We NEED a MONGREL ...or 3 !!
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We NEED a MONGREL ...or 3 !!
It dawned on me during last night's game that we have too many nice guys in our side and not enough mongrels. By mongrels, I mean being hated by opposition players/fans that much that they are respected. Glen Archer & Aaron Hamill are the types of players I'm on about.
It would have made the world of difference last night if we were able to intimidate Thomas, Pendlebury, Didak, Davis and any other opponenent who might have a weakness.
We need to go to the edge without going over the line. Things like introducing every part of an opponent's body to the Telstra Dome surface, having opponents think twice when there is a hard ball to get. WE NEED BLOKES WHO ARE HARD AT THE BALL AND HARD AT THE BLOKE WITH THE BALL.
Back to last night's game; Most of our better players last night were NICE GUYS, not MONGRELS;
Luke Ball: Hard nice guy
Robert Harvey: Nice Guy
Nick Dal Santo: Nice Guy
Sam Fisher: Nice Guy
Lenny Hayes: Nice Guy with just about enough mongrel in him.
I'm not sure if we have any MONGRELS coming through either. Armitage has the build to do it and could do it, but we need another 3 or 4.
When we were on that winning streak in 2004, we INTIMIDATED and were HATED/RESPECTED by almost every club in the AFL. We need to use that as a pemplate going forward !!
It would have made the world of difference last night if we were able to intimidate Thomas, Pendlebury, Didak, Davis and any other opponenent who might have a weakness.
We need to go to the edge without going over the line. Things like introducing every part of an opponent's body to the Telstra Dome surface, having opponents think twice when there is a hard ball to get. WE NEED BLOKES WHO ARE HARD AT THE BALL AND HARD AT THE BLOKE WITH THE BALL.
Back to last night's game; Most of our better players last night were NICE GUYS, not MONGRELS;
Luke Ball: Hard nice guy
Robert Harvey: Nice Guy
Nick Dal Santo: Nice Guy
Sam Fisher: Nice Guy
Lenny Hayes: Nice Guy with just about enough mongrel in him.
I'm not sure if we have any MONGRELS coming through either. Armitage has the build to do it and could do it, but we need another 3 or 4.
When we were on that winning streak in 2004, we INTIMIDATED and were HATED/RESPECTED by almost every club in the AFL. We need to use that as a pemplate going forward !!
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we had mongrel ..... but hes been neutered by the TRYbunal
the fact is the mongrel player now days will spend more time in the stands then on the feild ..
Bakes
Josh Carr
Hall
Solomon
all spend too much time rubbed out now days
the fact is the mongrel player now days will spend more time in the stands then on the feild ..
Bakes
Josh Carr
Hall
Solomon
all spend too much time rubbed out now days
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Mongerel's may be nice....
But what we really need are a few players that can hit targets...and finish off well.
But what we really need are a few players that can hit targets...and finish off well.
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I agree with SaintsRising we need players who can hurt the opposition with
their skills.
I believe we have two players who are capable of this they being NDS and
Goddard the others are accumulators but don't always hurt the opposition.
An example of this was Lennny missing goal from 30 out on the run last
night. A top shelf player at that stage of the game would have nailed it.
their skills.
I believe we have two players who are capable of this they being NDS and
Goddard the others are accumulators but don't always hurt the opposition.
An example of this was Lennny missing goal from 30 out on the run last
night. A top shelf player at that stage of the game would have nailed it.
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agreed ...physicallity is almost useless nowdays
we need to hurt them ok ...but on the dam scoreboard...too many easy goal opportunities are going begging every week
The top sides don't miss anywhere near as many as we do and kick heaps more beyond 50
what gets me about last nights missesthey were all just simple shots on goal from 30m in a stadium under perfect conditions...no wind!
totally inexcusable!
we need to hurt them ok ...but on the dam scoreboard...too many easy goal opportunities are going begging every week
The top sides don't miss anywhere near as many as we do and kick heaps more beyond 50
what gets me about last nights missesthey were all just simple shots on goal from 30m in a stadium under perfect conditions...no wind!
totally inexcusable!
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I'd love to see Armo, Geary and Steven all in the side. All good tacklers who will never back out of a contest (and they can actually play footy). If senior players see these teenagers attacking the footy and the man like those three do then surely it would inspire them to do the same and not be made to look soft by a bunch of kids.
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I agree....Didak had the gall to upend Bally last night and I thought the exact same thing when it happened. Didak of all dweebs........and, of course Didak then gets a boost to his confidence.
Like when Sam Mitchell was the first to break Bally's nose a couple of years ago. He sniped Luke in a pack. Mitchell thought he was a hero, he turned and grinned and raised his arms to his mates in triumph......it certainly was the biggest thing he's ever done in his piddling career at that stage.
Luke's just a bloody nice bloke....a ripper feller.
Like when Sam Mitchell was the first to break Bally's nose a couple of years ago. He sniped Luke in a pack. Mitchell thought he was a hero, he turned and grinned and raised his arms to his mates in triumph......it certainly was the biggest thing he's ever done in his piddling career at that stage.
Luke's just a bloody nice bloke....a ripper feller.
Go you good things....!!!
armo could be the one we have waited for. Happy to dump players and mouth off to them
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and not only that bust his gut chasing.Solar wrote:armo could be the one we have waited for. Happy to dump players and mouth off to them
Did you see his chase on the Moorabbin Wing side of the ground?
His facial expression said it all....he was giving 110%.
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