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Fanatique Demon

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  1. 36 minutes ago, A F said:

    ANB. I felt ANB was one of our weakest. I'm watching the replay right now and he's was terrible in the first quarter.

    Yes, he was. But keep watching. Then when you finish, go to AFL 360 and hear Goodwin mention his name as one of the core group around Max who has helped drive the selfless attitude and standards at the club. Others mentioned were Viney, May and Lever. So ANB is in good company as well as in Goodwin’s good books.

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  2. 22 minutes ago, JJ Haydos said:

    ANB has had his best start to a season, but other than his fwd pressure what does he bring that others don't?  I rate Sparrow much higher.  ANB's disposal is usually very ordinary...

    I think many on here underestimate ANB’s value to the team this year. So I  compared these two on the AFL app and see which is the better performer (statistically) this year.  ANB easily wins most comparisons, but his disposal efficiency is 65% cf Sparrow’s 68%. However, ANB averages double the disposals. I’d rather 65% of 15.4 than 68% of 7.4. 

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  3. I’m doing my best, although there’s always a little doubt.

    Just thinking about 2020 and 2021, we have beaten Carlton, Gold Coast, Adelaide, North, Collingwood, St Kilda (twice), GWS (twice), Essendon, Freo, Geelong and Hawthorn (twice) for 14 wins out of 22 games. That’s just OK. 

    But we have cause for optimism, because since the loss to Port Adelaide last year, we have won 11 of our last 14. Port Adelaide and Richmond have done better, but I doubt there are many other teams in our situation. (The Bulldogs have won 10 of their last 14.)

    So, we’re getting there. And so am I.

     

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  4. 1 minute ago, rjay said:

    Would agree with you on Bedford but really stepped it up a notch today in the VFL game...if he can put a few more like that together he may have a future.

    Wish I’d have seen it. Imagine how another small like Kosi would mesmerise the opposition. Like WC’s Ryan and Rioli did a couple of years ago.

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  5. 3 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    IN. WEID BEDFORD SPARROW 

    OUT. MITCH BROWN (unlucky) JORDON SPARGO

    Interesting. I haven’t seen Bedford this year but he would have to be twice as good as last year to displace Spargo or Jordon because he was miles off AFL standard. That said, if he has improved enough, I look forward to seeing it.
     

     

  6. 1 hour ago, leave it to deever said:

    Melk only turned up in the last 10 mins.

    Simply not true. Bias is a terrible thing because it blinds us to what is right in front if us. Melksham had 9 score involvements and kicked three goals. Did you even see his amazing kicks to set up Gawn and Jones? Gawn kicked the goal. It’s not Melksham’s fault Jones missed a simple shot at goal. Melksham was only on the ground for 69% of game time. Was he perfect? Of course not. Second game back and coming along very well. We need him because he is the most creative forward we have.

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  7. 34 minutes ago, Pates said:

    Big captains goal!

    Dear Melksham haters. Did you see that kick to Maxy? And the one earlier to Jones? He’s the only one in the team who can make that kick. Yes, he needs to do it more often and needs to apply more ground-level pressure. But he’s elite with delivery. Kicked three goals, too.

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  8. 1 hour ago, The Stigga said:

    Tracc on 360- wrapped about Oliver.

    Said difference between now and two years ago is we take feedback heaps better and are more mature, whereas two years ago, we may have said 'get stuffed' to feedback.

    Sign of maternity for sure, to be able to take well intentioned feedback.

    (And in that spirit, it’s rapt, not wrapped - or wrapt as we sometimes see on this forum. Rapt, as in rapture.)

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