“It’s time for a change,” a bitterly disappointed Evans declared after what he labelled a “disgusting” performance against a side which sits only sixth on the NEAFL Northern Conference ladder.
“We’ve got a lot of good players who are not performing,” he said.
“Our defence was atrocious – and by that I don’t mean our backline. We showed no accountability whatsoever through the midfield and a little across half forward.
“I feel I’ve backed the players in for seven or eight weeks and allowed myself to go away from the defensive mindset I normally like to have as a coach because I thought they were good enough to come through it.
“This was one of the most disgusting efforts I’ve seen from so-called good players in a long time.
“We’re definitely not working hard enough and we only run one way to get the ball.
“People are sooking if they don’t get their own way and there’s way too much bickering going on.
“Well it’s time to crack down. Now it’s time to go back to what I like and what I know best. We must play players who I know will hold an opponent.
“There will be some big changes this week and there will be some big names who go.”
Evans said the Hornets “tried everything” to stop Broadbeach full forward Jason Eagle, who equalled the competition’s best effort this season with 11 goals.
But he admitted the delivery of the ball to the Broadbeach spearhead was too good because the Hornet’s midfield pressure was non-existent.
The home side led 4-4 to 2-4 at quarter-time and kicked five goals in the second term to lead by 29 points at the long break.
But worse was to come. Broadbeach, with a plethora of goal-scoring options, added seven goals in the third quarter and eighth in the last.
It was the Aspley’s third-biggest loss at senior level since their first year in the State League in 2009, when four times they were beaten by more than 100 points, including a 127-point hiding at the hands of Morningside.
Since 2009 only an 89-point loss to Southport three weeks ago and a 112-poiont hiding from Mt.Gravatt in 2010 have been bigger than the 83-point lesson the Hornets received from the Cats on Saturday.
Good players were hard to find in the Aspley line-up, but Evans said Kristian Bucovaz was his side’s best at full forward.
“He hit up really well and often found himself taking on two and three opponents, and yet still he was doing ok,” the coach said.
Trent Manzone at half back and was solid along with second-gamer Jason Satchell, who did a good tagging job, while Declan Bevan continued his recent good form in his new role at centre half back, taking the honors from a quality opponent.
Also, he signalled out 16-year-old Isaac Conway for praise after his first senior game for the club on the back of two top-up games with the Brisbane Lions Reserves.
“He equipped himself quite well. It was a tough one to start in but he was nice and clean. He looked very comfortable out there and he’ll be a very good player,” Evans said.
The only other good news to come out of the weekend for Aspley was the selection of Matthew Payne and Mitch McKee in the NEAFL Northern Conference squad.
Pending selection of the final 22-man side, they’ll play against the NEAFL Eastern Conference at Southport next Saturday, while the rest of the Aspley playing group try to get their season back on track while the club has a weekend off.
Aspley’s next game is against seventh-placed Redland at Graham Road on Saturday 2 June.
Match Details
Broadbeach 4-4 10-5 17-9 25-12 (162)
Aspley 2-4 5-6 9-6 12-7 (79)
Aspley Goals: Reid 2, Copeland 2, Payne 2, Buchanan 2, Linton, C Evans, F Thompson, Hutchinson,
Aspley Best: K Bukovaz, Manzone, Satchell, Bevan.
Last Modified on 06/08/2012 20:25