what the eff is wrong with a player having an afternoon nap before a night game?
you people have no idea.
There routine is up the creek.
The spend a tiring day travelling on the Friday, have to train and then have ordinary night sleep.
Get up next day stuffed, have to then play that night. GREAT PREPARATION NOT
Its all about routine.
We had the same routine for interstate games last year and we managed pretty well
we didnt play in darwin
So? Its about the same length of flight as it is to go to Perth
Ground is about the same size as the MCG, only difference is the humidity
With the greatest respect once again you have no idea.
It had nothing to do with ground dimensions or length of flight its about preparation.
You dont have to be a rocket scientist to work out that hey this mob(Port) have been up here 5/6 times and do pretty well so maybe just maybe lets come up a night before to settle in and train at night in conditions we have never played in before at this ground.
Players didnt come to play last night thats true, but hey if you think its okay to be hitting up local bands and doing media, while your opponents are training at TIO stadium then you really havent got a clue.
The whole club failed us last night. We only lost by 15 but this one cuts deeper than the Hawks/Pies loss because of the way it was handled by all areas of the club.