So are you suggesting that a side should perform at 100% intensity and effort for every game of the entire season?It aint going to happen no matter how good a coach or team you have.I am not making excuses,I am saying that you have off days and deal with it....I am pretty sure that that is how Des will view it.Of course we could have won the game,of course we had opportunities,every team in every sport in every game ever played has.Teams are going to have a flat game or maybe drop their intensity,I guess that it makes it our magical coaches fault then?Game is in the rear view mirror,if more is dished up like that next week then maybe be a bit more concerned.
Smokin I mostly agree, certainly every team do have there ups and downs, and some weeks a team will be flatter. No question.
Whilst effort dropping off can't be removed entirely, I still say it is a factor the coaching staff influence, and a variable which can be reduced in a number of ways.
I love DES is not accepting excuses, I see this as the foundation for setting the stands and Creating that club culture.
As good as the Titans were, I am saying in my view Manly should consider they lost that game, because they were flat. The effort up the middle where Manly have dominated other teams just wasn't there.
Can we take the Tits next time? Of course we can. But only if we show up to play and do the hard stuff up the middle.
Not accepting excuses, then leads into players and staff being accountable for that performance.
Once individuals are taking ownership, only then can Lessons be learned.
One loss isn't an issue, but not learning from it is.
There is also lessons to be learned for the next time there is a 4 day turn around, as well.
I just see no benefit what so ever, in excusing a drop off in effort and execution.
How our boys respond against the riff next week. Now I certainly agree how the boys perform there is huge.
