Andy 4Bombers Bummer
April 26th 2010 01:01
Ok, so I haven't posted anything in over a week. I was trying to let the pent up rage subside after the Bombers effort (or lack their of) against the Eagles. For some unknown reason I tipped them in that game and, not having learned my lesson, I tipped them again on ANZAC day. How stupid am I? Just shows to go you what loyalty brings you these days.
To add insult to injury, now I hear Tayte Pears is going to miss six to eight weeks with an arm injury. The only advise you could give young Tayte is don't hurry back. There's not a lot of point rushing your recovery. No one at the bombers are going anywhere except for maybe the coach - straight back to Richmond where his game plan belongs.
I am hesitant to sink to boots into a coach when he's down. A coach is only as good as the players he has on the park, but in this case I think Knights is reaping what he has sown.
Sure Lloyd and Lucas were past their prime but they would have certainly got a game in the Bombers sides that have hit the park in he last two weeks. I'd be naive to suggest they would have won with these two veterans, their problems run a lot deeper that that, but their being railroaded out at the end of last year highlight the inept selection choices being made at Windy Hill at the moment.
It's all very well to wave the "rebuilding" white flag but young sides need leadership. They need people around that have won games and premierships. They need people that they can rally around, who are willing to do what it takes to lift their side when they are flat - great captains bump on Sewell, Lloydy. Ask the young players from the '93 Bombers premiership side how much of a thrill they got out of playing alongside Tim Watson.
As promising as Gumbleton, Neagle, Melksham, Colyer, and to a lesser extent Hurley and Pears are, they are not ready for senior footy. They have all shown some signs and will all hopefully go on to be good, if not great AFL players, but they should all still be playing the majority of their football in the VFL at this stage of their careers.
They need to develop the confidence that playing against other players at their own level can bring. What they don't need to be smashed every week by seasoned AFL players. It's one thing to give them an opportunity but that opportunity has to be given to them when they are ready and equipped to take it.
Well, I think that's enough of a rant about the Bombers. I won't even mention their ridiculous game plan. It's just so frustrating considering last years performance - which wasn't great but at least their was some bright spots. Would Essendon have won more games by retaining their veterans? Maybe. Maybe not but at least it would have given some of their younger players time to learn the game without the pressure that the spotlight of center stage brings.
Season 2010 is definitely over for the Bombers. I'll try not to mention them again.
To add insult to injury, now I hear Tayte Pears is going to miss six to eight weeks with an arm injury. The only advise you could give young Tayte is don't hurry back. There's not a lot of point rushing your recovery. No one at the bombers are going anywhere except for maybe the coach - straight back to Richmond where his game plan belongs.
I am hesitant to sink to boots into a coach when he's down. A coach is only as good as the players he has on the park, but in this case I think Knights is reaping what he has sown.
Sure Lloyd and Lucas were past their prime but they would have certainly got a game in the Bombers sides that have hit the park in he last two weeks. I'd be naive to suggest they would have won with these two veterans, their problems run a lot deeper that that, but their being railroaded out at the end of last year highlight the inept selection choices being made at Windy Hill at the moment.
It's all very well to wave the "rebuilding" white flag but young sides need leadership. They need people around that have won games and premierships. They need people that they can rally around, who are willing to do what it takes to lift their side when they are flat - great captains bump on Sewell, Lloydy. Ask the young players from the '93 Bombers premiership side how much of a thrill they got out of playing alongside Tim Watson.
As promising as Gumbleton, Neagle, Melksham, Colyer, and to a lesser extent Hurley and Pears are, they are not ready for senior footy. They have all shown some signs and will all hopefully go on to be good, if not great AFL players, but they should all still be playing the majority of their football in the VFL at this stage of their careers.
They need to develop the confidence that playing against other players at their own level can bring. What they don't need to be smashed every week by seasoned AFL players. It's one thing to give them an opportunity but that opportunity has to be given to them when they are ready and equipped to take it.
Well, I think that's enough of a rant about the Bombers. I won't even mention their ridiculous game plan. It's just so frustrating considering last years performance - which wasn't great but at least their was some bright spots. Would Essendon have won more games by retaining their veterans? Maybe. Maybe not but at least it would have given some of their younger players time to learn the game without the pressure that the spotlight of center stage brings.
Season 2010 is definitely over for the Bombers. I'll try not to mention them again.
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