Engorged Onion

Ahhh, coincidence then. No irony to be seen here good sir. Goodnight, Yours in pedantry EO

Perhaps you could rename yourself Sparlie Chargo in honour of the wee man? Speaking of Dom - shame he wasn't playing tonight

What is the irony?

Yep. That's the right call for one of their careers.

Many many many hands @dazzledavey36 - it's a pragmatic decision that benefits the team immensely.

Loving the pirouettes - just dont blow a knee.

Just like 4 days ago... carbon copy.?

All things that all teams strive to do all the time.

Did you see that Petracca goal?

Cluncked 3 marks? 2Goals 2? Score assist x 3?

Correct weight, you do have no idea about that (nor do I) - No doubt Goodwin and Co in selecting Melksham are not being divisive - that'd be one way to bugger up culture. I suspect they've got a finger on the pulse of how it would be perceived.?

Allegedly Lever is ?‍? **Haha, I'll never trust a facebook post again!

Jake Lever ?‍✈️

On your last point, sure you’ll take it and then spend the next week moaning about how it’s evidence that ‘every team thinks we’re gettable’ ?

Great links and fascinating reading and viewing @Dee man

Thanks for starting a stand alone thread @binman, I really enjoy this type of analysis. For a bit of context in how I view games, and my lens is slightly different from most I suspect, I'm a psych by trade and have worked in a high performance space across a range of sports - this lens always colours what I write in my posts. Beyond the oft announced commentary from Goodwin, from the media that we are a contested ball team, there are a range of nuances in the game plan that I feel fly under the radar. It's a lot to do with the personnel that Goodwin has brought in in the pre season, namely Burgess and Richardson. Fitness (Burgess) - it hasn't been on show this year due to the shortened format of our game, but in high stress games (read finals) capacity to execute when under pressure and fatigue will come to the fore...BUT not in one preseason. Over 2-3-4 is when we will reap the rewards Age profile (Richardson/development/guidance) - this will also feed into our midfield and some forwards compliment hitting 25-29yo age bracket...which evidenced on experience profile is peak premiership winning time...so we are still 2 years or so away, or still 2 years of development phase. Tactically - The High press/I50's - I still think it's a workable way of operating. It breaks down due to fatigue and poor structure at times, and this is something for the FD to work on... but there is enough evidence to suggest when it works it works... the question most rebut is, it's not sustainable... I'd feed this back into where we are developmentally. Success, Culture is built on relationships. There is a lot of love from Goodwin to the players and players to Goodwin. More importantly I want to see the players taking risks during a game. I've said it before on here but the ability to take risks (and this looks like a myriad of things for each individual)and 'practice' them in real games to have the evidence that you CAN execute when it counts...not just in training. The obvious example last week was for Oliver to finally finally start to accelerate out of the pack once he had the ball. We all know he is highly skilled at handballing, we all know he can get the ball. BUT for Clayton, it would have felt uncomfortable emotionally to test this out in a real life AFL game... yep he has subtle emotions too, it's uncomfortable to do a different behaviour. So I cant undersell how important for Clayton it was to test this and ultimately be BOG... it bodes good things for the future. Risk Taking also looks like Brayshaw on the wing.. playing to role..which sucks for some(him) emotionally, yet importantly contributes greatly to our structures around the ground. The risk is actually all about, what are you emotionally willing to have, in service of what matters. It also looks like Bennell building competence in getting tackled, having body on body and not seagulling the ball..but this will come..he of course is coming back with a lot of trauma (I assume) -that cannot be understated. It also looks like Weiderman - backing himself to kick goals from 50m - he is such a beautiful kick..and he is also developing capacity to have his body knocked around. God knows I don't like it when my 4.5yo punches me when I'm not expecting it, so I wouldn't expect anyone to really really want to have to experience, even if they are competing professionally. Essentially when I watch, I look for positive risk taking behaviour, whether it comes off or not... and Goodwin...like the best across a range of sports, keeps promoting it, empathically.

Essentially details our history associated with universities, big business and accountants (so not blue collar). Details Glen Bartlett's choice to move here for work even though he played in WA Poor drafting choices, contrasts Cale Morton to Lachie Henderson Questions drafting both May and Lever, as they are allegedly similar types Wonders about the influence or lack thereof of Richardson on game style States that everyone knows that the sweat on the gym floor at Aami Park is Melbourne Storm and not the players - ie: don't work hard enough 3 A graders - Gawn, Petracca (when he works hard enough) and Oliver Can't spread Our bodies are not big enough to compete with the best. post script. I'm neither here nor there on Malthouse or anyone commenting on any team. This is such a superficial sense making article, a grab bag of quotes and anecdotes (see comment re: Melbourne Storm) which I believe was from around 5-10 years ago. But it is of course the Herald Sun.

Very very optimistic! I like it!

Looking forward to Jack Watts getting a medallion around his neck.

What will be fascinating is how the midfield go, without the dominance of Max. I genuinely think it's an advantage, because we do have a fantastically hard edge. It's clearly easier (and I know it has been mentioned) for oppositions to set up 'knowing' with certainty which ruckman (Max) will win. They're all 50/50 contests now, and I think we are better suited for it. Watch Brayshaw and Trac when he is in there, come to the fore.

Sack Hardwick, he's lost the players. No plan B, no plan A ,yadda yadda yadda.

Check mate sir

Sack Goodwin.

Great sleuthing Ken.

Saw a show on the ABC about him perhaps 6 months ago.. quite interesting, think it has been resolved now who he was.