GAMEDAY - Round 17

[Ethan Tremblay 28,362]

1 minute ago, WAGSLEFTFOOT said:

Expect a MASSSIVEE late out, and alot of over reaction #MFCSS

[Nasher 33,047]

2 minutes ago, WAGSLEFTFOOT said:

Expect a MASSSIVEE late out, and alot of over reaction #MFCSS

Yiew! Can’t wait.

[—coach— 3,466]

14 minutes ago, WAGSLEFTFOOT said:

Expect a MASSSIVEE late out, and alot of over reaction #MFCSS

https://giphy.com/embed/rBAajoM5rwPtu

 

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Edited July 14, 2018 by —coach—

[P-man 13,168]

I’m at peace today. If we lose then we don’t actually deserve to be in the 8, simple as that. We should however win this one in a canter.

[titan_uranus 22,317]

3 hours ago, Jaded said:

Staying home with your blinds closed?

51 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

He will be Jaded, and @Deemented Are Go! will be bloody with him.

Nope, sorry.

I apologise to all in advance.

2 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Things I don't want to see:

The Dogs stacking their backline and running it out at will via the flanks. Coll, Port, St K and Haw did that....

Stop that happening and we win.

To be fair I think we held up defensively against Port much better.

But yes, I'm pretty confident the Dogs will play the same way St Kilda and Collingwood did, and Fremantle tried to, stacking the backline and trying to run it out using the width of the G to break down our press.

Last week our press/zone held up wonderfully, albeit against rubbish opposition, but I think at least partly also due to the narrow ground.

Things I'd love to see, in order:

1. A win
2. No injuries
3. Seeing our defensive zone/press hold up on the G
4. Percentage

Fair gap between 1 and 2, though.

[Dee Zephyr 17,433]

8 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Last week our press/zone held up wonderfully, albeit against rubbish opposition, but I think at least partly also due to the narrow ground.

TIO Stadium is only 3m narrower than the G. Interestingly we have done well on grounds as wide as the G this year albeit against weaker opposition.  

Ground	Length	Width
Adelaide Oval	167m	123m
MCG	161m	138m
Etihad Stadium	160m	129m
GMHBA Stadium	170m	116m
UTAS Stadium	175m	145m
Blundstone Arena	160m	124m
UNSW Canberra Oval	162.5m	138m
SCG	155m	136m
Metricon Stadium	158m	134m
The Gabba	156m	138m
Cazaly's Stadium	165m	135m
TIO Stadium	175m	135m
TIO Traeger Park	168m	132m
Spotless Stadium	164m	128m
Optus Stadium	165m	130m
Jiangwan Stadium	160m	136m
MARS Stadium	160m	129m

[binman 37,991]

1 hour ago, doc roet said:

It's my 65th birthday today and I have to friggen work because I didn't finish what I started yesterday, so [censored] off,

What's the best radio station to listen to?

Happy birthday doc.

For some reason ive always hated listening to dees game on radio. Dont mind other games

ABC would be my recommendation 

[WAGSLEFTFOOT 40]

7 ? ? ?

[—coach— 3,466]

3 minutes ago, WAGSLEFTFOOT said:

7 ? ? ?

Vineys foot a problem again, sigh

[chook fowler 18,224]

5 minutes ago, WAGSLEFTFOOT said:

7 ? ? ?

Always happy to over react. We’re doomed and it’s all Pert’s fault.

[Chook 14,471]

42 minutes ago, P-man said:

I’m at peace today. If we lose then we don’t actually deserve to be in the 8, simple as that. We should however win this one in a canter.

We should all write a book. We'll call it Zen and the Art of Being a Melbourne Supporter

[titan_uranus 22,317]

9 minutes ago, WAGSLEFTFOOT said:

7 ? ? ?

Source?

[Earl Hood 5,789]

24 minutes ago, binman said:

Happy birthday doc.

For some reason ive always hated listening to dees game on radio. Dont mind other games

ABC would be my recommendation 

Me too. I hate listening on the radio because it seems to take us 10 to 15 possessions to get it into our forward pocket, then they call a turnover, the opposition does one handball to a running player who passes it to the leading forward and they announce that he is lining up 25 m from goal on a slight angle! 

[Diamond_Jim 11,743]

3 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

Me too. I hate listening on the radio because it seems to take us 10 to 15 possessions to get it into our forward pocket, then they call a turnover, the opposition does one handball to a running player who passes it to the leading forward and they announce that he is lining up 25 m from goal on a slight angle! 

describes our recent game plan perfectly ?

[Mickey 4,173]

Viney out with stress reaction in his foot

http://m.melbournefc.com.au/news/2018-07-14/viney-to-miss-round-17-clash

Edited July 14, 2018 by Mickey

[Demons11 6,404]

Noooooooooooooooo

[What 18,810]

3 minutes ago, Mickey said:

Viney out with stress reaction in his foot

http://m.melbournefc.com.au/news/2018-07-14/viney-to-miss-round-17-clash

Unbelievable. 

[brendan 3,380]

Uh oh does not sound good 

[Jaded No More 57,800]

Faaaaaaark

Our club is cursed

[brendan 3,380]

What’s it say for Tyson when he doesn’t get a call up 

[What 18,810]

Why didnt they bring Tyson in to replace Viney?

Hannan makes no sense.   We needed another mid.

[whatwhat say what 18,912]

Just now, brendan said:

What’s it say for Tyson when he doesn’t get a call up 

that we are worried about the pace of the dogs backline imo

big blow, and the comments from mahoney make it sound like it could be an extended period of time out:

We will have further clarity on a timeframe early next week, although at this stage, we do expect Jack to return during the latter part of the season

[Lord Travis 10,163]

Ugh.

We've had a good run with injury this year so I guess our luck was bound to run out some time!

Still, one player should not make a team. Dees by 29 points.

[Demon Dynasty 15,404]

Pure Stats Form Guide & Predictor

Last Round Statistical Comparison

Scoring Efficiency	Demons	Bulldogs
Disposals Per Goal	34.0	41.7
% In50s Goal	16.7	19.1
Conversion %	35.1	64.3

Total Players By Games
Demons	Games	Bulldogs
5	Less than 50	11
9	50 to 99	5
4	100 to 149	3
4	150 or more	3

Note:  Half the Bulldog's players are rookies (sub 50 games) giving the Demons a significant (in theory) on field advantage (6 less rookies), all things being equal and no last minute outs / changes.

Top 10 Players (Last Round) Comparison - Score / Rank*

Player	Score	Ranking		Player	Score	Ranking
Angus Brayshaw	5.700	1		Jason Johannisen	5.150	1
Christian Petracca	5.175	2		Lachlan Hunter	4.225	2
Clayton Oliver	4.800	3		Toby McLean	4.150	3
Jack Viney#	4.200	4		Dale Morris	3.900	4
Jordan Lewis	4.150	5		Josh Dunkley	3.850	5
James Harmes	4.075	6		Marcus Adams	3.450	6
Tom McDonald	3.800	7		Caleb Daniel	3.400	7
Christian Salem	3.625	8		Jackson Trengove	3.300	8
Max Gawn	3.475	9		Bradley Lynch	3.225	9
Bayley Fritsch	3.125	10		Luke Dahlhaus	3.100

* Scores do not account for ruckman's Hit Outs to Advantage.

# Viney a late omission for Hannan.  Hannan's Weighted Season Score is 2.40

Team Score Form Comparison (from each team's last encounter allowing for this week's Ins/Outs)

Demons:  68.58   Bulldogs:  58.02

Weighted Score Form Differential:   Demons +10.56

Pure Stats Predictor:  The Demons by 20 points*

*Does not account for potential umpire bias or late changes!

EDIT:  Changes for Viney out Hannan in.....

Demons:  66.78   Bulldogs:  58.02

Weighted Score Form Differential:   Demons +8.76

Pure Stats Predictor:  The Demons by 17 points*

Edited July 14, 2018 by Rusty Nails

[Jaded No More 57,800]

Just now, Lord Travis said:

Ugh.

We've had a good run with injury this year so I guess our luck was bound to run out some time!

Still, one player should not make a team. Dees by 29 points.

Lever