I read that as “he has a commitment to death”.Love this man and his commitment to death.. but seriously mate, this isn’t what the fans want to hear.
How many times do we need to learn?
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I read that as “he has a commitment to death”.Love this man and his commitment to death.. but seriously mate, this isn’t what the fans want to hear.
How many times do we need to learn?
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TBF, it's possible he had a midnight kebab that no-one else had. We've all been there....How can you quote my post without reading the first sentence, out of two
I too had to read that twice ... and still I'm not sureI read that as “he has a commitment to death”.
No I am looking at a player who for the first time this year had time put into him and he had a shocker. They literally exposed him and played through him.Again bullshit, Keith hasn’t beaten anyone in 3 years. Khamis and O’Donnell fought hard considering our lazy onballers did not get back to help out. Your looking at the wrong players, Freo flooded back and clogged up our forward line , we did not.
Don't assume that is players being lazy. It could be the game plan. Who the frk would knowYour looking at the wrong players, Freo flooded back and clogged up our forward line , we did not.
Hah! When's the book coming out!?Just after I read this there was a loud banging at the door. When I opened it up there were these men in white coats. Before I could say anything they had put me in a straitjacket and sedated me. I woke up in the lunatic asylum in a padded cell with this other bloke who looked a bit familiar. Well, a lot familiar really.
He said "dogwatch! what are YOU doing here? You're not a nut case!" I nodded "yeah I know, but I said Sean Darcy had been better in the ruck contests than English despite English being better around the ground. I should have realised nobody reads past the first few words. Nobody does nuance. The coup de grace was Charlie B declaring in his I-will-not-be-contradicted sort of way 'No sane person gives the chocolates to Darcy'. Next thing I know there's this loud banging at the door and ... well, here I am."
"How about you?" I said. "I know you divide opinion at times but I definitely wouldn't have called you a nutter."
He gave me one of those familiar withering looks that he usually saves for journos. "The bastards pinged me on a technicality. Something about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Why do they have to be so f******g literal? Don't they understand figures of speech?"
We both nodded sadly and sat pondering the floor for a couple of minutes.
Then we looked up at each other, stood and took a couple of awkward steps toward each other and embraced.
Well, no you did not. If we have gastro running through the camp, it's no wonder that result occured.I read it perfectly fine.
Love this man and his commitment to death.. but seriously mate, this isn’t what the fans want to hear.
How many times do we need to learn?
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"There is very little chance Libba actually had food poisoning" - your direct quote.Well, no you did not. If we have gastro running through the camp, it's no wonder that result occured.
Can't remember the opponents but a few years back when Dale Morris was in the backline Lewis Young had a similar nightmare game. We eventually offed Young and Carlton picked him up. He's still stinking it up at Carlton. We have another Lewis Young scenario.No I am looking at a player who for the first time this year had time put into him and he had a shocker. They literally exposed him and played through him.
Keath today is fit and would be a better option than Buku if we are wanting to challenge.
Personally I beleive we are not good enough and would prefer to see VFL form rewarded and rotated through the AFL team.
Unlike many on here I am in no way convinced Buku makes it. Hope I am wrong but there were many concerns arising from this week's game
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No I am looking at a player who for the first time this year had time put into him and he had a shocker. They literally exposed him and played through him.
Keath today is fit and would be a better option than Buku if we are wanting to challenge.
Personally I beleive we are not good enough and would prefer to see VFL form rewarded and rotated through the AFL team.
Unlike many on here I am in no way convinced Buku makes it. Hope I am wrong but there were many concerns arising from this week's game
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I think i actually saw him jump in the ruck once - better than standing watching you opponent worrying about getting hurtI felt whilst Tim was beaten he at least competed the whole time. Better effort than some previous games when he went all timid after being pushed around a bit.
Love this man and his commitment to death.. but seriously mate, this isn’t what the fans want to hear.
How many times do we need to learn?
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Nah, he’s already drawn a line in the sand and stared down death and he whipped its arseI read that as “he has a commitment to death”.
Remember when we experimented with him taking the kick outs last year. It didn't quite work out.Could someone please tell me why (I’ve seen this happen in several games so far now this year) that Tim English is being used as the short pass link up option from Full Back.
Where are the small runners to receive this ball? Why are they kicking it to Tim, then he short passes, then they short pass back to him for * all gain in territory?
Shouldn’t Tim be much further down the line to contest the long kick - he a big *er, and usually marks the ball
It does my head in
And I’m not interested in the Sack Bevo, or Bevo out as an answer
Cheers
I dont think we're in a position to be throwing stones.I think the main thing to take out of this game is...how bad is St Kilda?!
It's a sound and much needed move to inject some pace into the midfield in the absence of Smith. The problem is the there isn't anything underneath to replace him with. The next in line are Bramble who has the speed, but is fumbly and prone to poor disposal. Cleary who doesn't have the speed, is steady, but otherwise unexceptional and Freijah who appears to be from the Richards mould and is being groomed for this very role. Personally I'd put a line through the first two persist with Richards in the middle and free the Freij.I don’t get the Richards into the midfield move. Why lose your best running defender to gain a fourth best midfielder?
Stats just record actions on the field, not sure how they're an adjunct. Have to say the opposite in fact.I struggle to see how English topped the Ranking / DT points or whatever they are called.
He was from our worst and made a solid contribution as a midfielder but Sean Darcywas the best ruck on the ground and English was nowhere near being our best player.PLAYERCARDSTART4Sean Darcy
- Age
- 25
- Ht
- 203cm
- Wt
- 111kg
- Pos.
- Ruck
CareerSeasonLast 5
- D
- 10.1
- 3star
- K
- 3.4
- 1star
- HB
- 6.6
- 4star
- CL
- 2.4
- 4star
- HO
- 28.8
- 5star
- D
- 6.8
- 1star
- K
- 2.0
- 1star
- HB
- 4.8
- 3star
- CL
- 1.8
- 4star
- HO
- 20.3
- 5star
- D
- 11.4
- 3star
- K
- 4.6
- 2star
- HB
- 6.8
- 5star
- CL
- 2.6
- 5star
- HO
- 32.0
- 5star
PLAYERCARDEND
There's an obvious moral in there. Stats are a useful adjunct and rating systems are amusing but nothing beats the eye-test.
Far out he was running in quick sand. Looked so far off the pace, it looked like a joke.Geez he looked disinterested last night, was almost running around at 1/2 pace the whole night. His kicking is normally elite and he looked way off last night in decision making and execution. Was very disappointing, only has himself to blame if he is dropped off that.
Should never have been in in the first place. I think he might have actually stowed away in someone’s luggage - just got lucky that there was a late out and they couldn’t send him back. Why he was even a travelling emergency I don’t know.Far out he was running in quick sand. Looked so far off the pace, it looked like a joke.
He's completely checked out for whatever reason.
If he was 10 kmph faster he'd have a future. But he isn't so he doesn't. The curtain is coming down on his career.Interesting Calebs drop off in form. Could be complete lack of confidence is at play here. I doubt you lose your kicking efficiency so quickly. Macrae has responded to the early criticism / dropping, maybe Caleb has taken this more personally and lost confidence.
Player management has been a bit of a weakness in my opinion.
We are bordering on unwatchable now. Bring on the end of the year.
He could still play the same role Bramble is doing now if we recommitted to him in the backline. Bramble has been fine, but its not like he is Nick Blakey sprinting off half back. Feels like he has the role because he can dump kick an extra 10-15m compared to Caleb.Interesting Calebs drop off in form. Could be complete lack of confidence is at play here. I doubt you lose your kicking efficiency so quickly. Macrae has responded to the early criticism / dropping, maybe Caleb has taken this more personally and lost confidence.
Player management has been a bit of a weakness in my opinion.
We are bordering on unwatchable now. Bring on the end of the year.