Review The Unrelentingly Positive Silver Lining Thread

[BeornJ]

I would like to set up a purely positive thread for the 2022 season.

Is there a young player that has impressed you? What tactic or game plan tweak has you pleased? Are you noticing a player develop an aspect of their game you haven't noticed before?

Want to have a whinge? Do it somewhere else.

 

[BeornJ]

I've noticed an increased willingness to try the risky kick into the corridor. Doesn't always pay off, but I'm glad players are sticking with it for the duration of games and not getting scared off it when it leads to a turnover.

 

[Ochre]

We have not had to listen to Birds of Tokyo post match this year, and will probably not have to do so very often going forward.

 

[BeornJ]

Small forwards.

Man it's good to have the Ryan & Rioli show back! With Jones taking his game to another level and Petch adding strings to his bow, this will be a strength of the squad for years to come.

 

[Ochre]

We are not coached by Ken Hinkley.

 

[BeornJ]

We have not had to listen to Birds of Tokyo post match this year, and will probably not have to do so very often going forward.

 

[Godfather32]

That Chris Judd fella looks alright, I reckon with him and Cousins in the midfield together for the next 10+ years we should pick up at least 3 or 4 flags

 

[Ochre]

The T20 World Cup starting in October means that it will be cricket season far sooner than normal this year.

 

[BeornJ]

We are not coached by Ken Hinkley.

 

[BeornJ]

Come on you campaigners!

We got another wingman (Naish) for nothing!

Pumping games into Hough, Foley and H. Edwards!

SPS has been quality!

Try harder

 

[Dazzler9]

Losing all hope means I can only be surprised to the upside.

 

[FKASC]

I spend less time on BigFooty

 

[Dazzler9]

I spend less time on BigFooty

A silver lining for everybody.

 

[BeornJ]

Be positive you canpaigners!

 

[Priddis Is Done]

Our picks next year are going to be the best in a decade

 

[Dazzler9]

Be positive you canpaigners!

umm, we get to play the yoof, draft picks, etc.

 

[Godfather32]

Our picks next year are going to be the best in a decade

Gonna absolutely load up on tall forwards!

 

[FKASC]

I think getting to see Rioli play again is a massive positive. I can’t see him ever really becoming a stale uninspiring player regardless of how things are going, unlike Ryan who is pretty hot and cold. Rioli is the essence of pure football enjoyment

 

[WCE_phil]

Naish and Foley have really impressed me. JJ has shown some really positive signs. SPS when he's played inside does well. Rioli back is huge. For all the flak he cops I also think that Mcgovern has been very, very good the past 2 games and we would have lost by a further 5 goals each week without him. Petch in the first two games was great, even if he missed a fair few shots if your half forward is producing 4 shots on goal a week then he is doing exceptionally bloody well.

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

our current picks are 2, 20,21, 38 so there is a silver lining particularly if Port are stinking it up.

 

[Yeo_Check_Out_ma_Flow]

Cheering against Port Adelaide every round to sweeten up that 2nd round pick has been good for a laugh.

If we're goin' down, you're coming down with us...

 

[MIKE85]

Any positives to come out of our absolute trashness, are actually negatives. Like we see a glimpse of a new game plan. Why do we need a new games plan? Because our old one turned to poo, and we became shit and lost heaps of games. Negative.

See a young players get some game time, you’d think that’s a positive wouldn’t you?? You’d be wrong. Negative. Young players are getting games cause our actual players are dead, we’re now shit, and lose heaps of games. Negative.

It’s all glass half empty campaigners, get used to it. Life’s a bitch then you watch cricket instead

 

[Goroyals22]

We are one year closer to the Castore deal
ending

 

[BeornJ]

Any positives to come out of our absolutely trashness, are actually negatives. Like we see a glimpse of a new game plan. Why do we need a new games plan? Because our old one turned to poo, and we became shit and lost heaps of games. Negative. See a young players get some game time, you’d think that’s a positive wouldn’t you?? You’d be wrong. Negative. Young players are getting games cause our actual players are dead, we’re now shit, and lose heaps of games. Negative. It’s all glass half empty campaigners, get used to it. Life’s a bitch then you watch cricket instead

 

[LittleFires]

Here's one: Brady Hough getting games very early in his career!

When I watched the draft highlights package of this guy and saw his frame, he looked like a sort of prospective bolter you take a bit of a punt on to see if they continue their steep trajectory into the AFL. Seemed like a pretty natural, skilful footballer but was expecting to wait a few years for him to put on size and be ready to compete at AFL level.

Ordinarily that might have been the case, but we've had to try him out early and he has looked right at home. For a kid who only played one WAFL League game in his draft year, he's been super composed at the top level and has had a few nice moments each game.

These past few weeks have been such a fantastic opportunity for him to see first-hand what the top level is like and learn valuable lessons in his craft. This will hold him in very good stead in the long run so if/when we do get a fully fit 22 on the park and he needs to play WAFL for a few weeks, he knows exactly where he needs to get to, to be selected and compete at AFL level.

It's early days of course, but based off what I've seen so far I think we could have ourselves a nice gem from the second round of the draft.
Without the current crisis we find ourselves in, I doubt many would have picked that.