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its a perfect MFc scenario style game

Season...it's on the line really (some may agree...some might not ) 

Which MELBOURNE will come out to play ?

This is psuedo 2017 rnd 23     in that...we either are winners...or ....

Go Dees

Posted
27 minutes ago, dieter said:

Also, I'm looking forward to the end of the bad old days when selection was literally a revolving door. I don't think Weidemann was the right selection last week because I want him to kick goals consistently, not just against ordinary teams like Coburg, before he gets a promotion. Once he's earned the promotion he needs to be given at least 4 or 5 weeks to prove himself, not one week, out the next. That treatment demoralises players and makes them wonder what the hell they're doing at a club in the first place. Weidemann will be a great player for us if we start to treat him fairly.

And, just for the records, how heartening to see the consistent efforts of Frost rewarded and how good is it to see the mighty Jeffy back. There are many among us and you who want him to be who he's not. He will never kick a swag while we continue to play the long range bomber game, while every kick forward sees ten wanna be high fliers attempting to outmark each other. That's kids' stuff. We need to be better than that.

And, finally, please give Stretch a 4 game run. The kid has got it. Give him time to show it. If we are playing decent footy players like Stretch will evolve their way in. Playing him one week, dropping him the next is bullshite.

Welcome back Mr Spargo. I like the boy.

And thank god we didn't bring in Baker. That would have signalled wailing panic stations to me.

 

I feel for Petty. Picking him last week indicates to me that all is maybe not as sweet as we want to believe at the home of the Demons. No, I'm not suggesting perfidy or unrest, just a suggestion of failing to see the forest for the trees, to coin a metaphor.

Also, Baker will be an asset and good but let's be done with throwing babies to the wolves for a while.

Baker and petty's time will come...

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Posted
56 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Doubt it... he'll be doing Petty's job ...or rather..playing down back ?

Hope so, he will be better in the backline.

Posted (edited)
9 minutes ago, shorty said:

I don't mind the IN's but been no statement made as for lack of hard two way running when this was defined as a problem.

It appears they diagnosed the problem as leg speed, thus Frost, Stretch and Spargo. I agree with that diagnosis somewhat. Another was no crumpers up forward so hopefully Garlett and Spargo won’t be flying for everything. 

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Posted
4 minutes ago, shorty said:

I don't mind the IN's but been no statement made as for lack of hard two way running when this was defined as a problem.

Stretch and Spargo are both players that have an extremely high work rate when they don't have the ball. This should provide us with more defensive cover in transition. Tyson and Hannan have been replaced by these two players so I'd assume that's some form of statement?

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Posted
41 minutes ago, Roost It said:

So everyone likes the inclusions with several hunting that these were obvious and should’ve been done a month ago. What will you all whinge about if they play poorly

There's always an open opportunity to whinge about any of the White Brethren umpiring games against the MFC

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Posted
36 minutes ago, Roost It said:

So everyone likes the inclusions with several hunting that these were obvious and should’ve been done a month ago. What will you all whinge about if they play poorly

1 Selling the home game

2 recruiting Jack Watts

3 letting Jack Watts go

4 recruiting Toumpas

5 appointing Neeld

6 the heat

7 too many changes

8 Pederson not getting a gig

9  crap commentary - surely Ling won’t be there?

10 how good we’d be had we recruited [insert name]

 

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Posted
56 minutes ago, SFebey said:

Think they’ve nailed selection, finally.

Best team assembled for a  month or more and this team WILL RESPOND! 

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2 minutes ago, Hampton 22 said:

1 Selling the home game

2 recruiting Jack Watts

3 letting Jack Watts go

4 recruiting Toumpas

5 appointing Neeld

6 the heat

7 too many changes

8 Pederson not getting a gig

9  crap commentary - surely Ling won’t be there?

10 how good we’d be had we recruited [insert name]

 

10 = C.Curnow

Posted
5 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

It appears they diagnosed the problem as leg speed, thus Frost, Stretch and Spargo. I agree with that diagnosis somewhat. Another was no crumpers up forward so hopefully Garlett and Spargo won’t be flying for everything. 

Is there a reason Garlett isn't in your speed category?

Signed 

Jeffy the Jet!

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Posted
6 minutes ago, Deemania since 56 said:

There's always an open opportunity to whinge about any of the White Brethren umpiring games against the MFC

You meaning the glowing yellow muppets looking for their guide dogs!

Posted (edited)

The way the ball is bombed into our forward line I’m surprised that Goodwin didn’t go with a couple of smalls weeks ago.

It’s just a band aid solution to our real issues of inefficient inside 50’s in my opinion but I hope it works. Need our big forwards clunking and converting.

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Autocorrect sucks arse
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Posted
2 minutes ago, Roger Mellie said:

Is there a reason Garlett isn't in your speed category?

Signed 

Jeffy the Jet!

Good point I should have included Jeffy for his speed up forward but I also hope they give him short stints in the middle just to get him into the game and he used to go alright in the middle a few years ago when given the chance. 

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Posted
3 minutes ago, McQueen said:

The way the ball is bombed into our forward line I’m surprised that Goodwin didn’t go with a couple of smalls weeks ago..

Picture Gibbs ;)

Posted (edited)

I got the Dees down to Toorak Primary for a footy clinic the day after the Queens Birthday game against Collingwood, there was fritch, hibberd, Vince, Clayton O and Garlett who attended.

one of the kids asked why they lost to Collingwood, Garlett looked at the other 4 demon players and said “they lost coz I wasn’t playing” 

 

welcome back Garlett

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Posted
8 minutes ago, McQueen said:

The way the ball is bombed into our forward line I’m surprised that Goodwin didn’t go with a couple of smalls weeks ago.

It’s just a band aid solution to our real issues of inefficient inside 50’s in my opinion but I hope it works. Need our big forwards clunking and converting.

Correct

Imagine hitting a forward on a lead...

Posted (edited)

Good selections IMO. Obviously looked to add pace and running and made the right calls on Hannan, Petty and Tyson. 

I'd be surprised if Frost plays forward; if he does that will be four consecutive changes in four weeks (Pedersen, T Smith, Weideman, Frost) in that third tall/second ruck spot. Chopping and changing that spot as much as we are isn't going to help the forward line much I don't think.

Stretch hasn't played a good AFL game in a long time. FIngers crossed with his recent VFL form that this is his chance.

1 hour ago, Moonshadow said:

Aren't we forgetting that Garlett has been very underwhelming in the magoos? What happened to rewarding form at VFL level?

Inconsistent selection choices yet again imo

I question how easy it is for a small forward to dominate at VFL level.

Regardless,  he had 7 tackles last week and his defensive pressure was the reason he was dropped in the first place. 

58 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Looking forward to Harmes in the ruck.

Surely it will be Frost (if he's actually playing forward) or TMac otherwise?

21 minutes ago, McQueen said:

The way the ball is bombed into our forward line I’m surprised that Goodwin didn’t go with a couple of smalls weeks ago.

It’s just a band aid solution to our real issues of inefficient inside 50’s in my opinion but I hope it works. Need our big forwards clunking and converting.

Agree that we need to learn to lower our eyes and have more purpose to our inside 50 kick, but having small forwards should, if we play well, spread the forward line out and not have 4 players leaping at the same ball, which might help indirectly (not to mention some crumbing from the less effective kicks inside to help us score anyway).

1 hour ago, Roost It said:

So everyone likes the inclusions with several hunting that these were obvious and should’ve been done a month ago. What will you all whinge about if they play poorly

We'll find something.

Edited by titan_uranus

Posted
1 hour ago, Moonshadow said:

Aren't we forgetting that Garlett has been very underwhelming in the magoos? What happened to rewarding form at VFL level?

Inconsistent selection choices yet again imo

I agree. They've rolled the dice with Garlett 

Posted
2 hours ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

they put the simon's selections video up early on youtube and then yanked it down

garlett, spargo, frost and one other (can't remember who) for hannan, petty, weideman, and tyson

You mean the 'Simon narrates the on-screen graphics' video. ;) 

Zero value add from having the coach do this video - some insight (even if it's BS) would be great, MFC Media Dept! It will at least feed the DL beast for a day or two.

Posted
1 hour ago, Demon Jack said:

On a side note, Nathan Jones plays his 254th game for the Demons this weekend and goes level with Brad Green on number six on the list of most games played for the club.

Don't you mean his 252nd H&A game?

Posted

Spargo, Stretch, Jeffy, etc need to really play their role and be that first tier of defence Roosy was talking about

If I remember correctly, in one of his games, Spargo had zero tackles - I hope he lays a few

No one to fly against Jesse on one side, or Tommy Mac on the other...stay down ffs

 

Posted

The exact changes I called for and wanted. This isn’t a time about but about rewarding games through the VFL. If that were the case Baker should have played.

Garlett in Darwin with the slippery conditions is the exact addition we need with Spargo alongside. Those of you that can’t see that are blind.

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