Jacko's Turn
Beyond Disappointing
I would like to offer my congratulations to the player group of the Geelong Football Club for achieving a new all time low. Saturday nights loss to Collingwood was the most heartless, gutless, spineless, insipid display I have seen from this club in the 26 years I have supported Geelong. Apart from Corey Enright, James Kelly and Darren Milburn, I could've found 19 strangers in the Elizabeth St Mall in Hobart who would've played with more passion than this group displayed. How I ever though we would be a premiership contender after Rd 2, with the current forward line we have, is totally beyond me. As good as Paul Chapman, Gary Ablett and Steve Johnson are, we can't keep relying on these guys and our midfield to keep kicking a winning score week in, week out. Why we still have Kent Kingsley is beyond me. If it's not placed lace out on the chest, Kent can't seem to mark it. He seems to kick one decent bag a year and thinks his job is done. I'm not expecting 6-8 goals every week, but surely 2-3 from our "key forward"isn't too much to ask. Last night Kent managed one goal... his first in about 3 weeks. Need I say more. I am also disappointed in the display of Brad Ottens. He has done a decent job in the ruck whilst Steven King has been out injured, but Cam Mooney did a similar job a few years ago. When Brad goes forward, he seems to go missing. I want Brent Moloney back.
Mick Malthouse described this game as an heavy-weight title fight. From what I saw it was Mike Tyson v Krusty the Clown. I said to a mate after we won the NAB Cup that it was a "premiership"and we'll take it. The way we're going we may have to take it cause it looks like it's all we're going to get. I'll be mighty pissed and shattered if we go through 6+ years of re-building, to win nothing more than a Mickey Mouse pre-season comp. I live in Tassie and have had an Interstate membership since 2000. In that time I have seen two games... not really getting my money's worth in live games, but I have stuck with the club during this time on the hope my loyalty would be rewarded eventually. After 2004 and 2005, I thought it might pay off. I think I'm wrong. Taking a bath with the toaster would be less painful than having to sit through what happened last night
I would like to offer my congratulations to the player group of the Geelong Football Club for achieving a new all time low. Saturday nights loss to Collingwood was the most heartless, gutless, spineless, insipid display I have seen from this club in the 26 years I have supported Geelong. Apart from Corey Enright, James Kelly and Darren Milburn, I could've found 19 strangers in the Elizabeth St Mall in Hobart who would've played with more passion than this group displayed. How I ever though we would be a premiership contender after Rd 2, with the current forward line we have, is totally beyond me. As good as Paul Chapman, Gary Ablett and Steve Johnson are, we can't keep relying on these guys and our midfield to keep kicking a winning score week in, week out. Why we still have Kent Kingsley is beyond me. If it's not placed lace out on the chest, Kent can't seem to mark it. He seems to kick one decent bag a year and thinks his job is done. I'm not expecting 6-8 goals every week, but surely 2-3 from our "key forward"isn't too much to ask. Last night Kent managed one goal... his first in about 3 weeks. Need I say more. I am also disappointed in the display of Brad Ottens. He has done a decent job in the ruck whilst Steven King has been out injured, but Cam Mooney did a similar job a few years ago. When Brad goes forward, he seems to go missing. I want Brent Moloney back.
Mick Malthouse described this game as an heavy-weight title fight. From what I saw it was Mike Tyson v Krusty the Clown. I said to a mate after we won the NAB Cup that it was a "premiership"and we'll take it. The way we're going we may have to take it cause it looks like it's all we're going to get. I'll be mighty pissed and shattered if we go through 6+ years of re-building, to win nothing more than a Mickey Mouse pre-season comp. I live in Tassie and have had an Interstate membership since 2000. In that time I have seen two games... not really getting my money's worth in live games, but I have stuck with the club during this time on the hope my loyalty would be rewarded eventually. After 2004 and 2005, I thought it might pay off. I think I'm wrong. Taking a bath with the toaster would be less painful than having to sit through what happened last night
posted by Jacko's Turn at 7:30 PM
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