DEFUSE THE BOMBERS by Meggs

[Blistering 538]

Are the women part of the review?

[deanox 9,902]

41 minutes ago, Blistering said:

Are the women part of the review?

With the end of season changes and the injury list these results aren't surprising.

 

Sherrif, West, Birch, Gay, Wilson traded out. Ivey and Johnson retired - not key contributors but depth.

Lily Johnson the only player traded in.

That's 4 best 21 players out.

Add Mackin x2, Zanker, Pearce, Purcell, Harris and Beasley out,that's another 7.

 

So we've lost about 10 of our starting team from last year, and alot of them would be in our best 10.

 

This week I understand we didn't have enough fit players to name all emergencies - we had to name unlisted players from the VFLW.

If Heath or McNamara miss,that list gets even tighter.

 

Edited September 27 by deanox

[Big Gun 44]

Just watched the post game interviews with Stinear and Lampard posted on the MFC website. Is there any danger at all the club could give the person asking the questions a microphone so we can hear the questions being asked???

Geez I know this is often an issue with press conferences where there are many journalists attending from various locations within the room but both these interviews were one on one and club generated content. A bit embarrassing really.

[The Taciturn Demon 476]

Had the misfortune of watching at the ground, and there is a LOT going wrong. 

Yep, the injury list is really bad, but that was a total collapse. The ultra-risky, ultra-attacking game plan is completely wrong for this list - and I say that as a fan of Stinear. And the lack of numbers around the ball and then wherever the ball went was... almost junior football-esque. 

I think the sadest part is even at our worst, this team has very rarely capitulated. It did today. 

[spirit of norm smith 16,312]

❌ think the strangest part is the slow movement and then the kick into the corridor after being cornered on the wing.  It’s too slow.  Easy to defend.  Turnover. Goal !!! That happened 3-4 times.  

❌Missing 10 players from last years finals team “21”… ouch !!!!! Trade out 4 injured 6.  Youngsters and depth players getting exposed.  
 

❌free kicks 21-12   At one stage it was 19-7 !!! Clearly not getting the 50-50 calls !!! 

❌contest&clearance / smashed today   - need an inside ballwinner (Purcell injured & West traded) 

👏👏Have to feel for Chaplin and Goldrick. They stepped up In the absence of others. 👍🏻Watt battled hard in the ruck.  👍🏻Gillard is a star and was good today  (until Stinnear moved her to CHF in the last qtr and she was lost). 
 

?? Paxy.  This is her last year. Uncharacteristically not able to be in the right spots 
?? Banno. Got pushed aside too easily. She’s slight so needs to get away from the contest.  She was good just running running running. 
 

votes 

6 Goldrick ❤️❤️❤️

5 Chaplin❤️❤️❤️

4 Gillard ❤️❤️

3 Watt ❤️❤️

2 McNamara for bravery❤️

1 Pisano for showing us her future potential ❤️

 

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,084]

Couple of comments on Paxy here.

Mick, in his presser, noted she'd been tried in a role (to fill gaps it seemed, in the forward line?) but the team had then not reciprocated in a way that would let her 'play to her strengths'.

Edited September 27 by Timothy Reddan-A'Blew
(Apologies re pronouns. Not clear what Paxy prefers)

[poita 3,898]

I was supportive of our list purge at year end, but only if we were able to bring in some players of genuine quality to replace them. 

Maybe that will happen, but the evidence to date is that we failed to nail our early picks. In particular we didn't find the big bodied midfielder that we needed. I'm not writing off 18 and 19 year old kids, but many high draft picks are influencing games from the start. Ours are barely getting a touch. 

Eliza West was fairly ordinary last year, but she is thriving at Hawthorn and she is the one that we needed to keep. 

Clearly injuries are having an impact, but too many senior players are coasting along and not contributing. Unfortunately the game has gone past the likes of Paxman, Mithen and Lampard. Bannan and Zanker are half hearted with their efforts. Pearce is regularly injured. 

We have massive holes in the list to fill, and questions need to be asked about the coach and his game plan. 

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,084]

Is Mick under contract beyond this season? He'd have to be contemplating that Anglesea to Casey is actually a stupid distance.

[spirit of norm smith 16,312]

15 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

❌ think the strangest part is the slow movement and then the kick into the corridor after being cornered on the wing.  It’s too slow.  Easy to defend.  Turnover. Goal !!! That happened 3-4 times.  

❌Missing 10 players from last years finals team “21”… ouch !!!!! Trade out 4 injured 6.  Youngsters and depth players getting exposed.  
 

❌free kicks 21-12   At one stage it was 19-7 !!! Clearly not getting the 50-50 calls !!! 

❌contest&clearance / smashed today   - need an inside ballwinner (Purcell injured & West traded) 

👏👏Have to feel for Chaplin and Goldrick. They stepped up In the absence of others. 👍🏻Watt battled hard in the ruck.  👍🏻Gillard is a star and was good today  (until Stinnear moved her to CHF in the last qtr and she was lost). 
 

?? Paxy.  This is her last year. Uncharacteristically not able to be in the right spots 
?? Banno. Got pushed aside too easily. She’s slight so needs to get away from the contest.  She was good just running running running. 
 

votes 

6 Goldrick ❤️❤️❤️

5 Chaplin❤️❤️❤️

4 Gillard ❤️❤️

3 Watt ❤️❤️

2 McNamara for bravery❤️

1 Pisano for showing us her future potential ❤️

 

👍🏻I liked the sample from Pisano.  She was brought in as a small forward with footy smarts.  Yesterday she showed good skills, kicked 35-40 metres and actually ran consecutive plays to link up.  9 possessions. 253 metres gained.  
 

🤯Bombers definitely put work into Kate Hore.  They negated her completely. Played the entire match.  13 possessions.  Mostly in the defensive half I think as she tried to stem the flow of the game.  Only 1 possession in 1st and 3rd qtr.   Need somehow to get more.  
 

🤯Was disappointed with Tyla Hanks. Listed as one of our best.  20 possessions.  160 metres gained.  Her kicks were often 15 metres and barely constructive.  She needs to look up the ground more to advance the footy and move it quickly.  
 

 

Edited September 27 by spirit of norm smith
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