So what's our excuse this week?

[Guest]

Pretty simple. We're a dumb football team this year with plenty of inexcusable mistakes i.e kick-off out on the full, Guerra & SKD's continually coughing up the ball and our perennially poor & predictable last tackle option.

Bring on next year.

Yep. This.

[novice chook]

Do we need an excuse? I know shyte coaches aren't allowed to say 'this is a rebuilding year' but I honestly think it is in the most literal sense.

We won 3 minor premierships. To stay on top we implemented a youth policy. Our kids ALL have the goods in attack and you can be sure that our current kids are ALL going to play a lot of 1st grade in the future (in particular Latrell, Matterson and Manu).

What's new?
- When we're winning the haters are gonna say 'you cheated... you bought that team!!!'
- When we're losing, haters will say 'what's your excuse? There's no such thing as a building season... you suck!'

Haters gonna hate. This season has been rough!!! But I actually quite liked watching the game tonight. Lots of promising signs in attack... coupled with even more poor defensive reads. We almost got over the line! Almost.

Every week a team has to win and a team has to lose. Just because this isn't our year, it doesn't mean I have to make up excuses. All I can say to those asking for excuses is 'what's your solution then sm@rt@rse? You got a better plan for us? Maybe you should replace Robbo if you think you're the shizzle...'

It's seasons like this that make seasons like 2013 even better.

Well said!

The Chooks don't do mediocrity - they are either really good or really bad. Vying for the top 4/minor premiership or the wooden spoon.

If you can't accept that, then perhaps find another team to follow, as it's generally been that way for years. All part of the roller coaster of being a Rooster fan.

We've never been a Melbourne type club, who are pretty much in the finals year after year. And I doubt we ever will be - peaks and troughs are the Chooks way.

Makes you really appreciate the good years, as you know the bad years are just around the corner. You don't know when the turn will come, but you know at some stage it's inevitable ...

[Thirteen]

I haven't seen the press conference, but if TR did say that about Watson and failed to mention the other repeat offenders then I've lost a little respect for him! Watson was tryin his guts out and actually produced something that gave me hope for the next 5 years , which is not the same feeling I've had from our so called captain whose form and decision making has been mediocre at best this year, and I've heard him point the finger at team mates in pressers which is very poor for a captain .

He was talking specifically about Watson when asked and he just mentioned he had a mistake or 2 in his game. He didn't single Watson out so no need for you to lose any respect for Robbo.

[Mad_Rooster_in_GraceLand]

He's correct.

Is hotbuns68 u Stehr?

[Game Fowl]

Do we need an excuse? I know shyte coaches aren't allowed to say 'this is a rebuilding year' but I honestly think it is in the most literal sense.

We won 3 minor premierships. To stay on top we implemented a youth policy. Our kids ALL have the goods in attack and you can be sure that our current kids are ALL going to play a lot of 1st grade in the future (in particular Latrell, Matterson and Manu).

What's new?
- When we're winning the haters are gonna say 'you cheated... you bought that team!!!'
- When we're losing, haters will say 'what's your excuse? There's no such thing as a building season... you suck!'

Haters gonna hate. This season has been rough!!! But I actually quite liked watching the game tonight. Lots of promising signs in attack... coupled with even more poor defensive reads. We almost got over the line! Almost.

Every week a team has to win and a team has to lose. Just because this isn't our year, it doesn't mean I have to make up excuses. All I can say to those asking for excuses is 'what's your solution then sm@rt@rse? You got a better plan for us? Maybe you should replace Robbo if you think you're the shizzle...'

It's seasons like this that make seasons like 2013 even better.

The voice of reason - that's Footy , been like that for over 45 years that I have been involved.

Don't look for excuses, just toughen up for the reality of it all that is Sport,

There were positive signs last night against the competition favorites, all is not lost.