Maybe it doesn't need to be about the game?Not sure if kicking long down the line for three quarters is worth talking about.
This will be the toughest write up for Rick.
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Maybe it doesn't need to be about the game?Not sure if kicking long down the line for three quarters is worth talking about.
This will be the toughest write up for Rick.
LOL....only taken 5 years, but we've beaten him....bravo, North, bravo..
Can’t blame you mate
Or we could have lost all 8 close games we were in?Usually a glass half-full guy 12 - 24 hours post loss. But,
Can we honestly say we have improved this year if we finish 18th, win the spoon, again, and get the no.1 pick ?
Improvement should be beating Freo, Coll, Melb, Carl, Eagles in games where we are a chance to win them. 0 - 5
We didn't win any of them. Where's the improvement ?
Individually, yeh. But as a team ? I'll love 'em to death but unless this cycle improves NEXT YEAR we will occupy the bottom rungs of the ladder for the foreseeable future.
Anyone give us a chance the next 2 weeks ? Nope.
Or we could have lost all 8 close games we were in?
Don’t discount we won three close games as well.
No one, except Collingwood circa 22-23, wins all of those games.
We were 3-5 in those games so let’s be objective about that.
Finishing position means nothing, the back half has been exactly what you’re looking for in improvement mate - we are 3-8, and 3-5 in the close ones.
Surely that gives you hope?
I'd probably chuck in the Carlton game purely because they were so desperate to play their injured stars.Or we could have lost all 8 close games we were in?
Don’t discount we won three close games as well.
No one, except Collingwood circa 22-23, wins all of those games.
We were 3-5 in those games so let’s be objective about that.
Finishing position means nothing, the back half has been exactly what you’re looking for in improvement mate - we are 3-8, and 3-5 in the close ones.
Surely that gives you hope?
It's as brutal as Rick's ever been.I especially like "Opinions on Jack Darling’s arrival at North are a good test of football knowledge."PLAYERCARDSTART27Jack Darling
- Age
- 32
- Ht
- 191cm
- Wt
- 95kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
CareerSeasonLast 5
- D
- 12.1
- 3star
- K
- 7.9
- 3star
- HB
- 4.2
- 3star
- M
- 5.0
- 5star
- T
- 3.0
- 5star
- G
- 1.9
- 5star
- D
- 8.0
- 2star
- K
- 4.3
- 2star
- HB
- 3.7
- 3star
- M
- 2.7
- 3star
- T
- 2.4
- 3star
- G
- 1.3
- 5star
- D
- 14.6
- 4star
- K
- 7.6
- 3star
- HB
- 7.0
- 5star
- M
- 6.0
- 5star
- T
- 4.0
- 5star
- G
- 1.4
- 5star
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I especially like "Opinions on Jack Darling’s arrival at North are a good test of football knowledge."
It's as brutal as Rick's ever been.
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Yeah that makes sense. Your thoughts though on choosing Darling over Day or Membrey?Could have been more brutal if I wanted to be! I should have added 'if you can't see how Darling is an upgrade you haven't watched North this season' ... probably can't blame neutrals who don't get paid for not watching, I'd expect better from journalists who do get paid though.
Darling could be 36 years old and still be an upgrade of some description as a second key forward target strictly on field, before we even get into all the extra things he'll bring, like teaching Larkey some forward craft to properly round out his game just for starters.