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TRAINING: Thursday 4th August 2022

Kev
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Started at 9.30 AM

In the captains squad:

JVR, BBB

Can't see Weids.

Boisterous out there.

Finished at 10.15 AM

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    8 minutes ago, kev martin said:

    Started at 9.30 AM

    In the captains squad:

    JVR, BBB

    Can't see Weids.

    Boisterous out there.

     

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    9 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

     

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    Jack certainly had that scary look.

    Do you think he has spoken to Goody and knows that JVR is in?

    I think it would be a huge call in a big game like this. Not saying it wouldn’t work, just  a lot more pressure on the kid.

    If BBB is fit it’s unlikely, given wet night and Melksham is playing his role. 

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    4 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Jack certainly had that scary look.

    Do you think he has spoken to Goody and knows that JVR is in?

    I think it would be a huge call in a big game like this. Not saying it wouldn’t work, just  a lot more pressure on the kid. 

    Every game in our run home has or will be a big game. And then we have finals. There's no pressure on JVR to star, he just needs to compete.

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    7 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Jack certainly had that scary look.

    Do you think he has spoken to Goody and knows that JVR is in?

    I think it would be a huge call in a big game like this. Not saying it wouldn’t work, just  a lot more pressure on the kid. 

    I'd only play JVR only if it's alongside another key forward such as Brown.

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    1 minute ago, mo64 said:

    Every game in our run home has or will be a big game. And then we have finals. There's no pressure on JVR to star, he just needs to compete.

    Agree. I added a bit to my post as you were posting about if BBB is fit. Anyway we will see what happens with selection.

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    2 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    I'd only play JVR only if it's alongside another key forward such as Brown.

    Who would you drop?

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    1 minute ago, Redleg said:

    Agree. I added a bit to my post as you were posting about if BBB is fit. Anyway we will see what happens with selection.

    In 8 hours time we will know. 

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    3 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Who would you drop?

    No idea to be honest 'red'. 

    And to be honest I'd be happy with the one change of Brown for Weideman. 

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    8 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    No idea to be honest 'red'. 

    And to be honest I'd be happy with the one change of Brown for Weideman. 

    They did a good little analysis of Melksham’s role on 360. He is clearly playing his role of cutting off an interceptor and also providing an option inside F50.

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    14 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Who would you drop?

    I think JVR could play the Melk role as a roaming tall 

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    12 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    They did a good little analysis of Melksham’s role on 360. He is clearly playing his role of cutting off an interceptor and also providing an option inside F50.

    I saw that. It was well played by Melk.

    It looks like a tactic we'll keep heading into the finals which I think we'll go with the 1 tall.

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    Wandered past the magpies. 

    I thought they looked a rabble.

    No numbers and all in different types of black and white. 

    Plenty of banter, from Howe, "you're a d'ckhead", to one of the younger, smaller, long hairs. Both with arms out.

    "If you can't do it seriously,  then f'ck off", said another.

    The drill stopped with two wrestling each other, seemed in good fun. 

    WOW!

    Maybe they will get serious when some momentum turns their way and then work together.

    Hoping we have a plan for when they decide to take the game on.

    Addit: also using the red ball to practice with.

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    4 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    I saw that. It was well played by Melk.

    It looks like a tactic we'll keep heading into the finals which I think we'll go with the 1 tall.

    Selection tonight will probably answer that question dazzle but I tend to agree with you.

    The main problem I envisage for September though, is that given the fitness/form of Brown and Weid, it will allow opposition defences to gang up on Fritta our best and most consistent forward and take him out of the game.

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    Last out on the track, was Tracc, Kossi and Melky, oh, and of course Viney who was playing with his doggy.

    After the warm up they kicked to the 4 points of the square, where the groups gathered, with run throughs and some handballs. 

    Split into their lines, they then moved a kaos ball from defense to the forwards, and finished with a goal. All at about 3/4 pace and no opposition, apart from a coach getting in the way and bringing the ball to ground.

    They finished with individual goal kicking.

    They appeared nervous, though upbeat and focused.

    They look powerful. I think they are ready for them.

    Tomlinson trained with the back-line, Harmes with the mids, and Chandler with the forwards.  

    Go Dees.

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    43 minutes ago, MrFreeze said:

    I think JVR could play the Melk role as a roaming tall 

    That's exactly what I thought.

    It would be tbe perfect role for him at this stage in careers as his focus would be on sticking with an opposition interceptor (Moore?) and making sure they don't mark anything coming into our 50.

    Which given his desire to compete he would relish. 

    Anything else would be a bonus.

    Bur to be honest melksham has done well enough in that role to keep his spot. And is obviously more experienced and probably physically stronger too.

    A couple of questions come to mind:

    If bb comes in, melksham stays in, and weed goes out, who would go out for jvr if he is selected?

    Can bb, melksham, fritter AND jvr all fit into our forward line?

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    Tough call for the last forward line spot 

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    46 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    I saw that. It was well played by Melk.

    It looks like a tactic we'll keep heading into the finals which I think we'll go with the 1 tall.

    I watched last years round 21 game against the Eagles last night and was reminded that melksham played the defensive forward role then too (played mainly on McGovern).

    By the by, in that game tmac and viney were both outs and bb played as the lone tall forward.

    Vanders was the medi sub, and came on before half time for Hunt who did the ankle injury that sadly ruled him out for the rest of the season and finals.

     

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    I think it will be pretty much 'steady as she goes' selection wise.

    BBB in for Weid ... Harmes med sub.

    ANB is out of form and was terrible v Freo, but he is important to the structure of the side. Same with Sparrow and Spargo.

    Hunt and Melksham have played their roles well. Rivers has been OK. 

    Go Dees ... if we lose this one my whole weekend will be ruined.

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    22 minutes ago, Winners at last said:

    Go Dees ... if we lose this one my whole weekend will be ruined.

    Same here.  Can't stand them, nor their supporters.

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    Typo

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    1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    No idea to be honest 'red'. 

    And to be honest I'd be happy with the one change of Brown for Weideman. 

    Just make sure you're honest.

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    1 minute ago, M_9 said:

    Just make sure you're honest.

    Haha.. 🤦‍♂️

    My honesty gets me in far too much trouble on here.... 👀

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    I got to training after the VFL team left the ground.Stayed around and watched Choco train about 12 Casey players -including Weid.Asked a trainer about Tommy Mac and he said he is coming along nicely.Asked if he would be right in 3 weeks ,but he didn’t really answer my question.

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