Look guys. It's all Gia and Higgins fault.
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So it's acceptable to be uncompetitive in 3 out of 7 games, a qtr or 2 of another?
Further to this, having skill is one thing, being able to execute under AFL pressure is another. Eagleton was a classic. Under the intensity of finals football he couldn't execute under pressure and yet most acknowledge that he was a great kick technically. Even after 150+ games he would fall apart mentally when it counted. The younger ones have a bit latitude in allowing time to adjust and become accustomed to those pressures. Less so the older ones. Succumbing to finals pressure has been a hallmark of even our most successful recent sides.You guys really want the culprit for skill errors, look to the clubs sports psychologist. In charge of the panic/stress levels the players are feeling.
No, You have just stumbled across people who are sick of our club been stuck on a treadmill since 54. And the other major difference is Tiger fans still buy memberships and turn up to games no matter the state of their club.
Personally I blame Eagleton.Look guys. It's all Gia and Higgins fault.
I think some have totally lost their shit on here... You know who you are...
Kind of like Nicolas Cage....
You may be right about the first part. A lot of players have said Macca greatly helped their development. If his contract is not renewed, then (if nothing else) I hope he's (1) given Dalrymple a good understanding of what sort of players to recruit and (2) enhanced the individual capabilities of our young contingent, even if he can't get them to perform as a team.I have said again and again that Macca is probably a brilliant assistant coach, one who can work with certain players, but in my opinion and I think a few here share that, is that perhaps he is not a Senior coach, the job appears beyond him at this stage, who right here can say with confidence that we will beat the Gold Coast this weekend?
Personally I blame Eagleton.
Further to this, having skill is one thing, being able to execute under AFL pressure is another. Eagleton was a classic. Under the intensity of finals football he couldn't execute under pressure and yet most acknowledge that he was a great kick technically. Even after 150+ games he would fall apart mentally when it counted. The younger ones have a bit latitude in allowing time to adjust and become accustomed to those pressures. Less so the older ones. Succumbing to finals pressure has been a hallmark of even our most successful recent sides.
The trick is to identify players at draft with skill and good coping skills.
In all seriousness, Eagle's gut running would be very welcome in the current side.I hope with our current sides incredible lack of speed and spread the Eagle bashers of the past can now see his value
In all seriousness, Eagle's gut running would be very welcome in the current side.
Might get my team back playing half decent football.
Bugger me I've stumbled into the Richmond board......
I know Lloyd has taken a few whacks at us. But Lloydy aside, there appears to be a fair amount of support in the media for where we are at. Tonight there was plenty of it
You know what I find hilarious?
The disjunction between the view that people have on this board and the view that people have in the media.
I know Lloyd has taken a few whacks at us. But Lloydy aside, there appears to be a fair amount of support in the media for where we are at. Tonight there was plenty of it - Mike and Gerard On the Couch both seemed to feel we were tracking well. "Playing well without finding a way to win" was how Gerard put it. And Mike also said we were playing well. And hilariously on 360 Robbo described us as being "in good form"! (And I'm discounting the positive comments on AFL Insider, cause David King was just sucking up after they showed the Dogs' training footage.)
I grew up playing kick to kick footy with Lloydy's older brother Simon.. God damn it, I knew I should have taken Matthew out when I had the chance..
Why are we not allowed to be criticised ?
For every good comment I can find a bad. What about michael gleesons article in todays age ?
I think it explains alot and backs up some ealier comments in this thread asking why the demons got more scrutiny than the dogs.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...ut-dogs-are-none-too-rosy-20130514-2jklt.html
Well, that article. It initially sets up the idea that the two sides are on par, then acknowledges that the dogs look a lot more competitive side then Melbourne.For every good comment I can find a bad. What about michael gleesons article in todays age ?
I think it explains alot and backs up some ealier comments in this thread asking why the demons got more scrutiny than the dogs.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...ut-dogs-are-none-too-rosy-20130514-2jklt.html
For every good comment I can find a bad. What about michael gleesons article in todays age ?
I think it explains alot and backs up some ealier comments in this thread asking why the demons got more scrutiny than the dogs.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...ut-dogs-are-none-too-rosy-20130514-2jklt.html
And that's part of the reason we attract less scrutiny than Melbourne.I heard Terry Wallace and the ox I think it was the other night that mentioned all our short comings but then acknowledged we don't cop it in the media at the moment simply because of the competiveness we show and that they have a view to the future of what we will look like.