DubDee

Lions 2-5. fkked

lucky to make finals

culture is broken 

17 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

I’m seriously starting to worry about you, Bingers. 

please use his full name

24 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

But it has been desperation when we’ve done it?

Our tall forwards have repeatedly hit rock bottom since 2021. Just about everyone tall has had a go up forward, of course Petty did. Plus his form down back wasn’t as great as it had been.

Brown, McDonald, May, Gawn are all veterans in need of a rest at times, I can only recall May getting one at any stage.

How many players have we tried on the wing since 2022? Langdon, Gus, Hunter, JJ, Windsor and a few fill ins (Billings, Woey, ANB). Rarely have we mixed and matched in that position.

Same for half backs. Same for on ballers where the big 3, Sparrow and Pickett are just about the only ones to have a go.

you seem to be proving my point. Goody has tried a lot of players in other positions like the 8 guys you mentioned playing wing. 

He generally doesn’t rest players. Guns like May and Gawn have shown for years they don’t need it. I do think Goody should look into resting players like BB though. 

8 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

Merge the two AFL clubs in GWS and GC, relocate them to Canberra?

Bring back the Roy boys

5 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Most of the talls have reached a point of desperation before being moved. Turner was a gamble but after seeing his vfl quarter it was an easy one to make.

Rivers played a half on ball after Oliver played 1.5 games unable to mark, handball or even pick the ball up. Has barely had a rotation in there any other time. Salem was moved the first time we had a backline injury. Windsor was pick 7 and Hunter was out, of course he played.

Scott proactively rests a number of his players (Stanley, Hawkins, Kolo have all had weeks off) and makes a lot of in game moves. So many Geelong players are genuine utilities who can play half forward, wing, on ball and back. Blicavs, Duncan, Holmes, Tuohy, O’Connor, Bowes and Atkins. And tall(ish) forwards in Henry and Cameron come on to the wing.

If we have Langdon and Windsor going head to head with Cameron and/or Blicavs with no plan we’ll be in a world of trouble.

We can’t just back our system, we need proactive options. 

cmon man, it’s a gamble or desperation when we make a change and strategic gold when Scott does it??

Petty for example was a great defender and most coaches would have kept him there

Scott rests players as they are so old. I admit we should have rested Brown but generally with a younger team it’s not needed

4 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Who won the medal

Merrett

deservedly 

The Pies will out of the 8 at the end of round 7 so i’m happy

what a game

then no result

just play 5 minutes more FFS

MIO-SHANK!

Absolute turnover fest in perfect conditions

DL would be in meltdown if one of these teams was us

Wonder why McRae doesn’t rate Noble that highly. 

I reckon he is a great small defender but he’s been dropped a few times now

hope the FD are keeping an eye on him

9 minutes ago, dee-tox said:

McKay has generally been excellent this season, Gresham useful  and Goldy decent. 

Mackay has been average/decent and certainly worth the big money

Goldy has probably been the best of them imo

MOTY

But why did Mackay run under the ball to provide the lift??

Duursma, Gresham, mackay, Goldy

terrific recruiting by the bombers

😂😂

Game over.
 

Bombers will lose by 45+

9 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

He wouldn’t, he always plays on grass/the worst flanker. They use SDK, Kolo and Henry on talls, they still would whether we go 2 or 3 talls, but at least we’d have some aerial support 

yeah fair enough. still Petty will be lucky if selected

I actually am not sure Stewart is a lock to play. The concussion looked a bad one and the game only 14 days after

McRae game plan

go down by 35 points

get the players fired up

get the crowd behind them

win by 2 points

2 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

I like Goody, but we’ve got a coach who tries about nothing against a coach who usually the 9 easy beat games they get at Goombha to flick around all his magnets.

Goody tries nothing like: 

Turner fwd

Petty fwd

Rivers mid

Salem mid

Brayshaw back

T Mac back again 

Trying 1/2/3 tall fwds

Playing first year kids like Windsor and Kolt

I reckon Goody gets a bad rep for being stubborn and not trying stuff but he is getting a lot better in this area the last 2 years imo. Also game plan mixed up somewhat this season

Petty’s stats:

7 clangers

3 free kicks against /0 for

0 contested marks

The game previous: 2 kicks / 2 clangers

we can’t carry this type of output against better teams

14 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

Hey Tom Stewart, want to play on Petty on Laurie? Come on now 

Stewart would play on Turner or JVR in this scenario

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

There is no annual leave at Demonland HQ

Need a moderator union

unfair working conditions 

Shout out to Laurie.

was great off the bench

5 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Kozzie,  please do not get suspended again this season. You showed why we need you in this team.

our pressure and defensive game is so much better with him in the team

Fritsch is a fascinating player. maybe the most skilled kick i’ve seen for the demons

could end up our 2nd highest goal kicker of all time 

most underrated player in the comp

I’m Irish - we’ve had our own struggles - so i don’t know a lot about the ANZACs. 

but my kids are Aussies and i’ve been trying to educate them on the little i know. look back 50 years, 70 years. the world was so different. we are so lucky to live in a stable safe place. 

My love, sympathy and gratitude to you all that have suffered losses through war and protecting our country