Our workrate

[darkhorse72 1,720]

Just click I saw on Garry Lyon and co. analysing our workmate from the weekend game.  Goodwin also highlighted it so its squarely on the players to work harder for the whole game.

 

https://www.news.com.au/video/id-5348771529001-5804318002001/melbournes-horror-workrate-exposed

[Skuit 9,165]

My workmates are all Dutch and I don't think can be blamed for any Demon debacles. More broadly, Arron vandenburg has been a bit of an issue, but I'm fairly certain he's Belgian. 

[Dr. Gonzo 22,412]

Lazy

[praha 10,270]

3 hours ago, Darkhorse72 said:

Just click I saw on Garry Lyon and co. analysing our workmate from the weekend game.  Goodwin also highlighted it so its squarely on the players to work harder for the whole game.

 

https://www.news.com.au/video/id-5348771529001-5804318002001/melbournes-horror-workrate-exposed

"St Kilda gave them a lesson in work rate."

We haven't played finals in 12 seasons.

We couldn't lay a tackle in the first 10 minutes of the club's most important game in a decade.

Record membership. 

Record attendance.

We are being taken for a ride, folks.

[Mazer Rackham 14,969]

I knew we should have gone for the Black and Decker and not the Chinese knockoff version.

Same goes for our imitation game plan. It's falling apart before our eyes. Not even out of warranty.

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

My OCD meter is through the roof right now. 

[Tough Kent 2,049]

Jordan Lewis wouldn’t want too many people to see that video. Do you think Goodwin would have the gonads to send him back to Casey to work on his effort when he doesn’t have the footy???

[deelighted3 39]

That’s really poor. I didn’t watch the show, what did Roosy say about it?  He’s be hating that sort of footage after the defensive foundation he set up. 

[SFebes 4,692]

That's disgusting to watch. How lazy

Edited July 2, 2018 by SFebey

[Skuit 9,165]

21 minutes ago, stevethemanjordan said:

My OCD meter is through the roof right now. 

Just click I saw some new roof panels to accommodate your OCD stevethenocommasmanjordan.  

[spirit of norm smith 12,886]

Agreed. It’s been obvious for a while. Watch the Tigers (live) and you will see the constant run and second efforts.  

All Dees need to lift. All. Well except Maxy 

[jnrmac 18,940]

4 hours ago, Darkhorse72 said:

Just click I saw on Garry Lyon and co. analysing our workmate from the weekend game.  Goodwin also highlighted it so its squarely on the players to work harder for the whole game.

 

https://www.news.com.au/video/id-5348771529001-5804318002001/melbournes-horror-workrate-exposed

we have a c.rap defence who are incapable of defending one on one. Same as last year. And when our mids are so lazy and let oppo players run past them at will it makes for a terrible result.

Goodwin says he knows the problem - I am actually starting to doubt it - but it is the same in the Cats, Pies and PA games.

16th this year for scores once oppo are i50. we were 18th last year. What a disgrace. Roos must cringe watching that vision. I do.

[chook fowler 18,202]

A damning analysis. There should be some very sore backsides from firmly planted boots at training this week. And the Club wonders why we get criticised for getting ahead of ourselves. Wake up Demons.

[Skuit 9,165]

Fifty seconds of selective footage with the title 'Melbourne's horror workrate exposed!!!" 

Goodwin needs to be sacked. But not before a Today Tonight expose can bring to light the true evil of the MFC. 

 

[John Crow Batty 8,243]

This AFL caper just seems too hard for this mob. Only comfortable with a JLT length season. Blow the opposition away with 3 goals in ten minutes then  cruise control for the remainder. Where are the leaders? Why I am I seeing carbon copies of our worst games last season reprised? This game was the replica of the GWS game last season. Will be interesting to see what round 23 turns up if we haven’t blown our season already. And if we get done in by Freo next week I will not be surprised. 

Edited July 2, 2018 by america de cali

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,578]

12 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

we have a c.rap defence who are incapable of defending one on one. Same as last year. And when our mids are so lazy and let oppo players run past them at will it makes for a terrible result.

Goodwin says he knows the problem - I am actually starting to doubt it - but it is the same in the Cats, Pies and PA games.

16th this year for scores once oppo are i50. we were 18th last year. What a disgrace. Roos must cringe watching that vision. I do.

You don't rate Jetta or Hibbard?  Say what you will about his lack of pace, but Lewis is pretty decient one on one as well.  Salem is hard as nails an always brings tackle pressure.  Oscar had a brilliant start to the season, but has obviously gone to [censored].

[Young Blood 1,984]

And we wonder why our backline look so disorganized........

[drdrake 3,037]

Yep, nothing that most supporters that understand footy haven't been saying for years.  When the game is on our terms we are great as soon as we can't play the way we want we are disorganized and don't work hard enough to stop the momentum.

You can go back to Paul Roos and the number of press conferences he mentioned that the side couldn't adjust during a quarter it took a qtr time or half time break for the coaches to address. 

Edited July 2, 2018 by drdrake

[jnrmac 18,940]

8 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

You don't rate Jetta or Hibbard?  Say what you will about his lack of pace, but Lewis is pretty decient one on one as well.  Salem is hard as nails an always brings tackle pressure.  Oscar had a brilliant start to the season, but has obviously gone to [censored].

You can talk these guys up all you like. The results are there to see. Last season and this. Defenders are there to stop scoring . We simply can't do that at the average rate in the AFL when oppo teams go i50 . We are well below average. In fact this year we are 16th. I'll say it again for you. 16th. Doesnt matter what i think. we are close to the worst. Last year we were the worst.

OMac is hopeless in my view. He played a couple of decent games this year but thats it. Jetta's stats this year are actually pretty bad but I do rate him. Hibberd is not playing like he was last year. Salem is Ok without being great. We were last in stopping oppo marks inside defensive 50 last year. Not sure what the stat is this year but I would hazard a guess and say its close to that. Our talls back there are just no good.

[SFebes 4,692]

Who was playing CHB and FB last year when we didn't have Lever and Tmac went forward?

Obviously Omac was one, who was the other and how did we structure up? Was it Frost, cant remember.

[John Crow Batty 8,243]

8 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

You can talk these guys up all you like. The results are there to see. Last season and this. Defenders are there to stop scoring . We simply can't do that at the average rate in the AFL when oppo teams go i50 . We are well below average. In fact this year we are 16th. I'll say it again for you. 16th. Doesnt matter what i think. we are close to the worst. Last year we were the worst.

OMac is hopeless in my view. He played a couple of decent games this year but thats it. Jetta's stats this year are actually pretty bad but I do rate him. Hibberd is not playing like he was last year. Salem is Ok without being great. We were last in stopping oppo marks inside defensive 50 last year. Not sure what the stat is this year but I would hazard a guess and say its close to that. Our talls back there are just no good.

Omac hasn’t been the same since being concussed against the pies. Was always solid up till then.

[Clintosaurus 6,421]

It's all on the midfielders and half forwards. The pressure applied once the ball turns over is non-existent. Around stoppages it is fine, but once it clears the contest it is too easy for opposition players to get it inside forward 50. Collingwood game and last Sunday were perfect examples. Not enough pace or gut running in the midfield.

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,578]

26 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

You can talk these guys up all you like. The results are there to see. Last season and this. Defenders are there to stop scoring . We simply can't do that at the average rate in the AFL when oppo teams go i50 . We are well below average. In fact this year we are 16th. I'll say it again for you. 16th. Doesnt matter what i think. we are close to the worst. Last year we were the worst.

OMac is hopeless in my view. He played a couple of decent games this year but thats it. Jetta's stats this year are actually pretty bad but I do rate him. Hibberd is not playing like he was last year. Salem is Ok without being great. We were last in stopping oppo marks inside defensive 50 last year. Not sure what the stat is this year but I would hazard a guess and say its close to that. Our talls back there are just no good.

16th yes, 16th I get the point.  We are also 1st in the competition for scoring .  I say that again 1st and have the 2nd best percentage in the competition, so I think some of it comes down to game style and a deliberate decision that we will allow more scoring against us than some teams, to enable a more attacking game style.

Clearly it's all about ballance and the stat I really care about is the wins Vs losses columns, which admittedly has taken a bit of a pounding over the past few weeks.  To suggest that we are no good one on one is flawed thinking though when more than ever, it's a team game.  I actually think the area of our game which has lost us the past two games particularly is the inability to make the most of our scoring opportunities, but that's a whole other discussion.

We are not that far off the pace at the moment, but we do need to get back onto the winners list and start racking up the four points.  Yes tightening up and few things defensively will help that, but it's no where near and dire as is being made out to be there case by some at the moment.

Edited July 2, 2018 by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

[DeleteUser 638]

Someone tweet that to Brayshaw and Lewis and their Instas and Insta buddies.

SHAME
SHAME

[DeeZee 6,728]

Brayshaw and Lewis directly contributed to 5 opposition goals on the weekend through poor field kicking and woeful defensive efforts.

I wonder sometimes if this group is really hungry for it, or are they just happy being AFL footballers.

 

Edited July 3, 2018 by DeeZee