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I sincerely hope our new coach puts a flat ban on our players doing "the penguin"...i.e. flapping both arms at elbow level(as if patting two dogs at once). I think this is done to signal to team-mates that it's time to play defensively, in an attempt to maintain the status quo, before a break, or during an opposition "run-on'.

I noticed Jamar and Moloney doing it a few times during the Port game.

There are two reasons I think it's unwise:-

1. It not only alerts your team-mates, but it alerts the opposition of your team's tactics. If the opponents know you're going defensive, they have nothing to lose, and can attack with less fear of the consequences of a turnover. Thus it tends to be counter-productive.

2. I'm not a believer in "safe" football. For the reasons outlined above.

I think it's a throwback to the days of "tempo football", which we've never been good at, and does not seem to be used by the good sides now.

At times it might be necessary to slow the game down, but there should be some secret signal used amongst the players, so WE know what our tactics are, but the opposition don't.

"The penguin" was used frequently at Kardinia Park this season!

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I sincerely hope our new coach puts a flat ban on our players doing "the penguin"...i.e. flapping both arms at elbow level(as if patting two dogs at once). I think this is done to signal to team-mates that it's time to play defensively, in an attempt to maintain the status quo, before a break, or during an opposition "run-on'.

I noticed Jamar and Moloney doing it a few times during the Port game.

There are two reasons I think it's unwise:-

1. It not only alerts your team-mates, but it alerts the opposition of your team's tactics. If the opponents know you're going defensive, they have nothing to lose, and can attack with less fear of the consequences of a turnover. Thus it tends to be counter-productive.

2. I'm not a believer in "safe" football. For the reasons outlined above.

I think it's a throwback to the days of "tempo football", which we've never been good at, and does not seem to be used by the good sides now.

At times it might be necessary to slow the game down, but there should be some secret signal used amongst the players, so WE know what our tactics are, but the opposition don't.

"The penguin" was used frequently at Kardinia Park this season!

Congratulations on your post JJC but I wonder if today was the right day to bring up the subject?

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Congratulations on your post JJC but I wonder if today was the right day to bring up the subject?

I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic with your congrats, Jack.

Do you think all posts should be about Scully today?

I had just been watching the replay of the Port game(partly to see if the umpiring looked as bad on TV as it did at the game). When I saw the players doing that infuriating signal, I saw fit to see what other Demonlanders thought about it.

At least I'm not carrying on about kick-ins again!!!

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Really irritates me, too. Never works out well - psychologically, it seems to be read by a team as 'ok, stop trying to give decent options now'.

Might as well do a gesture of putting a cue in a rack, for the effect it has.

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I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic with your congrats, Jack.

Do you think all posts should be about Scully today?

I had just been watching the replay of the Port game(partly to see if the umpiring looked as bad on TV as it did at the game). When I saw the players doing that infuriating signal, I saw fit to see what other Demonlanders thought about it.

At least I'm not carrying on about kick-ins again!!!

The third quarter dismantling of Jeremy Howes effort were mind boggling. Three marks not paid that would have led to three goals, and that ten seconds after the event paid to Port at the end of the first quarter that free was not there. I did enjoy that players torpedo though I like all players to have a bnloody go. Ours should learn from efforts like those

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