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Fair call, one thing is for sure we all want the team to do well but obviously disagree on the how and why.
Yes exactly. Funny how Lomax has gone from almost looking like an AFL player (remember the catch against the bulldogs last year or the year before) to making lazy one handed efforts like that one last night, that was despicable.
Yes he makes mistakes.. he is still a rookie but he did some good things too like his ball skills and footwork to put Suli in for the no try that Bird stuffed. He constantly took on the defense and half split the line several times. I reckon when he bulks up and works on his deficiencies we will have a seriously good player.
To me, it smacks of someone so petrified of making a mistake that it actually causes them to make one (or multiple).
Harsh about Sloan-not saying he doesn't have an issue with the high ball but unlike Hunt, Sexton's bombs were shallow and more like up and unders- and swirling and dipping viciously out of what was steady rain- an almost impossible catch running forward- and into traffic. He was damned if he tried to catch or let it bounce so I can understand why he went for the trap in the circs. Campbell often had more space and time from Hunt's bombs than Sloan from Sexton's.
I believe that any fullback letting a ball bounce in any situation is a cardinal sin. If they drop one of those bombs but are putting their body on the line, at least they're showing the attitude and commitment that is required of a fullback.
he might just be a worse coach than Mary, certainly no bloody better! We can sure pick the lemons to run the team and when we finally landed a decent coach we sent him packing after 3 years and a premiership. No more wallowing, change it up, there is a premiership coach hanging around the club already - just crying out for a shot.....surely its not that hard.
Hook is a poor coach. Therein lies the root of our problems IMO. Mary may have had his faults but the bloke bled red and white, Griffin bleeds maroon and yellow.
I don't disagree with you. As I said our most needed upgrade are the props and a mobile 2nd rower. Bird needs to forget about anywhere in the backs and learn to run straight. Last night when he did that he made ground and this year he has scored from running hard and straight.Ben Hunt is hands down our best player but where should he play? Most of our backs are young and need game experience but given time will be good for us.
Sadly, this seems to be a very prescient analysis.
We looking outside the club you mean? Why not look within as we have one probably champing at the bit to get a firsts crack in Connor Muhleisen. And I believe he is a local junior. Pity lower tier footy is not covered as many of us dont get the chance to see the young up and comers actually playing to better determine their ability, like we do with young cricketers for instance.
Anything is worth a try
Good post bud, and just to add re Hunt, yes he works his butt off and your right hes a good overall half, but that aside hes also the captain out on the field and at times imo he just doesnt rally and point / guide the team in the right direction in particular as you say in tight situations....as Ive mentioned on several occasions we need someone else in the halves to do some of the kicking /grubbers chips or whatever....now whom that maybe whether its Amone, Sullivan, Mbye or Bird it has to be sorted and sorted quickly
So do I. As I see it Zac lacks sufficient clean ball due to poor distribution and structureless footy by our so called playmakers. We also continue to play too flat with little room to swing the ball wide to players in space and which allows the defense easy pickings . We simply have to have a better attack coach than the present one. Hope Joey is heading our way.
