Nathan Jones on AFL On the Couch - 16 May

[DemonLad5 1,637]

Title says it all. Hope they ask him if we have interest in Hurley

Edited: Initially though Roos was the guest but it's the skipper instead. 

[Forest Demon 4,681]

1 minute ago, DemonLad5 said:

Title says it all. Hope they ask him if we have interest in Hurley

And that the answer is Yes.

And the next question is "has he agreed to come to Melbourne?".

And that answer is also Yes.

[Deestroy All 14,261]

Was meant to be Jones, why the switch?

In Perth?

[P-man 13,168]

What happened to Jones? Was more looking forward to that.

[Canplay 573]

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Suspicious Jones could be injured

 

[DemonLad5 1,637]

I thought I heard Roos. Maybe I'm wrong

[dees189227 10,762]

.@melbournefc skipper @nathan2jones is the special guest #OnTheCouch on @FoxFooty Ch.504 - 8.30PM

Tweeted an hour ago

[M_9 1,640]

My Foxtel 'info button' says Nate, and asks the question 'who can fix Jessie's kicking?'.

[Deestroy All 14,261]

360 scroller also says Nathan Jones. 

[olisik 4,060]

All these shows talk about is Collingwood Richmond and Hawthorn.

[Dwight Schrute 16,751]

if someone could provide a run down it would be greatly appreciated.

[The heart beats true 16,114]

It's Nathan Jones, and they just said are dissecting our 'unique' defensive structures. Be well advised to watch I reckon.

[SaberFang 7,141]

Oh great, expose our already exposed zone defence for every team to see. :/

[DemonLad5 1,637]

Sorry, it is Jonesy. How do I change the title?

[Dwight Schrute 16,751]

On 5/16/2016 at 8:34 PM, SaberFang said:

Oh great, expose our already exposed zone defence for every team to see. :/

we have a defence?

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Good thing Brock McLean isn't replacing Jones.

[dazzledavey36 48,718]

That was interesting analysis by Kingy.

[The heart beats true 16,114]

 

They just spoke about the 'Diamond' Demon defence.

 

At centre bounces 4 players create a diamond around the opposition inside 50 but our 2 half backs run into the centre bounce to become the out number. David King really rated it. It’s reliant on Gawny being better than he was on the weekend. Means we don’t have to have a sweeper role as it’s created by the half backs. 

 

My interpretation of this is also how hard we are working at selection to get speed (Hunt) or kicking Penetration off the half back line (Vince). 

 

Jonesy coming up next.

[Forest Demon 4,681]

Spoke about our aggressive "Demon Diamond Defence" where the two half back flankers push right up at centre bounces, run off their opponents and try and get extra numbers to the contest. Effectively giving us 2 extra at the centre clearance, but leaving us 2 short down back. Would explain the apparent ease of some of the goals we concede.

They were all very positive about it though.

[Robot Devil 1,895]

6 minutes ago, Forest Demon said:

Spoke about our aggressive "Demon Diamond Defence" where the two half back flankers push right up at centre bounces, run off their opponents and try and get extra numbers to the contest. Effectively giving us 2 extra at the centre clearance, but leaving us 2 short down back. Would explain the apparent ease of some of the goals we concede.

They were all very positive about it though.

 

They've done studies you know. 50% of the time, it works every time. 

 

[Dwight Schrute 16,751]

On 5/16/2016 at 9:09 PM, Robot Devil said:

 

They've done studies you know. 50% of the time, it works every time. 

 

sex panther defensive setup

[The heart beats true 16,114]

Nathan Jones:

Spoke about the momentum at the club. Said they were disappointed not to be closer on the weekend (as the effort was good) but we played the youngest and most inexperienced team across the competition. 

Dogs beat us up in contested ball, but we were still the 4th highest rated contested ball team on the weekend (made me happy).

Jones rates the Dogs as the real deal.

Nath then spoke about the Diamond Defence plan - said all the emphasis is on the contest in the middle of the ground especially against the dogs.

Re: Jesse Hogan's kicking. Jonesy defended him and said his kicking is usually pretty good. Said Jesse is working on it but did kick 7 straight 3 weeks ago. (Well played skipper). They then showed Jesse's run up as junior and it was very similar and Dunstall said he's an efficient kick and won't need to change much - and said it's really not much of a big deal.

Spoke about giving it out to Riewoldt after the Richmond win but didn't reveal much.

Gerald asked him about rotations and about his drop off in output after half time. Nath said he thinks it's more to do with overcoming the neck injury and that he's building into it now.

Goodwin hand over - Nath said it's a really smooth process. Roos handles day to day but they see the game the same way so that's a big help. Goodwin should get credit for us being more attacking. Then spoke about how fun it is to be attacking and kicking goals. 

Then he spoke about surfing with Gerald and going surfing with Jesse and James Harmes. Sounds promising for those who like to read WAY too much into those sort of comments.

Seemed very relaxed and happy. 

[dazzledavey36 48,718]

First time i have seen Jonesy the most happiest he has ever been. He is genuinely excited about the future and is enjoying his footy like he's never before.

Well done captain Courageous.

[chook fowler 18,224]

8 minutes ago, Robot Devil said:

 

They've done studies you know. 50% of the time, it works every time. 

 

It always works unless it fails

[Little Goffy 12,560]

That 'demon diamond defence' scenario makes sense. It certainly fits with the recurring nightmares I'm now having. The same vision over and over where the opposition get a really quick and wide spread from a centre clearance to the wing,meaning those extra numbers we've pushed up can be bypassed kicking long down the flank. Bang bang it's over one of their loose targets inside 50 are having a shot from an uncontested mark.

High risk. On a 'winning' day we might gain two goals then give away one. On a losing day, the reverse.

It may actually be a game plan built to suit our team strengths for many years to come - the combination of midfield clearance guns and some top-rated forward targets.

Not quite working consistently right now as several of those guns are also still kids, but it could be a winning approach long term.

Next time I see the spread-wing-flank-mark-goal horror against us, I'll comfort myself by muttering something like "Enjoy it while it lasts, y' bastards".