He was wondering how a team who is 5 goals up at 3/4 time, capitulate in such a manner and lose a finals game. And what mindset the coach had instilled in the players.
I'd like to ask him the question re 2005 prelim.
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Got beat by 5 goals in 2005 but were not up by 5 at the break.Milton66 wrote:Interesting comment by the former on Footy Crappified tonite...
He was wondering how a team who is 5 goals up at 3/4 time, capitulate in such a manner and lose a finals game. And what mindset the coach had instilled in the players.
I'd like to ask him the question re 2005 prelim.
The side doesn't look that bad, does it?plugger66 wrote:With the side we had in back then it still amazes me we were up at three quarter time. Bit harsh on GT or the players in this case.
bergholt wrote:The side doesn't look that bad, does it?plugger66 wrote:With the side we had in back then it still amazes me we were up at three quarter time. Bit harsh on GT or the players in this case.
B: Brett Voss, Max Hudghton, Steven Baker
HB: Raphael Clarke, Matt Maguire, Brendon Goddard
C: Leigh Montagna, Luke Ball, Austinn Jones
HF: Stephen Milne, Nick Riewoldt, Nick Dal Santo
F: Andrew Thompson, Fraser Gehrig, Robert Harvey
Foll: Cain Ackland, Stephen Powell, Lenny Hayes
I/C: Brent Guerra, Aaron Fiora, Jason Blake, James Gwilt
Emg: Jason Gram, Nick Stone, Mark McGough
In: Brendon Goddard, Max Hudghton, Matt Maguire, Aaron Fiora
Out: Peckett (hamstring), S. Fisher (foot), Hamill (calf), Ferguson
The weak links were Guerra, with just one touch, a very young Jimmy Gwilt in his third game only had two, Milne blanketed by Crouch with just 4 touches, Powell only had 9 (and 7 tackles). Many others were quiet including Riewoldt, Hayes and Goddard, and having Ackland and Fiora in the side probably didn't help.
13 of those players are still in the squad. (6 of the 7 oldest are retired, with Fiora, Ackland, Guerra moved on.) They were young but it wasn't a side completely lacking in quality.
You mean the hand we dealt ourselves with poor list and "training services" management?rodgerfox wrote: Although very, very disappointed that night, I was incredibly proud of how well we did that season, and that night, with the hand we were dealt.
A pretty harsh view really.joffaboy wrote:You mean the hand we dealt ourselves with poor list and "training services" management?rodgerfox wrote: Although very, very disappointed that night, I was incredibly proud of how well we did that season, and that night, with the hand we were dealt.
The fact that that regime destroyed any chance we had by not getting the team fit enough to run a game out?
The fact that our injury list was appalling with numerous and repeated soft tissue injuries?
Yeah it was a poor hand dealt (by the dealer to himself). Good thing we got rid of the duds running the team and the admin.
Were you actually at that game?rodgerfox wrote:I think from memory they only had 2 more shots at goal than us in the last quarter.
I think they kicked 7 straight, whilst we kicked 4 points and another 1 or two didn't even register.
Although very, very disappointed that night, I was incredibly proud of how well we did that season, and that night, with the hand we were dealt.
I was. And as usual I watched it with both eyes wide open.markp wrote:Were you actually at that game?rodgerfox wrote:I think from memory they only had 2 more shots at goal than us in the last quarter.
I think they kicked 7 straight, whilst we kicked 4 points and another 1 or two didn't even register.
Although very, very disappointed that night, I was incredibly proud of how well we did that season, and that night, with the hand we were dealt.
We were disemboweled... I remember the bay of swines fans in front of me erupting again and again and again till my head began spinning and my knees started to buckle.
The filth only had 3 less scoring shots than us on Sunday... gee they were unlucky.
But where was your head inserted?rodgerfox wrote:I was. And as usual I watched it with both eyes wide open.markp wrote:Were you actually at that game?rodgerfox wrote:I think from memory they only had 2 more shots at goal than us in the last quarter.
I think they kicked 7 straight, whilst we kicked 4 points and another 1 or two didn't even register.
Although very, very disappointed that night, I was incredibly proud of how well we did that season, and that night, with the hand we were dealt.
We were disemboweled... I remember the bay of swines fans in front of me erupting again and again and again till my head began spinning and my knees started to buckle.
The filth only had 3 less scoring shots than us on Sunday... gee they were unlucky.
Why do you keep saying that GT was unlucky?Milton66 wrote:The Swans were lucky because they managed their players correctly.
We were just plain old "unlucky".
Unlike lucky Ross, the fact that we didn't have all our guns fit and firing on the field, actually exposed unlucky GT's poor decisions. Eh, Rodge?
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