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When will Bernie go !!
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its actually a risky game plan.
you commit blokes to black ops around the oppo ball carrier. if said oppo manages to get it out, its out. no zoning down the line. it's a F50 entry either way.
if we cause a turnover, there is immediate spread from that hot zone.
one thing dimma has started to do is trust his back six. rance is of course a master at reading the play. if he's not there to spoil, grimes will do it.
the best back six in the comp and the bedrock of this campaign.
you commit blokes to black ops around the oppo ball carrier. if said oppo manages to get it out, its out. no zoning down the line. it's a F50 entry either way.
if we cause a turnover, there is immediate spread from that hot zone.
one thing dimma has started to do is trust his back six. rance is of course a master at reading the play. if he's not there to spoil, grimes will do it.
the best back six in the comp and the bedrock of this campaign.
God when some of you lot get on a roll and with the adrenalin of a final victory in your noses common sense and a simple review of the facts go out the bloody window. Assumptions and theories are pulled out of your collective backsides and written down as fact.tigersnake said:
Hardwick is no coaching messiah and he knows that. He came under review at the end of 2016 because he coached poorly and stubbornly and left the season in tatters, much to the annoyance and anger of many on this blog. The club worked on finding the best solution that would save them face, not require a contract by-out and introduce some quality football people to the club. Hardwick had absolutely no say in this nor should he have had - he was the cause of these changes as decided by the club.
Less the 12 months on the Tigers are playing differently, Hardwick is trying to coach differently and does so because of those around him and the so-called love feast between him and the players goes on, which keeps a lot of punters here happy. The club has righted the ship, not Hardwick and he may lead the side to a premiership, and wouldn't that be wonderful, but if he is as honest a bloke as some say here, then he knows how fortunate he is to still be head-coach.
As for being deranged; living in the now and expressing some simple truths will do that to you, according to those that dally in fairytales and ignore obvious facts. Like all Tiger supporters I’m enjoying the ride and I hope we can go all the way. As for the future of Hardwick; he still has time left on his contract to convince the club he is worthy to go around again. :spin
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Baron Samedi said:
Yes, its weakness is if we get pressured in the midfield and have to kick up in the air down the line and get picked off in the forward line.
It seems the players have got with the program better in the last month and are less likely to do that and try hard to come inside.
Sydney and Geelong were the clubs that were most likely to try and pressure our midfield kicking with a ring of pressure. Problem for them is the MCG. Its a lot wider than their home grounds and its harder to keep teams contained.
Interesting listening to Roughead pre game yesterday explaining that you had work the angles against Sydney to stop them just setting up behind the kick down the line. If anything has typified the Clarkson era it is Hawks ability to shift the ball at 45 degrees to take it from the centre to the wings or the wings to the centre.
YinnarTiger said:
Isn't he on holidays with all the money he saved from not buying a membership?
Tigerdangerous said:
Sorry TD with all due respect you have missed the point we are trying to make.
We never expected The hardnut to be a messiah. Don't think any of us think he is. Since 2012 we have been trying to say the club as a whole had a long way to go before blaming all the failure on to one man. Seems like the club, the players, the list and the coach have all finally reached the place we all wanted all a long. To be a contender!
Considering the wave of spite we faced for daring to disagree with the Lynch mob. I think we are entitled to a little smugness!
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What point have you made again? And feeling entitled to a little smugness is your way of explaining your sarcasm me thinks. And a little smugness can loose you a final so I hope the players are not feeling as entitled as you appear to be. And while a few media people see Hardwicks recent demeanor as calm I see him more as resigned; resigned to the fact that those around him and put there by the club have the tools and experience to turn the group into a premiership side with or without him.ninjahaha said:
But let's leave that for another discussion.
Tigerdangerous said:But let's leave that for another discussion.
Hopefully the 11th flag is finally ours discussion? :beer
After 7 years and untold '000's in wages and overseas trips (plus some changes to AFL rules which negated some of the handbrake) we finally have Dimma MarkVII to take us to the promised land.
Of course I pray he does too, but maybe we can "Tony Jewell" him when he wins the flag, then everyone bright and darksiders will be happy and this thread can finally close. ;D
Of course I pray he does too,
but maybe we can "Tony Jewell" him when he wins the flag, then everyone bright and darksiders will be happy and this thread can finally close. ;D
jamo said:
Oh so true Jamo.
Just watched the replay and BT said Damien's coaching record is now 89 wins 88 losses.
Clearly nothing to write home about.
However, he has got us a finals win and a great one at that.
It was fantastic!
But lets not forget Balme & Caracella, coz without them we would be nowhere.
So far an amazing effort.
Geez, i hope it continues, but when we control a final for a half and have a slender lead at half time, that is concerning.
We pressured and contested but we need more players on the ballpark who can kick it through the big sticks!
easy said:
The weekend at Bernie's is over!
He has risen from the dead!
He is the Messiah. Follow the gourd!
Tigerdangerous really flying the flag for the darksiders almost single-handedly. Huge effort. None of this insipid "let's just enjoy the win and not talk about the previous unpleasantness" nonsense for him.
Hopefully the Darkside will find their voice again as we move into next week. There's still time to talk about more potential challenges to the board guys! Lift!
Hopefully the Darkside will find their voice again as we move into next week. There's still time to talk about more potential challenges to the board guys! Lift!
Everyone knows Darksiders are right when we fail and not wrong when we succeed. That's the brilliance of them. If they had an encounter with a Monty Python knight, the knight wouldn't shake his hand and step aside - nope, he'd realise he has no arms and say "you may pass". Thus, darksiders follow the Freudian approach of being unfalsifiable. Which is ironic, because us rusted on Richmond diehards could benefit from work by a decent Freud more than any other group :hihi
Tigerdangerous said:What point have you made again? And feeling entitled to a little smugness is your way of explaining your sarcasm me thinks. And a little smugness can loose you a final so I hope the players are not feeling as entitled as you appear to be. And while a few media people see Hardwicks recent demeanor as calm I see him more as resigned; resigned to the fact that those around him and put there by the club have the tools and experience to turn the group into a premiership side with or without him.
But let's leave that for another discussion.
I like this. So 'the club' is tremendous and rock solid, so good in fact, that it doesn't matter who the coach is, they're a lame duck. Creative. Still reckon you can lift though TD, lame duck is a pretty soft step down from total liability.
