ArtificialWisdom

So I assume the plan will be to kick the ball along the ground all night and take talls out of the equation

When people are critical of our depth I always think about this. Nobody has quality depth down to the 40th man. Hopefully Chandler proves to be a gem. Lord knows we need one

If you cant trade picks then it will never work. Whens the last time teams just traded players straight up? Edit: To answer my own question. WC & Syd Lewis Jetta for Callum Sinclair in 2015.

This should be fun, Obviously everything is going wrong right now so naturally people are trying to work out why. Recently the infamous camp was brought up again as a possible turning point. Now I thought that was as far back as anyone could go. But of course before that the was the trade for our 2nd best defender, Lever. Getting a young star and future leader into the club, surely that's where we stuffed up! But this morning I'm reading about Jones' "haunting past" with a link to an article that's now 5 years old! I think it's time to set the challenge to demonlanders: What's the oldest and/or most irrelevant article you can find that explains our current situation. Get creative, I will accept anything from footy to climate change to astrology. All you need to do is explain why it [censored] us up so badly. If we're going to complain, might as well make a game of it.

They always start well. Over the last 4 years more than half their wins have come in the first 5 rounds. After that they fall on a hole. From the start of 2016: GC Record first 5 rounds: 11-9 GC Record round 6 onwards: 8-57

Sorry I should have bean clear, I don't think that the harder fixture had anything to do with or failures this year. We we're just about shot by round 8. Well before it mattered who we were playing What I was getting at is that 12 games of any given season is made up of 12 teams. The remaining 10 games are made up of only 5 teams. In a year where finals are actually a chance for us (hopefully 2020) the fixture is a big deal. As it is for everyone else, Brisbane has it this year: North, Suns, Hawks, Dogs and Port. At best 1 finalist in that list, still a chance of no finalists. 8-1 with only a game against the Suns to come. It's made their season.

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The double up games make and break seasons. 10 games come against double up teams. From those games we're 1-7 with Coll and Syd to come. Last year we were 7-3 in double ups and lost those 3 by a combined 7 points. (Geel x2 and StK). Oh how far we've fallen

Great post, Lots of interesting stats. Is there any chance you can get some of these turnover->score stats with other defenders across the league? It seems pretty logical that when a defender who usually has the ball in the back half would have high scores per turnover compared to mids and forwards. Just would be interested if our defenders are outliers compared to everyone else's defenders

As a whole I agree, but you're including Sier as a best 22 player? He couldn't get a game until they had an injury 'crisis'.

Now i don't watch footy classified as I have better things to do like watch grass grow or paint dry. But I assume they spent time discussing collingwoods injurys? I hope she was as blunt about saying Collingwood fall from the top 4 since getting injurys is also pathetic. If (and i admit its a big if) we beat Collingwood this week both teams will have 3 wins post bye, one of theirs by a point and another against the Sun's. Teams with injurys lose matches, it's not that complicated

I can't believe I'm going to suggest this because I want Gus to stay. But thinking slightly outside the box... Pick 20(ish), our 2020 first round pick and Gus for Langdon, Hill and their Pick 8(ish) Get in the runners we need and take 2 Top 10 selections to the draft backing ourselves to climb again next year.

Lewis again did a brilliant job, this time on Grimes, he had 0 influence. Given his career is coming to a close and that he's paying in dead rubbers, the way Lewis is performing his role over the past month is demonstrating outstanding leadership.

Just a question, do you think me being accepting of the reality that we were unlikely to beat the best side in the comp is the same as being happy with it? This seems to be a common mistake made by the perennial whingers. I'm always disappointed when we lose, no matter the week, I nearly broke my hand punching the coffee table in last qtr watching the West coast game. But I was still postive after the game.

I know right! Goodwin on the next month: We’re just trying to pull some guys in for execution. We’re hopeful [this] will have immediate impact tomorrow night. Our players have been unbelievable they will get sorted out very shortly. Just have to read between the lines really ?

Undoubtedly he is harshly criticised. I do think he gets in his own way trying too hard to be the 'team player'. He should have had 5 goals on the weekend, gifted one to Lewis he could have kicked himself and threw one away for Wagner to eventually clean up. Maybe not a "breakout" game but the game where the footy world sits up takes notice is getting closer.

Pros: Deadeye Infront of goal, can pinch hit in the ruck. Cons: If he doesn't get a free kick or lace out delivery he is a liability, neither of which come in abundance at MFC. Would cost us the farm, the kitchen sink and perhaps some magic beans. If anyone thinks we overpaid for May or Lever then they'd probably have a brain aneurysm looking at any realistic trade for Brown

Not a fan, all the Richmond supporters I know continually complain about his ball use and decision making. Exactly the opposite qualities we need. The equivalent would be Richmond going after ANB, not many here would be all that upset about it

Side note: Freo play Geel (H), StK (A), Ess (H) and Port (A). They're no guarantee to win any of them.. depending on other results (including Melb vs Syd) they could still fall as far as 15th and really take the value out of a potential trade where we slide back in the first round.

This the only way I can rationalise this. If they think Frost is on the move and they're after an immediate replacement.

That's the deal I'd go for. Hopefully a couple more losses for Freo make that deal better for us. Unless Gus tells us he wants to leave then he is off limits.

Get this out of his game and he becomes a star. JUST KICK THE GOAL!!!