Changes vs Crows

[Demon Dynasty 17,130]

7 hours ago, Maldonboy38 said:

I take your point. But we need people who can compete in the air because the Crows are dynamic in the air. If we go in short they will simply bomb it up all over the ground and we will never get the ball. I acknowledge that Weid is a year away from the body size and intensity required but I put his name up because we have no other tall marking options with so many of our talls injured. 

Yep makes sense Maldon.  But....we simply have to stop gifting games to any player who isn't performing or hasn't shown a level at Casey over at least a few weeks that warrants selection.

Howe would have been handy. He is a superb mark and an area in which we were generally killed around the ground last week. Would be handy this week as well.

Would have kept him over Garlo and O-Mac any day of the week.

[Demon Dynasty 17,130]

3 hours ago, old dee said:

In: players who start at the first bounce.

OD you know a good hypnotist by any chance?

[old dee 24,000]

15 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

OD you know a good hypnotist by any chance?

If I did I would be his best customer RN.

[Demon Dynasty 17,130]

3 minutes ago, old dee said:

If I did I would be his best customer RN.

? You and me both sir....oh and my longer suffering bro also. Imagine the fees earned doing the rounds of long suffering demon supporters ...not to mention the playing list!

[old dee 24,000]

2 hours ago, Rusty Nails said:

? You and me both sir....oh and my longer suffering bro also. Imagine the fees earned doing the rounds of long suffering demon supporters ...not to mention the playing list!

Bloody sad deluded lot MFC supporters.

Edited May 9, 2017 by old dee

[Dockett 32 1,239]

I believe Hogan, Petracca, Garlett , Hunt , Viney and Oliver could grab this game by the throat so longs as the rest can hold the line.

[Demons11 7,096]

We win this week, if we can keep Tex to 2 goals or less.  Jetta will hold Betts.  Hogan to kick 4, Viney to have 36 and the Dees will be back on track with the next 3 wins. 

[Wunders 397]

20 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

We win this week, if we can keep Tex to 2 goals or less.  Jetta will hold Betts.  Hogan to kick 4, Viney to have 36 and the Dees will be back on track with the next 3 wins. 

But we don't play 1v1 anymore. We play a zone, which almost always has Jetta on the oppositions tall forwards (LOL). Would love to see us play 1v1!

[Demons11 7,096]

11 minutes ago, Wunders said:

But we don't play 1v1 anymore. We play a zone, which almost always has Jetta on the oppositions tall forwards (LOL). Would love to see us play 1v1!

He will cover him this week. 

[ignition. 1,478]

I'm a little late to this party but here goes:

OUT: JKH, Hannan, Wagner

IN: Kent, Stretch, Trengove

[dpositive 1,818]

I'd like Trengove to get a run.

Everyone says he's slow but he is still performing well at Casey.

Has shown he can tackle, can take a mark, can run all day. Can take criticism and seems to be very resilient.

Would leave JKH after discussion about "the letter" and giving him the challenge of performing. Maybe even buddy up Trenners and JKH to lift each other to their best. 

[MudDogs Gawn Win.. someday 499]

On 09/05/2017 at 8:47 AM, dpositive said:

A group of us did same (early optimism) and still have high expectation.

With the coach able to stress the need to start and focus for 4 full quarters the game could be won on selection.

Adelaide will no doubt come out hard and lift intensity in front of home crowd to regain their momentum. crowd probably likely to influence umpires so need to be clean and in front, expect howlers.

Couldn't agree more.. Meet up at Crazy Horse for post 100pt smashing sorrows? Haha

[Webber 10,586]

16 hours ago, Demons11 said:

We win this week, if we can keep Tex to 2 goals or less.  Jetta will hold Betts.  Hogan to kick 4, Viney to have 36 and the Dees will be back on track with the next 3 wins. 

Wow! Sold! 

[Older demon 2,799]

Changes will again be minimal unless Goodwin has specific targets who didn't turn up to play. Only those in the club will know. I think Ben Ken will come in with either ANB or Stretch coming in for JKH and Bugg.

[DeeZone 10,399]

Harmes, Kent & Stretch have to be in the mix for the Crows game, we need more run and carry and a lot less fumbling, fumbling and fumbling around with the ball also need cleaner handballs and players prepared to take the kick when they are inside the 40 - 50 metre arc. Go Dee's!!!

[beelzebub 23,390]

16 minutes ago, Older demon said:

Changes will again be minimal unless Goodwin has specific targets who didn't turn up to play. Only those in the club will know. I think Ben Ken will come in with either ANB or Stretch coming in for JKH and Bugg.

Who didn't turn up to play ??

Hmm first qtr....be about 18 at a time lol

[bing181 9,422]

Can't keep bouncing Harmes, Bugg and ANB between firsts and Casey. Whatever the question, they're not the answer. 

[buck_nekkid 6,068]

Out: JKH

in : that stupid letter writing [censored] 

lets see if he can do any better.

[Redleg 41,936]

21 hours ago, old dee said:

You make your own luck.

Nonsense. That is just a stupid saying. 

It is pure bad luck that Max and then Spencer went down. Those injuries have cost us several games. 

How do you suggest we should have avoided that.  

Luck has always played a big part in sport and life for that matter.

[Older demon 2,799]

So far this season every team appears to have its week in the limelight, for all the wrong reasons.The coach, the game plan the players all spend a week under intense scrutiny. This appears to be our week. I hope we respond as others have by coming out this week breathing fire. Collingwood has had the most publicity for underachieving and in 2 games have come out punching and Adelaide are expected to come off their first loss with and angry attitude. Well, I hope the Demons are even angrier and more committed. All I want is a 4 quarter effort. I hope the ex-member who wrote that letter is known to the club  and not a setup by Ox to give the club a prod.

[Go the Biff 3,457]

After reading Plapp's VFL review I'm thinking Stretch and Kent come in. Both appear to have addressed the issues that saw them out of the senior side. Probably for Bugg & JKH

VFL Player Report

 

[beelzebub 23,390]

15 minutes ago, Go the Biff said:

After reading Plapp's VFL review I'm thinking Stretch and Kent come in. Both appear to have addressed the issues that saw them out of the senior side. Probably for Bugg & JKH

VFL Player Report

 

can you gift wrap to go 

[Demons11 7,096]

Kent looks a lock for this week.  JKH out 

[What 18,810]

1 hour ago, Go the Biff said:

After reading Plapp's VFL review I'm thinking Stretch and Kent come in.

 

That would be nice.  A skilled run and spread midfielder and a small forward that hits the scoreboard.

Dean Kent is a gun, he was stiff to be dropped and I have no doubt we would have beat the Hawks with him instead of JKH.

[Deespicable 2,886]

I still like our chances, even if we blew our game v the Hawks, although obviously a lot will depend on how well the three 19th men play for them. 

Their loss to the Roos means they will make a few changes and I'm expecting Tom Lynch to be out along with long-term injury McGovern - so they aren't as big up forward as last year. But they will again be tough through the middle - remember it was only when Vanders went into the middle that we got a sniff out of centre bounces last year. They also are a fast-breaking side, so I expect we will have to play an extra man down back and hope our forwards can pressure enough, even when outnumbered.

Last year Oscar played largely as the extra at the back, but I'm expecting his brother Tom to do a fair bit of ruck work (Jacobs will be way too good at the taps, but Tom can give us a winner around the ground) and I reckon Hibberd will have to play the loose defender role. That leaves Frosty to pick up Tex and O-Mac (who was sensational after half time last week) to pick up Jerka Jenkins. Even though his form has been a bit up and down, it would be cruel not to play Jetta on Eddie - he has had his measure in the past and deserves the first cab off rank role.

That leaves putting Jayden on the pacy Cameron and means that while we lose drive, they lose dangerous run. It's a marriage made in heaven.

Then I'd like to see us send either Salem or Jones back because I am sick of watching our defenders all fly for the one ball. We need someone to stay down and this might be the game that Jonesy has to play back and take out Douglas, who has a pretty good record against us.

The other player who needs a tag is Sloane - is it Lewis or Vince (circa Danger two years ago). Perhaps they can tandem it a bit. They have the experience and the discipline although they may not be quick enough any more.

Up forward i'd also make one change. The new addition should be Oliver - at least until half time. the reason is that he has to be told that no-one really gives a shi.t how many handballs you get, it's all about score involvements and playing him up forward to start with will hopefully force him to kick it and also stop him worrying about his SuperCoach points - he clearly has himself in his own team and doesn't want a turnover. So let's force him to be the complete superstar that he's becoming. Let him loose on the centre clearances after half time. Up until then here's Goody's chance to rejig his forward set up and send Petracca into the middle for a bit.

Kent will come in for JKH and it's a toss up as to whether Harmes or Kennedy comes in for Hannan - my preference is for Harmes (even despite his eye injury) because he's just such a good one percenter player and I reckon he'll be able to rough up Ottens - just as the Roos did last week. Kennedy might be able to do the same thing mind you. I'd also lobe to see Kent fix up Mackay or Hampton with a couple of burning tackles.

The one other thing I'd like to see is Hogan start at CHB - even just for the first ten minutes. I am yet to see any benefit in him starting in the middle as he did last week and he was a bit freakish as the CHB in the U18 carnival. If we need him to get him into the play, maybe it's time for Goody to switch him with Oscar for a little bit - nothing ventured, nothing gained. I also feel we have a side that is young and likes fresh challenges, so switching them around a bit like the Dons of 84-85 should not be viewed as taboo. It annoys me nowadays that coaches are so caught up in thinking that their strategies are so intricate that they won't move players. It's OK, the Y generation loves short-term gains.

Ultimately, however I see the side as follows.

Out: JKH, Hannan, Bugg

In: Kent, Harmes (or Kennedy), Stretch

And I'd like to see them line up as follows with O-Mac switching back with Hoges after 10 minutes and Oliver being sent into the middle at half time.

To me, when you travel, you have to shock the opposition, just as Ross Lyon did by playing Neale and Mundy forward against us.

B: Jetta (Betts) Frost Hibberd

HB: Jones (Douglas) Hoges Lewis

C: Stretch Vince (Sloane) Hunt (Cameron)

HF: Harmes O-Mac Kent

F: Garlett Oliver Watts 

Ru: T-Mac  Petracca Viney

Int: Tyson, Salem, Pedo, Wagner

I'm up for this game, so I imagine our players will be too. So write us off at your peril.

 

 

  

Edited May 10, 2017 by Deespicable