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IN: PETTY, PREUSS, C.WAGNER, STRETCH

OUT: PETRACCA, O.MCDONALD, FROST, NEAL-BULLEN

Edited by Grapeviney

 

In: 2018 Demons

Out: 2019 Demons

Honestly, how could we have fallen away this far this quickly! Surely last year's demons are there somewhere. 

18 minutes ago, The Swimming Dee said:

Absolutely squibbed it. He has been awful. Not improving...a footballer going nowhere! I want him to be good but it ain’t happening

Thats was a commitment act.   And he is not totally committed, and so is not fully focused, because of it.

He will never get any better as long as he does not fully commit to the team and to the game.   Tracca thinks far too much about tracca.

 

Mind you, he has a few mates doing similar this season.

Fritta is disappointing so far.  I think Fritta needs a spell at Casey.  He is well off his own standards.

I would persevere with Hunt, but push him forward.

I would  drop Petracca now with Fritta, so they both can sort themir heads out with the VFL.

Its time for Keilty, and Stretch again.

Keep Lockhart in.

Sparra back to Casey.

 

I want to see a quicker running Mfc team next week, against the Bummers.

 
Just now, DV8 said:

Thats was a commitment act.   And he is not totally committed, and so is not fully focused, because of it.

He will never get any better as long as he does not fully commit to the team and to the game.   Tracca thinks far too much about tracca.

 

Mind you, he has a few mates doing similar this season.

Fritta is disappointing so far.  I think Fritta needs a spell at Casey.  He is well off his own standards.

I would persevere with Hunt, but push him forward.

I would  drop Petracca now with Fritta, so they both can sort themir heads out with the VFL.

Its time for Keilty, and Stretch again.

Keep Lockhart in.

Sparra back to Casey.

 

I want to see a quicker running Mfc team next week, against the Bummers.

Completely agree Petracca to the twos. Not just for one week either.

i can’t agree on Fritsch sorry. Not a good game tonight but I think he will come good.

i don’t know why Wagner was dropped after last week?


7 minutes ago, Adzman said:

In: 2018 Demons

Out: 2019 Demons

Honestly, how could we have fallen away this far this quickly! Surely last year's demons are there somewhere. 

Check out round 4 last year, you sure you want the 2018 Demons, ok you got em!

Edited by —coach—

Petracca and Fritta dropped.  Sparrow back to Casey to continue his development.

I'd like to see Keilty in for either OMc, or maybe Frost.

Stretch in. Wagner in.

Hunt forward.

I wish we had another nippy rover to bring in to pair with Lockhart, like a chandler or bedford.   But I don't think they'd be ready yet.

 

The Dees are the most frustrating team in the AFL. Why us ? 

 

Stretch is a certainty and Keilty to debut and Bull Smith. 

If Goodwin has any guts he’ll drop Petracca and Jones. Hunt and ANB also nowhere near good enough and Frost is a lost cause.Sparrow is not ready. 

3 minutes ago, —coach— said:

Check out round 4 last year, you sure you want the 2018 Demons, ok you got em!

Check round 22, we were 5th with a record of 14-8. I would take that in a heartbeat right now.


Won’t be many changes. When you win inside 50’s in a landslide and get thumped you need to look at structures and game plan.

Petracca had a shocker and is on thin ice but while we’re so short on talent we bought in a kid who wasn’t on our list 15 days ago I can’t see us dropping him.

I’ve been a critic of Weid but the conditions didn’t suit him tonight nor did the delivery except when KK hit him on the chest and the Geelong bloke still somehow marked it.

Can’t drop Jones being captain and all.

Frost for Petty.

Hunt for Stretch.

ANB for anyone. He will bounce back due to the ground he covers but while he is covering all that ground without creating pressure or causing damage he needs to go back to Casey.

5 minutes ago, The Swimming Dee said:

Completely agree Petracca to the twos. Not just for one week either.

i can’t agree on Fritsch sorry. Not a good game tonight but I think he will come good.

i don’t know why Wagner was dropped after last week?

No, not for one week... 3 or 4 weeks or until he decides where his commitment is.

He needs to go back and practice loosening his shackles with Casey...  and rediscover footy again.   Learn to have some fun... and discover full commitment to his game.  he is passionless at this stage of his career.   Last season as well.

He was better last year, in parts,  but he is  playing introverted/inhibited football.

2 minutes ago, Adzman said:

Check round 22, we were 5th with a record of 14-8. I would take that in a heartbeat right now.

So after 2 rounds you want to be 14-8? Not sure that’s possible unless the basic laws of time have changed recently?

In -     Petty,  Keilty,  C. Wagner, Baker

Out -  Petracca, Hunt, Frost, Sparrow

 

ANB lucky.

5 minutes ago, Wrecker45 said:

Won’t be many changes. When you win inside 50’s in a landslide and get thumped you need to look at structures and game plan.

Yep.  The changes will be meaningless, really.

For example, what difference would it do to drop someone like Weideman for Keilty?  It's not a knock on what Dec is doing, but our structure forward of the ball is so poor that it doesn't matter who is down there right now.

Only minimal changes for me.  Big changes to the structure and gameplan will be welcome.


What would we change with what ?

22 minutes ago, The Swimming Dee said:

i can’t agree on Fritsch sorry. Not a good game tonight but I think he will come good.

Coach needs to make a statement as too many are lethargic from all the over-the-top hype...  its mucked with their minds.

Its mostly the kids who thought they were shoe-ins. 

The oldies like Jones is just lacking some miles into him. and trying too hard in desperation.

I would not drop any leaders.

But those who aren't working hard enough should be let down.   Starting with Tracca.   He needs a wake-up call.  Not professional enough for the game today. too soft in too many ways and it shows in his physique.

Compare him to Harmes... and Harmes body shape, over the past 2 years.   Harmes woke up,  and is now super-fit and a leader.

Edited by DV8

9 players got < 10 touches, so there is the first 9 changes

and we need a change to the game plan.......and the bath water

I made a rule not to degrade our players after a loss, I will calm down, I will look at at the team in the cool calm of the new day, and then I will drop T Mac, Petracca ,Hunt and Jones.

 

 

3 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Yep.  The changes will be meaningless, really.

For example, what difference would it do to drop someone like Weideman for Keilty?  It's not a knock on what Dec is doing, but our structure forward of the ball is so poor that it doesn't matter who is down there right now.

Only minimal changes for me.  Big changes to the structure and gameplan will be welcome.

Not dropping Weideman. I haven't seen anyone suggest that.


Hunt is not accountable Hibberd is slow and out of form, Jetta is getting beaten. Then to go with 3 talls on a wet night - idiotic. Jeez we miss Lewis. 

Hunt and frost to go. 

Sparrow got away with the fumbles last week, this week he didnt get close enough to fumble, Trac did (i.e. fumble) also no pressure, not sure what ANB does, Melks playing without confidence (hes a forward that doesn't want as shot at goal). Weids has playef 2 good game (unfortunately last year). Sparrow and Trac to go.

Kk was also poor (no defense)

Spargo and Keilty in, then whatever; perhaps Stretch and anyone fast.

8 minutes ago, DV8 said:

No, not for one week... 3 or 4 weeks or until he decides where his commitment is.

He needs to go back and practice loosening his shackles with Casey...  and rediscover footy again.   Learn to have some fun... and discover full commitment to his game.  he is passionless at this stage of his career.   Last season as well.

He was better last year, in parts,  but he is  playing introverted/inhibited football.

Agree 100% DV8. I still have faith he can be a really good footballer for us. He looks as though he is so restrained, and trying to do everything perfectly. Needs to do the simple stuff more often

26 minutes ago, Adzman said:

In: 2018 Demons

Out: 2019 Demons

Honestly, how could we have fallen away this far this quickly! Surely last year's demons are there somewhere. 

I love it

 
2 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

9 players got < 10 touches, so there is the first 9 changes

and we need a change to the game plan.......and the bath water

Pull the bath plug first... =  drop a few players,  so they can reset their minds back to Zero again, and reboot.

39 minutes ago, Adzman said:

In: 2018 Demons

Out: 2019 Demons

Honestly, how could we have fallen away this far this quickly! Surely last year's demons are there somewhere. 

I know it's tongue in cheek, but it's a cop out. We put up a very similar performance against Hawthorn last year.

To me, the scary thing is that we haven't shown any improvement in our weakest area. Our reliance on battering teams around the ball is unsustainable week in, week out, and we don't have the class to win games when that doesn't happen.

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