Hardwick's post-match media conference / Dimma happy with win over Lions

[mat073]

You're rewriting history Dio .  Even the most optimistic posters weren't expecting much this year.

[mat073]

Onya champ...though perhaps overlooking the important difference that it was a throw away line & a gag, not the basis of an argument...regardless of how butt hurt some other moron was from it....

...but I digress - not sure even at the start of the year people would've been happy with a scrappy five goal win at home over an interstate side that were the equal favourites for the wooden spoon....unless people thought we were going to be bottom four and as far as I can recall, only claw thought that....

Port beat Brisbane a couple of weeks ago at Adelaide oval by 40 pts (31 scoring points to 20)
We beat Brisbane at Edihad ( where the Lions probably play more ) by 31 pts ( 32 scoring shots to 20 )

Lack of polish aside , take the win and move on .

[Go Richo 12]

Onya champ...though perhaps overlooking the important difference that it was a throw away line & a gag, not the basis of an argument...regardless of how butt hurt some other moron was from it....

...but I digress - not sure even at the start of the year people would've been happy with a scrappy five goal win at home over an interstate side that were the equal favourites for the wooden spoon....unless people thought we were going to be bottom four and as far as I can recall, only claw thought that....

True but lets face it, even quality teams have an ugly win from time to time against ordinary opposition. In fact, top teams have lost to ordinary teams this year. It happens and more so this year than others it seems.

Oh, and i reckon more people than claw thought we would finish bottom four, they just haven't have the nuts to post about it.

[Diocletian]

You're rewriting history Dio .  Even the most optimistic posters weren't expecting much this year.

Nowhere did I say people were expecting much at the start of the year,...most IIRC were predicting a midtable finish, maybe a small minority thought bottom four....and I'm pretty sure most were banking at least 8 points from the two Brisbane matches.....the whole point is what we would be expecting now in round 16 and more importantly whether the coach should be "happy" with that performance...

not sure even at the start of the year people would've been happy with a scrappy five goal win at home over an interstate side that were the equal favourites for the wooden spoon....unless people thought we were going to be bottom four and as far as I can recall, only claw thought that....

True but lets face it, even quality teams have an ugly win from time to time against ordinary opposition. In fact, top teams have lost to ordinary teams this year. It happens and more so this year than others it seems.

Oh, and i reckon more people than claw thought we would finish bottom four, they just haven't have the nuts to post about it.

Fair points and probably true....I'd say like most I was relieved with the win but definitely not happy with the effort and the lost opportunity for a much a needed precentage boost.....and regardless of how unusual  unpredictable the results have been acroos the board this year, scrappy wins over lesser teams that we should be putting to the sword and are often in a position to, seems to be a continuing theme under Halfstep over many years ......but then again apparently we're not a side that wins by ten goals....and he seems quite conent with that...

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Onya champ...though perhaps overlooking the important difference that it was a throw away line & a gag, not the basis of an argument...

...but I digress - not sure even at the start of the year people would've been happy with a scrappy five goal win at home over an interstate side that were the equal favourites for the wooden spoon....unless people thought we were going to be bottom four and as far as I can recall, only claw thought that....

You ended up repeating almost word for word what I said earlier "relieved but not happy". The very words that you went off on your rant about accepting to sneak into the eight with just enough wins.

[🏅Dooks]

....is what the kind of supporter content with our continued mediocrity would say...

No need to get personal. I would have loved to smash them. However, considering our record at Etihad and them winning there against Essendon in their last visit to the venue, anyone would have been relieved we walked away with the 4 points. Not happy, just relieved. There is a difference you know....

With you 100% YBB, never thought we'd "smash 'em" just wanted the 4 points

At the moment that's all that matters banking the wins to get to the magic number 13

Still not convinced we'll get them but we are just 3 away, which I'll take at this point

Yep - happy to just get enough wins to sneak in the eight....thanks for proving my point....who cares for lofty ambitions like playing ruthless flag winning football, may mediocrity reign while you two pat each other on the back over our latest finals comedy relief cameo at the next cocktail night or Club 80 function....

Very well said. 

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Which bit? The Club 80 function?

[big tone]

I hated watching the footy we played on Sunday because I know it's not going to get us anywhere.  And to be totally honest I wasn't relieved we won.
If it was a one off effort, you would put it down as a bad game, be relieved to get the 4 points and move on. But let's be honest, its not.
The club has played some decent footy this year but other than maybe one or two games since our first five wins, the rest have been pretty average. Not even close to being top 4 standard and not even top 8 standard imo.
It's the type of football you play that is important, not really the wins and loses. Because sure enough when the real stuff starts in September there is no more hiding behind a poo style of footy against the good sides.

[Diocletian]

Exactly.....

[the claw]

Miles has been so unlucky to not have played more games this year. The brainstrust have got it wrong again.

of course they freakin have,  a blind man  could see it.
What is amazing is the talk of Prestia having a good game. Ive watched it twice and if his game is the standard then we are doomed to mediocrity for ever.
Go look where Miles got his possesions go look at his use under pressure,  then go look at preastia  the bloke just wastes it nearly every time. What happens at games end?  well they are so desperate and this goes for supporters as well they talk up prestias game which was nothing more than average and poor old milesy is for the chop. Can not believe the idiocy.

[the claw]

on the op FMD THIS FOOL IS HAPPY WITH THE WIN. There is not one thing to take from that game other than the 4 points it was horrendous. Fair dinkum a good coach would be livid with poo they dished up against the bottom team. Lucky it ewas the bottom team imo.

When this idiot talks like this no wonder people question his ability to coach.Or more to the point set decent standards.

[Diocletian]

Exactly....

[🏅Dooks]

I hated watching the footy we played on Sunday because I know it's not going to get us anywhere.  And to be totally honest I wasn't relieved we won.
If it was a one off effort, you would put it down as a bad game, be relieved to get the 4 points and move on. But let's be honest, its not.
The club has played some decent footy this year but other than maybe one or two games since our first five wins, the rest have been pretty average. Not even close to being top 4 standard and not even top 8 standard imo.
It's the type of football you play that is important, not really the wins and loses. Because sure enough when the real stuff starts in September there is no more hiding behind a poo style of footy against the good sides.

Exactly. And to state one is happy with the win imples something totally different within (and either completely ignores or doesnt understand) the context of our season, list, games we have choked on, form etc.

Honestly lads people have to be responsible for what they say.

The whole premise of being happy with the win is beneath us.

Let them be happy. Let them even be extatic.