I never said we should move them on unless we get a first rounder. hard to move them on when no wants our crap players you can’t force teams to take them
If teams are interested in the like of Guelfi,Gresham etc happy to trade them and get what we can.
Fair effort to make 2 prelims with an average list and no game plan.
Just to clarify. A coach will work on ball movement, defensive schemes etc. obviously we are working on quicker ball movement this off season heavily etc. I get the sense he is more talking about a unique game plan. Like how we see a Ross Lyon unique historic system. I sense he is saying coaches are more focusing on fundamentals of footy today which includes quick ball movement, skills, positioning, defence, ground ball gets, clearance work, contest work. Keep pushing hard to perfect these areas and the system works itself out naturally. My issue is do we have the coaches to do that.
Big discrepancy in training reports with Patrick Ryan (Begbie?) claiming the ball hardly touched the the ground while bombercross lamented the poor skills and errors by foot. Who do we believe?
My observation is that those who have close ties to the club (Scooter [CJ], P.Ryan) are inherently more positive than the Blitzers who go and watch without being affected by all the positive messaging coming from the club.
Could be a case of unconscious bias from those with the strong relationships looking for confirmation of the positive narrative that they are hearing rather than being equally attuned to the good and bad unfolding.
We are so used to being crap that anything postive that comes from training reports or the club is brushed off
Our pick 5, natural ball winner is being taught to be a negating player so it hides his abysmal skills and scott reckons gameplans are overrated
Excellent
We only used him 50% because he was injury prone and unfit most of his career. He managed to finally get fit last year, but then did his Achilles.
Watch him play every game for Brisbane and be one the best ruck/forwards in the comp
Another Joe Daniher situation coming up
Gameplans win premierships.
I think for me my positivity has been in the professionalism of the program Inness has setup. That was big for me as it needed addressing badly. I have stated a few times on the pod I am however still unsure on the talent of the list and how we will play in 2026. Also noting I am waiting for full ground match practice to get a better idea on some players. Always can see potential in a number of players but I stress i want to see the club bring it out.
what is the Lions game plan? I would argue they just do the basics much better than other teams consistently
Skills were fine today. The odd missed target but tbh they were pretty decent.
I was kidding. Geelong lost the Grand Final, so making a point that they lost because of the lack of gameplan.
In saying that, defensive setup is critical.
even Geelong fans think Chris Scott is poor at making in game changes or “plan b”
I think whats becoming clear is most teams have the same “game plan” or only slight variations of it. And then fans cant see any difference they automatically assume there is “no game plan”
I think you are onto something here
Every time I watch a top team play like Brisbane I don’t think of what game plan they are using all I see is a group of players who are elite at competing,tackling,pressure
Makes sense. There’s nothing wrong with erring on the side of positivity BTW.
Like most bomber fans I’m just hoping to see real improvement rather than another false dawn.
I don’t think coaches have multiple plans. I think that’s something the fans think teams should have, but most just rely on their better players to step up.
Pretty decent for Essendon or pretty decent compared to what good teams are capable of?
