Engorged Onion
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Meditate on the fact that each individual out there (both sides) are working really hard for themselves and their teammates - and aren't thinking of me, whether they win or lose. I then meditate on the impermanence of everything, the victories, and the failures...of football and of life. When I was a kid @roy11, I'd go outside post loss and transform into Jimmy Stynes who'd then ruck it to Garry Lyon who'd handball it out to Ricky Jackson (sometimes Guy Rigoni a few years later)... and stab a little 20metre kick through a couple of young saplings on the farm... good therapy...
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Gents/ladies - because it's not sustainable, nor physiologically and psychologically possible. It's a marathon and there will be fluctuation between effort and form, quarter to quarter, week to week. The undeniable naivety, or arrogance, or expectation of some supporters* does not at all marry up with the rigors of what the sport demands from it's players through training and competition for 8 months of the year- to put on 2 hours of entertainment for the masses each week. *not necessarily you Bobo
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It's almost like the AFL have designed an imperfect system to then enjoy the conjecture, the conversation, the air waves and the clicks.....hmmmm they may just be on to something here... 😘 💵💵💵**** ***In all seriousness, there is no other possible conclusion to draw as to why there are not further cameras between the goal posts facing the point posts...
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Hey Paul*, my thoughts on the language around an arm wrestle that's often used- is that in fact, it's not an arm wrestle - it's us constricting/restricting opportunities, managing fatigue, to open things up in the second half. I also don't think that the 'arm-wrestle' style is indicative of us not being aggressive nor switched on, they're not mutually exclusive. Whilst we are defensive/contest team first - the preference philosophically to restrict - we have shown time and again that we can get on a roll with scoring shots..and, at times, they've just not converted. Anyway, that's my pedantic take... *not really a comment about you, just that language used ubiquitously about our style
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Why would all of a sudden the errors and sloppiness dissipate? They may be 'up' for the first 10 minutes, but there is only so long that cortisol and adrenaline can be used before its performance impairing, and you become dysregulated and fatigued, and thus revert back to type, or even worse execution, because you've spent alot of your emotional and physiological tickets... Actually, I hope they do 'come out firing' - they'll be [censored] by the middle of the second quarter... 😁 Our/Goodwin's methodical grind, has held us in very good stead for 4 years now... the odd 20+ point loss, the odd 35+ point win, it's why we are always, always in games..
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I've just been travelling up from Townsville to Cairns via train - reflecting on albums by The Go Betweens, songs by Midnight Oil and Gangajang (see if you can get the reference)... Anyway... why do we actually believe we a superior in our fitness, and why would Melbourne be in fitter than any other club (aside from injuries)... anyone want to explain it to me?* *sometimes I like to ask questions I think I know the answer to, just for the conversation it provides.
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Personally I love this narrative. I also have a theory that the FD also love this narrative. The club is not trying to work it out - nor has it done so for the last half a decade, sure new people (JVR) have rotated through, but that's the process. Just like we laud the depth of the backline to stand up with main stays who are KPD's, there is an expectation that this is the same for the forwardline. The mainstays are Fritsch and Pickett, sure two bigger bodies are required, but JVR, Brown, TMAC, Petty, have all rotated through for 4/5 years - with the interpretation that it's unsettled. And that it lets Fritsch, off the leash so to speak... Not one other team has this narrative, so lazy journalism just perpetuates.... All the journalists are 40+ years of age, and hark back to their halcyon days of big lead up forwards.... it's not done like that anymore with the zone defenece...,we all know it, but we still desire the big key forward as an exemplar. but that's still the narrative pushed by the media... It's why Fritsch is still underrated even AFTER he kicked 6 goals in a grand final... Anyway I love the fallacy that we are still trying to sort out the mix, and I bet Goodwin does too. and that's my take.
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Ok, so looking forward to Carlton on Thursday... here are some questions. 1.What does the game plan look like after a 5 day break and the fatigue that will surely come into the match towards a) the end of each quarters and b) the last quarter and a half? 2.On evidence against Geelong (correct spelling) and detailed by Steven May, was the desire to short kick through the defence and then take our time going into F50, do we take the same approach against Carlton's defence? 3. What is Voss's M.O from a strategy perspective? Carlton's midfield typically matches up well against ours, managing Walsh, Cerra and Cripps will be pivitol (like all matches I suppose)...
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Depending where you like to get your news from, will inform whether you get a populist narrative or something a bit more nuanced (and certainly one that works well for my echo chamber). The following is some love for the Dees. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/article/2024/may/06/afl-melbourne-demons-geelong-cats-australian-rules-football-entertain-show-must-go-on-weather-turns
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Anyone know if stats are available to the public, that if one player, or two etc becomes injured... how much each remaining player increases their exertion levels to cover that loss? 10% 15% 20%? anyone got any ideas?
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Maybe the additional question is - what reasons woudn't the media give Goodwin the recognition? I just assume Scott is trying to protect his players, and will be quite concerned behind the scenes... he's a great coach with a great team around him, and they've got a bit to nut out. They'd also understand we could have won by 4-6 goals...
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The FD clearly feel he is important enough (and good enough) to our structure to warrant regaining fitness and form in the side, rather than at Casey. It's probably useful for people to ask why that is. It's almost like the FD get paid to make those decisions for a reason... Thank god, the FD aren't interpreting his body language and making it out to be something it isn't. 😅 They'd have a handle on where Brown is at, they'd have a handle on what JVR needs as well, as well as the overall structure of the forward line... etc etc etc
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Not mine... but Melbourne Premiers 2021 > Games 81 Won 57 Lost 23 Drawn 1 Won score ≥ 100 pts 22 Lost score ≥ 100 pts 3 Geelong Premiers 2022 > Games 55 Won 38 Lost 16 Drawn 1 Won score ≥ 100 pts 18 Lost score ≥ 100 pts 8 Collingwood Premiers 2023 > Games 34 Won 25 Lost 8 Drawn 1 Won score ≥ 100 pts 11 Lost score ≥ 100 pts 7
