What was the last good game we played?

[Secret Kiel]

Teams have worked us out by zoning deep defensively to not allow the goals from close range. We have to find another way or be more accurate from distance.
Our straight kicking flattered a lot of our early performances.

AFL coaches don't need to wait a whole season to "work a team out", they wouldn't be at the elite level if that was the case.

We are short on quality to execute. It's that simple.

With all of our list fit and available we will still pull up a bit short against the top 4 benchmark, but when you have Hanners, Gresh and Dunstan all in the stands and players like Billings settling into a solid B grader then we really are doing well all things considered.

[fugazi]

I thought Rattens point that we are actually a younger team than the one Hawthorn fielded was fair.

All sides (bar Geelong) seem to be looking tired.
Adam Simpson basically said as much last night in his presser.

Any win is a good effort this year.

We will be approaching full strength next week and the week after, be great to recapture form at the right time.

[SaintPav]

24.09.1966

[saynta]

24.09.1966

The best but the naysayers on here would be pissed off that we only won by a point.

[The_Dud]

24.09.1966

The best but the naysayers on here would be pissed off that we only won by a point.

Beating the second best team in the comp by 1 point is a bit more impressive than beating the seconds worst by 2 goals.

Would have thought that was obvious

[saynta]

24.09.1966

The best but the naysayers on here would be pissed off that we only won by a point.

Beating the second best team in the comp by 1 point is a bit more impressive than beating the seconds worst by 2 goals.

Would have thought that was obvious

You would still whinge.

[CQ SAINT]

All the so called 'excellence' seekers would be tripping over their dicks if we'd have managed to kick straighter in all four of our narrow loses, leaving us on top 4 points clear and clear favourites to beat WC and GWS with only Geelong to fear.
Or perhaps they are so fickle that even then, they'd be expecting excellence from one of the least experienced units against, arguably, the most experienced.

[The_Dud]

All the so called 'excellence' seekers would be tripping over their dicks if we'd have managed to kick straighter in all four of our narrow loses, leaving us on top 4 points clear and clear favourites to beat WC and GWS with only Geelong to fear.
Or perhaps they are so fickle that even then, they'd be expecting excellence from one of the least experienced units against, arguably, the most experienced.

And if my Aunt had balls...

[CQ SAINT]

All the so called 'excellence' seekers would be tripping over their dicks if we'd have managed to kick straighter in all four of our narrow loses, leaving us on top 4 points clear and clear favourites to beat WC and GWS with only Geelong to fear.
Or perhaps they are so fickle that even then, they'd be expecting excellence from one of the least experienced units against, arguably, the most experienced.

And if my Aunt had balls...

I bet they'd be excellent balls.

[SaintPav]

All the so called 'excellence' seekers would be tripping over their dicks if we'd have managed to kick straighter in all four of our narrow loses, leaving us on top 4 points clear and clear favourites to beat WC and GWS with only Geelong to fear.
Or perhaps they are so fickle that even then, they'd be expecting excellence from one of the least experienced units against, arguably, the most experienced.

And if my Aunt had balls...

Doesn’t she?