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I am to HPM what Binman is, but without his natural talent. Nevertheless, Burgo says that EPL players have far more acceleratIons and decelerations than AFL players, and the players are smaller, lighter and far, far more agile. Robbie Gray is a bog standard soccer player in terms of agility. I think these points of difference figures into his methods somehow as I have never seen a team as lean as ours this season. Don’t know how, but if I knew what he knew and thought there was an advantage in it somewhere, I’d use it. Of course. The question is, what advantage could there be in being leaner and more agile than others while maintaining optimum upper-body strength to compete with the opposition?

Yep.

They say timing is everything...err...???

Well, here's my two cents. It takes 2-3 seasons for a program to mature. We looked fit in 2020 and we look fitter again now. If we're close to maturation as a club and a team and Burgess sees one more season as bringing a program to fruition, he'll stay for 2022. If results this year are mediocre and suggesting a mediocre 2022, he'll go. Anyone interested in Burgo should check out the Brukie and Burgo podcast. Fascinating for anyone interested in sport and the people involved at the top level.

Yeah, he took a wrong turn and ended up in Geelong. And like many others, has yet to find a way out.... Hang on, you mean the other Cameron....

Brings up another tactical point for discussion. If Gus's future is on the wing, how does it fit with the mooted and trained TMac wing option once Weid and BBB are fit? Then there's the glut of talls. Jackson gets VFL time to mature and blossom, fair enough. Petty too, I suspect they want to take slow given the injuries. Nothing negative for him to play a solid season in the 2's to be primed. How do these factors fit into the evolving strategy? I sense a trade coming, possibly for Gus. Mitch Brown will bow and and not be replaced with another tall. How can we play the list to bring in Zac Merrett?

Played tough when we needed, and the skills in the first half were excellent but for goal kicking. Only fell off when the pressure dropped... Good win with plenty to work on. I’ll take it.

You can say that again...

Could be a simple one: With the changes in rules and the resulting one on ones in the forward line, has the game just come to us, for once?

Yeah, and I’m sure he loves to wear lederhosen, just like you.... And well done on replying to me without mentioning how awful western culture is... ?

Great performer. Classic Aussie character...

What a great bloke. Champ.

Just noticed in the James Jordan post-game interview, after he finished up with Max, Brownie can be seen in the background shaking hands with Weid.

I get what you're saying. But my 'but' is that maybe he's got the potential to be a player who necessitates a rethink of traditional roles to fit: ruck/midfielder plus marking forward. A good ruck, but maybe not the dominant one in the competition; but a gun at ground level, getting the ball out; then a leading, marking forward who kicks goals. I'm thinking Nic Nat/Bud/Cripper. Yeah I'll take some flak for that, but I reckon there's something in it.... heft (eventually), spring, height, speed, agility....

I agree. Love to see the ball moving on and moving on and moving on.

Learnings as yet unlearned: 1. Up and under kicks to targets gives the opposition time to apply pressure to the receiver. 2. Ditto re handballs. 3. We get beaten on the outside. Seems to me these are basic problems that persist, despite many lessons.

We're not far off. I learned that the other day from Goody, again.

As well as anger, I'd like there to be some fear. Fear of having weakness exposed. Fear of being found out as a hypocrite. Fear of the supporters coming up the drive with torches lit and sharpened pitchforks....

Was disappointed to hear BBB mention 'learnings' at 3qtr time....

Well, we aren't fitter, so if that was our ace-in-the-hole, it's a bust. As for the basics, we can't tackle, can't kick and can't mark. Anyone notice how many big, fit, strong, young blokes the Dogs have?

How dare you say that!

I heard somewhere that Eddie was trying to get a show just like it up for all teams, being as there is a huge market and 5 months scheduling free. A reality TV kinda thing, you know: "Meanwhile, out at Casey, yet another injury setback has the coaches scrambling to fill key positions blokes from the local pub." Cut to Goody interviewing bloated bogan couldabeens over a parma and pot... Anyone else heard that?

Intention is the pivotal word. Should we judge the word by the intention or the interpretation?

Don't let it loop. The cries scrape my soul like fingernails down a blackboard...

Sweet. Thanks for that. Great to hear someone this aware and open discussing such things. Can only hope MFC players and coaches are thinking this way...