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Our bottom six

Post: # 1117689Post Toy Saint »

Last year 'they' said our bottom six were our achilies heal. I reckon our bottom six are better this year, not necessarily different, but better

Armitage tougher, better
Dempster just better
Jones way better
Peake much better
Polo probably better than Eddy
Steven better
Ray more consistent, good
Raph fitter, more reliable
Blake just older
McEvoy way better than last year
Zac very reliable FB
Gamble hummmm


Exactly who are our bottom six?


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Post: # 1117695Post borderbarry »

Maybe our bottom 6 were just McQualter and Eddy.


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Post: # 1117708Post St. Luke »

I think our bottom 6 have stepped up in 2011.

A massive hole has been left with Lenny, but Armo is one of those players who has given us a glimmer of hope!

To me, Dawson and Raph remain an expose-able hole in our defense. I'm enjoying seeing Blake back there to be honest!


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Post: # 1117712Post doppler effect »

Toy Saint wrote: Exactly who are our bottom six?
Ha! I was asking myself the same question today.

Last year you could could single out a few people. This year it's not so easy. Everyone is contributing. Love it.


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Post: # 1117715Post Dr Spaceman »

doppler effect wrote:
Toy Saint wrote: Exactly who are our bottom six?
Ha! I was asking myself the same question today.

Last year you could could single out a few people. This year it's not so easy. Everyone is contributing. Love it.
Agree.

No doubt Ross finds this very pleasing 8-)


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Post: # 1117723Post bobmurray »

When all our players contribute and when all the filth's players contribute how big is the gap in class......

don't guess.....wait till Friday....at about 10.30pm..... :lol:


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Post: # 1117725Post Dr Spaceman »

bobmurray wrote:When all our players contribute and when all the filth's players contribute how big is the gap in class......

don't guess.....wait till Friday....at about 10.30pm..... :lol:
That's assuming both those things happen on Friday night!


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Post: # 1117728Post hungry for a premiership »

True, our bottom six is better than last year.

Unfortunately, though, with the exception of Dal, our top six hasn't been anywhere near as good as last year:

Roo: probably his worst ever season.
BJ: Struggled with mental demons early and yet to recapture '10 finals form.
Monty: Still racking them up but not as prolific.
Fish: Hasn't had a bad year at all but as good as last?
Lenny: acl.

The good news is that, obviously apart from Lenny, they're all on the up and up, and who knows, the whole group could finally gel and all start playing their best footy just at the right time!


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Post: # 1117753Post noblejohn »

hungry for a premiership wrote:True, our bottom six is better than last year.

Unfortunately, though, with the exception of Dal, our top six hasn't been anywhere near as good as last year:

Roo: probably his worst ever season.
BJ: Struggled with mental demons early and yet to recapture '10 finals form.
Monty: Still racking them up but not as prolific.
Fish: Hasn't had a bad year at all but as good as last?
Lenny: acl.

The good news is that, obviously apart from Lenny, they're all on the up and up, and who knows, the whole group could finally gel and all start playing their best footy just at the right time!
That's only five


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noblejohn wrote:
hungry for a premiership wrote:True, our bottom six is better than last year.

Unfortunately, though, with the exception of Dal, our top six hasn't been anywhere near as good as last year:

Roo: probably his worst ever season.
BJ: Struggled with mental demons early and yet to recapture '10 finals form.
Monty: Still racking them up but not as prolific.
Fish: Hasn't had a bad year at all but as good as last?
Lenny: acl.

The good news is that, obviously apart from Lenny, they're all on the up and up, and who knows, the whole group could finally gel and all start playing their best footy just at the right time!
That's only five
Dal + Roo + BJ + Joey + Chips + Lenny = 6


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Post: # 1117764Post noblejohn »

#1GILL wrote:
noblejohn wrote:
hungry for a premiership wrote:True, our bottom six is better than last year.

Unfortunately, though, with the exception of Dal, our top six hasn't been anywhere near as good as last year:

Roo: probably his worst ever season.
BJ: Struggled with mental demons early and yet to recapture '10 finals form.
Monty: Still racking them up but not as prolific.
Fish: Hasn't had a bad year at all but as good as last?
Lenny: acl.

The good news is that, obviously apart from Lenny, they're all on the up and up, and who knows, the whole group could finally gel and all start playing their best footy just at the right time!
That's only five
Dal + Roo + BJ + Joey + Chips + Lenny = 6
you are correct, didn't see the Dal. sorry


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Post: # 1117768Post Winmar7Fan »

Toy Saint wrote:Last year 'they' said our bottom six were our achilies heal. I reckon our bottom six are better this year, not necessarily different, but better

Armitage tougher, better
Dempster just better
Jones way better
Peake much better
Polo probably better than Eddy
Steven better
Ray more consistent, good
Raph fitter, more reliable
Blake just older
McEvoy way better than last year
Zac very reliable FB
Gamble hummmm


Exactly who are our bottom six?
Wouldn't put Jones in there


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Post: # 1117772Post groupie1 »

hungry for a premiership wrote:True, our bottom six is better than last year.

Unfortunately, though, with the exception of Dal, our top six hasn't been anywhere near as good as last year:

Roo: probably his worst ever season.
BJ: Struggled with mental demons early and yet to recapture '10 finals form.
Monty: Still racking them up but not as prolific.
Fish: Hasn't had a bad year at all but as good as last?
Lenny: acl.

The good news is that, obviously apart from Lenny, they're all on the up and up, and who knows, the whole group could finally gel and all start playing their best footy just at the right time!
I don't reckon the Fish had a great year last year - was the worst of our big 6 compared to expectations. He's been good this year.


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Post: # 1117779Post bigred »

I still reckon Roo is one good game away.


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Post: # 1117800Post Superboot »

On form rather than reputation, Kos was in our bottom 6.

He's improving too.


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Post: # 1117850Post SainterK »

bigred wrote:I still reckon Roo is one good game away.
I agree the effort is very much there, it would be a nice reward for him.


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Post: # 1117866Post spert »

The bottom 6 of any team look a whole lot better when the top 6 are playing well


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Post: # 1117879Post Cairnsman »

spert wrote:The bottom 6 of any team look a whole lot better when the top 6 are playing well
The top 6 were playing extremely poorly in the first half of the season and you could argue one or two are still struggling a fair bit. I reckon it's been the fringe players that have carried the top six for most of this year.


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Post: # 1117897Post SaintPav »

Cairnsman wrote:
spert wrote:The bottom 6 of any team look a whole lot better when the top 6 are playing well
The top 6 were playing extremely poorly in the first half of the season and you could argue one or two are still struggling a fair bit. I reckon it's been the fringe players that have carried the top six for most of this year.
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Post: # 1117901Post Animal Enclosure »

I mentioned to a mate last week that I thought the team was better on paper that this time last year.

Lenny is the glaring absence.

Steven, Armitage, McEvoy, Peake and a gradually improving Kosi are all huge improvements over their 2010 versions.

We all know the impact that an in form & firing Roo would have on the team. Hopefully Friday night will announce his re-arrival as a superstar.


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