Most disappointing team to round 10

[Roby]

Everyone seems to form their opinion based on last week's results.

How about the reigning premiers? They have had their injuries but they haven't certainly set the world alight. In fact they have nearly lost games to The Bulldogs, Richmond and Hawthorn and could just as easily be out of the eight.

 

[Bengraham]

Everyone seems to form their opinion based on last week's results.

How about the reigning premiers? They have had their injuries but they haven't certainly set the world alight. In fact they have nearly lost games to The Bulldogs, Richmond and Hawthorn and could just as easily be out of the eight.

But they're not, and for a team which has parted ways with as much talent and experience over the past couple of years it's nothing short of brilliant the way that club performs.

 

[Roby]

But they're not, and for a team which has parted ways with as much talent and experience over the past couple of years it's nothing short of brilliant the way that club performs.

We're not talking about previous years, it's this year, till round 10. In fact if you hold your point in argument, it should be expected they would have been better this year. Remember at the start of the year they started almost equal favourite with Hawthorn and Collingwood for the premiership.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

This thread reminds me......I've got to set up my ignore list again.

 

[Bengraham]

We're not talking about previous years, it's this year, till round 10. In fact if you hold your point in argument, it should be expected they would have been better this year. Remember at the start of the year they started almost equal favourite with Hawthorn and Collingwood for the premiership.

Pretty sure they were 3rd or 4th line of betting, also sure the vast majority of pundits expected a slide with the loss of experience, that appeared to be the case, Geelong have righted the ship and are sailing toward another finals campaign.

There's a chilling calm when Scott talks about their best being good enough.

 

[Saintly31]

Everyone seems to form their opinion based on last week's results.

How about the reigning premiers? They have had their injuries but they haven't certainly set the world alight. In fact they have nearly lost games to The Bulldogs, Richmond and Hawthorn and could just as easily be out of the eight.

Agree the cats have not set the world on fire. Problem is, they have a knack of coming good, and have been a champion team, so I won't knock them yet!

 

[DerpWerls]

Would have thought Carlton, seems like a long time ago they smashed Collingwood by 10 goals.
They were also our toughest challenge this year... They looked red hot back in March - early April

North second, if you take out the Geelong anomaly they have been awful

 

[CF]

Freo - have the making of a good team and yet the "million dollar" coach has not turned them into the force people thought he would.
Melb - similar scenario to Freo but without the starpower. We all hoped we'd see them crack on a bit this year but instead have gone backwards.
GCS - have shown little improvement so far. I guess this is what happens when 3/4 of your team is suffering 2nd year syndrome.
Geelong - didn't expect such a slow start to the year to be honest

 

[CF]

North second, if you take out the Geelong anomaly they have been awful

I wish ppl would put our defeat against NM into perspective. Geelong had just played a gut tearing game against the Hawks and then had a 6 day turn around while the week before NM had walk in the park with GWS and were fresh as a daisy. Our boys were flat as a tack that day and ripe for the picking. NM knew this and just ran and ran and ran and the Geelong lads didn't have the tank to compete.

All in all I think NM are exactly where I expected them to be.

 

[Old Skool]

Geelong, then North.

 

[QuietB]

Freo - have the making of a good team and yet the "million dollar" coach has not turned them into the force people thought he would.
Melb - similar scenario to Freo but without the starpower. We all hoped we'd see them crack on a bit this year but instead have gone backwards.
GCS - have shown little improvement so far. I guess this is what happens when 3/4 of your team is suffering 2nd year syndrome.
Geelong - didn't expect such a slow start to the year to be honest

I agree with Freo. Especially after the first quarter against Geelong in R1. Have they kicked more than 2 goals in a quarter since then? Lyon must have tore threads of them at quater time for playing that sort of footy under him.
Melb - very disappointing
Carlton - still freewheelers

 

[Bengraham]

I agree with Freo. Especially after the first quarter against Geelong in R1. Have they kicked more than 2 goals in a quarter since then? Lyon must have tore threads of them at quater time for playing that sort of footy under him.
Melb - very disappointing
Carlton - still freewheelers

He's a moderator is he?

Battler.

 

[Saintly31]

I wish ppl would put our defeat against NM into perspective. Geelong had just played a gut tearing game against the Hawks and then had a 6 day turn around while the week before NM had walk in the park with GWS and were fresh as a daisy. Our boys were flat as a tack that day and ripe for the picking. NM knew this and just ran and ran and ran and the Geelong lads didn't have the tank to compete.

All in all I think NM are exactly where I expected them to be.

Maybe. Maybe not.

The Roos have shown just as good form as the Cats at their best, but yes the Cats have "got over the line" (Tigers, GWS, Hawks etc) more than the Roos and certainly haven't been "embarassed" yet.

Then again, with the list the cats have another argument could be made....

 

[vonn]

Melbourne, North, Hawthorn.

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

Probably Melbourne

GC still need time so will be up and down

But the Dees have been getting top picks for how many yeas now?

From my own perspective Freo have been pretty disappointing, but by no means the worst of the lost - we are still re-learning how to play footy haha

 

[AussieFTW]

There have been a few disappointing performances by just about every team - WC v Ess, Coll v Carl, Freo v Haw, GC v StK..

But who has disappointed most often?
North have probably disappointed most frequently, because they have also been excellent in some games and dreadful in others.. And they don't have injuries as an excuse, like..

Carlton. Like North, have had some dominating displays, but have had some big losses too. I mean they lost to Port. Anyone who loses to Port should get a mention on this list. They have had several big omissions tue to injury and their depth has been shown to be shallower than that of the Pies, Eages and Dons who have all had their fair share of key players out. Internal expectations were top 4, so they would be more disappointed in themselves than any other club.

Gold Coast. In hindsight perhaps a lot of people expected the kids would come on quicker than possible. They have improved, but in practically every game have had one quarter where their opposition got a run on and they couldn't stop them.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Carlton, Fremantle, Melbourne, Gold Coast, North Melbourne. Roughly in that order.

I don't think Geelong have been disappointing - they're not your regular reigning premiers, have some key outs from last year and basically should have eternal, built-in respect already. I don't even think that Geelong themselves would be surprised with how they're going at the moment, and probably have something up the sleeve.

 

[SimonH]

In a rough kind of order: Melbourne, GCFC, Carlton, Hawthorn, Geelong.

It has been the year of a lot of underperformers, but the mystifying lack of effort, lack of team spirit and lack of skill that Melbourne have often shown (until The Miracle of 2 June)-- against a background of actually having a bit of talent on their list-- puts them at #1.

Can't say that I regard NM as underperformers. Despite a bit of hype, from 2011 back for quite some time they've been mid-to-lower table battlers. Over the last decade, they seem to intermittently get torn a new one by real quality sides on a semi-regular basis. I have no idea what those who are nominating Freo expected their W/L ratio to be-- surely 5/5 has to be totally within the range of expectations at this stage; and 'most disappointing coaching style' is a totally different debate.

The worse you are, the faster things can change. 3 weeks back, Port would have been bound to rate a mention by someone. Now they'd probably score a nomination in a 'Biggest improvers to round 10' thread.

 

[ekel92]

Geelong nowadays are more like a coal train starting cold but building and building momentum toward September. Midyear means nothing to the senior players nowadays, with only a thirst for success. Say what you want but we'll be there.

 

[E Shed]

Bit rough nominating Freo, we have barely a midfield at the moment, Mundy is still building as is Barlow. Fyfe and Morabito not playing, they are as bluechip to us as Martin and Cotchin are for Richmond. Imagine Richmond without those 2, + Foley & Delidio underdone and struggling to run out games. That's about where we are at for a midfield. We have no depth.
For me it would be Melbourne & North then daylight, thought those 2 teams would be up and about.

 

[Paranoid]

I think it will be hard for Geelong to make the top 4 from here, but that doesn't mean they have been disappointing. They have been up for 5 years, missing just one grand final in that time. Carlton would definitely get my vote, but Melbourne have also been disappointing in my eyes.

 

[LeverPuller]

On Melbourne, can anyone really say they were surprised? Admittedly biased being a MFC supporter, but at the same time Melbourne were ranging from 8th to 16th and I couldn't bat an eyelid either way because I just didn't know.

The Dees and the Saints were the two teams where you just didn't know what was in store.

For mine, it's Carlton and North. Also going to personally go with Freo, thought they'd be doing better.

 

[Greenmachine777]

Reckon its got to be the Blues with all our talk about top 4 etc... and yes i know we've had some injuries, but so has everyone else, just have a look at Collingwoods injury list.

 

[Coach_Hawkeye]

Carlton: Have no excuses for a piss poor first half of a season, just lack intensity, sometimes it looks like they dont even want to play. its sad and pathetic.
North Melbourne: Everyone expect the Kangaroos to play like shit, they're a crappy club always have been, if they want to be lead half arsed then they will play half arsed. I should hope all the players and coaching staff have a good look at themselves and realise just how much of a damn joke Kangaroos have become. The sooner this club crumbles the better.
Melbourne: Well this is expected to, they've had a ruff trott this year, but with the list they have they should have won a few more games, its about time they start to pull their fingers out, just like last week. if not Demons will lose all hope that Melbourne will ever be a force in the AFL again.
Geelong: well there shouldn't be any excuses for a piss poor effect, just like the Blues i find it mostly pathetic that last years premiers have become such a shitful and easybeats team, they should all be embarrassed, i suspect these pussies wont make the 8. Stevie J boasting to a young giant about how many premierships he has played in. the boy should have asked how many games has last years premiers won this year? last year...hmmm... seems like last decade.
Fremantle: These guys are one of the shittest clubs in the AFL right beside Kangroos, i cant understand how such an above average list can suck for damn hard, they cant win a game without Aaron turf toe. Pavlich would have moved to a better club years ago if he wasn't so inconsistent i guess thats why he's a Docker for life. Ross lyon hasn't bought anything to the club, i suspect these w***ers with ankers to finish in the bottom 5 along with Kangroos, Port, Suns and Giants..... Whats the only ship that hasn't docked in Fremantle?

 

[PieBeast]

Bit rough nominating Freo, we have barely a midfield at the moment, Mundy is still building as is Barlow. Fyfe and Morabito not playing, they are as bluechip to us as Martin and Cotchin are for Richmond. Imagine Richmond without those 2, + Foley & Delidio underdone and struggling to run out games. That's about where we are at for a midfield. We have no depth.
For me it would be Melbourne & North then daylight, thought those 2 teams would be up and about.

A lot of people expected your mob to give the top 4 a shake, right now you don't look like making the finals. And thats with a reasonable new coach and a far healthier list than last year. Not to mention the fact you've been horrible to watch.
Weak excuses aside Freo have been a major disappointment this year.