30 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

You would imagine so with May, Lever and T Mac in defence.

We still have smalls to contend with such as Cameron, McCarthy, Rayner and Bailey, so no need for Petty down back.

I think our forward line needs a maximum of 2 of JVR, BBB and Petty at the one time while the third player is either in the ruck (JVR) or on the bench.

 

I feel that Jvr is going to start clunking everything and kick five tonight.

7 minutes ago, Dingo said:

Just spoke to a Demon neighbour who just spoke another Dees supporter who said C. O . Is out !

Pretty reliable? I hope not.

Demonland Poster Dannyz is ADAMENT he will play!

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1 hour ago, whatwhat say what said:

sam maclure will be sharpening his pencil

Good. It’ll be nice n pointy for when he sticks it where it fits. 

1 minute ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Good. It’ll be nice n pointy for when he sticks it where it fits. 

Note to self....

Don't mess with WcW.

4 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

She was on her second pack of fags at 5am. She’ll be coughing up a lung before the game even starts 😂

Nah, I steered clear of DL this morning; another thread on here last night being the reason. Anyways I’ll just give other threads a wide berth for now and stick to this one… until the first bounce, that is. Then it’s straight to the postgame thread to celebrate a resounding win over the Lions.

We’ve so got this it hurts. 🥳

GIVE ‘EM HELL, DEES!

❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙

what thread was it i will give it hell

4 minutes ago, forever demons said:

what thread was it i will give it hell

It might have been the one started by that dummy Redleg.

 

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19 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

I feel that Jvr is going to start clunking everything and kick five tonight.

Now that is a dream I would like to have!

Will there ever be a game I'm not nervous about?

6 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Will there ever be a game I'm not nervous about?

Not while you're a Dees supporter deever!

9 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Will there ever be a game I'm not nervous about?

I adopted the arrogant Hawthorn supporter psyche last week and it worked well.

MFCSS is back for this game though

Will be a tough game tonight. Despite the Lions poor record at the MCG, they've managed to beat us there in finals and then lose in the dying moments due to some individual brilliance from Melksham. Dees by 7 points.

Debut of a 200 gamer tonight. Good luck Kolt!

I won’t lie, my MCFSS would be significantly less if Pickett was playing tonight…

On the tram now. @binman I remembered to bring the binos!

35 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Note to self....

Don't mess with WcW.

But if you do, hide your pencils!

He is. Playing says ch 7 news

 

Clayton playing 

15 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

Will be a tough game tonight. Despite the Lions poor record at the MCG, they've managed to beat us there in finals and then lose in the dying moments due to some individual brilliance from Melksham. Dees by 7 points.

It's another litmus test for us even if there's more pressure on them.

We have beaten dogs and port and despite lions poor form they are still a quality side. So if we win this it's another scalp knocked off for me.

People rubbish their fwd line but it can be pretty potent. Luckily we have the manpower to shut it down.

This will be a battle of midfield for me. We have struggled a little with Oliver being kept to using one hand.

I feel confident with our fwd line even without Kozzie. Best of luck to the kolt.

 

25 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

Will be a tough game tonight. Despite the Lions poor record at the MCG, they've managed to beat us there in finals and then lose in the dying moments due to some individual brilliance from Melksham. Dees by 7 points.

And Viney.

I'll never forget him activating beast mode for that goal.

Edited April 11, 20241 yr by leave it to deever

Apparently Clayton was desperate to play 

23 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

So we are implementing a new game plan, haven't quite got it going yet but are 4-1? Sounds great to me.

Indeed.

I'm most definitely in the Hoyne camp.

Hoyne highlighted that, like this time last year our above average accuracy should be factored in to any assessment of how we are travelling.

As At the break of Gawn notes Daniel Hoyne highlighted 'we’ve been losing inside 50, clearances, contested possession and we're only a middle of the road side at defending ball movement.'

Hoyne's other point was that gives scope for improvement. Which I agree with, particularly with Bowser and Melksham both available in the back half of the season.

But Hoyne didn't note that a couple of weeks back, when discussing our changed method, that Dees' fans will have to be patient as we will give up scores on turnover and make mistakes as we adjust to a different method, particularly the transition stuff.

That said, I think there is a chance those numbers are not necessarily an indication of problems.

I agree with @Binmans PA and others analaysis that we are setting up deep defensively and creating space in front of us to transition more effectively.

I dont have any data to support this, but we also seem to be more fluid in terms of defenders rolling off their man and taking different opponents.

Lever, may and tmac have been waxing and swapping opponents and zoning off super well.

And as has been the case for three years, they are brilliant at ensuring there is a player behind the ball.

It's striking how infrequently we give up walk in or out the back goals. 

But playing deep defensively means part of the method is accepting the need to absorb more deep inside 50s.

And when we win it back we are more often starting the transition from closer to the opponents goal, decreasing our chances or successfully scoring from our back half.

Perhaps the stats Hoyne notes reflect these factors.

And besides, sure we have been accurate, but we have also kept opponents, including two of last year's highest scoring sides to bloody low scores. Our defence has been incredible.

Time to tune in to kayo folks.