Piesnchess wrote:With the year we have had, horrendous long term injuries-cue Brown and Reid-and many others like Elliott, swannie, plus playing a heap of untried kids, I would like to see the ole man, clarko, scott bros, lyon, etc do any better under these dire circumstances. Bottom line is, no coach could do any better with what he has at his disposal, as bucks has.
That's patently untrue on several counts:
1. Clarkson has had to deal with a massive number of injuries to key players this year (including his
own illness), and the Hawks haven't missed a beat. Obviously their depth is massive compared to ours (so much for our vaunted great list). They are the best managed club in the VFL/AFL over the past 50 years - undisputedly.
2. Ross Lyon has had a stack of injuries to key players at Freo over the past two seasons, but amazing isn't it that when he brings a new player in they fit like a glove into his meticulous game plan. The whole club knows it.
3. Chris Scott has dealt with a range of issues since taking over at Geelong, and yes they win all the close ones (including a flag in his first year). They also manage to blood new kids who actually show real development.
How on earth can you say Bucks has done as good a job under the circumstances as them, or that they could not have done better? They could and they do!
To be totally frank I'd say we are at least a decade away from threatening for a flag now. Our list will require a complete overhaul.
Piesnchess wrote:
SO genius, by your criteria, last night, with five gone within minutes, somehow clarko, lyon, scott ect would have somehow, manufactured some miracle win,
Not true again. We were 7 goals down when Cloke went off well into the second quarter and nearly 10 goals down when Beams went off. Reid went early, but like last week's game these personnel had no influence on the result. And last week Pendles and Beams got over 30 possessions. The way Brisbane played there is no way we were going to win that match even with all five stars playing. Our game plan is simply useless.
BTW Whatsinaname did not suggest any other coaches could have got a "miracle" win.