Linton Lodger wrote:

Bruce G McAbee wrote:My problem is that a number of players have gone backwards from last year.

Who?

Acres, Hickey, Weller, McCartin (though not entirely his fault). Lonie to name a few.
The only improvements have been Ross, Billings and Sinclair. Bruce is about the same as are most others.

My problem is that a number of players have gone backwards from last year.

Seriously, who are our match winners, who on our list can rip an opposition apart with a burst of brilliance. I can't find one.

Couldn't agree more, dumb football.

Another September off, hard to predict when we will be back there. Some major changes need to be made at all levels of this club if we are actually going to be successful.

Our forward line is non functional.

And no, we haven't improved on last year. Our percentage is poor because we don't win by big margins but lose by them.

Think I need to ket this go and watch Frozen on the Disney Movie Channel.

Where's the pressure in the middle.

Goal Stevens, but why no 50 to Joey?

Let's see which team shows up tonight. It would be nice to be surprised.

Wish him all the best, but if he has a first game blinder, can we fit him in with Membrey, Bruce and Roo. I say yes because he gives us potentially that 2nd ruck/forward.

I don't bash Paddy, but I am concerned about his succession of concussions that very much threaten to end his career before it gets a chance to start. I would say that if he gets another one in the next 12 months it will be over. The real shame is in that 1st quarter against Richmond last year where...

I don't bash Paddy, but I am concerned about his succession of concussions that very much threaten to end his career before it gets a chance to start. I would say that if he gets another one in the next 12 months it will be over. The real shame is in that 1st quarter against Richmond last year where...

Out Mackenzie, Long, Longer and Gilbert injured.
In: Webster, Long, Acres and Rice, if he has a good game at Sandringham, or even Marshall, because we need a mobile 2nd ruck/forward.
Would give Battle another week until Membrey comes back.

desertsaint wrote:the longer vs hickey debate is over?

Didn't we say that last year, but Hickey was the winner.

The disappointing thing is that this time last year, we wouldn't have even thought of Longer because Hickey was having a great season. Hell, we played Holmes ahead of Hickey last year. So Hickey hasn't improved or been able to reproduce his form of last year. Blake Acres hasn't been able to reproduc...

Kiss goodbye the percentage from last week.

We swapped places with Richmond from last week.

Game over.

And we have the Swans and Port both interstate the next 2 weeks.
Didn't show up tonight to much revelling in last week.

A weeks a long time in football,

I am watching the North Freo game right now and it's pretty ordinary. But it got me thinking, of the teams below us, who do you think might be a bargain basemet pick up from one of these teams who might not be performing great but has potential. It does happen that a talented player struggling in an...

Well it might not be a certainty that Longer is out, but it is good thinking to keep Hickey out just in case he doesn't come up.
I would feel that maybe they should do the same with Acres.
Mind you, scheduling is pretty ordinary having Sandringham play today when we have a Friday night game.

It was a great win, but I just wished we had finished the game stronger, percentage is going to be so critical in such an even season. Plus hats off to Billy longer, by far the best game I have seen him play.