I can tell you that the players are busting their guts to turn the season around and that perceptions of club , coaches and players by media and posters is often a mile off the mark. Especially the media who know very little about each player and most have never bothered to find out what drives them or makes them tick, be wary of what you read (some will say well I'm reading this) . You can believe me or not I don't care.
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On field leaders at Tigerland
- Thread starter ROLLS ROYCE
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tha8ball said:
No offence here 8, but I could give to fifths of &^*& all about players patting each other on the back and high fiving each other.
When I see them doing the hard 1% for there team mates then I will start crediting them with being leaders.
The worst example of this, this year was Luke McGuane saved a goal against Carlton and knocked the ball toward the boundary line and McMuffin runs off in aniticipation of receiving and easy handball, instead of sheperding off Eddy Betts who came in forced and contest and kep the ball in their forward line. All because McMuffin was not prepared to shepherd is team mate.
When we go back to hunting in packs, fierce tackling and running through packs to get to the ball, thats when we will see who the true onfield leaders are.
At least in those days we lost, but we never surrendered, we might have been outplayed, but we did not roll over and dye.
As most have said its not the fact we are 0-3 that makes me bleed it the fact that we have gone down without a whimper in 2 of those games.
commonsense said:
Well, they bloody well all should be busting a gut. To not be doing everything possible would be a disgrace. It's what's expected as a paid professional sportsman. I certainly hope they don't think they deserve brownie points for trying to turn the season around.
Now let's see them at least be competitive on the field. To see the mighty Richmond fall back into their cracked shells is more painful than any scoreboard result
There's no attitude azza , I'm just frustrated with so many people thinking the players do not give a hoot. Anybody who has taken any risk in life knows that sometimes just don't go as they should, even with the best planning and skills and training. Those of us that played football I believe understand this also ,sometimes the harder you try the less it seems to happen, then analysis paralysis can come into play.
I think GT that this is more about what Wallace is coaching them to do. Corraling, that idiot thing they do when on the mark (standing at right angles 5 or 6 metres further toward the centre of the field and allowing the player to run through the mark with no pressure), run past opposition players that have the ball to cover a zone up the field, staying with their man rather than contest a spoil and allowing an easy mark in opposition forward line, and running past teammates under pressure to get a soft receive, especially in defense. These are hallmarks of the great Wallace vision of succesful football.gustiger12 said:
Perhaps another area that needs a hard look at. Newman just isn't cutting it as Captain, Foley as Vice Captain either. Newman is barely managing to hold his head above the water, Foley looks to be sinking rapidly.
I'd relieve them both of those duties, hand it over to Richo, yes yes he does spit the dummy from time to time, but with the playing list he has to play with, that is
perfectly understandable in my book.
I reckon Cotch, Cuz and Cogs must be thinking aren't we lucky not be in this, but they will be and the sooner the better, at least then the mid field might find some necessary spine and the ball might just make it to the forwards to score for a change.
I'd relieve them both of those duties, hand it over to Richo, yes yes he does spit the dummy from time to time, but with the playing list he has to play with, that is
perfectly understandable in my book.
I reckon Cotch, Cuz and Cogs must be thinking aren't we lucky not be in this, but they will be and the sooner the better, at least then the mid field might find some necessary spine and the ball might just make it to the forwards to score for a change.