan Brown said at 0-3 that Collingwood’s era was over and they’d be a 1 and done side.

So at 0-3 can we say the Lions era is over and they’ve blown their only premiership chance last year?

If they can’t even win at the GABBA and having a terrible record away, can they even make finals now?

Don't know that last year is their only chance. It possibly is. They definitely aren't getting that close again with Fagan. He just isn't the man for it.

 

[WillHayward]

I'm calling it.

Its not his age. Fagan is just a total ****head and has been for decades. ****head in his 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s. Every decade = ****wit.


All over.

 

[peetoo]

They got Gunston a couple of years too late.

Traded him back for Ryan, no world beater but who can take a contested grab. What is going on


It’s now seven seasons since the rebuild - 4 successive seasons sub 80% percentage for the season (my benchmark) their time is now, but won’t last long, will drop off fairly quickly soon

It seems they start games with laser like disposal, but as the game goes on, and maybe pressure picks up, they just boot it forward wildly. It’s amazing how those kicks go to the opposition even though your players aren’t that far away