Fair point. That team was way closer than this one, though.1995 - 62 points. No?
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Fair point. That team was way closer than this one, though.1995 - 62 points. No?
So if we add an "A" grader to our squad will we automatically be a contender? That has worked well for the * hasn't it? FFS we made a prelim final with a side that the forward line didn't function all year, our main outside player missed the majority of it and we played a school kid... We have F'N succeeded... Now some COLA would be nice ;-)I flicked the car radio over from SEN to 3AW at midday, hoping to hear something worth listening to on our game re us as I hadn't heard or read a thing due to being in Sydney overnight. When they turned their discussion to us the first line came from Mike Sheehan, and it went "North don't have a single A Grader. The AA squad and final team vindicated my opinion too." A couple of names were thrown at him as possible A Graders. "Nup" was his answer to each. I heard him post our two recent finals wins and he was verbally fornicating over us each time.
I switched the radio off.
It reminded me why I should avoid popular mainstream talkback radio sports shows on channels like that.
F*** off Mike!
Didn't realise that is what you meant. I wasn't serious about the Brisbane result hence . Some on here seem to think bad losses during the year invalidate the rest of it.what does the Brisbane result have to do with where we finished in the finals?
On the night we did many things that pissed me off. But when no one came over to give a fair dinkum remonstration after LMac was thrown over boundary I was furious. If it was another player LMac would have been there in a heartbeat. We need more c***. Not manufactured c***. Real c***.I tend to agree.
We dont have enough campaigner in the team for mine. Spitta gets slammed by Murdoch(?) or sum other Cat ****** and no retaliation. Luke gets thrown into the media box people/chairs in the prelim, no retaliation. It happened all season long. Turner has opened my eyes to just how soft this team can be. He has natural campaigner in him and will not take a backward step. He would front up to Mumford for a crack if he felt the need or a team mate was scruffed in front of him.
They also dont have the mental fortitude to put their collective foot on the throat of a team. Its always get a lead, give it up or come from behind. When we will see a whole team performance that goes in for the kill on a good side and actually nails them to the wall? When we do that, it will signify a pretty big change for mine.
Still not mentally tough enough IMO.
I think we played better footy in 2013 at times.
There still seems to be something missing with this group.. Can't put my finger on it . We just don't look slick enough at times.
Have to be happy with the year considering we finished 6th
We didn't overachieve. And no one else did. You get what you get and it's usually what you deserve. We deserved to finish 6th, we deserved to beat Essendon and Geelong and we deserved to get pantsed in the PF.
And this "no AA, no A graders" stuff gets on my ****. One team gets praised for being "so even, no passengers, everyone plays their role, someone always bobs up, can't cover them all" and then the same guy will say moments later of another team "can't do anything until they get some A graders." Since when was being AA the be all and end all of being a decent player? I watched Luke Parker the other night and thought he was OK for a non-AA. And some bloke's arbitrary judgment of who is an "A grader" (whatever that is) is the be all and end all is it? Why don't they just ask such luminaries as Jon Ralph, Slobbo, Cowro, FatPrick etc who the A-graders are, add them up in March and forget about this playing the game nonsense?
North achieved 4th. 4th is good but not good enough. North achieved good but not good enough.
We didn't overachieve. And no one else did. You get what you get and it's usually what you deserve. We deserved to finish 6th, we deserved to beat Essendon and Geelong and we deserved to get pantsed in the PF.
And this "no AA, no A graders" stuff gets on my ****. One team gets praised for being "so even, no passengers, everyone plays their role, someone always bobs up, can't cover them all" and then the same guy will say moments later of another team "can't do anything until they get some A graders." Since when was being AA the be all and end all of being a decent player? I watched Luke Parker the other night and thought he was OK for a non-AA. And some bloke's arbitrary judgment of who is an "A grader" (whatever that is) is the be all and end all is it? Why don't they just ask such luminaries as Jon Ralph, Slobbo, Cowro, FatPrick etc who the A-graders are, add them up in March and forget about this playing the game nonsense?
North achieved 4th. 4th is good but not good enough. North achieved good but not good enough.
Fair point. That team was way closer than this one, though.
liked, but did we not finish 3rd as the higher placed team beat us? what a stupid friggen calculation that is, we move behind port in the draft because we played Sydney and they played Hawthorn.
I will believe you but not sure that has been the case in the past.No. Port Adelaide finished the H&A above us so, as the other losing Prelim Finalist, they finish above us officially and we get the draft pick before them.
I will believe you but not sure that has been the case in the past.
I can guarantee it. In 2007 Collingwood were knocked out by the top side in the Prelim but because we finished above them in the H&A we officially were 3rd and they were 4th.
We need more c***. Not manufactured c***. Real c***.
I will believe you but not sure that has been the case in the past.
Hawthorn would have lost by 5 goals. Freo by 6-7 goals. Port may have given it a shot.If we didn't get flogged they would be talking us up for next year
Hawthorn would have lost by 5 goals. Freo by 6-7 goals. Port may have given it a shot.
Every other team would have not faired much better than us on Friday night.
Jacobs and perhaps Black aside I cant fault the boys efforts on the weekend.
Sydney were fresher, slicker, cleaner and punished each and every single turnover we made.
Well be right. Our list doesnt need anything in particular. A fit Hansen would have been wonderful Friday night but alas we went in with what we had.
For once I genuinely dont believe we need to look outside of the draft to progress. Natural growth, Wood, Brown and Black fitter and stronger- well be right.
There is no such thing as overachieving.
Still not mentally tough enough IMO.
I think we played better footy in 2013 at times.
There still seems to be something missing with this group.. Can't put my finger on it . We just don't look slick enough at times.
Have to be happy with the year considering we finished 6th
Is it possible we're overanalysing the OP?