Everything posted by At the break of Gawn
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PREGAME: Rd 06 vs Richmond
Frost on Lynch, Tmac on Jack.
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PREGAME: Rd 06 vs Richmond
Whatās with Preuss? Played a full game on the w/e. Is it his shoulder?
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Sack everyone (mega-thread)
We didnāt have a defensive coach last year and our defence was better. This could be a result of overcoaching going on here. Looking at other club sites, thereās no ādefensiveā coach. Just a backline coach. Although Richmond does have an offensive coach. FD needs to put McCartney back into his old role I feel.
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Sack everyone (mega-thread)
https://www.melbournefc.com.au/Team/players/coaches Says McCartney is the Defensive Coach. I somehow recall looking at this site just a few weeks ago and it had McCartney as the development coach. This must be a 2019 change. No wonder there's tension.
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Sack everyone (mega-thread)
Saw this too. I didnāt even know McCartney was responsible for our defensive 6. Thereās a bad smell coming out of the club at the minute. Perhaps McCartney leaving may be our circuit breaker like it was for Essendon in 2018 with Neeld. Mahoney, being the good operator he is, needs to sort this out ASAP.
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May setback + Jetta knee injury (8-10 weeks)
I also think one of the reasons the sky is falling down with a few injuries is because of a severe lack of depth and a game plan that stinks. Collingwood last year had a horrific injury list last year that would send this site into meltdown if it was us. GWS also. I think the difference there is they can have bodies come in and play a role because they are educated exactly on the game plan. We have a guy debut or come in and theyāre either genuine VFLers or got no idea how to follow this BS zone defence
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Sack everyone (mega-thread)
Who are the other good assistant coaches that may be available out there?
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Post Game: Rd 5 v St. Kilda
I love the way Jack Viney goes about it. But unfortunately, heās not a very smart bloke at all. Heās just a see ball, get ball, kick ball player. Who is ultimately not a very effective player when you compare his effort to his output. He doesnāt have a qtr of the footy IQ of a Pendlebury, Cripps, Bont, Davis, Hurn, I could go on... I honestly think in two or three years theyāll give the sole captaincy to Lever if he gets his body right and can reshape our backline. Lever has all the hallmarks of a great captain.
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Ground ball gets
We have been pathetic all year in ground ball gets. Especially in our forward line. Iām not sure if this is correlated with the poor form of Tmac and Weid but also the poor quality small forwards we have but something has to drastically change. Apart from defensive structures, this has to be a top priority that the FD has to address.
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2020 starts now ?
Agree. Richmond 2015 finished 5th (same as us in 2018) although got knocked out finals first round. 2016 finished 13th, and we all know what happened in 2017. Success doesnāt always happen in a straight line. But I will say, that teams like Richmond and Collingwood had major shake ups of their FD before it all clicked. Same thing needs to happen with us and hence the clean out of some dead wood assistants.
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Goodwin signs on until end of 2022
Crazy idea, but why doesnāt Melbourne employ Roos again on some part time consultation basis? I saw better performances in most of 2016 than I have seen all this year.
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Sack everyone (mega-thread)
Yep, Ben Matthews too I feel. Got the most talented midfield going around and canāt win clearances. At at the end of 2017, Collingwood brought in Garry Hocking and Justin Longmuir who had immediate effect. The FD needs at least two or three changes at season end. Starting with Misso, Chaplin and potentially Matthews.
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Post Game: Rd 5 v St. Kilda
Well I was dead wrong. The Saints arenāt the bees knees, but they play a really simple and effective game style. Tore us to pieces in the middle and their transition from defence is very good and no nonsense. The only 4 weāll be worrying about this year is the bottom 4.
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GAMEDAY: Rd 05 vs St Kilda
Saints have overachieved so far this year and sitting pretty after a very soft draw while also running into teams at the right time (Essendon as a shambles, Hawks on one leg). The headline tonight will be āDees give Saints a reality checkā. Melbourne by +30pts
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PREGAME: Rd 05 vs St. Kilda
Disappointed that Garlett or Lockhart didnāt get a look in.
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PREGAME: Rd 05 vs St. Kilda
I also have the same feeling. But mind you, I also had the same feeling going into the Bombers game.
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Injury List - Season 2019
I thought groin injuries were usually a 4 week injury. Itās already been 4 and Smith is a 4-6 which means heās potentially going to miss half the season with a groin injury???
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Club Communication is Poor
This is pretty frivolous, but it was my birthday recently and I didnāt receive an email with an offer for a 20% discount at the demon shop (Iāve got a premium membership). A friend of mine (whoās a 3 game member) got an email for this offer for his birthday in March. I msged the club on twitter and they confirmed it was an oversight and they did have my d.o.b in the system. They said theyād send me an email with the discount but itās been a couple of weeks and nothing. Have since followed them up and waiting to hear back.
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - BRAYDON PREUSS
Goody said in the post-match heāll be fine for this week.
- THE LAST TIME THEY MET - Round 5
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Worried
Saints are rubbish. Have beaten Gold Coast by 1pt, Essendon when they were a shambles, lost to Freo and beat the Hawks on one leg. If we bring the same defensive mindset and contested footy, we should beat them easily.
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Can we make it back from here?Ā When do we call our season cooked?
Iām not sure if we lose tonight weāll be absolutely done, given our history at the SCG and our history against the Swans. It may bee too insurmountable. However, if we donāt beat the Saints next week then itāll be absolutely done. I see next week as our most season defining game.
- What to do with Nathan Jones
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Bartel on Brisbane's defence (and Melbourne's)
Just finished watching āon the couchā. My god our defence is a shambles. The footage was laughable. Some of the decisions made by Froscar, Fritsch etc on when to leave your man and go is just horrific. Itās just too complicated I feel. Lets just go back to a much more simpler structure and the only time you need to leave your man is if your team mate has basically lost the contest and the opposition is running towards you.
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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - STEVEN MAY
Perhaps the āGold Coast standardsā was just an easy excuse for a player that just has a bad attitude around keeping in shape over the off season.