Rd 19 v Crows

[mcs]

Thanks for the response MCS...As for Errol, I think it's between the ears, as you say. He's certainly not back to his best.

Yep something not right. More worried about berating others then getting stuck in. Maybe not fit/feeling confident in his body, but we need a lot better from him.

[Daisi]

Fitness appears sub-par but they are weak as piss between the ears. When the going gets tough, too many either go to water with decision making (some shocking moments from Grundy, McLean, Bice, Rampe to name just a few in that last) or just aren't up for the fight and the tussle. Crows were great in the last (and I don't care what the pressure rating nonsense says), but we dropped off sharply.



Sheldrick is also hampered because he can't play the minutes. Only 62% again tonight - that's not good enough for one of our few that can win the ball in and under.

Roberts has been up and down - far from our worst tonight, but bad decision making hurts him. And Bice a) can't defend and b) is iffy as buggery with his decision making. Wouldn't mind him being swapped with Serong (when we don't have injuries that force him back) and have him purely up the field on the wing. Only position I reckon he could possibly make it at AFL level.



What on earth is going on with Errol since he has come back. Been absolutely awful by his lofty standards - still not fit, or just not fully committed to the cause at the moment. His form is awful, and his fitness way below where it should be. The worry is he's been back a few weeks now and is getting worse, not better.

Thanks for the response MCS...As for Errol, I think it's between the ears, as you say. He's certainly not back to his best.

[mcs]

Any ideas on what's going wrong with this team folks? They look unfit. Are they unfit? Who is the fitness coach? That was a great 3rd quarter but they were spent after it, same as in WA last week. Is it a psychological problem? Did we bring back players like Errol and Paps too quickly? What's going on? Do we just not have the talent? Oh and Heeney's carrying an injury isn't he? he must be...

Fitness appears sub-par but they are weak as piss between the ears. When the going gets tough, too many either go to water with decision making (some shocking moments from Grundy, McLean, Bice, Rampe to name just a few in that last) or just aren't up for the fight and the tussle. Crows were great in the last (and I don't care what the pressure rating nonsense says), but we dropped off sharply.

Rosas should not get another game based on that performance. He did not do anything except give away 2 free kicks for holding the opposition m.
Sheldrick gets plenty of the ball but doesn’t do any damage with it. It is totally useless. Roberts has gone backwards this year. Bice I am still not sure of him in defence.

Sheldrick is also hampered because he can't play the minutes. Only 62% again tonight - that's not good enough for one of our few that can win the ball in and under.

Roberts has been up and down - far from our worst tonight, but bad decision making hurts him. And Bice a) can't defend and b) is iffy as buggery with his decision making. Wouldn't mind him being swapped with Serong (when we don't have injuries that force him back) and have him purely up the field on the wing. Only position I reckon he could possibly make it at AFL level.

Another great last quarter by us. Nothing up forward except Papley. Curnow was well held but had to contend with 2-3 players against him most times.One of the worse games I have seen by Errol.

What on earth is going on with Errol since he has come back. Been absolutely awful by his lofty standards - still not fit, or just not fully committed to the cause at the moment. His form is awful, and his fitness way below where it should be. The worry is he's been back a few weeks now and is getting worse, not better.

[SwanSand]

The way to beat us is pretty simple.
One on one defence and make it a contested footy game. We cannot out mark the opposition in a contest offensively or defensively. We cannot beat any serious team in contested possession game. And we cannot get to the ground balls. The opposition knows that they just need to make it a scrap heap in the middle or in the defensive 50 for us and we will crumble under pressure.
We are carrying too many soft players or players who cannot play the contested game. our bottom 6-8 players are totally non existent.
Rosas should not get another game based on that performance. He did not do anything except give away 2 free kicks for holding the opposition m.
Sheldrick gets plenty of the ball but doesn’t do any damage with it. It is totally useless. Roberts has gone backwards this year. Bice I am still not sure of him in defence.

[crackedactor 01]

Another great last quarter by us. Nothing up forward except Papley. Curnow was well held but had to contend with 2-3 players against him most times.One of the worse games I have seen by Errol.