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PREGAME: Rd 11 vs St. Kilda

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1 hour ago, picket fence said:

Anyone who would even contemplate dropping Clarry needs to sign him or herself into a Psychiatric Ward!!

Wanting to drop our leading possession getter from Sunday, who also had 8 tackles, 4 score involvements, had 23 pressure acts for 52 pressure points and was our number 1 ranked player? You’d need to be a bit nuts yes.. 

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    I think we should get both a new baby & a new bath !!!     The take a bex & have a good lie down !!

    47 minutes ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

    Wanting to drop our leading possession getter from Sunday, who also had 8 tackles, 4 score involvements, had 23 pressure acts for 52 pressure points and was our number 1 ranked player? You’d need to be a bit nuts yes.. 

    EXACTLY!! Hang on, get Werridee a Doctor to certify him!! Here's one that will do it... Dr Hugo Hackenbush!

    Dr. Hackenbush (@DcHackenbush) / X

     

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    In JVR, Langdon (provided he is over his jet lag)

    Out Lever, BBB

    Think we need another tall....

    2 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

    The voting was difficult. Given who we played it gives a fair reason for concern.

    There are a few outs but this is a team that only just lost to the premiers last year in a final we should have won.

    Sunday's game was a shocker and it's really difficult to work out what's happening. 

    With all of our conjecture about who should be in the team against StKilda and who should be dropped to make way for others rightfully entitled, I feel that there is only one certainty: Goodwin will ignore all that is said by Demonlanders and brew his own cocktail of those clad in Demon colours for the day - just to reinforce the negativities he endorsed in his post-match media interview against the Weagles. 

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    1 hour ago, WERRIDEE said:

    He only kicked 1 goal on him 4 on McDonald. May should have played. The backline was a shambles.

    Waterman was taking May upto the wing and without Lever we needed May to stay back as the anchor more then normal. They made the change at 1/4 both as Waterman was all over May and to allow May to stay deep. If Waterman wanted to play high Tmac was the better match up.

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    Gee tough selection this week and beyond..
    Petty must go back to sure up our defence, but not sure who replaces him. 
    Brown out, likely for good. Might be worth Fullerton playing as Marshall is a good endurance ruck. JVR as permanent forward. 
    Id give Windsor a rest and bring in Langdon. 
    Not too excited with the changes, feels a bit like deckchairs on the Titanic. 

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    5 hours ago, Roger Mellie said:

    I like the idea of AMW getting a game but not if it's in the backline.

    Do you play him forward so you can run Kozy in the guts more?

     

    The Full decoy has to be the plan. Fullarton’s a leading forward and has to be told to just get on his bike at CHF and drag a defender. Any kick to him has to be out in front, don’t ask him to contest long bombs.
     

    Fritsch, Trac, JVR, McAdam, Pickett are the real targets. Plenty of firepower if they can function together and on the same page and the mids and forwards 

    3 hours ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

    Wanting to drop our leading possession getter from Sunday, who also had 8 tackles, 4 score involvements, had 23 pressure acts for 52 pressure points and was our number 1 ranked player? You’d need to be a bit nuts yes.. 

    You wouldn't drop him, but he's a shadow of his former self.

    Well, not quite a shadow.  He's doing his best impersonation of Augustus Gloop.

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    OUT: Lever, Billings, Howes
    IN: van Rooyen, Langdon, Woewodin

    Petty to defence

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    3 hours ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

    Wanting to drop our leading possession getter from Sunday, who also had 8 tackles, 4 score involvements, had 23 pressure acts for 52 pressure points and was our number 1 ranked player? You’d need to be a bit nuts yes.. 

    Agree with all (except he was our 2nd highest rated player behind maxy).

    2 minutes ago, binman said:

    Agree with all (except he was our 2nd highest rated player behind maxy).

    I was going off DD’s table in the stats file.. 

    7 hours ago, Demon Dynasty said:

     

    Player Rating Rank 2023 Season Rating % Change vs 2023
    C Oliver 4.700 1 5.002 -6.0
    Max Gawn 4.075 2 3.350 21.6
    C Petracca 4.025 3 4.707 -14.5
    C Salem 3.675 4 2.993 22.8
    A N-Bullen 3.275 5 2.532 29.3
    T Rivers 3.025 6 3.696 -18.2
    J Bowey 2.825 7 2.820 0.2
    Jack Viney 2.775 8 3.707 -25.1
    K Pickett 2.650 9 2.101 26.1
    J McVee 2.625 10 2.320 13.1
    B Howes 2.400 11 - -
    T Woewodin > 61% 2.400 11 1.406 70.7
    B Fritsch 2.175 13 2.324 -6.4
    J Billings 2.125 14 - -
    S McAdam 1.675 15 - -
    K Chandler 1.650 16 2.265 -27.2
    T McDonald 1.475 17 2.054 -28.2
    T Sparrow 1.275 18 2.811 -54.6
    C Windsor 1.100 19 - -
    H Petty 0.925 20 2.718 -66.0
    B Brown 0.850 21 1.941 -56.2
    S May 0.750 22 3.213 -76.7
    Jake Lever < 7% 0.200 23 3.131 -93.6
    Team Score 52.45   69.86 -24.9
    Top 6 22.78   24.43 -6.8
    Bottom 6 6.38   15.17 -58.0

    < Subbed out TOG

    > Subbed in TOG

    Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

     

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    3 hours ago, Fritta and Turner said:

    In JVR, Langdon (provided he is over his jet lag)

    Out Lever, BBB

    Think we need another tall....

    No jet lag for Lingers F a T. 

    He ran to London and back. 

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    14 minutes ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

    I was going off DD’s table in the stats file.. 

     

    Ta. Right you are then

    (i was going off the champion data Player ratings)

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    47 minutes ago, Gator said:

    You wouldn't drop him, but he's a shadow of his former self.

    Well, not quite a shadow.  He's doing his best impersonation of Augustus Gloop.

    Augustus Gloop 🤪what are u guys smokin??

    28 minutes ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

    I was going off DD’s table in the stats file.. 

     

    Sooo missed by a poofteeenth! CLARRY STILL A MEGA CONTRIBUTOR!

    We can’t have Tommo and T Mac in the same back line imo

    we can carry one, not both

    cannot believe Hore and Turner are both out as well as Lever. Going to be a long month

    18 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    Augustus Gloop 🤪what are u guys smokin??

    He looks as fat as a fool.

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    10 hours ago, loges said:

    Unfortunately with Billings every time he is shooting for goal you can tell by his body language he is shy   ting himself

    Yeah and Trac and the skipper from 30 are dead eye [censored]..geez

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    5 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

    Clarry is the number 1 problem in the midfield. He is unfit and should be dropped. You saying he shouldn't has justified my calling but don't worry gutless Goodwin won't drop him he never makes many changes it will be van Rooyen and Langdon in Brown and Lever out. Which means I won't be going to the footy because Billings will be playing. We drop this game I'm calling for Goodwin's head.

    The difficulty with Ollie is that they seem to go OK without him but then he's bog when he's in.

    I think Jack hits more targets with fewer possessions myself.

    Wouldn't drop him though.

     

    2 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

    The Full decoy has to be the plan. Fullarton’s a leading forward and has to be told to just get on his bike at CHF and drag a defender. Any kick to him has to be out in front, don’t ask him to contest long bombs.
     

    Fritsch, Trac, JVR, McAdam, Pickett are the real targets. Plenty of firepower if they can function together and on the same page and the mids and forwards 

    Really like this enforced fwdline idea - mids must not long-bomb but instead, lower eyes to individual leaders for the receives ... if Clarrie's kicking has been our main offender, in this regard. He wins tons of the ball for breaks into forward line opportunities, then bombs it on a wing & a prayer to no-one specifically - clearance seems his only intent. Mids and midfielders must have urgent plans for diversity in attack.

     
    1 hour ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

    I was going off DD’s table in the stats file.. 

     

    If the red is negative territory then it's pretty obvious where the problem lies

    On 19/05/2024 at 22:23, WERRIDEE said:

    B: Tomlinson, May, McVee

    HB: Moniz-Wakefield, McDonald, Rivers

    C: Windsor, Tholstrup, Langdon

    HF: Petracca, van Rooyen, Neal-Bullen

    F: McAdam, Fritsch, Pickett

    FOLL: Gawn, Laurie, Viney

    IC: Woewodin, Fullerton, Salem, Howes

    SUB: Chandler 

    Laurie instead of Oliver?  Are you kidding ?


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