kev martin

Some of their turnovers came when they had time to think and steady. Turnovers when under pressure are understandable, Bad skill execution and brain fades are not. Those unable to perform should be consistently kicking and handballing everyday of the week.

I really hope Goody has been working on the oppositions game. We can't just be about our brand! He has to able to do something to cool an opposition player or to stem the goal rally of the opponents.

Been thinking about our game style. We get the ball enough but because of turnovers, poor decisions and not being able to convert inside 50's we lose matches. I'd like to see us minimise turnovers, play smart and of course convert. This would mean an increase to our skills, better use of strategy when working out a game plan, and taking marks and becoming better crumbers. The other thing I want to see is a plan to stop the opposition when they take control of the game. Finally, I want us to play for the entire 4 quarters. Most of this comes down to being mentally strong with good coaching.

We should do better than last year. We are desperate to prove ourselves, our list has changed for the better and there has been a coaching renewal. The draw is also pretty good for us, especially the first third of the season. Wins will create confidence. I expect us to go on and win at least 14 games this year. Hoping for no losses, though finishing 4th, 5th or 6th is where I realistically see us. Bold prediction: Tom Lynch will be rubbed out for 3 weeks because of excessive sooking. Max Gawn wins the brownlow. Brisbane versus St kilda grand final.

He has missed lots of football. The maturity I mean, is gained from the experience on the field at an elite level. While he remains on our list and will get games this year (more than likely), I will discuss him. You can move on or do you mean the club should delist. If not successful this season they may delist him.

I'd use J. Smith on and off the bench, mainly forward as an impact player who givies others a rest.

That is a strong opinion of an AFL listed player. @Port Demons I think Joel Smith has an upside. He can do the spectacular and should be played forward as an impact player. He can get a bit lost out there. As he matures then put more responsibility/expectations on him. Hoping to get some remorse from you, either this or the next season. I will grudgingly apologise if he can't cut it. I believe he will be a game winner and not just one of our best 26.

If I was coaching, it would be kicking drills only at all the scheduled trainings and getting them to pair up for kick to kick on their afternoons off. It is two weeks in a row that the basic couldn't be completed. Repeat and repeat everyday, is one way to improve their skills

They were trying. The start of the 3rd they tried to fight us. It had the reverse effect. We kept playing footy and took hold of the game. Typical Hardwick tactics.

Some of our transition with clean ball movement from the backline to score was great. Made quick replies when Richmond scored. Acouple when they started coming at us. Did the Tigers kick two goals in a row? They seemed to get that gell in the midfield, working well together. Hoping they can connect better with the forwards. A few too many bombs. Backline held up well. Though need a player who can stop the oppositions cumbersome. Forwards need to be able to lock the ball in or at least slow the exit of the opposition down.

Some excellent ruck work that quarter, Gawn and Jackson. Good slings off the half back from Rivers.

We are not over using the ball and seem to be going quite direct. A few bombs into to forward line. Would like to see us change the angles as we move through the midfield. We are taking a few marks. The smalls are finding space. Too easy for Richmond as they come out of our forward area..

Weids and Ben working together in rehab, should lead to a good rapport between them. Hopefully they support each other to be better players, with a reduction of getting in each other's way and have that comradeship and connection earlier.

Both, as offence can always be taken, depending on the pain, the consequences and the situation. Good intentions may be interpreted as non-recognition, or ignorance. Good Intentions give an opportunity for the conversation. Good Intentions are always a good start to relating.

The defensive pressure of the dogs baffled us. They were hard and ruffed us up. We couldn't find the space to execute our usual high skills. Not enough contributors. Cunningham had a bad day, she will bounce back. Scott and Zanker played well except for the missed goals. Paxman in everything, Daisy wasted in the back-line when most of the game was played in our half-forward and wing area. The game was an arm wrestle, except when in the dogs forward area. I think they suffered from the “red mist” and poor coaching.

I didn't realise that you were talking about the origin of the word and not its meaning. You also indicated that Australian liquor laws were reasonable and we didn't need the sly grog places. So I pointed out the inequalities (prohibition) for women, given this forum is about the women's team. "Too grungy" for women. Should be their choice, though males patronise and take that decision away from them. Here is a Wikipedia cut and paste about women and the need for male supervision in the lounge area. The main bar of the typical Australian pub, usually the largest, was the so-called "Public Bar". However, this title was an ironic misnomer, as until the early to mid-1970s (1969 in Queensland), only men were permitted to drink in Public Bars: most pubs included a "Ladies' Lounge" furnished with chairs and tables where women and men could drink together, but women were usually not admitted to the Lounge Bar unless accompanied by a man, and were usually not permitted to buy their own drinks. Sorry about derailing the thread. Go Dees.

Information from the club. Sinead Goldrick suffered a head knock late in last week’s clash against North Melbourne, and under the AFL’s concussion rules, is automatically ruled out. She was important for us with her drive from the backline.

Women needed a "speakeasy". Not allowed in front bar, required a male to buy the grog when in the lounge in the earlier years. Restricted bar times created the need for sly grog shops in Australia, (closed after 6pm and on Sunday).

We have to be careful using such words to describe the man, "specimen". His race and colour, has and continues to be vilified. I ask myself would a particular person want to be labelled with a particular word? I suggest he would not like to be called a specimen, even though it was meant with the right intentions. The word has probably been used by the slavers and phrenologist, to described psuedo social/mental hierarchy, as well as others using it to be derogatorive or to dehumanise the person. I hope you understand were I am coming from, given the Collingwood racial report and the on-going saga about social equity and racism. We all need to talk and walk kindly with our "brothers and sisters" who have been more oppressed in this world. I hope that I have not offended you, I just felt I needed to call it out!

Some are brewing the bathwater. Hope we don't drink from the faguzi fountain

Doesn't the club request donations of MFC scarves and hats about the time when they have a multi-national drive. They give out tickets and offer second hand paraphernalia to mainly international uni students, travellers and guests. That round is the one when a cohort of people, together with their country of origin flag, parade around the boundary at the G. Have a chat to the club about it.

I'll have a go. The midfield run as a pack, defensively and in attack.They get possession by pressuring the opposition or getting to the ball first. They move it around to find an open corridor (centre, centre wing or boundary) to the forward line by spread, switches and run. Sometimes they get it forward as quickly as possible, (the chaos balls). The forwards all work together in a small area. Getting mismatches or causing separation by running around in a “ring-a-ring-a-rosey” pattern. Other patterns include: Clearing out to the 50 m arc leaving one on one or two on two in the scoring area. Lining up in the central area with some spacing down the line, then, leading laterally. The standard positions, allowing the smalls to get under the pack. Defensively we seem to gut run, filling zones, while the backs coordinate who picks up whom. When they gain possession they spread and create a mark. We used to go all out, but I noticed we were now occasionally controlling the tempo. Hold the ball in an area. Used to be, hold it in the forward zone now they hold it a bit more at half-back (attacking from there). Get repeated 50 entries by having a loose player, a kick and a bit back from play. Break through the lines with run and quick ball use.

A happy and prosperous new year to all.

Has he photoshopped his abs! No more body fat issues for Tracc Ready to run, hunt and play.

Further than a torpe. It was kicked from the middle area of the wing. 70 meters, with a bit of exaggeration, as it was the bush league. I think he practiced by kicking hay bales around.