New coach, new year... same old schit

[mightytiges]

Well IMO if we had a few defenders who stuck to their opponent and just tried to shut them down (which Gaspar used to do well), we would be a lot better off.

If the ball is continually coming into our backline without any midfield pressure it wouldn't matter how much you tried to stick to your opponent, they'd still get it often enough. Geelong just cut us open with their skills and quick movement of the footy.

[Tiger Spirit]

What it seems to boil down to is if every player does their bit then things are less likely to get so out of control.  Doesn’t mean we’ll win, but if players don’t believe they can rely on their teammates to stick to their role within the team, regardless of circumstances, then no wonder the majority of them lose the plot so quickly and easily when the intensity lifts from the opposition.

Sticking to a task doesn’t necessarily require skill or a footy brain.  As they say in the classics, just some good ol’ fashioned G & D.

[1980]

FFS. You cant judge anything until 6 games are played. Unfortunately for us, and with the exception of last year, we usually did well and then dropped off under Frawley.

Wallace will see out the first 6 games and then make major changes.

His credibility is on the line if he does a Frawley and puts all his eggs on his senior players.

I'd rather have kids from the Magoos play instead of Kellaway, Hall, Tivendale & Chaffey. I hate Ray Hall. He is not an AFL player. Talk about no skills and no footy brain. That kid would mess up buying fish n chips.

I'm watching with a keen eye whether Wallace is all talk and suntan. My bet is he can get away with anything in his first year, so he wont be afraid to drop the usual suspects.

[mightytiges]

What it seems to boil down to is if every player does their bit then things are less likely to get so out of control.  Doesn’t mean we’ll win, but if players don’t believe they can rely on their teammates to stick to their role within the team, regardless of circumstances, then no wonder the majority of them lose the plot so quickly and easily when the intensity lifts from the opposition.

Sticking to a task doesn’t necessarily require skill or a footy brain.  As they say in the classics, just some good ol’ fashioned G & D.

So true TS.

This week it's back into classroom for lessons on "Switching the play 101", "tackling for beginners" and "manning up for dummies"  .