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21 minutes ago, hardtack said:

The review is up on the MFC site:

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/893219/vfl-casey-wins-a-close-one-over-the-kangaroos

 Chandler and Bedford continue to impress and Melk played well.    Theres some real motivation for Spargo, Kozzie and ANB to keep performing.

No mention of Rosman in the report but he kicked 3 goals.

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    17 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    So no VFL practice games at the weekend. Presumably the players not in the MFC team will have some form of match simulation etc but it's not the same and makes it harder for those pushing for selection to get into a team that's winning :)

    It shows how poor this new league is WJ. What happens now with the QLD teams who are made up of players who are  only semi professional?  Any competition that does not allow the players who are part of AFL teams to play in a real game every week  is poor from the start. 

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    10 minutes ago, old dee said:

    It shows how poor this new league is WJ. What happens now with the QLD teams who are made up of players who are  only semi professional?  Any competition that does not allow the players who are part of AFL teams to play in a real game every week  is poor from the start. 

    Not to mention the fixture impact of covid related border issues already affecting the AFL.  Not the ideal time to go from VFL/NEAFL leagues to an Eastern League. 

    We may end up changing the fixture and Vic teams play Vic teams for a few months as they did with the early rounds of AFLW.

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    4 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    Not to mention the fixture impact of covid related border issues already affecting the AFL.  Not the ideal time to go from VFL/NEAFL leagues to an Eastern League. 

    We may end up changing the fixture and Vic teams play Vic teams for a few months as they did with the early rounds of AFLW.

    Agree LH what we need is a competition that has 22 rounds and  starts the same week as the AFL. Anything less has serious implications on players not selected in the senior team. Just poor.

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    For those in the know re VFL - how are the different rules impacting?  My understanding is a certain number of players have to be in the 50 and goal square for each ball up?  If so, when Weid / Brown come back in, will the rules make a big difference in terms of running / leading patterns.

    Also I know it's only a practice match but we've got a pretty strong team with a number of Dees listed players in there - so was surprised that the Roos VFL side came close.  Do they have a strong VFL core or are their kids super talented?  

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    4 hours ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

     Chandler and Bedford continue to impress and Melk played well.    Theres some real motivation for Spargo, Kozzie and ANB to keep performing.

    No mention of Rosman in the report but he kicked 3 goals.

    Jesus -  Brendan who wrote this needs a lesson from George On The Outer on how to do a match report.

    The first half is cliche filled rubbish that coaches talk about in post match conferences and promoting Mark Corrigans game plan.

    All supporters want to know is who played well and how the AFL listed players went plus the goal kickers.

    Come on guys you can do better.

     

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    I wonder if Rosman's role will be sprinting back to the  goal square within 10 seconds to avoid free kicks for not following the anti density rules.

    Draft a guy with elite speed and endurance just to avoid falling foul of this new restriction.

     

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    3 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

    Jesus -  Brendan who wrote this needs a lesson from George On The Outer on how to do a match report.

    The first half is cliche filled rubbish that coaches talk about in post match conferences and promoting Mark Corrigans game plan.

    All supporters want to know is who played well and how the AFL listed players went plus the goal kickers.

    Come on guys you can do better.

     

    yeah that's the second cliche ridden report of the magoos i've read on our web site this year

    i hope someone has a word in his ear.......he's not applying for a job as a political advisor

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    14 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    yeah that's the second cliche ridden report of the magoos i've read on our web site this year

    i hope someone has a word in his ear.......he's not applying for a job as a political advisor

    It's just a write-up of the coach's press conference/press release. I'm not sure who else people were expecting to sit down  in front of a microphone or put pen to paper, roles have had to be cut back as it is.

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    Really sounds like this new second tier competition is already proving to be a mistake, or at least in the early days a total mess. How can you have a second tier competition start so much later than the main league. It's a joke.

    COVID has caused a lot of issues with money but this really underscores that the AFL needs to create a reserves competition with each team represented by their own club (or a likewise affiliate). 18 teams that play each other from within the competition. I know it would take a lot to organise but it has to be the way forward to create a proper reserves comp. (FWIW I would have our 2nds operate as the "Casey Demons")

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    1 hour ago, Pates said:

    Really sounds like this new second tier competition is already proving to be a mistake, or at least in the early days a total mess. How can you have a second tier competition start so much later than the main league. It's a joke.

    VFL has never started before Round 2 and in most cases round 3.

    It has always had multiple byes.

    It's a cheap practice comp... integrity disappeared around ten years ago.

    Remind me which year it was when MFC effectively pulled its players out of the VFL finals series.

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    55 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    VFL has never started before Round 2 and in most cases round 3.

    It has always had multiple byes.

    It's a cheap practice comp... integrity disappeared around ten years ago.

    Remind me which year it was when MFC effectively pulled its players out of the VFL finals series.

    I wanna say it was around 2001 with Sandy. I vaguely remember there were players that really wanted to play in the finals series for Sandringham but were prevented from doing so by the club. At the very least it should have been the players choice, and really finals experience in finals experience no matter if it's the big leagues or VFL.

    I don't think many clubs have done that since, and now I think we have a very good working relationship with Casey (mainly because they've become apart of our organisation).

    But precisely because the VFL didn't start before round 2, and because they would have byes that don't match with the AFL team, it just seems like such a poor substitute for a reserves competition. 

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    2 hours ago, bing181 said:

    It's just a write-up of the coach's press conference/press release. I'm not sure who else people were expecting to sit down  in front of a microphone or put pen to paper, roles have had to be cut back as it is.

    Maybe they could get Whispering Jack to do their match report. It would be a major improvement on what they are currently providing.

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