Some of you may remember me being very critical of our style of play during the pre season.
I had picked us to finish in 10th but after seeing our pre season, i dropped us down to 11th.
Now we have many many deficiancies as a club but the 2 biggest in order are
1: Our gameplan.
This chip chip backwards sidewards BS only makes it easier for us to be beaten.
When we hold onto the ball and chip it around, it just allows the opposite team to man up, flood our forward line, thus making us chip more.
Until we change our gameplan we are destined for failure.
2: Our whole club and a large majority of our supporters have an inflated opinion of ourselves.
We think we have a list good enough to play finals and even make statements here and there about top 4.
Our CEO came out and stated publicly that we were the best team to EVER finish in 15th spot.
This rubs off on our supporters, who many, including on here, thought with lloyd returning to the team, finals would follow.
After our 2 first HA wins, this turned to guaranteed top 8 possible top 4.
Delusional at worst, total optimism at best.
Our President publicly stated today that we have suffered from complacency as club.
That is the best statement i could have heard, as at least they are now admitting their failings in that area so they can start to rectify them.
We have many many deficiancies in our list, but i don't care what list we had until we change our style of play we won't get anywhere.
I am almost convinced it is not only time to get rid of Sheedy as coach at the end of the year, but i am really starting to come around to getting a NON Essendon person.
This is not sour grapes written after a loss but a collection of my thoughts, (that i have hinted at for awhile) that i have been mulling over for awhile now.
I had picked us to finish in 10th but after seeing our pre season, i dropped us down to 11th.
Now we have many many deficiancies as a club but the 2 biggest in order are
1: Our gameplan.
This chip chip backwards sidewards BS only makes it easier for us to be beaten.
When we hold onto the ball and chip it around, it just allows the opposite team to man up, flood our forward line, thus making us chip more.
Until we change our gameplan we are destined for failure.
2: Our whole club and a large majority of our supporters have an inflated opinion of ourselves.
We think we have a list good enough to play finals and even make statements here and there about top 4.
Our CEO came out and stated publicly that we were the best team to EVER finish in 15th spot.
This rubs off on our supporters, who many, including on here, thought with lloyd returning to the team, finals would follow.
After our 2 first HA wins, this turned to guaranteed top 8 possible top 4.
Delusional at worst, total optimism at best.
Our President publicly stated today that we have suffered from complacency as club.
That is the best statement i could have heard, as at least they are now admitting their failings in that area so they can start to rectify them.
We have many many deficiancies in our list, but i don't care what list we had until we change our style of play we won't get anywhere.
I am almost convinced it is not only time to get rid of Sheedy as coach at the end of the year, but i am really starting to come around to getting a NON Essendon person.
This is not sour grapes written after a loss but a collection of my thoughts, (that i have hinted at for awhile) that i have been mulling over for awhile now.