Rocket - On The Couch

[Topdog]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

Having just re-watched the interview I am surprised by this comment.

I thought Rocket was pretty honest in answering a question that was posed to him and by the sounds of things he will be demoted to get his body right/ find some form.

Well it's more the point that a senior player hasn't been dropped in 3 seasons that G was talking about.

[jeemak]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

Irrespective of his fitness, I get the impression the match committee has been genuinely disappointed with Lake's attitude. Monty almost sounded concilliatory when talking about his preparation, like it was a secondary issue.

[Hotdog60]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

We know that having a disrupted Prue season can effect a players fitness and it can take a number of games before they come good, but what about the mental side of it?

Does the interruption with the interaction with the playing group also effect the players preparation to the effect that a player is not as fired up as the rest of the group. One would think that a player would be chomping at the bit to get into it, but are they.

Does the lack of fitness then compound on the metal side of things which saps confidence and proceeds to take a longer road back to peak performance.

[Ghost Dog]

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Irrespective of his fitness, I get the impression the match committee has been genuinely disappointed with Lake's attitude. Monty almost sounded concilliatory when talking about his preparation, like it was a secondary issue.

"Coach Rodney Eade said earlier this week Lake's decision to zone off opponent Leigh Brown, against team instructions, cost the side several goals."

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-new...#ixzz1LPurnesu

[Bornadog]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

"Coach Rodney Eade said earlier this week Lake's decision to zone off opponent Leigh Brown, against team instructions, cost the side several goals."

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-new...#ixzz1LPurnesu

I don't know why, but I cannot rate Leigh Brown as a footballer, yet he kicked 4 in the last quarter. Makes my blood boil. A fully fit Lake, we would have have won that game. Yes a big statement, but those couple of goals from Brown, and Collingwood had their tails up.

[Sedat]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

I don't know why, but I cannot rate Leigh Brown as a footballer, yet he kicked 4 in the last quarter. Makes my blood boil.

He's a better footballer than Jay Van Berlo, Keplar Bradley, Marty McGrath, Luke Vogels, Nigel Fiegert, Garry Moorcroft and all the other two-bit hacks that have kicked bags against us in the past.

[Ozza]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

I don't know why, but I cannot rate Leigh Brown as a footballer, yet he kicked 4 in the last quarter. Makes my blood boil. A fully fit Lake, we would have have won that game. Yes a big statement, but those couple of goals from Brown, and Collingwood had their tails up.

I think former clubs have used Brown poorly and Malthouse seems to have found a good niche for Brown.

Brown did it really tough at North as Laidley was extremely hard on him - and did nothing for his confidence. Being shown a lot of faith has improved his game a great deal at the Pies.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

Normally 14 or 15 based on the last 5 seasons, Saints got there in 08 with 13 but I think that was an abberation.

With the loss today against Sydney, we can't lose more than 4 out of the next 16 games.