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As they are experts in their field, with a range of other experts at their beck and call to draw data and information from, from a biological, training and biomechanical perspective, do you really genuinely think that they would proclaim not resting players publicly, without understanding deeply what the similarities AND differences are of the two sports.. Quick maths 2x45 minutes halves= 90min 4x16 min quarters = 94min Both have periodic relentless running, whilst also being stationary periodically. I am sure this has been quantified. Also, the effort levels of walking, running, sprinting (and how things track between the two sports). Not withstanding Burgess has a long association with the AFL before he went to the EPL. They've both had roughly 20-25 years at the elite end of the spectrum in this sport. It reminds me of the Apostrophe statement. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KNOWING YOUR [censored] AND KNOWING YOU’RE [censored] I dare say Burgess falls in to the latter category.

Yes AF, I did read that as a follow up (click on as many links as possible to make sense of things), and essentially it explains how the evolution of tactics in sports evolve, its' no different here in Australia. Remenber the days when publicly we were worried about flooding??? Jonathon WIlson is a fantastic sports writer... I used to read him 20-10 years ago when I was a keen follower of the EPL - I've drifted a fair bit - but it's always good to go and have a really thorough forensic analysis of strategy, I wish there was more access, or more content like that for the public to consume here.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/jul/28/premier-league-2019-20-what-we-learned-tactically-klopp-liverpool-guardiola-manchester-city?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other ive just read through this article and cannot help see some similarities as to what Goodwin is trying to do at the Dees... even if you’re not that interested in soccer, this is a great piece on how tactics fit into soccer more generally, and how certain elements fit into our game. Particularly the high press. timely with this new EPL thread

Has game day been rescheduled or is the AFL App not synching the calendar correctly?

Many many melts, if Spargo even gets listed as an emergency methinks...

100% Beetle - close to a decade now.

It's all scripted... 1 point win, post the siren.

Damn, Gerard has just said 'there is no ceiling'.

Well there you go... just read through it. Who would have thought there were two OMAC's in the league who incur the ire of both teams loyal supporters!! "To say that Oscar is not near AFL standard...are you serious?" Quick straw poll - Is this quote about Oscar Mcinerney or Oscar McDonald?

Hi @Queanbeyan Demon, these are fantastic - could you provide a link each week to the relevant supporter club page? That'd be great

Yes, I do think he is a wingman, that is why he was recruited. He clearly has a range of attributes that the FD felt would compliment that role. Like all players that are dropped, they're dropped to work on specific things. Is Weideman a forward now (but two weeks ago he wasn't?) What about Jetta? or OMAC? Did you question whether the FD got it right recruiting them, when they were out of the side? I disagree there is enough evidence that he is a bad set shot kicker. He almost won us the game against Geelong. It's not as though he is missing them 30m out directly in front. He provides outlets and is a different style of wingman to Langdon - he is there to perform a range of functions. AND to say he can't get back in after the side has won a couple of matches.. .ergo this means the FD have got the recruitment wrong, just seems to be such a nonsensical statement. There will be a range of factors, perhaps look at bit deeper at the side we are playing against... perhaps the FD have looked at his role compared to who he would likely be up against this week and decided it's a week by week proposition. Perhaps the FD also wanted a settled side... heaven knows if we lost to Hawthorn, Brayshaw may have been in the gun and Tomlinson back in. Essentially, and more succinctly - the fact that he is not back in this week does not mean he is not a wingman, or has no place ongoing in the side.

How do you know 'they' realise he is not a wingman...

I dunno ‘Red’, whaddya reckon?

I was thinking the same thing... then my head went to 'Just wait til Gawn, Trac, Weid and OMac' go down with long term injuries... how [censored] sad is that

Give us a clue @Skuit

Thanks for that @Jumping Jack Clennett, interesting how I can character assistant someone based on one occasion, and miss the other important unsexy stuff they do. Cheers

Yeah, I think the last game it 'appeared' he shirked a few contests. Not ideal for anyone, let alone a rather large unit. Now... I'm not going along the lines of..eveyone need to be 'hard' - the reality is no one like to get hurt... but if that is the case, that it is a bit of your default...what do you do with a player like that? I personally think Tomlinson has a place in the side...weekly, i just don't quite know what the role is beyond being planted on the wing.

Yeah, but he had a nice hip n shoulder on to O'meara. so that was a 50/50 I rekon.

Great trawling there @Demonland - well done.

Interestingly, I felt he was scared of contact where he could have marked it and Wingard got his running in to goal, goal. That was my first response and after looking at the replay, it still felt the same. I'm all for players developing capacity - and clearly the FD see a range of other things that I am not. But, good luck to the bloke.

The Pineapple, Story Bridge or The German Club ...god I am missing a social bevvy.

that's a [censored] 50m right there as well as an automatic report... where were the umps looking man!?

I hope he is an entertainer like his old man

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