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I was wondering what you guys think about JVR debuting this week. If not this week, possibly vs. Carlton. Or debuting at all this season. 

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25 minutes ago, Demonland said:

It was great to receive your questions and comment and be able to read them out on the Podcast and be interactive that way.

We welcome all questions, comments and feedback and we'll include it in the show.

What changes are needed to beat Pies as they have had our measure over last 2 outings Degoey kills us in midfield and Cox in forward line

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As per @deanox's post

How does @george_on_the_outer @Demonland @binman interpret the current outcomes of scores for and against, vs the context and different challenges of 2022 vs 2021.

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38 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

Why do we seemingly struggle to move the ball at the MCG compared to the (near) identical Perth stadium?

That's a question I want an answer to as well.

We haven't played at the G since Round 15 on the 23rd of June (39 days to today and it will be 43 days on Friday). Since that time Collingwood have played 4 games there.

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19 minutes ago, Demonland said:

That's a question I want an answer to as well.

We haven't played at the G since Round 15 on the 23rd of June (39 days to today and it will be 43 days on Friday). Since that time Collingwood have played 4 games there.

I can't recall, did we struggle to move the ball at the G between Rounds 1 and 10?

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10 minutes ago, Demonland said:

That's a question I want an answer to as well.

We haven't played at the G since Round 15 on the 23rd of June (39 days to today and it will be 43 days on Friday). Since that time Collingwood have played 4 games there.

Maybe psychological? The boys want to win it at the G, it could be counterproductive for them to feel the obligation to win at the G in front of the Dees' faithful 

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Brayshaw going to the middle allowed Salem and Rivers to play more familiar roles - I saw this as a huge positive for the team. Where do you both see Gus playing out the year, and if Harmes is cleared to play, does he automatically come back in?

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11 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

I can't recall, did we struggle between Rounds 1 and 10?

Rd 1 vs Bulldogs: No

Rd 3 vs Essendon: No

Rd 5 vs GWS: Definitely Not

Rd 6 vs Richmond: No but struggled to kick accurately (does that count)

Rd 7 vs Hawthorn: Yes

Rd 8 vs St. Kilda: No

Rd 11 vs Freo: Yes

Rd 12 vs Sydney: Yes

Rd 13 vs Collingwood: Yes

Rd 15 vs Brisbane: Definitely Not.

Win/Loss at the G: 7 Wins 3 Losses

Win/Loss Away from the G: 7 Wins 2 Losses

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How much work do you guys think we need to put into Nick Daicos this week? There's enough film on him to know how damaging he can be yet teams still seem to let him off the chain?

I guess it becomes a question of "Do we sacrifice a player from our proven system (Especially after it was successful against the Dockers) in order to tail a guy who could potentially run riot?". A lot of Collingwood's scoring opportunities do come from their backline. I would love to see how good they really are when this is taken away from them and they have to rely on clearance. 

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Since the bye Goody and the FD seem adverse to playing two tall forwards. How do you see our forward line with only 1 tall and do you think that is sustainable going in to finals?

With BBB likely to come back in this week will we go back to 2 talls or persist with small forward line?

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How did you rate Nibblers game?

Seems he has zero awareness to the time he has to release the ball. He gets caught way too often for my liking and it happens on a weekly basis.

Once again he had a low possession count, 7 possessions and didn't hit the scoreboard.

Are his pressure acts (31 2nd highest behind Oliver) & his endurance that important to keep him in the side.

I'd love to see what Bailey Laurie can add to the high half forward roll.

Love the Podcast and would love to hear your thoughts on the matter.

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3 minutes ago, Deeminion said:

How did you rate Nibblers game?

Seems he has zero awareness to the time he has to release the ball. He gets caught way too often for my liking and it happens on a weekly basis.

Once again he had a low possession count, 7 possessions and didn't hit the scoreboard.

Are his pressure acts (31 2nd highest behind Oliver) & his endurance that important to keep him in the side.

I'd love to see what Bailey Laurie can add to the high half forward roll.

Love the Podcast and would love to hear your thoughts on the matter.

This! ... I have noticed ANB form to be lackluster in the last couple of weeks. He is not a damaging player like Kozzy or Spargo. His wastefulness of the footy is infuriating 

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Hey guys love the podcast. Listen every week. It's a staple of my footy weekend wrap up. Love the emotion and anxiousness from Andy that many of us feel, love the calmness and analysis of @binman and love the balance that @george_on_the_outer brings to the table.

My question tonight is primarily for George but you all can jump in. George you, like myself, have questioned Melksham's role in the side particularly due to his lack of pressure. I agree also agree with Andy's analysis of the role of small/med forwards in that they have to bring something to the table and it's either got to be pressure in the form of tackles or pressure acts or you have to hit the scoreboard or be involved in scoring chains.

With the exception of the Port game Melksham has been lacking in his pressure as was majorly evidenced in the Bulldogs game.

Despite him not having any tackles on Friday night, and George I know that would have irked you, he did provide a leading option as small/medium on a wet night when the tall forwards weren't going to be marking. He hit the scoreboard with 1 goal and could easily have been 2 or 3 if not for some wayward kicking and was involved in 7 scoring chains.

I reckon he is adding something to the forward line including a bit of mongrel and hardness.

George can you see yourself embracing Melksham into the fold? Can you see him being a part of the team in September? If not who replaces him?

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Hey fellas. Greeting from Singapore. I want to add to the podcast love and say thank you for your thoughtful and considered analysis of the games. You see so much more from a tactical standpoint than I see with my kick the bloody thing mentality when it comes to watching footy games.

I was rapt that Jayden Hunt was recalled to the team especially after his late season injury last year that effectively robbed him of a Premiership medal in my humble opinion.

I reckon he adds that bit of pace that we lack off half back and though the wings and midfield. I think he's improved his delivery immensely from a few years back.

Our back 6 or 7 this week seemed really settled this week and seem to be back firing on all cylinders.

Hunt also provides some flexibility to the team because I reckon he can be swung forward in a pinch if we need to add some spark. Not suggesting he play forward as he is clearly in the side to be a defender and play that role. Just saying he has some more strings to the bow.

Do you see a role for him in this side going into Finals?

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Looking forward to another great show tonight gents!

It was so enjoyable to watch how well we covered the switch, time after time! Freo are one of the best teams at making the ground wide, so to see us prevent it as often as we did was remarkable. We managed to intercept or slow up a number of their attempts to go quick through the corridor. In fact, a lot of their scores from rebound were from good fortune where we managed to partially intercept the rebound, but due to a bad bounce or a fumble they got lucky.

  • Do you think that contributed to Freo playing more conservatively as the game wore on?

Looking ahead to this week against Collingwood:

  • Do you think the Pies will similarly revert into their shells under that level of pressure? Or will they be stronger in their resolve to be attacking?
  • The fact that Collingwood couldn't close out the game against Port seemed to indicate their players are fatigued. Given they've had to run till the final whistle in pretty much most games in their 10 game streak, do you agree that they may be starting to fade?

I can see there is a lot of questions and comments, so no pressure to include mine if time is short :-)

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