Hardwick's post-match media conference

[Jackstar is back!!!]

Can't coach
We need 3 talls in F50
Like it or not
Have to play Hampson or McBean
End of story
When Maric goes off the ground we play one tall short up forward
That why we have so many inside 50 and can't score and can't take a contested mark

[Chuck17]

I think at times likes these it is important to get around the club and provide unconditional support and care

[Zlatan]

Can't coach
We need 3 talls in F50
Like it or not
Have to play Hampson or McBean
End of story
When Maric goes off the ground we play one tall short up forward
That why we have so many inside 50 and can't score and can't take a contested mark

"im playing Lloyd as a tall forward"

 

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Can't coach
We need 3 talls in F50
Like it or not
Have to play Hampson or McBean
End of story
When Maric goes off the ground we play one tall short up forward
That why we have so many inside 50 and can't score and can't take a contested mark

"im playing Lloyd as a tall forward"

 

Platform footy boots?

[TigerMonk]

Can't coach
We need 3 talls in F50
Like it or not
Have to play Hampson or McBean
End of story
When Maric goes off the ground we play one tall short up forward
That why we have so many inside 50 and can't score and can't take a contested mark

Summed it up perfect. We fall short when Maric goes off. We lose height in the forward line

[(•))(©™]

What we really need is another RUCKMAN. ....for like ten years

[MintOnLamb]

Does dimma know what close marking is or how to lay an effective tackle, he could takes corey elisses fantastic tackle and teach that

[tdy]

Radio commentators were going on how we look better when we just move it on quickly. Wish we did that in the first 2 quarters and then if required slow the game down. 

[Hellenic Tiger]

Enough of this dancing around the real issues.

The fact is we lost. I came to see us win on the scoreboard.

Stats are just a bi product of winning and losing.

How we  get and use the footy is critical to winning and losing.

Winning contested footy is FA if you give it straight back

But don't tell the rank and file that.


Everything is awesome.

[dwaino]

Only stay that matters is the scoreboard. Give me a spell Dimma, you've finally lost me.

[wayne]

The 4 goals in the 2nd qtr iced the game 

Yeah no-one has ever come back from a 5 goal deficit before halftime before.

[Yeahright]

Can't coach
We need 3 talls in F50
Like it or not
Have to play Hampson or McBean
End of story
When Maric goes off the ground we play one tall short up forward
That why we have so many inside 50 and can't score and can't take a contested mark

In DH defense, he has been openly saying he wants to play 3 talls. We just don't have the cattle and there's no point playing another tall if they're useless. Don't want to see Hampson in the team, all he'll do is take up space and allow the oppositions backs to run the ball out even more than they do now.

[wayne]

Can't coach
We need 3 talls in F50
Like it or not
Have to play Hampson or McBean
End of story
When Maric goes off the ground we play one tall short up forward
That why we have so many inside 50 and can't score and can't take a contested mark

In DH defense, he has been openly saying he wants to play 3 talls. We just don't have the cattle and there's no point playing another tall if they're useless. Don't want to see Hampson in the team, all he'll do is take up space and allow the oppositions backs to run the ball out even more than they do now.

We play Morris and Newman and they're useless. One more won't hurt 

[tdy]

Can't coach
We need 3 talls in F50
Like it or not
Have to play Hampson or McBean
End of story
When Maric goes off the ground we play one tall short up forward
That why we have so many inside 50 and can't score and can't take a contested mark

In DH defense, he has been openly saying he wants to play 3 talls. We just don't have the cattle and there's no point playing another tall if they're useless. Don't want to see Hampson in the team, all he'll do is take up space and allow the oppositions backs to run the ball out even more than they do now.

Its very true we don't have the cattle in particular down back, but thats partly Dimma's fault.  Look at what Bomber Thompson did in year as bombers coach, moved Hurley to defense and tried to find some other possie for Jake carlylse.  Dimma should have known we had to build a defense and get 100+ games into 6 or more talented players in the back half.  We're still building our defense with guys like Valstuin, Grimes and Astbury.  This is year 6 he's had his 100+ games, defense has not been a priority for Dimma from word go and that was his error, no on elses.
Griffiths could have been played down there while Vickery roamed in the front half or vice versa.
Instructions to the recruiting dept could have been find tall backs, I doubt it was ever said as a priority.

[cub]

Not even bothering