Barassi: It's not good for football

[Norris Lurker]

Re: Barassi: It's not good for football

Originally posted by goswannie14
Ron Barassi is whinging about Victorian teams not making the grade at finals time. He wants an inquiry into why this is happening and how it can be fixed.

In the interests of the game, I have conducted the inquiry tonight, and can report that the reason Victorian clubs have failed to progress this far into the season is that they have not won enough games.
The solution to this situation is for the clubs in question to win more games next season. This involves training, tactical moves, skills and fitness.
The resolution is not found in emergency summits; but in the coaches box, the training track and on the field. And if the non-Victorian teams are doing these things better, and all the evidence suggests that is the case, I don't see what the problem is.

[anniswan]

Re: Re: Barassi: It's not good for football

Originally posted by Norris Lurker
In the interests of the game, I have conducted the inquiry tonight, and can report that the reason Victorian clubs have failed to progress this far into the season is that they have not won enough games.
The solution to this situation is for the clubs in question to win more games next season. This involves training, tactical moves, skills and fitness.
The resolution is not found in emergency summits; but in the coaches box, the training track and on the field. And if the non-Victorian teams are doing these things better, and all the evidence suggests that is the case, I don't see what the problem is.

Too simple Norris.

[Piobaireachd]

Re: Re: Re: Barassi: It's not good for football

Originally posted by anniswan
Too simple Norris.

simple times demand simple rhymes. word


edit: wtf am I drinking?

[anniswan]

Biggest thing that the Vic teams has is crap coaches. Still stuck in the olden days of the VFL.

On reading the article about Roos today he is the most progressive coach in the league.

Sheedy, Pagan, Laidley, Thompson, Clarkson etc, who of them have said that their is life after footy, footy is their life and they have nothing outside it.

[graystar]

Originally posted by anniswan
Biggest thing that the Vic teams has is crap coaches. Still stuck in the olden days of the VFL.

On reading the article about Roos today he is the most progressive coach in the league.

Sheedy, Pagan, Laidley, Thompson, Clarkson etc, who of them have said that their is life after footy, footy is their life and they have nothing outside it.

Agree. A few grand old clubs need a good broom. To many old people just wanting to be part of it so they can be like the next old son at the melbourne club.

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by graystar
How many vics would go to a sydney v freo game?
The AFL would lose money.

I would, and so would swantastic!

[ScottH]

Originally posted by goswannie14
I would, and so would swantastic!

At least 15,000 (?) Vic Swans members + a handful of Dockers.

[graystar]

Originally posted by ScottH
At least 15,000 (?) Vic Swans members + a handful of Dockers.

Exactly.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by graystar
Exactly.

More than you'd get for an Ade v WC game there.

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by ScottH
More than you'd get for an Ade v WC game there.

Or any game involving the Kangaroos!

[cruiser]

Originally posted by liz
LOL. I understand your point, but really it is just a phrase that describes a group of six clubs and everyone understands who is meant by it in the context of the AFL.

I couldn't care less what we're called - the last five premierships and another this year. We're better than the rest.

I know what you're saying (you make more sense than the drunken, skirt wearing Scot from Perth ) but I really do think that its time that Melbourne based football commentators on national TV, speaking to a national (rather than just Victorian) audience, stopped using the term "interstate" to describe non-Victorian teams. Its silly and disrespectful to the teams and supporters in non Victorian states. And I'm not being anti-Victorian saying this.

[swantastic]

Originally posted by cruiser
I know what you're saying (you make more sense than the drunken, skirt wearing Scot from Perth ) but I really do think that its time that Melbourne based football commentators on national TV, speaking to a national (rather than just Victorian) audience, stopped using the term "interstate" to describe non-Victorian teams. Its silly and disrespectful to the teams and supporters in non Victorian states. And I'm not being anti-Victorian saying this.

All i'll say is "its hard to teach an old dog new tricks"

[Sanecow]

There are some Western Australians who think a Freo-Eagles grand final (if it should ever happen) should be held in WA. LOL! The same idiots would riot in the streets when there was fewer than 20000 tickets for their clubs in the Grand Final.

[swantastic]

Originally posted by Sanecow
There are some Western Australians who think a Freo-Eagles grand final (if it should ever happen) should be held in WA. LOL! .

It just goes to show you how stupid they are.

[dimelb]

Back on thread, there is a good article about this in the Hun today (perhaps someone could post it here - beyond me atm) saying that the basic problem of Vic clubs is that they make poor use of the draft system. He has a raft of examples, half a dozen duds at Essendon for instance, and a failure at the talent scouting level. He thinks there is a particular failure to check the WA and SA player pool and backs it up with the way the four clubs concerned, and particularly the Eagles and Crows, have major depth of local talent.
We've done pretty well too, especially considering we've never bottomed out a la St Kilda, West Coast and Freo.