Hardwick's post-match media conference

[mightytiges]

Hardwick just had his post-match press conference:

* We're a mediocre football team at the moment. The spray was warranted.

* Offensively Essendon use the ball well but we weren't accountable and when you're smashed in the contested ball by 25 as well, you're not going to win footy games.

* They out-hunted us around the packs and scrimmages and got it moving forward.

* It was circa 2010 what we showed tonight. Rance would be disappointed with that turnover. He knows he is better than that.

* Our aim is win as many games as we can. That will continue.

* We couldn't penetrate that Essendon defensive bubble. Carlisle took the first two marks and we wished he had stayed forward. We played on too quick in the first quarter and played into their hands with the spares they had. We were more measured in the early part of that 2nd quarter.

* Will go through the game and try to build up their (players) confidence on Tuesday.

* The responsibility lies with me. I know we can play better. We are making too many basic errors. That reflects on me and the coaching stuff. We are making mistakes that we shouldn't be making at this level. The answer is training and more training.

* Vickery played fairly well today in the VFL and there are others we'll go through over the week. However, the reality is most of our best players are already in the side so we just need to get better. 

[Rampstar]

The last sentence and admission says it all.

Our list is stuffed.

[Golfprotiger]

Hardwick just had his post-match press conference:

* We're a mediocre football team at the moment. The spray was warranted.

* Offensively Essendon use the ball well but we weren't accountable and when you're smashed in the contested ball by 25 as well, you're not going to win footy games.

* They out-hunted us around the packs and scrimmages and got it moving forward.

* It was circa 2010 what we showed tonight. Rance would be disappointed with that turnover. He knows he is better than that.

* Our aim is win as many games as we can. That will continue.

* We couldn't penetrate that Essendon defensive bubble. Carlisle took the first two marks and we wished he had stayed forward. We played on too quick in the first quarter and played into their hands with the spares they had. We were more measured in the early part of that 2nd quarter.

* Will go through the game and try to build up their (players) confidence on Tuesday.

* The responsibility lies with me. I know we can play better. We are making too many basic errors. That reflects on me and the coaching stuff. We are making mistakes that we shouldn't be making at this level. The answer is training and more training.

* Vickery played fairly well today in the VFL and there are others we'll go through over the week. However, the reality is most of our best players are already in the side so we just need to get better.

That last paragraph sounds just great!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hellenic Tiger]

Bottle tonight. Everything about it.
Take it to Etihad next Sunday and worsen it significantly because Nought will emulsify us.

Repeat tonight's press conference next Sunday.

The Skata Cycle. 32 Years and Still counting. Plop Plop Plop.

[TigerLand]

The last sentence and admission says it all.

Our list is stuffed.

Rolled the eyes.

If that's the case why waste a list space on Aaron Edwards?? Ricky Petterd?? Why would u take a list spot up by someone like this who is not in our best 22 and not a developing player to be in our best 22 in the future?

[tdy]

This is one of our big problems

 We couldn't penetrate that Essendon defensive bubble. Carlisle took the first two marks and we wished he had stayed forward. We played on too quick in the first quarter and played into their hands with the spares they had. We were more measured in the early part of that 2nd quarter.

We have neither a good small forward or a good tall forward ATM.  Jake King playing well would solve it, so would Shedward if he was playing well ( I should capitalize that IF) but basically none of Griff, Edwards, Vickery or King are playing well or at all.  It just makes it too easy for defenses to man up and two or three team our dangerous forwards.

Maybe we play A Edwards instead of Shedwards to play off Jack, unless we play a kid to get games into them, which guarantees Jack will take the heat.

[Phil Mrakov]

Plop Plop Plop

[Rampstar]

theres so much crap coming out the sewerage systems are at breaking point.

[WilliamPowell]

Say what you like Dimma

No one is listening

So

Whatever

Over it

[the claw]

The last sentence and admission says it all.

Our list is stuffed.

Rolled the eyes.

If that's the case why waste a list space on Aaron Edwards?? Ricky Petterd?? Why would u take a list spot up by someone like this who is not in our best 22 and not a developing player to be in our best 22 in the future?

the concern is it sounds like hes not going to change the side but persevere with the duds that have over the yrs repeatedly crumbled when pressure is applied.
he cant see that most of those in the 22 have reached their ceiling and they are not going to get better.
the definition of madness is to do the same things over and over expecting a different result.

[Phil Mrakov]

The cycle of sciatica

[Diocletian]

That last quote is probably more depressing than the match itself. What a way to motivate a list to try & improve - both the the incumbents and the reserves. Bloke simply has NFI.

[(•))(©™]

As a player, why would u wanna play for HIM?

[Hellenic Tiger]

As a player, why would u wanna play for HIM?

Come on OX.
He's a top bloke. A blokes bloke.
Just like his predecessor Danny.
Lucky the banner is made from crepe paper.

[TigerLand]

Oh look, Dimma is a quality bloke.