Why we lost today vs North Melbourne

[Willy]

We lost because our best players collectively (outside Riewoldt & Rance) had their worst games of the year.

Throw in the back 6 who outside of Houli and Rance where diabolical then you have no chance, zippo, nada, zilch

And don't get me started on our so called leaders.... We had none

Grimes can hold his head high, otherwise I agree.

[Stalin]

Lost cause we played our best side in a nothing game ... 

Try to carry a number of duds doesn't help either (grigg / Chaplin)

[Willy]

Agreed, carrying duds like lids, Cotch, Ells and Edwards really hurt us.

Stop blaming the easy targets mate. You're a broken record.

Bar a few, our stars let us down big time yesterday.

[Stalin]

Agreed, carrying duds like lids, Cotch, Ells and Edwards really hurt us.

Stop blaming the easy targets mate. You're a broken record.

Bar a few, our stars let us down big time yesterday.

asking them to beat norf two weeks in a row, after norf rested everyone last week, is a very big ask

our stars 'let us down' but were were disadvantaged having to play two weeks in a row as opposed to norfs stars

and norfs bottom six is much better than ours

[Willy]

Agreed, carrying duds like lids, Cotch, Ells and Edwards really hurt us.

Stop blaming the easy targets mate. You're a broken record.

Bar a few, our stars let us down big time yesterday.

asking them to beat norf two weeks in a row, after norf rested everyone last week, is a very big ask

our stars 'let us down' but were were disadvantaged having to play two weeks in a row as opposed to norfs stars

and norfs bottom six is much better than ours

Disagree.  Their bottom six is no better than ours. The difference is obvious - their guns performed in the game that mattered, ours didn't.

[Stalin]

Agreed, carrying duds like lids, Cotch, Ells and Edwards really hurt us.

Stop blaming the easy targets mate. You're a broken record.

Bar a few, our stars let us down big time yesterday.

asking them to beat norf two weeks in a row, after norf rested everyone last week, is a very big ask

our stars 'let us down' but were were disadvantaged having to play two weeks in a row as opposed to norfs stars

and norfs bottom six is much better than ours

Disagree.  Their bottom six is no better than ours. The difference is obvious - their guns performed in the game that mattered, ours didn't.

maybe cause they were fresh from a week off? 

[No More]

or maybe because they don't poo there pants in big games 

[Stalin]

or maybe because they don't poo there pants in big games 

bit of both i would think 

[Yeahright]

!2 months ago we were smashed by a team playing loose man in defence yesterday we were beaten by a team playing loose man in defence.

The definition of stupidity is to repeat the same thing over and over and expect a different result.

Can some one point out who was our loose man?

Chaplin at times

Rarely. Majority of the game it was Vlas

[Yeahright]

!2 months ago we were smashed by a team playing loose man in defence yesterday we were beaten by a team playing loose man in defence.

The definition of stupidity is to repeat the same thing over and over and expect a different result.

Can some one point out who was our loose man?

Floss, big difference between Hanson and him and their ability to influence the contest in the air.

Sorry Tony, but that is a very very poor comparison. Vlastuin is listed as 187cm and Hansen at 197cm. You would expect Hansen to be far more influential in the air. They are totally different players. That is why I said we should have further developed Elton this year. He is 197cm and has the physical characteristics to play at the top level. The mental side of things are still undeveloped and will remain so unless we pull the trigger and play him in the seniors. If they're not going towrope Chaplin,  I'd drop Batchelor, put in Elton and play Flossy in the middle as a big bodied mid floating back and helping out the defence.

Very fair comparison in the context of the game. Who cares what their height is, they were both played loose men in defense which requires you to have an influence in the air.

[Stalin]

usually vlastuin is required to take someone

the opposition leave chaplin as the loose cause they know hes no good

[Yeahright]

usually vlastuin is required to take someone

the opposition leave chaplin as the loose cause they know hes no good

The opposition don't choose which player goes to them  . Fact is Vlas was our loose for majority of the game

[Willy]

usually vlastuin is required to take someone

the opposition leave chaplin as the loose cause they know hes no good

The opposition don't choose which player goes to them  . Fact is Vlas was our loose for majority of the game

Yep and he was crap too. I worry about his disposal.
No doubt Stalin will blame Grigg for his turnovers.

[Stalin]

usually vlastuin is required to take someone

the opposition leave chaplin as the loose cause they know hes no good

The opposition don't choose which player goes to them  . Fact is Vlas was our loose for majority of the game

yeah they do

in the exact way that we did not man up hansen

[Stalin]

usually vlastuin is required to take someone

the opposition leave chaplin as the loose cause they know hes no good

The opposition don't choose which player goes to them  . Fact is Vlas was our loose for majority of the game

Yep and he was crap too. I worry about his disposal.
No doubt Stalin will blame Grigg for his turnovers.

rubbish vlastuin was far from the worst