Being 15 years, I've known 2 maybe 3 people in my previous job did this just waiting to be made redundant (which the company hesitate in doing) for the big payout $$$$$$$$$
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Acceptance - we are now a middling side
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Selective posting Carter.
You failed to mention Geelongs biggest weapon is playing whilst ours in trotting around in a moon boot - Cameron vs Lynch
Plus what about our ruck?
Also Jack kicked 4 goals last week with a busted head.
It’s not just Cameron. It’s all the other pieces that are missing. Geelong don’t have that.
Also ignoring that Hawkins kicked 3 goals, with an average of 8 disposals in the Cats first 3 losses- has since kicked 11 goals in the 3 games the Cats have averaged 20 goals per game. Maybe he has suddenly returned to form, maybe not.
We are missing our 2 rucks, but still put out Miller and Ryan- not great, but not terrible. If Gawn and Grundy (31yo & 29yo) are missing who rucks for the Dees? Schache is their next tallest, their only other ruck on the list is a 19yo who hasnt played a game (and is currently injured).
The Dees have 15 guys 192cm or taller- we have 16. With no talls, besides the rookie ruck currently injured, the Dees VFL spine includes 3 30yos. and 3 kids who have played 1 game in the AFL combined.
Maybe take out Gawn (Nank), Grundy (Soldo), May (Tarrant), Brown (Lynch), Petty (Broad), Van Rooyen (Gibcus), plus their equivalents of Biggie and Bradtke and then we can see how their key position depth looks.
You could be right… but even a broken clock is right twice a day.
We got Short back and looked a bit better tonight… still too many youngsters making silly mistakes and a veteran who couldn’t stand up… be nice to get Broad back next… be even better if we could get Soldo back. A proper ruck with an AFL body would help a lot.
Boy oh boy!
Never thought the drop off would come so quickly, be so big or this bad.
Lots of grinding work ahead for the rest of the season.
Some really big questions now being asked of Dimma and this team.
Gotta keep putting games into the younger players ... no matter the scoreboard.
What must Taranto and Hopper be thinking right now?!?!
Never thought the drop off would come so quickly, be so big or this bad.
Lots of grinding work ahead for the rest of the season.
Some really big questions now being asked of Dimma and this team.
Gotta keep putting games into the younger players ... no matter the scoreboard.
What must Taranto and Hopper be thinking right now?!?!
yeah - middling side I would take right now - we are a bottom 4 side.
Sad - our older players can’t provide the support for our younger players to learn so we can’t drop our old players who are underperforming - Jack and Cotch for example today as they both had mares.
Where do we go apart from getting another 16 games into our younger players to see who can show something - 4pts now becoming irrelevant.
I think we've still got to aim for finals, as unlikely as it seems right now. Without our first rounder this year I don't see the point of playing any more youth than we currently are otherwise we'll be even less competitive. Unless the kids are banging down the door at VFL level I think we've got to hold out hope that the likes of Nank, Graham and Lynch returning will bring back some form to the team and we have a stronger finish to the year.
What's the point when we play like this? Just trade one or 2 seniors for 1st rd pick. Door should be wide open now.
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There's not going to be THE right way, but I'm not so sure the additions of the players you mention, which is a way off yet I believe, is going to add the dynamic that would override the plan to put games into players.
Let's see what's in the cupboard and know where we stand with the players filling out the list. Maybe a broom will be in order come season's end ... retirements, aggressive trading of players with currency and de-listings.
Whichever way it is done, there's going to be a lot of head scratching for the remainder of the season.
It's a difficult one, BT
There's not going to be THE right way, but I'm not so sure the additions of the players you mention, which is a way off yet I believe, is going to add the dynamic that would override the plan to put games into players.
Let's see what's in the cupboard and know where we stand with the players filling out the list. Maybe a broom will be in order come season's end ... retirements, aggressive trading of players with currency and de-listings.
Whichever way it is done, there's going to be a lot of head scratching for the remainder of the season.
