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We all know what happened. Nicks changed the attacking style of play from last year to try to shore up our poor defensive efforts. We’d lost a lot of close games last year and they were working on a definite weakness. However, in so doing, he buggered us up until it was too late to fix. Since those first four weeks though, we’ve won 8, drawn 1 and lost 8. We were only blown away in two of those 17 matches against Hawthorn who are on fire and Sydney the ladder leaders. We’ve won by 2, 57, 30, 99, 16, 32, 2 and 39 - including 3 games away. We’ve lost by 3, 4, 27, 8, 42, 11, 66, and 5 - including 4 home games. We’ve beaten Carlton, Essendon, Port, GWS and WB, and lost by 3 to Essendon, drew with Brisbane and then lost to them by 11, lost by 4 to Collingwood, - all were either in the 8 or vying for a position. We aren’t that far off it.How do you explain our 1st month of football...
Oh yes they did. He was a whipping boy in here on the regular.Luke Brown never looked particularly spectacular playing the same role and he played 189 games and I don't think anyone ever questioned his spot in the side.
I was being facetious… he’s a runner… he’s got the body of a D Mac and Van Berlo before him. He’ll never bulk up much.He said himself he has put on several Kg's over the summer/pre-season. You can see it too if you look at before/after pics.
Thanks mainly to Josh Manuel at the club who he mentioned.
Bulldogs bite and bulldogs claw.What was with all the scratching? Lots of our players had fingernail marks on their faces and bodies.
It’s surprising how much better Nicks coaches when we have our best players on the park.Best team we have had in this year? Need more depth. And urgently
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We weren’t poor defensively last year, we had the 9th best defence. He ****ed up with a massive overreaction and we didn’t lose close games due to poor defensive efforts that required a change in gameplan, you practise closing out games, you don’t change your whole gameplan!We all know what happened. Nicks changed the attacking style of play from last year to try to shore up our poor defensive efforts. We’d lost a lot of close games last year and they were working on a definite weakness. However, in so doing, he buggered us up until it was too late to fix. Since those first four weeks though, we’ve won 8, drawn 1 and lost 8. We were only blown away in two of those 17 matches against Hawthorn who are on fire and Sydney the ladder leaders. We’ve won by 2, 57, 30, 99, 16, 32, 2 and 39 - including 3 games away. We’ve lost by 3, 4, 27, 8, 42, 11, 66, and 5 - including 4 home games. We’ve beaten Carlton, Essendon, Port, GWS and WB, and lost by 3 to Essendon, drew with Brisbane and then lost to them by 11, lost by 4 to Collingwood, - all were either in the 8 or vying for a position. We aren’t that far off it.
I’ve been saying all year, we are there and there abouts. And it is very clear, we’ve got the structure of a very nice footy team in place. Our forward line will be as elite as Port’s midfield (if they aren’t already). Our defenders are a work in progress but will be better for the massive learning curve they’ve had this year. Our midfield has some real gems developing now (Soligo, Taylor, Rankine, Dawson and Crouch with a smattering of Curtin and Rachele). What would be ideal, is to bring in an experienced big body mid.
I don’t think Nicks is the one to take us forward, but he has been extended so we will be lumped with him for a while yet. But I’m telling you this, if he can turn the corner, like our team has done, and he starts winning games with them next year, I’ll be cheering him on just as loudly as our lads.
Wouldn't be the first thing you've made upOh yes they did. He was a whipping boy in hear on the regular.
They didn’t play the first 4 weeks?It’s surprising how much better Nicks coaches when we have our best players on the park.
It is a total joy watching Rankine and Dawson.
The upside is barely competitive, but the shills love to act like its top levelWe weren’t poor defensively last year, we had the 9th best defence. He ****ed up with a massive overreaction and we didn’t lose close games due to poor defensive efforts that required a change in gameplan, you practise closing out games, you don’t change your whole gameplan!
As for the improved performance, you realise that’s basically 50-50 and we’d still piss out on finals?
We had our best side for the year.Finally Rankine, TT and Dawson played together.Our season is over and we play like this. The apologists come out of the woodwork.
And aren’t they all back!!!The upside is barely competitive, but the shills love to act like its top level
It’s surprising how much better Nicks coaches when we have our best players on the park.
It is a total joy watching Rankine and Dawson.
And aren’t they all back!!!
One thing’s for sure, we clearly need to move past himMurphy is just woeful. Gets cheap disposals, cant win his own ball unless he flops like a seal for frees. Worst player, im calling it, worst ever player to pull on a shirt. He is worse than McHenry.
What did he ask?Rooch upset Bevo with his 1st question at his presser![]()
Only Thilthorpe would have made a difference to the game plan Nicks was trying to play (although clearly an unknown how much he had improved but he has looked very good since returning).People aren't seriously going down the Nicks didn't have the players at the start of the year path.....
Agree, that’s more realistic. 10 plus disposals doesn’t contend for the Rising Star as a mid though - not anywhere near it.Yep can agree with that.
Today was his first full game.
Plays round 1 and builds on those 6 disposals, and 3 clearances, by now he is getting 10 plus disposals.
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What did he ask?