I know that is what we will do… and hence why we are pretty much the worst club of the comp for the last 20 years. So so so so stupid.
“mathematically” a chance to perhaps, if every single thing goes our way, to scrape into 8th spot… to be duly dispatched in the first round in a humiliating loss… meanwhile we have no draft equity, players missing half of preseason to go and get surgeries done and we hold on to list cloggers again and again because they might turn into something.
It really is like watching a rerun every single farking season. Just keep hoping we will do something different… there is still hope!
Blitz loses the plot claiming we always fold in games and then blitz then wants the club to fold & tank for draft pick position.
Fark that.
Woosh said we are planning to try to win every game as they should
Potential incoming class players want to see a side that even if we don’t make finals are clearly an improving side capable of knocking off top 8 teams.
Develop the winning culture and mindset.
If we made finals with the type of football we have been playing we could knock off Dees, Syd or Cats. The call of “oh we will just be humiliated if we make it so why bother” is weak as ■■■■.
Actually plays a very similar role in the Twos- apart from being a much better mark.
Floats across filling defensive spaces, and relying on his reading of the play, and, more so, is used as a key distributor to sit up attacks.
Ridley is a good kick, but Francis is the one who spots and tries to execute the aggressive kick that opens the game up.
Given BJ’s legs are looking slower than treacle at this time of the season, absolutely nothing to lose by resting BJ and giving Francis a run.
I’m also worried his good Twos form will taper off unless rewarded.
In: Parish Francis Dea Green
Out: Myers(inj) Ambrose McNeice Stringer
OK May as well rest fantasia if he is sore.
Think Bringing Green in may help our goal scoring ability.
If laverde was fit would like him replacing Stringer.
But would also probably rather play ridley for development over Green - Can Ridley play Midfield and Forward? I remember Dodoro sugesting he could end up as a mid.
Send Hooker Forward at certain stages. Maybe give Francis some more responsiblity.
Or Switch Hooker and Brown if Brown stuggling. But was thinking maybe when McKernan is in the ruck.