darrenbewick#8
Team Captain
Really geez who would have thought???Well you either get a W or a L at the end of a match.
Not strictly correct ...BTW you can also get a D...just saying there have been a few lately, I understand...
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Really geez who would have thought???Well you either get a W or a L at the end of a match.
Duh.
Of course. But there are losses where no real positives can be drawn. Say the Brisbane game.So when it's an L people tend to discuss why it's an L.
yeah nah mate , tipping that doggies loss WILL STING and badly ,we clearly had our chances to win, and threw them away.Nope - we'll lose to Adelaide and we'll drop one of the Carlton, Gold Coast or Fremantle games.
dude, so much.
See the thing is, in a football match almost all the time there's a winner and there's a loser. And the line between the two is a ****ton narrower than people seem to think.
Had we got just one of those last quarter goals, we might have then snagged another, and not had that bit at the end. Result? We win, and everyone on this board talks about how ******* awesome we are.
Footy can be a game of literal inches. That kick that Heppell fired off that went over the head of the receiver by literally a centimetre or two. That's a bit lower, a mark is taken, goal results, we hit the lead.
Yet a few things go wrong and we're shit, lazy, unskilled, no chance. It's just lol
Of course. But there are losses where no real positives can be drawn. Say the Brisbane game.
And then ones where, while disappointing to lose, it's not necessarily all doom and gloom. Hence nuance. See this week, or the Sydney game, for example.
Same goes for wins. Very few negatives come to mind with games like St Kilda, Port or West Coast - great performances. The win against North - said it at the time after the game and this week has borne it out, we got the win but we weren't particularly impressive.
Hence nuance.
I'd agree with this. I can predict them every time.
Kick to a player in a bad position behind the play while giving a taller defender dominant position
Every week without fail
I was fearing a 10 goal blowout loss after our effort against north. Historically we continue to slip after getting by in those unconvincing performances. We didn't need the foot up the arse this time around and i was actually happy with the players effort.Of course. But there are losses where no real positives can be drawn. Say the Brisbane game.
And then ones where, while disappointing to lose, it's not necessarily all doom and gloom. Hence nuance. See this week, or the Sydney game, for example.
Same goes for wins. Very few negatives come to mind with games like St Kilda, Port or West Coast - great performances. The win against North - said it at the time after the game and this week has borne it out, we got the win but we weren't particularly impressive.
Hence nuance.
Yes but by the same token, taking a shit on any positives drawn out of a loss like that strikes me as pretty strange too.I just don't see the point in complaining about people who don't post positives in with the negatives. Really weird thing to worry about.
And I'm sure we're all aware of certain posters' nuances too.
Let people complain if they wanna, that's how some people cope with a loss.
Yes but by the same token, taking a shit on any positives drawn out of a loss like that strikes me as pretty strange too.
My favourite is when you get the W but people still think its a LSo when it's an L people tend to discuss why it's an L.
lol who has said people shouldn't complain? Bit ironic, don't you think, to complain about people you think are complaining about what you post???I just don't see the point in complaining about people who don't post positives in with the negatives. Really weird thing to worry about.
And I'm sure we're all aware of certain posters' nuances too.
Let people complain if they wanna, that's how some people cope with a loss.
Now that i've got that off my chest. I must admit that we do play a really attractive style of football. Probably the only redeeming value of this season.
The only one?Now that i've got that off my chest. I must admit that we do play a really attractive style of football. Probably the only redeeming value of this season.
Better than last year.This has just been a shit season to watch.
I think that you could argue most of the youngsters have improved as well.At least our forward line has been exciting this year. If nothing else we will go into next year with a forward line on paper that's been better than anything we've had since the golden days of Lloyd, Lucas and Hird.
Better than last year.
lol who has said people shouldn't complain? Bit ironic, don't you think, to complain about people you think are complaining about what you post???
Where have I or anyone said people shouldn't be allowed to complain exactly? You are entitled to express your opinion as much as you like, just as I am entitled to express my opinion, which is what I did. And I won't apologise for recognising nuance, or laughing when the same people who say they'll win easily crack the sad's and say how terrible we are when that doesn't eventuate.
Seems like there's only one person here trying to dictate how people should post, and it's you
The side they fielded wasn't premiership material. They had pretty much their first string forwardline missing. There is a reason why they were bottom 4 for scoring this season yet we conceded 127 points. Their backline was fairly young as well, although we did get the better of their backline. They didn't play the standard of footy that they played last year. They only had 38 tackles for the entire game, so they hardly put pressure on us.I'm not saying we should be happy losing, or that we shouldn't try and improve.
Just that maybe we shouldn't be cutting our metaphorical wrists over losing a high quality game to the reigning premiers...
The side they fielded wasn't premiership material. They had pretty much their first string forwardline missing. There is a reason why they were bottom 4 for scoring this season yet we conceded 127 points. Their backline was fairly young as well, although we did get the better of their backline. They didn't play the standard of footy that they played last year. They only had 38 tackles for the entire game, so they hardly put pressure on us.
The loss to GWS was a high quality loss IMO. I was okay with that loss. Didn't mind the loss to Richmond as much either as they clearly outplayed us. We were lucky to be in that game.
This loss was much more our doing than Bulldogs. Our kicking and decision making was uncharacteristically terrible, our kicking for goal was uncharacteristically terrible and our midfield were defensively terrible.
We took them on expecting to win a shootout and didn't come in willing to run the other way. We didn't send anyone to run with JJ and he carved us up (like almost every other side has since the bye). Those points to me irk me about this game.
Had we have lost by say 10 points, I'd be less disappointed, but to blow it out to 30 in a close game against a rival for a top 8 spot is very disappointing.
Considering what was at stake and the mindset that we showed up in, it wasn't a good game