John Demonic
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The problem with these kinds of losses is that they make 2023 hurt just that little bit more. And seriously, if we had the slow game plan to take it up to Collingwood then, why are we trying so hard to be offensive and free flowing and different now? Has the game changed so much in two years? I can't wait for Steven May to get back, hopefully his presence at least brings about more accountability in holding structure. And maybe Jakey Melksham in the forward line too. -
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Wish we had a Jack Higgins. Hopefully Henderson can become that live wire with deadly finishing
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Turned it off after 10 mins this week, when one of the guests was saying Blake Howes should go nowhere near a football field again, calling him an athlete not a footballer, writing the kid off completely. Hate that type of emotional "analysis" and feel 2nd hand embarrassment that while they get great guests provided from the club, they simultaenously do a lot of [censored]-canning of our fringe players throughout the year via "banter"
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Chandlers opponent milked it by jumping up in a superman style dive with the tackle. Players are learning all sorts of dangerous ways to win the dangerous tackle free kick!
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I'm a simple fan, i just want to see a good old fashioned slugfest and some centre clearance dominance with some pack marks and marks on a lead in the forward line to the roar of the G. And a bunch of desperate spoils in defence because our defenders are all on their direct opponents. And we stifle the opponents run and carry via slowed down zone defence. And we somehow end up kicking a winning score. Maybe thats bygone era thinking, "low percentage goal" thinking If every club plays fast attacking skillful slingshot rebound footy, then eventually after a few years, it will become homogenous and boring. And the team with the next tactical innovation that stifles it and slows it down will become the new breath of fresh air, the new exciting. It was exciting to see Sydney and West Coast emerge in 05/06 with 60 point scoreline after years of attacking fast footy. Same with there Saints and Pies in 2010. I know Goody has said he wants us to be a team that plays fast exciting footy, but a part of me hopes thats part charade for the media, and we will double down on our fundamentals of stifling zone defense. And through an improvement in emerging personnel up forward and an injection of youth with skillful disposal, will finally be able to execute the game plan that won us the flag in 2021, again. It will be a redemption of sorts, winning it your own way. Hawthorn won in 08 and then again in 13. There was a 5 year gap in which they had to re-tool and re-assess how they did it, but I think they still had the backbone ethos of a strong defence. They just added a lethal forward line and players that could execute ball movement skillfully. Hopefully that is something we are looking to emulate (obviously) I still hope to see us Dominate in the centre, kick goals efficiently. Clamp down on the opposition via elite fitness and nullify their attack with defensive pressure primarily. But skillful "modern ball movement" on the turnover as a 'fall back' secondary strength. Maybe the game has moved past this line of thinking though. It looks to have moved past Carlton who has never had a great defence to fall back on Just like we haven't had a great forward line... Yet (?) - 3 seasons of waiting for a forward line to be able to capitalize on our strength. Maybe we've forgotten how close we were in 2023. Add 2 years of development into JVR, an injection of youth, high draftees. No injuries to our midfield core, and we might be able to contend again with our own identity. Not conforming to what the competition wants footy to look like in 2025.
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Ending was gettin' good... And then a fresh reminder that footy can sometimes be a [censored] sport with its officiating 🦆🦆🦆🦆
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Opening Round Post Opening Round Opening Round 1 Post Opening Round 1 Opening Round 2 Post Opening Round 2 If we go by the following new format, every team will have played each twice by Round 16, thus solving the fixture inequalities 🤪
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I'm an [censored], I thought he was the winner of The Recruit on Foxtel and recruited by the Eagles. But that was Matt Eagles another dreadlocked surfer type, but he was recruited by Brisbane 🤦♂️
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Although I'm a little worried that he's lied about his age to recruiters, and he's actually in his 40's.. going by that 80s VFL jumper he's wearing
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We're hiring Paul Mercurio as dancing coach?
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Yeah, you wouldn't want to Rooyen our hopes for season 2025
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The logo looks like an irregular mole
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🗣️🙏 I dont read replies or reactions from anyone except @greenwaves, everyone else has been put on ignore. Have a nice day.
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