TimPekin'sDirtyGuernsey wrote:rodgerfox wrote:Are you suggesting that Lyon is tanking?
I don't think the jiggster is suggesting that rodge........
Are you?
No, I'm not actually.
At one point last night I thought that it was unfair that Dean Bailey got flogged for not trying to win, but when Lyon left out 6 star players it was considered 'genius'.
Both coaches aren't doing everything within their power to win, in order to gain an advantage for their club.
This is completely against the spirit of the game. In both cases.
However, I fully support Lyon for resting players. Only time will tell if it is the correct decision, however the concept itself is absolutely fine. We play finals in a month, and need to put outrselves in the best possible position to win the flag. If resting players achieves that, then great.
I have no issue whatsoever with it.
Back to the 'tanking' thing. The difference is that we still want to win. Melbourne didn't (if you believe the hype).
Are we doing everything within our power to win? No. However we certainly aren't trying to lose.
Melbourne were.
That's the difference. So no, we aren't tanking.