Three Things I've Learned - Round 6 Edition

[Maddog37]

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We are losing by less than last year. We look better when we are good than last year. The frustration for me is the difference in effort from one quarter to the next within games.

Is it just the youth factor? Injuries to key players?

[boydogs]

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PS: Nothing has changed my perception that we need to target a backline rebounder in this upcoming draft. In terms of effective rebounding, we have Murphy, Wood sometimes, then a bare cupboard.

JJ & Darley?

[FrediKanoute]

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2. Membership at only 28k is pathetic. Where are the other 7k so called supporters. I am over it regarding our lack of membership. Fair enough if you cannot afford it but it will crap me of when these supporters come back when we are a better team.

My son and I live overseas so we don't get to go to games....

[1eyedog]

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1 Blast it looks like I need more patience.

2 The bye cannot come quick enough for some of the kids.

3 The MC are weirding me out by not selecting another key back to help out Talia.

[Happy Days]

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1. If Jones doesn't try then he is terrible, does not have the tricks to get away with having zero tank or effort; totally unable to make quick decisions with a live ball while we're at it.

2. Jong does not have the football smarts to tag anyone who plays even remotely inside. Got sucked to the ball at several contests and allowed Dangerfield to just stroll away. He's hard as but so is Clay Smith, who is also good at other stuff and man COME BACK CLAY

3. Our backline does not bat deep. Jones should not ever be part of that batting order either.

[DISHLICKERS]

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1. MC selections are very confusing.

2. Macca sells time ( Wait and the end product will be something special, we are building resilience) Fact is we are stagnating at best.

3. Club bought in on Maccas selling time. Why the rush to give him an extension is beyond me TBH. Staggering to think we would do that.
And dont tell me its for stability please! His match day coaching is up in the air.

[Mofra]

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JJ & Darley?

JJ has gone backwards, Darley doesn't look anywhere near it at this stage (ditto Fuller)

[soupman]

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3. Club bought in on Maccas selling time. Why the rush to give him an extension is beyond me TBH. Staggering to think we would do that.
And dont tell me its for stability please! His match day coaching is up in the air.

I don't get the issue with the extension. Why are people questioning his match day coaching like it's the difference between whether we should keep him or not at this stage.

BMac was the best development coach going round, one who we brought in to develop a very good side, and one that on the evidence so far seems to be developing a good side. Matchday tactics are only a small part of that, and certainly not the key part.

Developing a side as thoroughly as we are trying to takes longer than a 3 year contract. If we don't extend his contract it is because he is the wrong guy to rebuild the club, and means that our identification and selection process all those years ago in picking him was wrong.

His match day coaching back then was clearly not a high priority, why would it be now?

Have faith, if it turns sour then shit happens. I'd rather it turn sour though through trying something big than by bailing on a plan halfway and mucking up the progress made thus far.

Think of his contract as originally a 5 year contract with a get out clause halfway through in case it just wasn't working. We have chosen not to use that get out clause, and back in the decision we made when we appointed him.

[1eyedog]

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I don't get the issue with the extension. Why are people questioning his match day coaching like it's the difference between whether we should keep him or not at this stage.

BMac was the best development coach going round, one who we brought in to develop a very good side, and one that on the evidence so far seems to be developing a good side. Matchday tactics are only a small part of that, and certainly not the key part.

Developing a side as thoroughly as we are trying to takes longer than a 3 year contract. If we don't extend his contract it is because he is the wrong guy to rebuild the club, and means that our identification and selection process all those years ago in picking him was wrong.

His match day coaching back then was clearly not a high priority, why would it be now?

Have faith, if it turns sour then shit happens. I'd rather it turn sour though through trying something big than by bailing on a plan halfway and mucking up the progress made thus far.

Think of his contract as originally a 5 year contract with a get out clause halfway through in case it just wasn't working. We have chosen not to use that get out clause, and back in the decision we made when we appointed him.

Agreed and that's what King, Grant, Monty et. al. are suppose to provide on match day. BMac paints the big picture and the assistants suggest what sized brushes he should use. I've never minded playing players outside their comfort zone when things aren't working (e.g. Carlisle for instance).

[LostDoggy]

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1. Our form seems to fluctuate with how big Will is coordinating with the mids. I'd suggest if he was playing as well as he did last year, we might have won a couple more games
2. Staggering how quickly we can lose control of the game and not be able to regain it for some time
3. Stringer played well in the last quarter. Maybe that had something to do with what he experienced playing in defence.

[Bornadog]

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1. Our form seems to fluctuate with how big Will is coordinating with the mids. I'd suggest if he was playing as well as he did last year, we might have won a couple more games

That is why taps to advantage is so important. However, Libba is being tagged this year and that is killing us.

[1eyedog]

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That is why taps to advantage is so important. However, Libba is being tagged this year and that is killing us.

They can't tag everyone someone needs to step up.

[LostDoggy]

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My son and I live overseas so we don't get to go to games....

Was never directed at people with legitimate reasons.

[MrMahatma]

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Was never directed at people with legitimate reasons.

I live in Brisbane.

I'm sure many of the 7k couldn't make it for legitimate reasons.

[LostDoggy]

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I live in Brisbane.

I'm sure many of the 7k couldn't make it for legitimate reasons.

As I posted in another thread, our attendance trend is looking dangerous. 1990s dangerous. They can't all be living overseas/interstate. The expressions of concern are not about ripping into ‘lesser’ supporters but genuine concern about how we turn around the growing trend amongst our fan base to just not rock up.