Simply put - we are a defensive team with no attacking flair with a coach whose game plan stinks.. Simply put - we are a defensive team that can't defend. We're a 'pressure' team that doesn't apply pressure. We're 9th in the comp for Tackles, can't apply scoreboard pressure (unable to kick more tha...

I just had a quick look, and we are not in the top 8 for any team stat this year.

Impatient Sainter wrote: ↑Sun 02 Jun 2019 4:24pm I cant believe with Ports forward speed the replaced McKenzie with Coffield and not Hind. Coffield is too slow and gets exposed to easily.

Coffield is spectating.

So is Phillips.

Nowhere near hard enough at the contest today.

The_President wrote: ↑Sun 02 Jun 2019 4:20pm We have a game plan that would suit a tall forward set up... but we go with a small forward set up.... I don’t understand

How would it suit a tall forward line?

No key forward in 100 years has been able to outmark 4 defenders consistently.

Any chance of one of our small forwards actually being front and centre of a pack! Theyre just watzing it out of our forward line. And any chance we can hit a lead up target! We are so bloody predictable. We bomb it long and we have one tall. Are they practicing now for when King comes in? Our game...

Young is there for his forward pressure.

Richo loves that s***.


As long as he's ticking whatever boxes Richo wants him to in that role (whatever the f*** they are!), he'll keep getting a game.

I've eaten all sorts of s*** in China, Hong Kong, Japan and Vietnam.

Never had a single problem.

Scott, B. may have out smarted himself. Thinks, offer three obvious options, the Board won't consider the one that involves me leaving, I'll say I don't want to be part of a rebuild, the option they probably have to go for, they will beg me and after a suitable pause I'll agree to stay for a lot mo...

The forward half of the ground is faltering terribly.

Our injuries are pretty much all in the back half.

The same forward half problems remain.


I don't think we're we'll coached this year at all.

Not what I have heard. Not even close. there are plenty of bottle shops in Geelong......changing clubs won't help That's not what I've heard either. Even further from the truth. In this scenario, that mainstream media is pretty close to spot on. my mail is that it is certainly not further from the ...

chook23 wrote: ↑Tue 28 May 2019 11:00am

BarryGrogan wrote: ↑Tue 28 May 2019 10:53am Not what I have heard. Not even close.

there are plenty of bottle shops in Geelong......changing clubs won't help

That's not what I've heard either. Even further from the truth.


In this scenario, that mainstream media is pretty close to spot on.

Not what I have heard. Not even close.

*bump*

Still can't kick more than 70 odd points, still have no system going into F50.

The only difference is that over the past 5 weeks we've played decent teams.

BTW, Parker’s 4th game, not a big deal but just another fact you made up. You're right, it's not a big deal. The difference between a 2nd gamer, and a 4th gamer is totally irrelevant in the context of comparing him to a 180 game, triple premiership player and captain of their club. I mean seriously...

All you said was two Hawthorn players lost during the game, now you want to talk quality. Stratton and Frawley both over 30. Frawley certainly no longer amongst Hawthorn’s best. McKenzie was top 10 for us last year off 13 games. Parker going alright. I still haven’t heard your explanation of our fo...

We're 2nd in the comp for Stoppage Clearances.

We're 17th for Centre Clearances.


I honestly believe we should just play an extra mid at Centre Bounces and not even.contest the ruck. We couldn't be worse off.

What infuriates - and most fans are acutely aware of this - is our kick from just outside the forward line. Rarely do we find (a) a lead is made and (b) that the player upfield spots the lead and delivers a flat pass. Instead, we continue to bomb the ball to a crowded pack. Unless freakazoid Matty ...

All you said was two Hawthorn players lost during the game, now you want to talk quality. Stratton and Frawley both over 30. Frawley certainly no longer amongst Hawthorn’s best. McKenzie was top 10 for us last year off 13 games. Parker going alright. I still haven’t heard your explanation of our fo...

Only??? Our problem last year wasn't going inside 50, it was scoring once we got there and the opposition sling shotting into attack. Last year we were 13th for Inside 50s. This year we're 14th. Going into 50 wasn't a problem last year?? How about looking at efficiency. The team that goes inside 50...

However, your thread asked whether we have improved, and clearly, we have. So maybe you need to ask a different question next time. Ok? I don't think we have improved much, if at all. Certainly not offensively. The fact that we won 4 games against weak opposition by less than a kick, is not evidenc...

We averaged 73 Points For last year. We average 77.3 this year. Not sure if my math or my English is out. Doesn’t improvement mean better, and isn’t 77 more than 73? Your English. As stated, the additional 4 points is purely due to a slight improvement in conversion. More Clearances (ave. 6 more th...

Considering we played yesterday without Marshall (who has been a revelation this year), Geary (our captain and defensive leader), Hannebery, Carlisle, Bruce injured... and we still were in the hunt in the last quarter. That shows that we have improved. Marshall back will make a huge difference. I d...

However, your thread asked whether we have improved, and clearly, we have. So maybe you need to ask a different question next time. Ok? I don't think we have improved much, if at all. Certainly not offensively. The fact that we won 4 games against weak opposition by less than a kick, is not evidenc...

However, your thread asked whether we have improved, and clearly, we have. So maybe you need to ask a different question next time. Ok? I don't think we have improved much, if at all. Certainly not offensively. The fact that we won 4 games against weak opposition by less than a kick, is not evidenc...

If you don't think the team has improved from last year, you fair dinkum haven't been watching the team play. Last year's team would have lost today's game by 10+ goals. And hey, we have won 4 out of 6 games. We're only half a game behind what we ended up with last year, only a quarter of the way t...