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Maybe not next week - Freo if they turn up are a yucky opponent, though I don't rate them to be honest. But surely Saints and North are games we should be looking for options to rest anyone sore and get some time to rest up, before some tough games in a row after that.I wouldn’t say desperate but with a three game buffer and every intention of snagging a flag, now is definitely the time to rest players with niggles or just in need of a freshen up.
Just had a quick search of that. Can only see reference to him having assistant coaching stints at Freo and the Suns, not the Giants though.I thought Kirk was involved with the Giants as an assistant coach or similar early on wasn't he?
The Jed Lamb Medal?Coz The Shane Mumford Medal just didn’t sit right.
The Jed Lamb Medal?
Didn’t Paul Kelly work with them for a bit?Just had a quick search of that. Can only see reference to him having assistant coaching stints at Freo and the Suns, not the Giants though.
Edit - Maybe you had that mixed up cos the Suns were a new team too?
I tend to disagree a little. Yes we're flying at the moment but we're not going to cakewalk to a flag.We are 13-1 and still some are desperate to make changes. The changes being suggested are desperate for the sake of change.
That's already taken, it's given to the player who kicks 3+ on James SicilyThe Jed Lamb Medal?
Agree with this i don't think you can just say we won therefore no changes. A couple of players have been constantly in the bottom 4-5 performers for a month or so and thus a change to get someone in and them down to the 2s to get their form back. I don't think its a bad thing as having 26 or so players sharp and playable in the finals will give us the best chance at winning the flagI tend to disagree. Yes we're flying at the moment but we're not going to cakewalk to a flag.
The likes of Mills, Fox and Parker all bring something to the side and we have a handful of players struggling to make an impact.
Comfort breeds complacency. If players don't perform they shouldn't keep getting a game purely because their team mates are winning games.
This link has the Errol speech at the end: https://www.afl.com.au/video/115608...dal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1719050161001
It was certainly a brief speech!
Agree that Parker isn't the answer. Wicks brings manic pressure and is much faster than Parker. I think they are two different types of players so you can't swap them.Parker is going to need a midfield injury most likely. They don't seem to want him
forward, guess he will have to hit form in the VFL and see.
I agree Wicks needs a bit more offensively but yeah will be interesting , not sure Parker is the answer anyway.
This link has the Errol speech at the end: https://www.afl.com.au/video/115608...dal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1719050161001
It was certainly a brief speech!
Man of few words.This link has the Errol speech at the end: https://www.afl.com.au/video/115608...dal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1719050161001
It was certainly a brief speech!
Honestly, Wicks' "manic pressure" is taking on mythical qualities of the "big fish" we were threatening to land every trade period from 2015-2021.Wicks brings manic pressure
I would say that is a little bit of an over simplification. We looked alright against Essendon and alright against GCS and we played a Hawthorn side that was 1-5 at the time. I think it didn't really have anything to do with Wicks being there and more to do with what the opposition did in those two gamesThe one thing with Wicks is that we looked shite when he didn't play, Fox tried the forward pressure role and the ball came out more easily.
I have no issue with it.Yeah guess it was odd at the end Jimbo OZ , like he decided to do it quick then thought be funny to turn and spin out.
Still doesn't bother me overly because I really don't care who wins the Kirk Medal. But I see what you mean.
the board almost feels a bit ho-hum this evening, when normally it'd be abuzz after a big win over the city rivals
and it should be, at 13-1!
i wonder if it's because beneath the excitement and revelry of our unfolding season, there's a growing sense of frustrated anticlimax ... because now that we've established ourselves as a team genuinely good enough to win a premiership (or more), i feel i want to get straight to that point ... like i'm impatient for the big games, finals, and the chances for this team to really prove its emerging greatness
cmon! grrrrrrr!! let's go!
I have no issue with it.
I think what the speech is for determines what is acceptable for the speech.
This was an individual honour that probably means nothing to Gulden (they usually get these medals wrong all the time anyway), so he has no desire, or obligation, to own the moment. It's completely his choice how he chooses to accept it.
If it was a team honour, say a post-GF speech as captain, or a captain's speech after a game representing some worthy cause, then the moment is bigger than him, and I trust Gulden would be able to recognise that and would have no problem giving more of his time to pay respect to that.
I would say that is a little bit of an over simplification. We looked alright against Essendon and alright against GCS and we played a Hawthorn side that was 1-5 at the time. I think it didn't really have anything to do with Wicks being there and more to do with what the opposition did in those two games