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Cotchin RanceJackEdwards DustyAstbury Throw in Deledio for 7 of the 8 years .Are we having success in spite of these players too ??
FJ is the only one that makes sense.
I give Hardwick some credit for being only percentage outside the top 4 at the 3/4 mark of the home and away season - But mark my words another elimination final defeat is completely unacceptable. What he has been able to manufacture with Rioli BulterCastagna Menadue Short Mcintosh BoltonWho are all young and very inexperienced footballers is nothing short of miraculous.
You asked for the common denominations
Quote from: mat073 on July 20, 2017, 12:08:52 AMYou asked for the common denominations *denominatorsOk I'll assume you're not just playing dumb and play along.....we've had 7 previous seasons of evidence of Halfstep's flaws, most of them are still writ large this year and are all familiar whenever they reveal themselves, the manner of our losses, the bizarre & inconsistent team selections, the poor gameday coaching, poor set-ups and the sideways movement of the last few weeks, all these are the common denominators of Halfstep's reign or large parts of it....our wins have been based on our guns, our kids, the extra pace,"better" tackling, shepherding and increased forward pressure - the latter of which has been openly credted to Caracella and that we never had before his arrival ....as for the new supposedly attacking gameplan...it basically took a review and sacking all the assistants, hiring new assistants to get Halfstep to change it....and even with it we're still a low scoring side ("we're never going to win by ten goals")...now this may be partly due to it being new so just imagine if we'd been playing it since 2013 instead of dropping it in an overreaction to a finals loss. Who was that down to? Also worth noting that Leppitsch left after 2013 but returned this year and now we're playing more direct, attacking football again. Coincidence? FWIW I think our list management also holds us back as much as Halfstep does, if not maybe more- but it's really a tandem effort.
Not sure our wins are based on our kids, after all almost to a man they dont get enough ball to influence games.
Quote from: mat073 on July 19, 2017, 09:00:31 PMI give Hardwick some credit for being only percentage outside the top 4 at the 3/4 mark of the home and away season - But mark my words another elimination final defeat is completely unacceptable. What he has been able to manufacture with Rioli BulterCastagna Menadue Short Mcintosh BoltonWho are all young and very inexperienced footballers is nothing short of miraculous.Theres a good chance of the followingRioli is a spurt player who lacks consistency Butler is what he is now just averageCastagna is delisted because of skill issues,Menadue is lambasted for being soft and not finding enough ballShort is delisted because of size and imo just totally overrated McIntosh remains nothing more than what he is nowBolton is a flash into and out of games x factor type.Fmd where is the substance you dont build premierships with these types.
Quote from: the claw on July 20, 2017, 12:26:05 AMQuote from: mat073 on July 19, 2017, 09:00:31 PMI give Hardwick some credit for being only percentage outside the top 4 at the 3/4 mark of the home and away season - But mark my words another elimination final defeat is completely unacceptable. What he has been able to manufacture with Rioli BulterCastagna Menadue Short Mcintosh BoltonWho are all young and very inexperienced footballers is nothing short of miraculous.Theres a good chance of the followingRioli is a spurt player who lacks consistency Butler is what he is now just averageCastagna is delisted because of skill issues,Menadue is lambasted for being soft and not finding enough ballShort is delisted because of size and imo just totally overrated McIntosh remains nothing more than what he is nowBolton is a flash into and out of games x factor type.Fmd where is the substance you dont build premierships with these types.werent you on bigfooty a few weeks back arguing that castagna's kicking wasnt bad and that he should be played back?
Quote from: tdy on July 19, 2017, 06:24:09 PMBut what if we won in Adelaide ? Would you believe then? Eh it's nice to day dream then life comes back to smack you in the mouth.Whilst the likes of Mat73 is spruiking up "Mathematical Possibilities", what if we all won Division 1 tattslotto each week sequentially for the next 52 weeks? We can even pick Hardwicks lucky favourites as numbers - 5, 6, 10, 27, 28.....etc etc. Its a lock. Lets all buy in and of you dont, I cant believe the hatred against such an idea. Am i missing something? Why would anyone despise the idea and likelihood? #ohlifecouldbeadreamshaboomshaboom
But what if we won in Adelaide ? Would you believe then? Eh it's nice to day dream then life comes back to smack you in the mouth.
Quote from: tony_montana on July 20, 2017, 01:08:15 PMQuote from: the claw on July 20, 2017, 12:26:05 AMQuote from: mat073 on July 19, 2017, 09:00:31 PMI give Hardwick some credit for being only percentage outside the top 4 at the 3/4 mark of the home and away season - But mark my words another elimination final defeat is completely unacceptable. What he has been able to manufacture with Rioli BulterCastagna Menadue Short Mcintosh BoltonWho are all young and very inexperienced footballers is nothing short of miraculous.Theres a good chance of the followingRioli is a spurt player who lacks consistency Butler is what he is now just averageCastagna is delisted because of skill issues,Menadue is lambasted for being soft and not finding enough ballShort is delisted because of size and imo just totally overrated McIntosh remains nothing more than what he is nowBolton is a flash into and out of games x factor type.Fmd where is the substance you dont build premierships with these types.werent you on bigfooty a few weeks back arguing that castagna's kicking wasnt bad and that he should be played back?Yes i was and your point is? I want him or have wanted him played back for reasons other than his kicking. That aside i have never said he is a top kick just that he is no more a turn over merchant than others whose skills leave a lot to be desired. But keep grasping at straws son.One thing for sure he is a lousy shot at goal and we play him fwd go figure.We play him fwd but have a plethora of small forwards.I think he is good in the air for his size harrases chases applies pressure weather fwd or back runs and takes the game on and imo could make a decent one v one sml fwd. In short ive been prepared to trade of weakness for strength but that doesnt mean he has magically become a skilled player, i just think he is better suited to a role in defense.Either way his skill set for a small leaves a lot to be desired.I can see no reason not to try him in defense.Do i think he is a keeper i am not sure, if honest id trade him out because of his skills for a small. but hey his KICKING and turnovers are no worse than Jaydon Shorts atm.
