FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus
We played like we were tired.
Very reactive footy.
As bad as we were under Rhode (and we did stink it up), we were far more competitive in many matches during those seasons than we have been from Round 10-23 this season. We regularly lost the unloseable game under Rhode but at least we were competitive in games - God we even drew at Subiaco. By contrast, our last 3 months of football have been the worst I have witnessed since 1980-82. Those of us old enough to remember the Royce Hart days can only wince at the complete non-competitiveness and woeful lack of skill of those teams - I never thought I'd see a Dogs team peform as consistently disgracefully on the paddock as the Hart teams but we have achieved that dubious honour this season.
Our playing group (those that survive anyway) have a mountain of work ahead of them in the pre-season, and to be perfectly honest so do our coaching staff. BMac has obviously seen a lot in the coaches box in the last 15 years but IMO he has been underwhelming as the man steering the ship this season. I have yet to see a system of play that has put pressure on the opposition for any sustainable length of time, nor have I seen BMac show any ability to reverse the flow of momentum against us in games either. Our playing list has holes everywhere but there is still a decent chunk of elite talent that, to date, has not been harnessed in a positive way by the coaching group. His reputation as a great teacher needs to start bearing fruit in the heat of battle next season.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.