A good win by a side that hasn't beaten anyone above them against a side with the same recent history. Too many false dawns for me to be fooled again.....but.....credit to the backline which has been playing well in defeat and victory.
If we have the same recent history why'd you tip them to win by so much? Wheres Dimma's credit?
"One swallow doesn't make a summer"....and when 2 'middle of the road sides' meet blow-outs are not uncommon, either way. As for Dimma...Choco was coaching them from the sidelines.
He's being doing that since Round 1. Change the title of sack hardwick to sack choco
Do you really think the style of footy tonight mirrored the Essendon/Geelong/Collingwood games? Dimma coached those losses as well. The Weagles gave us so much latitude they forced us to play attacking footy, good sides dont. When they do we go into our shell.....and so does Dimma! Look, I'll give him credit when he wins a game against a top four side on his wits alone.
Not Essendon but the others? Yes. You're proving to be a Richmond hater when you can't give Hardwick credit for the same things you so easily bad mouth him for.
Ok...I've put forward my case politely but you have devolved to 'ad hominem' and name calling.... So the gloves are off. Listen......success in this competition requires a so-called contender to defeat fellow contenders in order to reach the ultimate goal (GF)....understand. This is self-evident to anyone with 1 firing neuron. Also, until the first developmental benchmark is reached (make the finals) we are just 'also- rans' in the ilk of the sides we have beaten. Nb. The Weagles were deplorable last night.
On Dimma, .....have you been to a game and seen his coaching first hand?.....if so, are your eyes painted on?.......or is your neo cortex disengaged. He freezes in clutch situations. You have 'cherry-picked' my posts regarding Dimma. When he was hired I was rapt and supported him for the first 2 years.....but....from the Melbourne game last year I noticed a shift to an overly defensive 'possession' game style that doesn't suit our personnel. Going in to the Essendon game with a loosey down back and an over-possessing game-plan was 'suicide'. He needs to evolve quickly....like you, I doubt he can.
BTW the only thing I "hate" about this club is it's 'sophistry', acceptance of individual over team and 30 years of mediocrity (not coincidental)......as a past Manager of several successful projects it is anathema to me. You must be a lot younger than I am and consequently more naive.
And.... educate yourself in 'Graham's Heirachy'....FFS. You can view It in diagram form if it makes it more comprehensible
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