25 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

Criminally underrated and flying under the radar again with 27 goals from 12 matches.

 

And he has missed a few easy ones too

A star of the game

I love the fact that many oppo fans hate him with so much bile

4 hours ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

Criminally underrated and flying under the radar again with 27 goals from 12 matches.

 

I don't see that at all.

Most oppos and commentators rate him highly.

The fact the Pies had Moore on him for a while yesterday a fair indication of how highly he's rated i would think.

Some of his defensive work has gone up a little this season as well if i'm not mistaken.

In the statistical player ratings i put up, he was up 20% on his 2022 season rating up to and including the match against the Blues.

The only area he's a bit off in (so far) is accuracy at goals vs the last few years.

Running @ 52% vs 2022 (62%) & 2021 (63%).

if he can get back to 21/22 accuracy he could potentially kick 60 plus!

5 hours ago, Nascent said:

May end up top 5 by the time his career is done.

Wouldn't be hard.

It's extraordinary that the MFC has only 2 players that have kicked 500+ goals (Smith & Neitz).

Luke Breust has achieved that milestone for Hawthorn, along with 6 others.  And they're not a foundation club.

That said, we know our history post 1970 which explains why we have such deplorable records.

Most record breaking stats have happened after 1970.  Not all, most.

6 hours ago, Nascent said:

Kicked his 200th goal on the weekend and currently sits at #26 for most goals scored at MFC.

May end up top 5 by the time his career is done.

Requires him to get to 412. At 200 from 121 so far, that's around 250 games, which, at his current rate of game accumulation (debut R1, 2018) will be round about the 2028 granny, when he will be - very appropriately - 31.

Then a mere 17 more will take him onto the podium, past Robbo, in third place. He won't catch Neita or the Red Fox, though.

Edited June 13, 20231 yr by Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

13 hours ago, Rocknroll said:

I love the fact that many oppo fans hate him with so much bile

Really? That surprises me. He strikes me as a Gunston or Luke Bruest type player when the Hawks were up and about. Finished off the good work with such skill that you couldn’t really dislike him.

Maybe it’s the hair.

Odd little quirk - against Collingwood on monday Fritsch did not leave the ground - 100% game time. First time he has ever done that, with the usual figure being somewhere in the mid-80 range.

Suspicion - we've been working on his tank, and noticeably using him more up the ground (17 inside-50s in the previous 4 weeks, which is easily double his usual) but the purpose of that is that also he can be pulled back closer to goal and play maximum game time there when it suits the tactical needs.

The theory grows that the Demons are calmly using the whole season to sharpen their axe.

Opposition fans absolutely hate him. Which makes me love him even more.

Just keep reminding anyone who says he's a selfish [censored], that he kicked 6 goals in a grand final, and whoever plays for their team hasn't. 

28 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

Odd little quirk - against Collingwood on monday Fritsch did not leave the ground - 100% game time. First time he has ever done that, with the usual figure being somewhere in the mid-80 range.

Suspicion - we've been working on his tank, and noticeably using him more up the ground (17 inside-50s in the previous 4 weeks, which is easily double his usual) but the purpose of that is that also he can be pulled back closer to goal and play maximum game time there when it suits the tactical needs.

The theory grows that the Demons are calmly using the whole season to sharpen their axe.

If I am not mistaken he was on the defensive corner of the centre square at that very vital final  centre bounce.  This must indicate that the match committee respect his defensive capabilities as well as his play reading skills. 

2 hours ago, The heart beats true said:

Really? That surprises me. He strikes me as a Gunston or Luke Bruest type player when the Hawks were up and about. Finished off the good work with such skill that you couldn’t really dislike him.

Maybe it’s the hair.

I have had a few mates tell me how much they hate him.  Big grin big hair....blah blah. Im happy with that

His work against C’wood suggested to me that he is now very close to, if not at 100%, following the injury that nagged him earlier in the year.  A star at his craft.  Where would we be without him?  *

* no need to respond.  I think we all know the answer.

Who was the last forward to kick 3 goals on Darcy Moore?

Only one goal behind the great Allen Jakovich.

Interestingly Jako's average of 4.28 goals per game is almost double the next best average. A very special player

https://australianfootball.com/clubs/most_goals/melbourne/8

Edited June 14, 20231 yr by Diamond_Jim

3 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

Odd little quirk - against Collingwood on monday Fritsch did not leave the ground - 100% game time. First time he has ever done that, with the usual figure being somewhere in the mid-80 range.

Suspicion - we've been working on his tank, and noticeably using him more up the ground (17 inside-50s in the previous 4 weeks, which is easily double his usual) but the purpose of that is that also he can be pulled back closer to goal and play maximum game time there when it suits the tactical needs.

The theory grows that the Demons are calmly using the whole season to sharpen their axe.

With the notable exception of the kick where he picked out Mason Cox at the Punt Road end, he is such an elite kick inside 50. I wish he could kick it to himself.

3 hours ago, monoccular said:

If I am not mistaken he was on the defensive corner of the centre square at that very vital final  centre bounce.  This must indicate that the match committee respect his defensive capabilities as well as his play reading skills. 

And pushed back further after the bounce 

Great goal sense.

Best hair in the comp.

4 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Only one goal behind the great Allen Jakovich.

Interestingly Jako's average of 4.28 goals per game is almost double the next best average. A very special player

https://australianfootball.com/clubs/most_goals/melbourne/8

Some astoundingly accurate kickers in this list i.e. Fred Flanning (411 goals and only 1 behind!)

37 minutes ago, #11-TonyAnderson said:

Some astoundingly accurate kickers in this list i.e. Fred Flanning (411 goals and only 1 behind!)

They didn’t record who kicked behinds early on.

23 hours ago, Rocknroll said:

I love the fact that many oppo fans hate him with so much bile

I know where you are coming from ... it's pretty obvious that oppo fans actually motivate him to do well. Our team, as a whole, seems to really support him when the crowd chips are down.

That's just flying in the face of adversity, in my opinion. Carna Dees!

5 hours ago, spalding said:

With the notable exception of the kick where he picked out Mason Cox at the Punt Road end, he is such an elite kick inside 50. I wish he could kick it to himself.

Edited June 14, 20231 yr by Queanbeyan Demon

On 9/11/2022 at 11:48 AM, Jaded No More said:

He is a gun. Imagine if he got to play alongside a dominant tall forward!

He IS the dominant forward

Talls need to learn how to play around HIM

I was very impressed how he competed for the most part of the game against 203 cm Darcy Moore.

He made himself look taller and stronger, like a 2nd tall not just our superstar medium tall.

👌🏻

11 hours ago, Deeoldfart said:

His work against C’wood suggested to me that he is now very close to, if not at 100%, following the injury that nagged him earlier in the year.  A star at his craft.  Where would we be without him?  *

* no need to respond.  I think we all know the answer.

I posted last week I felt the real improvement in May Lever Salo Fritta and Gawny ( last quarter ) which did not fully show up in our final score vs the Blues. I also said that this was most important that it continue a la 2021 form for the rest of the season.

Mondays performance did nothing but prove that when we have 3 stars in defence plus Juddy Tommo and Riv and Hibbo all contributing scores like 6.8 and 9.8 are true reflections of our defence at its best.

Let us reflect and play 3 talls especially now that the tightest defence has returned for a possible 2023 assault from the rear again.

It just gives Maysie and Jake the ability to play their roles they are best suited to and to that is intercepting and controlling the game going forward, giving our forwards the best chances to kick a winning total, and they will at some point get it together.

Kossie Petty and Smithy in form might just prove the added depth to charge at the flag with a full throttle.

16 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

Odd little quirk - against Collingwood on monday Fritsch did not leave the ground - 100% game time. First time he has ever done that, with the usual figure being somewhere in the mid-80 range.

Suspicion - we've been working on his tank, and noticeably using him more up the ground (17 inside-50s in the previous 4 weeks, which is easily double his usual) but the purpose of that is that also he can be pulled back closer to goal and play maximum game time there when it suits the tactical needs.

The theory grows that the Demons are calmly using the whole season to sharpen their axe.

Good pick up LG.

Fritta may have been asked to help counter the abscence of Clarry & Spargo (mostly Spargo) with kicks / connections inside also?

Pitty Melk wasn't able to be utilised here as his ability to offer that connection with last kick inside and even the odd goal around or just inside the arc is handy when on.

Also noticed Tracc is looking to connect inside/across using angles the last few weeks.

If he was able to ease off the last few steps and weight some of his kicks a little better out in front into space so others can run onto them.

Does the hard work to break away from oppos early, which is fabulous, but then continues full tilt mode from there.  This often sees him kicking over heads of intended target.

The overall effort has been first class from Tracc though and suspect he's upped his contested side somewhat during Clary's abscence?

The fatigue factor probably coming into play as a result re: finish & goal accuracy?

Has Clarry's abscence helped balance Tracc's game out a little?  His game felt a little too much 'outside' for mine prior.  Seems to have corrected this somewhat since but would need to check the contested numbers.

Hopefully this continues after Clarry's return as i reckon Clazz was probably suffering from burn out a little in his last 4 to 5 matches, with most of the heavy lifiting inisde work being left to him & Viney prior to injury.

JJ adds some extra grunt / extraction work around stoppages also and would love to see how we fair with him in (for Spargo?) for a while and see what that brings.

Many hands make slightly lighter work and the inclusion of JJ plus better balance from Tracc around stoppage work might help the three big guns (Viney, Clarry & Tracc) stay up & about for a decent tilt in the back half.