by bandar » Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:22 am
by morell » Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:28 am
I went back and had a look at the last game from 2014 to see who had played and was once again shocked by how much trouble we were in. We're in the second lowest A Grade division in the SAAFL and getting beaten by 250 points. We were dead set **** ed.Zartan wrote:morell wrote:Yeah people that cry after grand finals. Pansies. Even worse are the ones that shed a tear and didn't even play.
One of the hardest things to deal with I think is seeing people you care about cry - regardless of the circumstances.. there were tears shed from the younger kids after we lost last week, and even more tears shed from those who were unable to play due to injury.. Extremely difficult to hold it together at those moments.
But at least it shows they care.. at least it shows it means something to them - whether good or bad.
by adr107 » Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:29 am
by morell » Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:37 am
by Yank Man » Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:37 am
adr107 wrote:Did someone say something earlier about seeing each other near the bottom of div 6 next year?
Trust me, if we end up in division 6 next year, I don't plan on seeing us anywhere near the bottom of it. In fact that goes for any div we are placed in. We have points to prove about the way this club operates right now.
by Footy Chick » Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:53 am
Gatt_Weasel wrote:if they (Walkerville) dont win the flag ill run around the block of my street naked :) you can grab a chair and enjoy the view
by The Bedge » Thu Sep 17, 2015 11:55 am
morell wrote:If Houghton go in with the same side as this year I could see you guys making finals. Add a few more A Grade quality players and that could turn into deep finals.
We're a bit further back than that and have another mountain of work to do to be competitive.
Dolphin Treasure wrote:Your an attention seeking embarsement..
by morell » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:03 pm
by Yank Man » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:15 pm
morell wrote:You don't need any more than a spoon full of pragmatism to realise that Houghton should go better in D6 than us. Yeah, we pipped them on GF day, but we played out of our skin and Houghton didn't play to their full potential. It was also our very best side against their very best side.
But the main reason (and as I posted earlier) why I think they'll go OK in D6 is because of their depth. Their B Grade is very solid. Having been around the place and up and down between D6 and D7 now I think four times, the thing that kills you when you go up is injuries. We all got three byes this year to rest up and with as much respect to our mates at the crabbies as possible, you could probably afford to rest some against them this year as well.
You don't get that in D6 so you have to have blokes that can come in and fill a role to a close as possible A grade standard - or you'll very quickly lose games that if you were at your best you'd back yourself in to win. I don't think we have anywhere near the same depth as Houghton - but we are working on it.
by BZB27 » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:18 pm
by BZB27 » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:19 pm
Yank Man wrote:morell wrote:You don't need any more than a spoon full of pragmatism to realise that Houghton should go better in D6 than us. Yeah, we pipped them on GF day, but we played out of our skin and Houghton didn't play to their full potential. It was also our very best side against their very best side.
But the main reason (and as I posted earlier) why I think they'll go OK in D6 is because of their depth. Their B Grade is very solid. Having been around the place and up and down between D6 and D7 now I think four times, the thing that kills you when you go up is injuries. We all got three byes this year to rest up and with as much respect to our mates at the crabbies as possible, you could probably afford to rest some against them this year as well.
You don't get that in D6 so you have to have blokes that can come in and fill a role to a close as possible A grade standard - or you'll very quickly lose games that if you were at your best you'd back yourself in to win. I don't think we have anywhere near the same depth as Houghton - but we are working on it.
Add to that the probable retirements of our ruckman, FB, CHB, CHF and FF.
by morell » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:20 pm
FTFYYank Man wrote:morell wrote:You don't need any more than a spoon full of pragmatism to realise that Houghton should go better in D6 than us. Yeah, we pipped them on GF day, but we played out of our skin and Houghton didn't play to their full potential. It was also our very best side against their very best side.
But the main reason (and as I posted earlier) why I think they'll go OK in D6 is because of their depth. Their B Grade is very solid. Having been around the place and up and down between D6 and D7 now I think four times, the thing that kills you when you go up is injuries. We all got three byes this year to rest up and with as much respect to our mates at the crabbies as possible, you could probably afford to rest some against them this year as well.
You don't get that in D6 so you have to have blokes that can come in and fill a role to a close as possible A grade standard - or you'll very quickly lose games that if you were at your best you'd back yourself in to win. I don't think we have anywhere near the same depth as Houghton - but we are working on it.
Add to that the probable retirements - to the B grade - of our ruckman, FB, CHB, CHF and FF.
by Yank Man » Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:52 pm
BZB27 wrote:Yank Man wrote:morell wrote:You don't need any more than a spoon full of pragmatism to realise that Houghton should go better in D6 than us. Yeah, we pipped them on GF day, but we played out of our skin and Houghton didn't play to their full potential. It was also our very best side against their very best side.
But the main reason (and as I posted earlier) why I think they'll go OK in D6 is because of their depth. Their B Grade is very solid. Having been around the place and up and down between D6 and D7 now I think four times, the thing that kills you when you go up is injuries. We all got three byes this year to rest up and with as much respect to our mates at the crabbies as possible, you could probably afford to rest some against them this year as well.
You don't get that in D6 so you have to have blokes that can come in and fill a role to a close as possible A grade standard - or you'll very quickly lose games that if you were at your best you'd back yourself in to win. I don't think we have anywhere near the same depth as Houghton - but we are working on it.
Add to that the probable retirements of our ruckman, FB, CHB, CHF and FF.
And first choice ruckman?
by BZB27 » Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:20 pm
Yank Man wrote:BZB27 wrote:Yank Man wrote:morell wrote:You don't need any more than a spoon full of pragmatism to realise that Houghton should go better in D6 than us. Yeah, we pipped them on GF day, but we played out of our skin and Houghton didn't play to their full potential. It was also our very best side against their very best side.
But the main reason (and as I posted earlier) why I think they'll go OK in D6 is because of their depth. Their B Grade is very solid. Having been around the place and up and down between D6 and D7 now I think four times, the thing that kills you when you go up is injuries. We all got three byes this year to rest up and with as much respect to our mates at the crabbies as possible, you could probably afford to rest some against them this year as well.
You don't get that in D6 so you have to have blokes that can come in and fill a role to a close as possible A grade standard - or you'll very quickly lose games that if you were at your best you'd back yourself in to win. I don't think we have anywhere near the same depth as Houghton - but we are working on it.
Add to that the probable retirements of our ruckman, FB, CHB, CHF and FF.
And first choice ruckman?
Yes, and the one who can play CHB when a key forward is carving you a new one.
by Q. » Fri Sep 18, 2015 12:04 am
Yank Man wrote:
Speaking of tears, I had to hold mine back when I went to Q at games end, he was head down on the turf and inconsolable, really felt for him.
by morell » Mon Sep 21, 2015 9:54 am
by Footy Chick » Mon Sep 21, 2015 9:56 am
Gatt_Weasel wrote:if they (Walkerville) dont win the flag ill run around the block of my street naked :) you can grab a chair and enjoy the view
by The Bedge » Mon Sep 21, 2015 10:10 am
Dolphin Treasure wrote:Your an attention seeking embarsement..
by morell » Mon Sep 21, 2015 10:33 am
by Yank Man » Mon Sep 21, 2015 10:46 am
Zartan wrote:Morell to coach full time in 2016?!
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