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Season 2017/18 Review
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FFC Mariner
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15-3 aggregate loss to the scum, first time in HAL that a team has scored 15 against single opposition in 1 season
MagpieMariner
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And yet we split the points with SFC and beat them on goal difference. Can't work that out.
soccer mad
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To painful to relive
MagpieMariner
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And we beat the 'Nux twice and finished behind them.
LFCMariners
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Were a better team than the Nix and I won't hear otherwise
But had the worst attitude of any squad in the HAL- and that's the difference...
But had the worst attitude of any squad in the HAL- and that's the difference...
Capn Gus Bloodbeard
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It's so bizarre. We've seen what our players are capable of....so it's not the roster that lead to such a stupidly bad last 3rd of the season, surely.
I mean, I still can't figure out why our defenders don't give a shit, but that's been a problem for 3 years.
It's weird that we were amongst the best defence in the league for so long, despite so many frustrating defensive lapses.
We've seen how well the team can play against SFC, so how did we go from the performances early in the season to consistently inept performances at the end? I mean, it's the same players for the most part. So what else is happening to create such a disaster?
That sort of thing suggests it's not as simple as saying it's the squad....although when almost the entire squad has been utterly incompetent for the last third of the season, how on earth do you make your hiring and firing decisions?
I mean, I still can't figure out why our defenders don't give a shit, but that's been a problem for 3 years.
It's weird that we were amongst the best defence in the league for so long, despite so many frustrating defensive lapses.
We've seen how well the team can play against SFC, so how did we go from the performances early in the season to consistently inept performances at the end? I mean, it's the same players for the most part. So what else is happening to create such a disaster?
That sort of thing suggests it's not as simple as saying it's the squad....although when almost the entire squad has been utterly incompetent for the last third of the season, how on earth do you make your hiring and firing decisions?
Instability probably played a big part. The guys don’t know if they will have A League jobs next year. The coach quit in them and once the finals were out of reach they showed no respect for there own effort little own the club and the fans. This mentality is why we don’t need any of them
Insertnamehere
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It was about a 5 out of 13.
Wombat
Well-Known Member
Goals - last or 10th depends on your political spin
Assists - last
Shots - last
Passes - 2nd
Tackles - 5th
Masterfoods Sauce - A League app
Pretty damning stats. What about Goals conceeded and red cards?
Not covered by the A-League app but I’ll find them
LFCMariners
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Here's one out of left-field:
The 2009 Sydney Roosters NRL team had a decent side on paper and were tipped to have a season that improved on their previous one (they made the finals in '08, mind you). Round 1 they were at home to their traditional rivals Souths- a team with a large amount of bogan ferals in their supporter base who'd been a crap team for years, but a recent big money purchase of the club had them optimistic about improved fortunes (this sounds oddly familiar for some reason?). Anyhow round 1, Souths came out and spanked the Roosters, 52-12. It was the first time Souths had scored 50+ points in 29 years. There were warning bells for the Roosters from the very beginning.
Throughout that 2009 season, the Roosters underperformed considerably and it looked as though their coach (Freddy Fittler) had lost the dressing room. He was sacked by seasons' end and the no-nonsense Brian Smith was signed from the Knights. Easts jagged a couple of wins, but going into the last round they needed to beat an average Cowboys team at home to avoid the spoon. They were up 16-0 at H/T if I recall...but then in the second half they threw it away, Cowboys won and the Roosters were left dead last. So marked was the difference in the second half there were rumours certain players had thrown the game, but this was never confirmed...
So for 2010 Brian Smith begins his tenure and despite having the Bulldogs thrash them 60-14 early in the season, the Roosters gelled and ended up making it all the way to the Grand Final where St George proved too good for them. The Roosters were consistent finalists afterwards again, however, and won the 2013 Premiership plus 3 Minor Premierships in a row.
I see similarities with the current CCM squad and that '09 Roosters team. It's that same sense of 'They could have been much better than where they ended up'. CCM made a positive move in getting rid of Okon and replacing him with somebody with a good track record at HAL level. Now it's up to Mulvey to be free to recruit the players he wants, change the culture that was allowed to fester and change the attitude towards representing the Mariners. I'm not saying put your money on CCM making the GF next season, but with a return to a more Arnie-esque work ethic and this club could become THE improvement story of 2018-19...
The 2009 Sydney Roosters NRL team had a decent side on paper and were tipped to have a season that improved on their previous one (they made the finals in '08, mind you). Round 1 they were at home to their traditional rivals Souths- a team with a large amount of bogan ferals in their supporter base who'd been a crap team for years, but a recent big money purchase of the club had them optimistic about improved fortunes (this sounds oddly familiar for some reason?). Anyhow round 1, Souths came out and spanked the Roosters, 52-12. It was the first time Souths had scored 50+ points in 29 years. There were warning bells for the Roosters from the very beginning.
Throughout that 2009 season, the Roosters underperformed considerably and it looked as though their coach (Freddy Fittler) had lost the dressing room. He was sacked by seasons' end and the no-nonsense Brian Smith was signed from the Knights. Easts jagged a couple of wins, but going into the last round they needed to beat an average Cowboys team at home to avoid the spoon. They were up 16-0 at H/T if I recall...but then in the second half they threw it away, Cowboys won and the Roosters were left dead last. So marked was the difference in the second half there were rumours certain players had thrown the game, but this was never confirmed...
So for 2010 Brian Smith begins his tenure and despite having the Bulldogs thrash them 60-14 early in the season, the Roosters gelled and ended up making it all the way to the Grand Final where St George proved too good for them. The Roosters were consistent finalists afterwards again, however, and won the 2013 Premiership plus 3 Minor Premierships in a row.
I see similarities with the current CCM squad and that '09 Roosters team. It's that same sense of 'They could have been much better than where they ended up'. CCM made a positive move in getting rid of Okon and replacing him with somebody with a good track record at HAL level. Now it's up to Mulvey to be free to recruit the players he wants, change the culture that was allowed to fester and change the attitude towards representing the Mariners. I'm not saying put your money on CCM making the GF next season, but with a return to a more Arnie-esque work ethic and this club could become THE improvement story of 2018-19...
FFC Mariner
Well-Known Member
Okon seems to have entered the Fox graveyard of "never to be employed in the HAL" along with Moss and Rudan
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