Donstuie wrote:
First let me just say that I don't want to use our lack of fit players as an excuse for our pathetic effort today. The game was lost well before any of our players went down. But the rate that our players are dropping is concerning me.
I have the utmost faith in Cordy and co, and have defended him to the hilt when others have attacked him (usually happens everytime Walker gets injured), but I have to start wondering wtf is going on down there. Beside the fact that our comms department are infuriatingly coy in giving us information, we always seem to have massive holes in our team due to injuries alone and in particular it seems that if you're height is above 5'8 or you're a player finally finding some form after a long time, chances are you'll get a serious/ongoing injury at some stage.
Jamison: Suspect shoulder
Walker: Where to begin
Fisher: Knee and shoulder problems
Waite: Did his knee
Austin: Simply never seems to be right
Warnock: Missed all of 2009
Bower: Again, don't know where to begin
Hampson: We still don't have any !@#$%& clue what's happening there
Another area where we need players fit and firing, tough nuts in the middle:
Hadley: In addition to breaking his arm, has struggled with various ailments
McLean: Hip complaint
Now today we can add Houlihan, Johnson, White, Lucas and possibly Yarran to the list. RoK, our great white hope in the backline, hasn't been sighted.
It seems our players aren't trained to be tough. They're not trained to stand up for themselves and show their opposition number that they're not to be trifled with. There's an automatic "I won't retaliate" vibe that seems to come from our players and it invites flogs like Hawthorn and Collingwood to mentally and physically dominate us.
I think I'm quite justified in asking wtf is going on down there. Anyone agree?
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