Hi skeptic, any chance of changing the title of this topic to something more respectful and in line with a supporters forum. Its a bit low rent, I think, and its popularity means its one of the first things a reader sees: like coming upon the latrines out back before seeing the big house. Couldn’t ...

Scollop wrote: ↑Thu 23 May 2024 7:36pm They know what they're doing. It's all part of the development plan

...anyone questioning the club or the head coach is a Lyon hater.

More churlish.
Especially when no question is posed.
Bit vacuous?

meher baba wrote: ↑Thu 23 May 2024 9:21pm I used to think RTB 1.0 was sometimes trying to troll the fan base with his selections. He seems to be at it again this week.

Seriously?
Coach trolls fan base with selections?
Get a grip.

These mystifying selections are not a good sign. Dropping Pou is not mystifying. Higgins in, not mystifying. Bigger bodied Seb v Petraccia/Oliver not mystifying. Stocker to replace Bonner or Paton, not mystifying. Byrnes on MCG not mystifying. All can be debated, but hardly mystifying. Crouch and C...

Hi skeptic, any chance of changing the title of this topic to something more respectful and in line with a supporters forum.

Its a bit low rent, I think, and its popularity means its one of the first things a reader sees: like coming upon the latrines out back before seeing the big house.

Is it my imagination or are most sides physically larger than our current best 22. Or are we unlucky with the chaos ball situations. Does our best 22 handball to space or to a predictable close and covered team mate. Freo seemed to generally out muscle us in the contested ball scraps and send quick ...

Lots of talk lately re our woes is it coaching ? Lack of talent? (probably bit of both is the beige reality) that said I thought N Buckley said it nicely this week on Fox when asked what the results might be if Fly swapped with Lyon…his thoughts were….Lyon would go considerably better with Pies and...

Is that the same as the DCM notice I got?

The Fireman wrote: ↑Tue 21 May 2024 9:29pm My brigade has total confidence in RTB

Why, Brigadier? If I may ask.

Players are expected to be resilient, show composure. Fans can demand a new coach as soon as they don't have bragging rights, going gets tough. It's hypocritical, dumb, self indulgent short termism, but many supporters are like that. Not all, but. Same ones calling for a sacking 5 minutes into the j...

Then Bonner is officially bullet proof.

No love for Tim M?
Maybe if he can light it up in VFL. Maybe.
Spot for Hayes?

So Narm-Euro-Yuroke?

It's because a number of people hold a grudge against him and the opportunity to slag off has just emerged.
Commentators frame it as a discussion because of a vacuous need to have an uneducated opinion on everything and pad between adverts.But it's not a balanced informed commentary.

How about a warrior or fierce creature name/description to compliment the place name. And tell you what was great, the didgeridoo playing. If that could be a regular part of the players entering the field atmospherics, terrific. Imagine, if it is possible, few bars of Oh when the Saints on a didgeri...

Seems a smart player.
We seem a bit light on for footy smarts.
Hope he can mentor Dougal.

JB on Clarke hypothetical.
Could probably keep Clarke to just 2 or three goals.

With Lyon we be fly'n.

Well North don't need mids so we should get a beauty.
Also no Thursday or Friday matches and few Saturday evening games.
Unfortunately it also means a game at Mt Barker, about 8 interstate fixtures and no mercies from the MRO and umps. Character building.

It is a part of Lyons game plan to get the ball in Bonners hands as often as possible (and Nas) A part of that is him kicking in Freo bought in. Kicked lots of points. Possibly Bonner was tired from all that kicking in and the hopeless kick to Hill was his last gasp of energy. Well planned J. Longm...

B.M wrote: ↑Sun 19 May 2024 10:20pm In case I’m wrong

I’m not 100% on it

I miscounted the year of exploration. Apologies.

The list is 80% the same And a year more experienced Every team has injuries and suspension Squad mentality- you deal with that So list is significantly different. No two teams have identical injuries and suspensions. Deal with it? Sounds easy. A seriously disperate 44 plus group in a complex high ...

We all know players can have bad weeks. I’m not a huge fan of Seb Ross, but he’s an experienced midfielder and he rarely plays 2 really poor games in a row When we lost to Hawthorn, everyone knew there’d have to be some changes to the team…but Lyon decided to have 3 of his more experienced players ...

It was a 5 year deal.
Let the man go the journey.
Honour the undertaking.
Don't go the bed wetting route.
As the man observed "...s*** happens.." then it doesn't.
All good things usually involve hard work and perseverance.

What happened last year - with the same list? Is Jack Steele the new Seb Ross?! Where were you last season. And it is not the same list. Form and personnel changes, suspensions and injury have made it significantly different. As has the butterfly wings effect of Bonnor's clangers. Or sledgehammer b...