We have a club hierarchy that has closed shop on info and lost its way.
We have once again at our disposal a sub standard league squad.
I await for the end of season mass leavings/retirements and the continued non-recruiting of key personnel.
It’s getting easier to find other winter interests.
I have to say I came away quite proud of the boys today. Undermanned with two players down, Grey to a hamstring and Clark a broken hand both in the second qtr I think. Too many turn overs from over use of the handball in the first qtr cost us but once they stopped fiddling around with it we looked a lot better.
We’ve found one in Jack Steel I reckon. He continues to grow in confidence. Great game by Burner who is back to his best.
Changes are imminent I believe re the zones. Question is will it be enough? Big date coming up re the development.
I was impressed with Perth today, they could have easily dropped their bundle after the first 15 minutes but they kept at it and I must admit we got a few very soft free kicks in front of goal which enabled us to maintain the 3 - 4 goal margin. Even so, Perth still had a chance to snatch it up till time on in the last quarter.
Watched the game on replay.
Slow start again hurt us and dumb over use of the ball in the first quarter lost us the game.
Other than that endeavour was there.
In all fairness I understand the frustration of our situation but I do think injuries have ruined our season.
And blow me down 2 more today before 1/2 time.
Grey again and a handy Clark.
That is over 20.
I hope the big date with development is good news about it going ahead.
There is certainly concern regarding the Board’s black out on information to members and supporters.
Take 20 players out of Subi’s list and see how they go.
Or any team for that matter.
Losing 2 players for the whole second half was difficult add to that Matt Rogers playing the bulk of the game for 3 possessions. He is having zero impact and gets caught holding the ball over and over.
Today did feel like an improvement on previous couple of weeks.
League Down 2 players for a half
61 possessions
39 marks
14 inside 50’s
Free kicks 14-20 but where the free kicks were paid made a difference to the day, as mentioned Swans got a couple of super cheapies
I agree about Jack Steel he looks promising.
The additional injury toll means beating West Coast looks difficult, finishing last is now a distinct possibility.
Who do you see leaving the Club at the end of the season?
[quote=“30plusyeardrought post=209896 userid=870”]We have a club hierarchy that has closed shop on info and lost its way.
We have once again at our disposal a sub standard league squad.
I await for the end of season mass leavings/retirements and the continued non-recruiting of key personnel.
It’s getting easier to find other winter interests.
Who can you see leaving at the end of the season ?
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Hey 30plus,
Do you have inside knowledge ?
Who can you see leaving at the end of the season ?
Not sure who mentioned it but the lack of updates from the Club is disappointing.
Demon Strate
I don’t have inside knowledge re- leavings
but i can’t see the likes of McIness and Gray both getting older injuries etc I can see pulling the pin,Rogers will probably give it a thought of retiring.
A few of the more senior players may look at it and think is it worth it.
Just a gut feeling I have nothing more.
[quote=“DD post=209900 userid=1749”]I have to say I came away quite proud of the boys today. Undermanned with two players down, Grey to a hamstring and Clark a broken hand both in the second qtr I think. Too many turn overs from over use of the handball in the first qtr cost us but once they stopped fiddling around with it we looked a lot better.
We’ve found one in Jack Steel I reckon. He continues to grow in confidence. Great game by Burner who is back to his best.
Changes are imminent I believe re the zones. Question is will it be enough? Big date coming up re the development.
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What’s the goss with the redevelopment DD?
TOVP set to meet to decide in the middle of August. I think it might come down to what Perth FC wants and TOVP is prepared to contribute.
Was very impressed with young Jack Steel (no.58) for the Dees yesterday.
Strong hands and a nice kick, you have a real good one there.
[quote=“DD post=209954 userid=1749”]TOVP set to meet to decide in the middle of August. I think it might come down to what Perth FC wants and TOVP is prepared to contribute.
Who’s changed there mind?
Bob has come out ages ago and said it was a go ahead and the joint was getting knocked down when our season was done.
Now they are meeting in August?
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DS, I think players leaving is just a prediction based on our age profile and our immediate prospects. We have 5 players over 30 (6 before Masten retired), 3 are 28 and 3 are 27. If you are that age, suffering recurrent injuries and your club picks up the wooden spoon, you can see why there would be a lack of motivation to go through it all again. I honestly don’t know what message the club can sell to try to keep players at the club and attract new ones. I guess all we can say is that we will be contenders with a better injury outlook. Will players believe that? I’m not sure I do. All the enthusiasm and optimism from last season is long gone.
[quote=“Worm Burner post=209886 userid=1861”]Better make room for another 2 Wooden Spoons. What a downright disappointing 2021!
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With WCE Reserves winning and Perth on a familiar trejectory it seems that is now on the cards. More concerning is the lower grades are not offering much promise. 2020 looks like a flash in the pan.
We need to be honest with ourselves and accept that it is highly unlikely we would have made the finals in 2020 in a full season. Eventually Subi would have got players back from injury and tipped us out. What I thought was important about 2020 was the boost to confidence and enthusiasm. We seemed to build on that by picking up Langlands and Smith, and with Masten and Byrne returning from injury, most people believed we were the real deal. No doubt our season has been derailed by injury but my concern is what impact another wooden spoon is going to have on the confidence and belief of players.
[quote=“DD post=209954 userid=1749”]TOVP set to meet to decide in the middle of August. I think it might come down to what Perth FC wants and TOVP is prepared to contribute.
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Do you still think the old grandstand will be getting demolished at the end of this season? They’re leaving it a bit late in the year to get everything finalised. Some communication from the club would be nice.
I believe the the club has fallen well short of the grants it hoped to receive and they are relying on the TOVP to make up the rest. So it comes down to how much they are prepared to tip in. If it falls short the club should put the development off otherwise they will be cutting corners and end up with something inadequate and we will be stuck with it for the next 50 years.
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