What - no match thread for the EJ Whitten?

[saintspremiers]

What is stupid is that we have this totally f***ed up bye week pre finals.

You watch, it will become locked in every year as they AFL love their friggin Thursday night final.

I just hope the top 4 all make the prelims to maintain some integrity. We can't have the bullshyte of last year where a team from 7th wins the flag as a direct benefit of the bye.

What's the point of the top Eight then ...should be top 4 only.??

Oh gawd, you don't get it. Do I need to explain how giving everyone a week off after the finals refreshes all finals teams, and the top 4 who win in the first week then get another week off and aren't properly match conditioned for the prelims?

Integrity is out the window.

Is a joke and you now can't compare final series anymore.

Sydney will be so well primed after thrashing Essendrug that they could canter into the granny

[The_Dud]

Pressure.
In an AFL game you are kicking with 20,000 fans or more expecting and yelling for you to kick it, the other 20,000 jeering, in a game that means something. Ej Whitten you are kicking in a fun fest with the crowd half watching and not expecting you to kick it. No point comparing the two. Have you watched the guys practising goal kicking at training? (and they do) - nail 90%of the shots.
That said, we certainly need to brush up on goal kicking, bad this year, but better the year before.

Well get a psych down there or wear ear plugs. These kids have played probably over a 100 games before playing a senior game and Bruce has played 6 seasons and 88 games of senior football and still can get worse miss of the season, from the goal square. How did Lockett, ablett, dunstall etc manage to kick 100+ in many seasons playing in wet and windy conditions, without the training the modern footballer gets, in front of as large crowds as today and against tougher (physically) opponents. No excuse

Exactly. Pressure is no excuse, every team plays under pressure yet we're one of, if not the, worst goal kicking team. If we have players too mentally weak to preform when needed then fix them or get rid of them. There are plenty of sportsman who thrive under pressure, get Warnie down there to show them how to do it.

Agree. But we were talking about comparing goal kicking in an AFL game to the EJ Whitten game where there is no pressure. Useless comparison.[/quote][/quote]

Still disagree. If they prepare correctly then pressure and tiredness should be minimal factors.