I thought we had less obvious passengers than last week in terms of effort. It was like a game of basketball and both sides went back and forth across the ground. We failed to take bold options, North managed to eventually movevthe ball through the corridor.

Yarran worked much harder than the last few weeks, but was caught out badly a few times as per 2nd efforts post. Menzel didn't work hard enough, and Everitt's defence is way short if his attack, but over all we tried to press them and keep them moving backwards, but players got lost and a few dropped off and guys like Wood don't have the capacity to run with the North defenders.
North had better cleaner skills and took decisive options whereas we were mainly unprepared to kick more than 20 metres and almost always sideways.
Actually highlight of the night was a pinpoint 50 mete pass under enromous pressure by Yarran, shows just the skill he has.

Polishing a turd can't be easy.

This will take years and years to correct.. Probably with our set up.. It will never be corrected
Pull up a chair and welcome to hell

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..crisps had 6, krooz and Curnow and doc all had 5, there's a few that give maximum effort..

....I think simmo is shell shocked, his time is near..

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..well run clubs off field, strong spread of on field leadership,, And they didn't tank and get smashed for a decade..

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..game was played on their terms.. ..not good terms and they are pretenders, but still they belted us by ten goals.. ..we played bruise free cos we can't be bothered, they did cos it was easier and still belted us.. ..they got away with it, we didn't..

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..agreed, too many players pick and choose.. ..but there is also the directive and barker is just doing as he is told.. ..at half time I just knew we'd go back to the first quarter style and not play like we did in the second quarter until the game was truly out of reach..

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..yep, this is why I don't believe any talk about the club turning the corner.. ..same crap board, a hot air puppet prez, new crap ceo.. ..and a fat contract to sos just to be told to tank and sell off players for more picks..

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What a cop out to the players a few geelong boys been told the same and they are NOT shirking they have more pride

Thanks. The quotes cleared it up.

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The undercurrent of Barker's presser surely was "it's my job on the line or it's certain player's jobs on the line"...

If Barker is to survive, he needs to do what it takes to field a competitive team.

If that means dropping some of the "regular" players - so be it.

Barker can't be axed at the end of the season regretting that he put up with players who did not play for the team.

Do it Johnny, and do it NOW!!

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..agreed, two wrongs don't make a right.. ....players should work harder to prove they are better than any trade they'd net.. ....especially in our team, hard work will make you indispensable..

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Wont make any difference.
Players were dropped last year and they left for bugger all...
This club is in a pickle

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..its ok, we have a three year plan..

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No real response from Synners. Just more one liner nonsense negativity.

Thanks Crippa, but my point was based on Carlton only (don't care about Kangas...). 12 of our 18 players (2 thirds) had a low level or zero level of tackles. We are still playing way below what is needed in this area.

Many of these players are playing on the back line...

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Well.. the club has let the players down hasn't it?
It hasn't created an environment for providing excellence..
You can go back fifteen years and move into now.. its the same... players look unhappy.


Its an unhappy club...

You're disagreeing?

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oh and its not just the players who are unhappy... its everybody who has anything to do with this club...

this is no coincidence or some kind of unbelievable bad luck....

you disagree about this also???

crippa .. what do u want???... lala land stuff???''

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Fast going the way of Fitzroy.

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I think he's just asking you which players do you think won't be at the club next year.
That's all.

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