Actually some guy called Darcy Fort? Not sure who he is tbh 

6 hours ago, MyFavouriteMartian said:

Petracca,  one-on-one with Danger,  would be an interesting watch.  And a real challenge for Tracca.

Besides a win I want nothing more than to see Trac give Dangerflield a flogging.

21 hours ago, loges said:

Brown was dropped after 1 game in which everyone agreed the forward delivery was rubbish.

There not being much footy on after rd 1, I watched the replay a number of times.  Brown grassed five marks that were relative sitters (ie not contested).  None of that was due to the delivery, he just wasn't very good in that game - he was dropped for a reason.

12 minutes ago, TheKozzieExperience said:

Besides a win I want nothing more than to see Trac give Dangerflield a flogging.

...careful kozzy,  you might arouse auntie bitters.

 

Or put a decent bear-hug on him, as danger hits the turf.

15 hours ago, Redleg said:

1. 

   JeremyFinlayson

   Redleg posted a topic in Melbourne Demons

   This bloke was gettable last trade period and I was pushing him hard on DL, with not a lot of support from other posters. Given our current position with key forwards and his form, he would have been invaluable. GWS was looking to make salary cap room and he would not have cost a lot in s...

   •  May 27, 2019
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   •  49 replies
2. 

   JeremyFinlayson

   Redleg posted a topic in Melbourne Demons

   196 cm key back at the Giants is apparently available, though contracted until 2020. He has pace, good disposal skills and can take a grab. He could play back or forward and gives us further options. He would be far cheaper than May and is 4-5 years younger. IMO should be looked...

    September 21, 2018    19 replies

could not agree more Red !!

16 hours ago, Redleg said:

1. 

   JeremyFinlayson

   Redleg posted a topic in Melbourne Demons

   This bloke was gettable last trade period and I was pushing him hard on DL, with not a lot of support from other posters. Given our current position with key forwards and his form, he would have been invaluable. GWS was looking to make salary cap room and he would not have cost a lot in s...

   •  May 27, 2019
   •  
   •  49 replies
2. 

   JeremyFinlayson

   Redleg posted a topic in Melbourne Demons

   196 cm key back at the Giants is apparently available, though contracted until 2020. He has pace, good disposal skills and can take a grab. He could play back or forward and gives us further options. He would be far cheaper than May and is 4-5 years younger. IMO should be looked...

    September 21, 2018    19 replies

You should get a gig with the MFC list management department with that kind of foresight.

Finlayson was a revelation last year and would’ve been one of the biggest bargain trades of all time.

21 hours ago, The Chazz said:

Interesting to hear that Teague's recipe to beat Geelong was to isolate Geelong's defenders, making it next to impossible for them to zone off and start their forward run from their half back line (which is how they love to play).

With that in mind, I want to see Melksham tag Stewart and make him accountable.  I want to see TMc go to Blicavs, which leaves Harry Taylor.  I'd bring in Brown or Weid to play on Taylor (Brown if all the highlights we've seen are all the highlights).  Have Hunt playing on Tuohy.

I'm reluctant to make a change, but could see Brown for Hannan (unlucky for Mitch, I'm a fan, but I think it gives us better balance).

Realistically, Geelong should be an easy team to match up on for us.  We have players that should be able to beat most of theirs, but our consistency across 4 quarters is what always brings us unstuck against this mob.  When we get it right, we generally outplay them.

 

 

Why bring in Brown for Hannan just so Harry Taylor has someone to pick up. Your playing into what Geelong want. Why not make Taylor pickup Hannan/Bennell etc which if delivery is right is a massive match up in our way. 

or with Stanley injured and if we go in with only 1 tall I wouldn't be surprised if they put Blicvas in the ruck to exploit Gawns run .

On 6/22/2020 at 3:06 PM, In Harmes Way said:

We're playing Geelong though, OD.

You missed my point. I was using the Pies as the model for a successful team structure and how Goody and the club appear to be copying it. They have 1 key marking forward who takes contested marks, Mihocheck plus a ruckman the rest are contested ball winners who run and lead. You don't need high marking key position players to be successful 

21 minutes ago, Grimes Times said:

Why bring in Brown for Hannan just so Harry Taylor has someone to pick up. Your playing into what Geelong want. Why not make Taylor pickup Hannan/Bennell etc which if delivery is right is a massive match up in our way. 

or with Stanley injured and if we go in with only 1 tall I wouldn't be surprised if they put Blicvas in the ruck to exploit Gawns run .

Yep. On the AFL website they were saying Geelong may need to drop Taylor to account for our smalls.

Make them play to our strengths, not the other way around.

26 minutes ago, Grimes Times said:

Why bring in Brown for Hannan just so Harry Taylor has someone to pick up. Your playing into what Geelong want. Why not make Taylor pickup Hannan/Bennell etc which if delivery is right is a massive match up in our way. 

or with Stanley injured and if we go in with only 1 tall I wouldn't be surprised if they put Blicvas in the ruck to exploit Gawns run .

 

4 minutes ago, Mickey said:

Yep. On the AFL website they were saying Geelong may need to drop Taylor to account for our smalls.

Make them play to our strengths, not the other way around.

Grimes Times, you have highlighted to be risk - "if our delivery is right".  I haven't seen "right" for close to 18 months.  If we go in with a Hannan vs Taylor type of match up, if our delivery isn't right we will get flogged.  The Geelong defence is too consistent, especially up against our terribly inconsistent forward 50 delivery.

Brown (or Weid) are capable of competing in the air if our delivery is off, which will bring the ball to ground for our smalls/medium size forwards.  If our delivery is on, Brown/Weid are more than capable of taking Taylor to the cleaners.

We actually need Taylor playing to give ourselves a better chance.

Blicavs won't play sole ruck, they will bring in Fort.  You can put your house on that.

16 hours ago, TheKozzieExperience said:

Besides a win I want nothing more than to see Trac give Dangerflield a flogging.

I'd rather see Vanders crush him into the turf

1 hour ago, Older demon said:

You missed my point. I was using the Pies as the model for a successful team structure and how Goody and the club appear to be copying it. They have 1 key marking forward who takes contested marks, Mihocheck plus a ruckman the rest are contested ball winners who run and lead. You don't need high marking key position players to be successful 

Agree.

It seems to me that as you say Goody is modelling the forward line structure (and perhaps the defensive structure too) on the model employed by Collingwood. Tmac is filling the Mihocheck role and he is surrounded by medium, mobile marking targets such as Hannan, VDB and Melksham. With Kozzie playing the small crumbing role, Bennell the skilled deliverer and Fritter the finisher.  

I wonder if that sort of mobile structure helps disrupt an opposition''s zone system and also stretch and disrupt their defensive system as most teams have at least two to three bigs as key members of their back six. Geelong worrying about picking Taylor or not is an example of this issue.

The other potential benefit of a more mobile forward line is an ability for that group to push up the ground and provide a defensive zone or wall something the pies are brilliant at.

17 minutes ago, binman said:

Agree.

It seems to me that as you say Goody is modelling the forward line structure (and perhaps the defensive structure too) on the model employed by Collingwood. Tmac is filling the Mihocheck role and he is surrounded by medium, mobile marking targets such as Hannan, VDB and Melksham. With Kozzie playing the small crumbing role, Bennell the skilled deliverer and Fritter the finisher.  

I wonder if that sort of mobile structure helps disrupt an opposition''s zone system and also stretch and disrupt their defensive system as most teams have at least two to three bigs as key members of their back six. Geelong worrying about picking Taylor or not is an example of this issue.

The other potential benefit of a more mobile forward line is an ability for that group to push up the ground and provide a defensive zone or wall something the pies are brilliant at.

And something we are woeful at, at present. Hopefully once the forward line gel they'll get better at this, but we are just so easy to score against on the rebound at present.

44 minutes ago, low flying Robbo said:

I'd rather see Vanders crush him into the turf

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/BackIndolentBadger-mobile.mp4

 

1 hour ago, binman said:

Agree.

It seems to me that as you say Goody is modelling the forward line structure (and perhaps the defensive structure too) on the model employed by Collingwood. Tmac is filling the Mihocheck role and he is surrounded by medium, mobile marking targets such as Hannan, VDB and Melksham. With Kozzie playing the small crumbing role, Bennell the skilled deliverer and Fritter the finisher.  

I wonder if that sort of mobile structure helps disrupt an opposition''s zone system and also stretch and disrupt their defensive system as most teams have at least two to three bigs as key members of their back six. Geelong worrying about picking Taylor or not is an example of this issue.

The other potential benefit of a more mobile forward line is an ability for that group to push up the ground and provide a defensive zone or wall something the pies are brilliant at.

Problem with this vs Geelong is that their smaller/medium size half backs are far better than our smaller/medium size half forwards.

We're talking;

Hunt, ANB, AVB, Melksham, Fritsch, Bennell, Pickett, Hannan

vs

Stewart, Tuohy, Bews, Kolodjashnij, Jordan Clark (who I rate highly)

I think this area is Geelong's strength, moreso than their key defenders.  That's why we must put in a lot of time working out our match-ups against them, and that's why I would be trying to pick a team that is designed to limit our opponent's strengths.

The Geelong side, week to week, make very few changes, which is why they know and player their role so well.

7 hours ago, low flying Robbo said:

I'd rather see Vanders crush him into the turf

You wouldn't like to see Tracca be more aggressive,  and start to use is power.?

12 minutes ago, MyFavouriteMartian said:

You wouldn't like to see Tracca be more aggressive,  and start to use is power.?

He can do that while Danger is still firmly embedded into the grass

15 minutes ago, low flying Robbo said:

He can do that while Danger is still firmly embedded into the grass

We as a team, to the man...  need to be more aggressive on-field.

Starting with all senior players outside of Vanders, Viney and Harmes.

I can't imagine off the back of an intraclub match they will be making many if any changes. The only one I can see happening is Brown in for Hannan. Just on Hannan's selection for last round was there any word in particular as to what had prompted his selections? I do see him being (somehow) squeezed into the best 22 when he's fit but we hadn't really heard much about his progress and then *boom* there he was. 

3 hours ago, Pates said:

I can't imagine off the back of an intraclub match they will be making many if any changes. The only one I can see happening is Brown in for Hannan. Just on Hannan's selection for last round was there any word in particular as to what had prompted his selections? I do see him being (somehow) squeezed into the best 22 when he's fit but we hadn't really heard much about his progress and then *boom* there he was. 

have a look at how many direct involvements he had in the chains for goals in the intraclub

he'll play i reckon

if they're going to bring in a 'tall' it might be avb who is squeezed out

I think they'll try and go with a big body midfield to dominate Geelong in that area, so AVB plays for me. i wouldn't be surprised if Brown comes in for someone though. we are really lacking a target with TMAC out of form, not sure who would go out. 

 

On 6/23/2020 at 4:46 PM, TheKozzieExperience said:

Besides a win I want nothing more than to see Trac give Dangerflield a flogging.

Bring back Bernie Vince. Just seeing Bernie would give Danger the shivers.( a polite term used here).

Edited June 24, 20204 yr by Bobby McKenzie

On 6/23/2020 at 2:17 PM, Demonland said:

 

Who will Nev Jetta play on now?

3 hours ago, Stevienic23 said:

Who will Nev Jetta play on now?

I heard he’ll be spending time on Hawkins and Rataguela.