Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

[Doc26]

Re: Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

btw Just in case it hasn't been mentioned elsewhere there was mention of an interview this week on The Game Plan with Libba and Wallis. They showed a brief promo of it where Libba was asked to reflect on his father's career to which his response was along the lines, Dad used to come home with blood all over him.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

I didn't have a choice.

I was however concerned about whether Boyd will really set the tone in the defensive aspects of the game which are so important in the modern game and which are a major deficiency of ours. I thought you could make a case for a few players, but don't feel that supporters such as myself see enough of the off-field persona of the cadidates to be certain about the choice.

Good response to the typical defensive questioning.

My choice was Morris because on field I don't think we have a more inspirational leader. Off field the players seem to speak highly of him as well.

In hindsight we should have appointed a new captain at the start of 2010 so he would have got at least 1 year with Johnno helping him out.

Agree with that but we'd all like to have a crystal ball. Didn't Chris Grant step aside before he retired?

FWIW I'm happy to have Boyd as captain. I believe he and Cooney were in the mix and don't think Adam is captain material at all.

[Bornadog]

Re: Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

Good response to the typical defensive questioning. .

My question was not defensive, I just wanted to know who LW would have picked.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

I heard he said that this week against StKilda was a "season defining game". I must say I threw up in my mouth a little when I heard this.
What is it? The fourth one this year????

[LostDoggy]

Re: Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

When we are winning and Boyd gets 30 plus touches but Judd still gets 30 or Ablett 30, we never ever mention that Boyd is unaccountable. When we lose, we all wonder what Boyd was doing.

I cant agree with that statement Bornadog. These threads have many posts calling for both Boyd and Cross to be eased out due to their inability to hurt the opposition with their disposals.

It simply looks worse when we are losing.

[Topdog]

Re: Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

so do we disregard the fact that people were saying it while we were winning?

[Mantis]

Re: Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

so do we disregard the fact that people were saying it while we were winning?

Not at all, but the quality of opposition needs to carry some serious weight.

[jeemak]

Re: Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

The only one that has recently was Laidley and he was reprimanded rather heavily by Port for doing so. So I agree with bornadog, no club does it in public.

I'm not talking about high level tactics, just some frank comments on some of the areas that we are clearly lacking in. The stats that have been shown from our last four to six weeks have been damning, so rather than Boyd engage spin relating to strong belief it would be nice to hear him acknowledge our clear deficiencies and admit they need addressing.

I've seen other club captains do it, as well as coaches and assistant coaches. Anyway, I don't think I need to bang on about it further. The thread has moved on.

[Topdog]

Re: Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

laidley said they were losing because the players are mentally soft. That isn't high level tactics.

the only thing I ever hear is "we aren't ticking to our structures"

[Greystache]

Re: Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

laidley said they were losing because the players are mentally soft. That isn't high level tactics.

the only thing I ever hear is "we aren't ticking to our structures"

St Kilda have held that view for the past few years.

[azabob]

Re: Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

St Kilda have held that view for the past few years.

Past few? I think they have thought that since early 2000's.

[Topdog]

Re: Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

Laidley was of course talking about his own team Port Adelaide.

[Greystache]

Re: Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

Past few? I think they have thought that since early 2000's.

Probably, but I know for a fact that the past 3 years they discuss in the lead up to a game against us that we're a really mentally weak team, and even if they're struggling they just need to try and keep within touch on the scoreboard, because when the game comes to the crunch we'll fold.

I guess our usual missing of easy shots on goal at pressure times further enhanced that belief tonight.

[Bornadog]

Re: Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

I guess our usual missing of easy shots on goal at pressure times further enhanced that belief tonight.

We can't blame those easy misses at goal for losing. The Saints also missed several easy shots. Schiender missed two gettable shots for example.

[azabob]

Re: Matthew Boyd on One Week at a time. Tonight Jan 6th

We can't blame those easy misses at goal for losing. The Saints also missed several easy shots. Schiender missed two gettable shots for example.

Not sure that is the point Stache was making. Again basic skill levels are letting us down.