Who else is absolutely gutted?

[seven]

I am a little confused. Compared to this time last year, or the year before etc, I thought (and only from what I saw on the box which is a bit limiting) that our skills and ball movement were significantly better last night.

Perhaps I am wrong, but I liked what I saw, there is enough there for me to be quietly confident that we will be a better side in 09. I hope the loss will mean that we will be hungrier to train harder before rd 1. I actually sat back at 3/4 time and didn't really care what happened in the 4th - perhaps only hoping Nahas would get into the game and kick a beauty but I had seen enough of the others. My only disappointment is that I won't see the younger players next week on tv.

On another note, I would vote (given more teams appear to be fielding stronger sides in the NAB) that the whole thing should be merged with the 22 rounds and we start good and proper at the beginning of march with an expanded 26 rounds (and scrap the NAB altogether). We loose sight that these a practice games where we should trail things which may or may not work

You raise a good arguement. I remember last pre season we played StKilda and got totally creamed. Our skill level was laughable and we had no direction going forward. The only highlight from that game was Kel Moore's high flying mark.
Looked like another bootom four finish was penciled in.
But as the year went on we got better in all area's.
I'm expecting to still finish in the 8 at season end.

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

You raise a good arguement. I remember last pre season we played StKilda and got totally creamed. Our skill level was laughable and we had no direction going forward. The only highlight from that game was Kel Moore's high flying mark.
Looked like another bootom four finish was penciled in.
But as the year went on we got better in all area's.
I'm expecting to still finish in the 8 at season end.

Yep. Last night shouldn't have any bearing on our expectations for the season proper, whatever they may be.

 

[stripes17]

Gosh, Brisbane and the Bombers don't look too flash either. I think Brisbane are missing a few stars, not sure about Essendon though. LLoyd looks pretty slow to me at the moment

 

[Dyer Disciple]

If you get gutted over Mickey Mouse contests you may as well put your cue in the rack and call the Missus. ;D

 

[ronnit]

gutted?? are you serious..i even kept forgetting to look at the score board as it was irrelevant...it was quite obvious that the players are a month of match fitness....the players were also trying out different ways of play and different game plans...this was a practice match...nothing more...nothing less....our guys will not and should not peak for a few weeks...


i am still very very much looking forward to the first game..

 

[Mr T.]

What another non-post to kill!! Seriously!

 

[Rosy]

...it was quite obvious that the players are a month of match fitness....the players were also trying out different ways of play and different game plans...

I wasn't at the game, and you can't really know the story from watching on the telly, so would you mind giving more details of the different ways of play and game plans please ronni....and or anyone else who was at the game  I'm particularly interested in our forward structure and how it looked like the wobbler backline ran the ball out of our forward line with consummate ease.  Nobody seems to be chasing their man. If that happened as it appeared on telly did we address it with a different structure or game plan?

 

[ronnit]

sorry rosie..i am not that clever..i just listen to the players talking about stuff in general