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Post: # 1749422Post The Fireman »

this may sound a little over simplified but If we could kick we would be a far better side. Disposal by foot around the ground is killing us not to mention in front of goal.

Improved foot skills can't be that hard to instill ... what the F*** are they doing at training ??? The side would be totally transformed if it could hit a target by foot.


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Post: # 1749428Post Enrico_Misso »

The Fireman wrote: Sun 12 Aug 2018 2:02pm this may sound a little over simplified but If we could kick we would be a far better side. Disposal by foot around the ground is killing us not to mention in front of goal.

Improved foot skills can't be that hard to instill ... what the F*** are they doing at training ??? The side would be totally transformed if it could hit a target by foot.
Exactly
Which is why we are all frustrated!

Statement : StKilda doesn't specifically recruit players who can't kick.
Question : So why then are we the worst field kicking side in the competition?
Answer : The only logical answer is that we aren't as well drilled at disposal efficiency as the other 17 sides.
Conclusion : And that can only mean one of two things
- 1) our coaching staff are of the opinion that disposal accuracy is not a key priority compared to say getting structures right, OR
- 2) the coaching staff are inept.


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Enrico_Misso wrote: Sun 12 Aug 2018 2:12pm
The Fireman wrote: Sun 12 Aug 2018 2:02pm this may sound a little over simplified but If we could kick we would be a far better side. Disposal by foot around the ground is killing us not to mention in front of goal.

Improved foot skills can't be that hard to instill ... what the F*** are they doing at training ??? The side would be totally transformed if it could hit a target by foot.
Exactly
Which is why we are all frustrated!

Statement : StKilda doesn't specifically recruit players who can't kick.
Question : So why then are we the worst field kicking side in the competition?
Answer : The only logical answer is that we aren't as well drilled at disposal efficiency as the other 17 sides.
Conclusion : And that can only mean one of two things
- 1) our coaching staff are of the opinion that disposal accuracy is not a key priority compared to say getting structures right, OR
- 2) the coaching staff are inept.
the latter no doubt.


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BenLong#21 wrote: Sat 11 Aug 2018 11:02pm
samuraisaint wrote: Sat 11 Aug 2018 10:58pm
The Great Allan Jeans - 332 games - 58% winning rate + 1 Premiership + 3 GF Appearances + 1 Top of the Ladder Finish
Grant Thomas (a personal favourite of mine) - 123 games - 52% winning rate + 2 Prelims.
Ross The Boss Lyon - 121 games - 64% winning rate + 3 GF Appearances + 1 Top of the Ladder Finish
Stan The Man Alves - 115 games - 48% winning rate + GF Appearance + 1 Top of the Ladder Finish
Alan Richardson - 108 games - 34% winning rate
Kenny Sheldon - 89 games - 54.5% winning rate + 2 Finals Appearances + First Finals Win for the Club in 19 years.
This pretty much highlights how absolutely bat s*** crazy the decision to give him the 2 year extension was.
Absolutely bizarre.
Yup. Whatever is worse than bizarre ... it’s that :evil:


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Enrico_Misso wrote: Sun 12 Aug 2018 2:12pm
The Fireman wrote: Sun 12 Aug 2018 2:02pm this may sound a little over simplified but If we could kick we would be a far better side. Disposal by foot around the ground is killing us not to mention in front of goal.

Improved foot skills can't be that hard to instill ... what the F*** are they doing at training ??? The side would be totally transformed if it could hit a target by foot.
Exactly
Which is why we are all frustrated!

Statement : StKilda doesn't specifically recruit players who can't kick.
Question : So why then are we the worst field kicking side in the competition?
Answer : The only logical answer is that we aren't as well drilled at disposal efficiency as the other 17 sides.
Conclusion : And that can only mean one of two things
- 1) our coaching staff are of the opinion that disposal accuracy is not a key priority compared to say getting structures right, OR
- 2) the coaching staff are inept.
Have you noticed that all the players we traded away or who left us because they weren't given a fair go, are all good kicks.

Dal, BJ, Ball, Big Boy, Stanley, Cripps, Hutchy and Lynch, with Cripps and Lynch exceptional kicks for goal.


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Stephen Theodore wrote: Sun 12 Aug 2018 12:20am Agree with you Jiggster re Richo, he’s had enough time, but don’t under estimate the lack of on field leadership, to say it’s been dismal would be an understatement. Geary tries his guts out from start to finish, but is too busy keeping his own end up, the rest of the senior support on field is bloody ordinary.
We really didn't go anywhere with the leaders we had since Richo has been coach- no finals, and even with Roo and Monty, still fell away badly last season.


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cwrcyn wrote: Sat 11 Aug 2018 9:48am When the Jiggster gets to this point, you know things are bad
Couldn't agree more with you and the Jiggster.


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BringBackMadDog wrote: Sat 11 Aug 2018 7:41pm
cwrcyn wrote: Sat 11 Aug 2018 9:48am When the Jiggster gets to this point, you know things are bad
why? he's been a member less years than my wife who knew nothing of footy until we got married. Just because you dance when we win doesn't make you a great supporter, just makes you a weak ass front runner. There are posters on here who have suffered for decades but still pay memberships year after year and certainly don't leave at half time when you are only 23 points down
You’re a real tough boy aren’t you?

Our Jigster has been relentlessly optimistic for several years now. So what he wasn’t around in the dark eighties?
He’s still seen a few Shyte years and can see what’s going wrong now.

I feel sorry for anyone who backs the coach as of now - unless they are related to Richo or have a surname like Newnes or Geary


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