I don't think injuries count in his "click" period. How much more frustrating can this season get?

We should just put him on the long term injury list for a while and bring in Derek Rucker to run the point.

I love Maher to death, but could this be the start of the end for him. Not through lack of being able to dominate a game, but through nigling injuries? He is starting to develop the same situation James Hird has in the AFL able to play a couple of weeks before another injury, i hope this isnt the case but if it is you would think we would have him for maybe one more season after this.

on 5aa last night phil said they were awaiting scans from today and best case would be play this weekend worst case 2 weeks off

Phil also said they would gel in 4-6 weeks.

Yesterday he barely lasted 20 minutes before pulling out, the calf again tightening up and prompting scans today to determine the full extent of the damage.

"We're not as concerned by Lanard's 0-of-9 as he is," Smyth said.

"All players go through low confidence phases, whether they are 20 years old, 30 or 40.

"He's trying too hard. He just had a bad shooting night but the focus comes on him because he's 41. Ignorant people usually pick out the obvious.

ignorant people ignore the obvious!!

Well it is good to know that someone is concerned about Lanard's shooting, even if it isn't his coach!!

Calling supporters "ignorant" is not a very clever marketing strategy for the club.
But hey Phil has guaranteed money doenst he, so i guess he doesnt have to pull his head in does he ?
Granted Phil would know more about this team than any of us in the state, but making comments like those mentioned above just shows his inability to accept criticism and an ego that has gone unchecked for a few years now.

Unfortunately, Copeland is shooting something like 29% from the field for the entire season !! What does that say about his ability to show leadership ? Clearly he cant get it done anymore.

I wouldnt be writing Brett Maher off just yet. He is having a bad spell of luck, we are all more sensitive to this because the team chemistry isnt there right now.

Yeah, 0 of 9 last game, what about all the others before that? Guess they don't count for us 'ignorant' ones. I would have liked to hear 'Yeah it is a concern but we're working hard with Lanard to get it right and I'm sure he's not far away from a bust out game'.....or something similar. Nothing like treating the fans with disdain to make friends. Me thinks the pressure buildin'!

If Lenard was a new import he'd be cut already.

Maybe he hasn't been dumped because we know he CAN shoot.. but where are the results?! Surely his age isn't an excuse.. he still seems nice and mobile to me....

Hmm i'm ashamed to say that unless some big changes happen NOW... like Friday night 'NOW'.. I am writing us off this year (Mentally I pretty much have written them off already after some of the amature crap I've seen in the last 3 weeks)

ShaneD

Copeland's stat line is looking even worse than it did in Brisbane. If that's even possible.

He'll have probably 4 or 5 top games this season and the rest will be rubbish. I hated this signing from the start and I feel even more frustrated knowing I was right and even an armchair expert such as myself could forsee what would happen.

Still, Copeland's FG% is still 3% better than what Jacob Holmes is putting up. Ouch!