GAMEDAY: Rd 03 vs Essendon

[Thehardtackler 785]

Will be a spiteful final quarter!

[Guest]

Half the battle is turning up.

We have a pulse. Let's run over them.

[—coach— 3,496]

Just now, Darkhorse72 said:

on tv they look like they keep going over his head to space behind... either way lots of missed opportunities 

That’s exactly what happens when you run under it.

[Ante_Up 69]

Just now, Fork 'em said:

Not the difference but we're sure getting the rough end of the pineapple.

Yes

contribution, not attribution 

[olisik 4,060]

On the bright side, we no longer need to keep OMac just to keep Tmac happy anymore. They both can be dropped after this.

[DemonWheels 1,092]

3 minutes ago, olisik said:

Melksham having a mare

They keep kicking it on his head when he’s playing on Hurley. Kick it out in front of him and he’ll gobble up. Bad coaching.

[Demon Disciple 12,274]

2 minutes ago, olisik said:

Can someone shed light on who replaced Rawlings as defensive coach?

Troy Chaplin, lol

[doc roet 1,289]

Soccer's looking good 

[waynewussell 6,242]

I want Petty! He was underwhelming at first run, but if given as many opportunities as Frost and Oscar he will win a Brownlow!!!!

[Hellish Inferno 992]

2 minutes ago, olisik said:

Can someone shed light on who replaced Rawlings as defensive coach?

Ling said Chaplin and McCartney earlier

[leucopogon 1,519]

We are useless against teams that have quick midfielders. Been schooled in the centre clearances.

[Diamond_Jim 12,628]

not our best quarter methinks

[waynewussell 6,242]

Unfortunately some blokes have disappeared. Lockhart.... great goals but where is he?

 

[Guest]

By God

We are defensively inept.

[Dr.D 1,771]

bloody hopeless against a [censored] footy team. season done. draw only gets much harder now. 

[scarlett 247]

Just now, DemonWheels said:

They keep kicking it on his head when he’s playing on Hurley. Kick it out in front of him and he’ll gobble up. Bad coaching.

Petracca tried but melksham turned and wanted the over the top, resulted in an uncontested mark to hurly.

[DemonWheels 1,092]

Coach Goodwin has a lot to answer for with regards to the ease of all these goals. We’re making them look like world beaters. Just fix it up already!

[olisik 4,060]

Jesus [censored], I thought to look up who our defensive coach is. Turns out it’s the one and only Troy Chaplin. Makes complete sense now.

 

Probably played a part in spending pick 6 on May to

Edited April 5, 2019 by olisik

[Forest Demon 4,681]

1 minute ago, praha said:

7 goals from 12 inside 50s. This is a common stat under Goodwin. 

And it’s not just a 2019 thing. We have been similar the whole time under Goodwin, but it’s only gone downhill.

[Pates 9,660]

Yet again forward entries are useless and making it difficult on the players, that said they aren’t leading well and demanding the footy. Melksham is a shadow of his 2018 self right now, he should have 3-4 right now but it just isn’t working for him. 

Our midfield is doing ok, but at both ends of the ground we are useless. 

[praha 11,240]

2 minutes ago, Hillary Bray said:

 

We have a pulse. Let's run over them.

This team doesn't fight back and win from these positions. Don't think it's happened once under Goodwin. 

It'll either be a tussle, but we won't score.

Or we will kick 5 goals from 20 inside 50s. And they'll kick 6 from 8.

Bookmark it.

[Wrecker45 3,378]

Just now, waynewussell said:

Unfortunately some blokes have disappeared. Lockhart.... great goals but where is he?

 

Done more the kk

[darkhorse72 1,925]

Just now, scarlett said:

Petracca tried but melksham turned and wanted the over the top, resulted in an uncontested mark to hurly.

Trac should have gone long

[DV8 2,271]

21 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Petracca fumble.

He plays like a Fu@#!n garden Slug

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

16 minutes ago, dee-tox said:

Melbourne's talls are an abject failure. OMac, Frost, Weed,TMac...

Gawn is the only one.

Weid has played a role tonight albeit a bit of a one trick pony.  But he's there to kick goals and doing that from limited opportunities.

Frost and Weid have only played a handful of games between them.  Frost was crappy in the 3rd term but ok prior.

Omac is the biggest worry for mine.  After nearly 70 games he still looks like a fish out of water.  I would be bringing in a 90% fit May for him pronto as soon as he is fit and put in a propper pre-season.

Tmac looks sooo slooow and under done without any power through the hips or legs.

ANB was just ok in the first half but ordinary that quarter.

I would bench Tmac (he's done for the night) and go with Lockhart and Weid up forward with Harmes / Hunt in there feeding off also.

Send Clarry forward a little more also

 

Edited April 5, 2019 by Rusty Nails