Bankers and Anchors - Round 9

[GVGjr]

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Anchors:

When is this club going to learn to win important matches? I'm sick of being competitive.

We need a win much like Richmond produced yesterday. A couple of weeks back there were a few here taking delight at Richmonds honorable losses but yesterdays result puts that back into perspective.
A win up in Sydney might be a big turning point in the season ahead for us but right at this moment I'm not sick of competitive performances given the state of our list.

[Mofra]

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We need a win much like Richmond produced yesterday. A couple of weeks back there were a few here taking delight at Richmonds honorable losses but yesterdays result puts that back into perspective.

Confidence within the group for this week must be high - Sydney are a contested ball side which is one of our keys and we have a 9 day break to prepare.
Maybe optimistic, but I think we'll sneak this one if not just get very close.

[1eyedog]

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The North game wasn't an important match? One could also tire of overly negative supporters. Clearly more going right than wrong at our club. By the way, did you pick us to beat North?

The North game put us in a position for the Geelong match to be important. Do you think I'm overly negative, have a look at my Bankers or do you only focus on what you want to from each post? It appears so. I'm voicing a frustration pent up over three preliminary finals loses.

I pick us almost every week, 99% of the time.

[Eastdog]

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The North game put us in a position for the Geelong match to be important. Do you think I'm overly negative, have a look at my Bankers or do you only focus on what you want to from each post? It appears so. I'm voicing a frustration pent up over three preliminary finals loses.

I pick us almost every week, 99% of the time.

I definitely see what your saying 1eyedog and share that frustration and yes I don't believe in honorable losses. You can be as competitive as you like but if you don't get it on the scoreboard it's worth nothing. Hopefully we can come out again and give the Swans a shake. As GVG said I think with the list we have we are going alright.

[1eyedog]

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I definitely see what your saying 1eyedog and share that frustration and yes I don't believe in honorable losses. You can be as competitive as you like but if you don't get it on the scoreboard it's worth nothing. Hopefully we can come out again and give the Swans a shake. As GVG said I think with the list we have we are going alright.

I absolutely agree, I was thinking aloud, that's all and wanted to Bank the whole team for their effort on Friday night. I was very proud.

[Eastdog]

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I absolutely agree, I was thinking aloud, that's all and wanted to Bank the whole team for their effort on Friday night. I was very proud.

The effort was there from us on Friday night even though we lost and that's what you want from our team unlike a few other teams lately.

[Maddog37]

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I tend to be overly optimistic, but I can't help but feel that at some stage soon, all of our ducks will line up and we will really put a decent team to the sword.

[Ghost Dog]

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The North game put us in a position for the Geelong match to be important. Do you think I'm overly negative, have a look at my Bankers or do you only focus on what you want to from each post? It appears so. I'm voicing a frustration pent up over three preliminary finals loses.

I pick us almost every week, 99% of the time.

You made the comment that you are sick of the effort by the team. ( sick of just being ' competitive ' ) I'm not sure what you expected against a quality outfit like Geelong. As the coach pointed out, our forward line has 50 games of experience between them. It wasn't a drubbing. 3 goals. Not sure what you expect, and grossly unfair to hang prelim finals frustrations from years gone by around the necks of our new young players. What can they do about the past? Nothing!

[Maddog37]

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I thought he was just expressing his emotions at losing. Surely not a sin?

[Eastdog]

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That's another thing - the opposition Geelong Friday night is still a quality side and got the job done against us. They are the reigning premiers after all and have been one of the best teams in the last 5-6 years.

[1eyedog]

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You made the comment that you are sick of the effort by the team. ( sick of just being ' competitive ' ) I'm not sure what you expected against a quality outfit like Geelong. As the coach pointed out, our forward line has 50 games of experience between them. It wasn't a drubbing. 3 goals. Not sure what you expect, and grossly unfair to hang prelim finals frustrations from years gone by around the necks of our new young players. What can they do about the past? Nothing!

A win, because I think positively, sometimes at the expense of irrationality. I didn't throw any dirt at the club or its players and I'm certainly not hanging our younger players for the past prelim losses, none of them played in them. Your posts are reading like a witch hunt.

I praised the whole team on their effort, I am still frustrated at the loss and thought it was an important match that we lost, which opened the wounds of the the 08 Prelim against Geelong, a game we should have won except for errant kicking for goal. I concede our position now is much different, I feel old and wish just for once it was our turn.

I promise to never, ever, ever voice my frustrations on this forum again GD, just in case I offend you.

[Eastdog]

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A win, because I think positively, sometimes at the expense of irrationality. I didn't throw any dirt at the club or its players and I'm certainly not hanging our younger players for the past prelim losses, none of them played in them. Your posts are reading like a witch hunt.

I praised the whole team on their effort, I am still frustrated at the loss and thought it was an important match that we lost, which opened the wounds of the the 08 Prelim against Geelong, a game we should have won except for errant kicking for goal. I concede our position now is much different.

I promise to never, ever, ever voice my frustrations on this forum again GD, just in case I offend you.

Good post 1eyedog that's what WOOF is all about freedom to express where our club is at whether its positive or negative.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

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We need a win much like Richmond produced yesterday. A couple of weeks back there were a few here taking delight at Richmonds honorable losses but yesterdays result puts that back into perspective.
A win up in Sydney might be a big turning point in the season ahead for us but right at this moment I'm not sick of competitive performances given the state of our list.

The difference being that Richmond has a quality forward in Riewolt who can kick straight and we do not have an equivalent at the moment. Within a 30 metro from goal we managed just 2.4 to the Cats 6.1. Too much is left to Dalhaus who battles his guts out each week up forward. That aside the competitive effort this year has been terrific with players like Lake and Minson showing a new lease of life. With the loss of Williams and Markovic, Austin has stepped up to be a good inclusion. Very special also has been the rapid improvement in young guns Liberatore and Wallis.

[Ozza]

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Bankers:

- Libba & Wal.
- Minson
- Austin

Anchors:

- Roughy and Jones for their kicking at goal - although Jones' attack on the footy all night was tremendous.
- Veszpremi - didn't have his best night.
- Cross - for the two opportunities he should have had inside 50 - one he went for a dinky kick over the top which was intercepted. The other chance he had in the last quarter he went to ground rather than keeping his feet and giving himself a chance to kick a goal.

[Ghost Dog]

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Anchors:

When is this club going to learn to win important matches? I'm sick of being competitive..

"When is this club going to learn to win important matches" - Having been to the North game and seen the joy of the supporters, I just felt this was quite an negative take on our season so far.
I'm not offended, and the North Game is a case in point, winning a very important match. We'll start jagging more of these wins soon enough. One has to be realistic about where we are at.