On 02/05/2019 at 11:19, Rusty Nails said:

Maybe if we swap the forward line with the backline?

Surely they couldn't do any worse!

Edited May 2, 20196 yr by Demon Disciple

  On 02/05/2019 at 10:38, bobby1554 said:

And rain it will.......goals to Hawthorn

 

A very good chance we are going to cop the full wrath of a raging Clarkson and co. who will be looking for revenge for last years semi final.

  Pray to the sun gods that we come switched on ready to play.

Edited May 2, 20196 yr by Petraccattack

  On 02/05/2019 at 10:36, dazzledavey36 said:

Good god.. how we continue to put games into a [censored] spud in McDonald is just mind boggling.. Should have given Keilty or Petty a shot. 

Our season is finished and we have this useless [censored] coming back into the team.. 

Riveting selections. 

Whilst I agree with giving Keilty n Petty a shot,  and I agree with our season being finished, this is the sort of post that belongs on the troll banner a few weeks ago.

I like many of your posts dazzle but this is poor form mate .

  On 02/05/2019 at 09:41, DV8 said:

Play the kids...  because we will soon run out of games, which we can play them in.   With so many coming back in around 3 weeks time.

What kids?

None of them bar Sparrow have done a thing to warrant selection.

The cupboard is bare...

  On 02/05/2019 at 10:43, John Demonic said:

 

Edited May 2, 20196 yr by Rusty Nails

  On 02/05/2019 at 11:12, ProDee said:

I would have persisted with Weideman, but it's easy to understand the logic.

Win and no-one will be complaining.

That's optimistic.

Not the win, but the hope that no one on here will be complaining.

 

  On 02/05/2019 at 11:33, Hell Bent said:

Whilst I agree with giving Keilty n Petty a shot,  and I agree with our season being finished, this is the sort of post that belongs on the troll banner a few weeks ago.

I like many of your posts dazzle but this is poor form mate .

Disagree. Dazzles post is spot on and echoes the thoughts of myself and many other frustrated demons supporters. The selection, particularly the spud McDonald after only one reserves game, is appalling.

Edited May 2, 20196 yr by stranga

Backline is slow as treacle!

Then Hore rotates in for Hunt, even slower!

or Wagner comes in next to Frost, fast decision making .........oh noooo!

I’ll be at the game, but don’t think I can watch, it’s going to be a massacre! Like a few GoT episodes!

 

  On 02/05/2019 at 11:25, Demon Disciple said:

Surely they culdn't do any worse!

Might bamboozle the Opp for a minute or two DD ?

  On 02/05/2019 at 10:49, Ethan Tremblay said:

I can hear Bruce now.. “Poppy...Poppppppy...Popppppyyyyyyyyyy!!”

Where is the spew emoji.

Followed by say “Saaaaahhlem with a pin point pass”

Mind boggling changes

Weed will get awful delivery as a forward at vfl level; he might as well get awful delivery at afl level when opposed to better defenders 

O Mac goes back and allows T Mac to return forward...but Josh Wagner replacing Viney helps the midfield rotations how, exactly?!??

  On 02/05/2019 at 11:42, stranga said:

Disagree. Dazzles post is spot on and echoes the thoughts of myself and many other frustrated demons supporters. The selection, particularly the spud McDonald after only one reserves game, is appalling.

Yep. Scheizen selections.

Where's Keilty? His form has been consistent over the this season and last. He's not a 17 year old kid. Why not give him a crack?

I don't understand how Oscar has earnt his spot back.

Travelling down from northern NSW for this. My last three trips down south have been to watch us lose.

Fun times.

Go Dees.....

 

 

  On 02/05/2019 at 11:14, bobby1554 said:

Yeah but if he was playing for us right now John, he would be a spud. Just ask any Geelong supporter. Downhill skier of the highest order.

 

My eyes tell me, from the games I’ve seen him play in the black and white that the last thing I’d call him is a downhill skier.

Injury prone, but a gun and a brute. 

I wonder how Clarke photography is coming along.

  On 02/05/2019 at 08:52, Ethan Tremblay said:

It’s not like we have a strong list of players who could have come in. Bar a player debuting, it was always going to be ‘meh’.

in hindsight, the club completely overrated the list and got rid of some decent depth. I would have much preferred the inclusions of Bugg, Tyson or Kent. 

Ken Oath! Honest Man. 

  On 02/05/2019 at 11:53, whatwhatsaywhat said:

Mind boggling changes

Weed will get awful delivery as a forward at vfl level; he might as well get awful delivery at afl level when opposed to better defenders 

O Mac goes back and allows T Mac to return forward...but Josh Wagner replacing Viney helps the midfield rotations how, exactly?!??

FD might be looking at...

> Wags replaces Fritschkrieg which solidifies backline a little (albeit  agree with others...still terribly slooow)

> an out of form Fritschkrieg (playing out of his usual position) goes forward once more to replace an out of form Tracc.

> Tracc into a mostly mId field role (some time at HF also) and replaces / covers for an injured Viney.  Hopefully to get hands on pill a bit more & bringing a little more dynamic agility/break away power into the mid field.  (Viney also a fair way off for whatever reason/s).

Tracc has to step up big time in the above role if we are to have any chance of pulling off a huge upset.  Overdue break out game required.

Edited May 2, 20196 yr by Rusty Nails

  On 02/05/2019 at 08:52, Ethan Tremblay said:

It’s not like we have a strong list of players who could have come in. Bar a player debuting, it was always going to be ‘meh’.

in hindsight, the club completely overrated the list and got rid of some decent depth. I would have much preferred the inclusions of Bugg, Tyson or Kent. 

Would have rathered the club could have kept Kent, but I don't know we had a huge choice there.

Bugg didn't have the desire in the end and threw away a golden opportunity to keep playing AFL footy.

I certainly wasn't a Tyson hater, but I'm pretty happy with the return so far and future potential of big Pruess - has wepon written all over him.

  On 02/05/2019 at 03:07, Lucifer's Hero said:

Team is announced in a few hours!

So its time to switch from all the repetitive, negative comments and threads that have recently saturated this board. 

New game, new opportunity.

Go Dees!

I'm punting hope against recient form here, but I really would love to beat this bunch of a-holes.  If we only beat one other team all year, this is the team I want it to be.

Words really can't quite describe how much I hate Hawthorn.

  On 02/05/2019 at 12:12, Rusty Nails said:

FD might be looking at...

> Wags replaces Fritschkrieg which solidifies backline a little (albeit  agree with others...still terribly slooow)

> an out of form Fritschkrieg (playing out of his usual position) goes forward once more to replace an out of form Tracc.

> Tracc into a mostly mId field role (some time at HF also) and replaces / covers for an injured Viney.  Hopefully to get hands on pill a bit more & bringing a little more dynamic agility/break away power into the mid field.  (Viney also a fair way off for whatever reason/s).

Tracc has to step up big time in the above role if we are to have any chance of pulling off a huge upset.  Overdue break out game required.

At the same time, it must be speculated that the selected team/positions will not be the starting line-up, or will be the same at the end of the first quarter when the MFC is 10 goals behind. Absolute madness but perhaps a blind (certainly not threatening) for the Whoreform hierarchy. 

  On 02/05/2019 at 11:34, rjay said:

What kids?

None of them bar Sparrow have done a thing to warrant selection.

The cupboard is bare...

I class Keilty as a kid,  Sparrow,  Lockhart as well.  o'Baker...  and Spargo again, in a few weeks time.

Play them, so we can see if they've got something to show...  and where they are up to.

We tanking bad. 

People keep saying J Wagner is slow... if you watch the clip above of Oscar, Lewie and Wagner chasing O'Meara to the goal line you will notice that Wagner is the one who makes up considerable ground on O'Meara, leaving the others behind. Doesn't seem all that slow to me!

 

  On 02/05/2019 at 12:38, DV8 said:

I class Keilty as a kid,  Sparrow,  Lockhart as well.  o'Baker...  and Spargo again, in a few weeks time.

Play them, so we can see if they've got something to show...  and where they are up to.

No thanks DV.  Leave them to learn their craft at the lower levels unless they're doing something like an Alan Jakovich pls.  Seen enough insiped performances from youngsters making their debut too early at the MFC or being gifted too many successive games with little return/output to justify their continued  inclusion.  Watts the classic one that comes to mind and more recently the Weid / Omac.  Give them an occasional taste to show them the level that's needed when the teams flying then straight  back to Casey to learn and improve once more (unless they're killing it)? Sure.

The great clubs like the Dawks usually leave their juniors for a good year or two before deciding to debut them or move them on and by that stage they've at least grown (or partially grown) a man's body and some experience on how Clarkson expects them to play.  And the exceptions would no doubt be coming into a side that's flying and surrounded by  a good smattering of solid players and a few champs that can easily cover any shortcomings should they occur on the day.

Apart from Goody's failed game style at the G and poor match day performances what this season has show us has been the exposed lack of depth / quality on the list once a few injuries kick in.

That can't be fixed overnight and a head or two may need to roll before it starts to improve.  We are probably years away from becoming a force to be reckoned with but part of becoming a better club is not making the same mistakes we've made so often in the past.

Edited May 2, 20196 yr by Rusty Nails

Unusual changes.. but yet again Goodwin has not made a great deal of sense this year..

Only way this can work is if T-Mac goes forward, Fritch to the wing and Salem to Wing/HFF and Hunt and Wagner to go back. Would love to have another Salem. Everyone gives him wraps for his immaculate foot skills but he is a seriously underrated defender these days.

Despite our wholly underwhelming start to the season, I’m really looking forward to this game.

It feels like a Saturday afternoon final, which it essentially is for us.

 

So is it time tp pull out the old Tom Scully moneybags jibe again.