Jjrogan

Going throw something out there to address this lack of contested wins inside 50. Play Clarry forward for a time this week instead of Trac. Yes, the obvious one is Trac but our midfield has shown covering Clarry has simply not been a problem as we've dominated clearances and contested regardless. Also I don't see Trac hitting the side of a barn even if he gets the ball in space right now. It's something the opposition would not expect (Lyon will have a plan for Trac with all the noise those week?) and it might be a way of easing him post hamstring. And before the Co13 worshippers here lose their collective minds for the suggestion, remember Martin, Fyfe and Cripps have all played out of the goal square with good effect. Great players find a way to win the ball. Oliver is good in the air, and he will draw numbers on the ground. He's so good and competitive, he will clear traffic and set up some goals off his first posession. Guaranteed. It's time to be creative and change the mix slightly. Our current approach is too predictable

Our entire game plan can't buy a goal right now. He can't be that integral imo, it's his first year and it's not like we don't have other good ball users out of half back. Anyway made my point. See you next week I guess.

How do you know it's not that simple. Give him 10 minutes. Change it up. What is stupid is doing the same thing with the same players and expecting different results. Clearly our ball use is a problem. His ball use is one of our best. I'm not asking to put Jake lever in there. What exactly would be the worst thing that would happen? Our whole game plan comes crashing down if he has 2 rotations on ball? Lol. When something isn't working try something different.. what exactly have the coaches tried that's different That's the point.

Weekly post. McVee is wasted in the backline. Any danger of giving him a run thru the middle. If butchers like Harmes, Anb, Petracca are allowed to hit kicks inside 50, maybe let the one guy who actually cares about and is able to dispose effectively have a go. Yeh nah, maybe not.

Ironically. I'm taking that away as a positive. You can't possibly watch the tape on that game and say, that's the forward line structure that will win 3 games in September. Half of it is on the midfield to assess and execute the right decision by foot. The other half is for the forwards to actually lead out at the ball. Goodwin has to drop his dogma of defence and contests slightly and sacrifice a few of his favourites. Spargo has no right to be playing in the first for starters. BBB needs to be playing as a leading KPF. There's simply too much emphasis on creating contests and defensive KPIs.

Weekly post. McGee is wasted in the back line. Would it kill the coaching department to let him run through the middle and hit targets.

Geelong field arguably the worst midfield in the league. I don't see why this should be close other than they get to play with 4 extra players. We'd have to be pretty horrendous at both ends of the ground to lose next week. Our last 10 games are 2 interstate top 8 teams at home, Saints, and 7 bottom 10 teams. Pretty hard not to be thinking about September.

Trac is absolutely on fire right now. You can tell he is just so invested in every contest. He's been top 3 for score involvements for 3 years running. Most of the others around him are forwards. He's leading again. If he has a good kicking day we always look dominant.

Agree. For all his stats and efficiency, Daicos isn't an elite score involvement player. Presumably as he often gets multiple touches from just kick ins. JDG and Pendles are their 2 main score involvement players. Keep Pendlebury minded and I could see our back half getting on top.

JJ for mine. Collingwood love to outnumber at contests so we need someone who can get from contest to contest for 4 quarters. Id argue thats one of JJ best attributes.

Clarry's a big loss. But hoping I read this stat line on Tuesday morning Petracca 34 disposals, 16 contested, 7 clearances. 3 goals. BOG. Oh, and joint equal favourite $4.50 for Bronwlow.

Steven Baker gotta be the tagger. He was suspended for 28 games in his career. Retired from AFL, then got suspended for 6 weeks for rough conduct in a preseason game for Sorrento! Had to be de-registered from all forms of football but he won his appeal.

The relevance to pointing to other codes is that it's not something that's going to destroy the fabric of a sporting contest not because we should be like them. The game has enough uniqueness regardless. My argument is twofold A) if a player is doing something that is against the rules/spirit of the game, there should be immediate consequences. The game has been played for over a century and yes guys dont go around punching blokes but the fact junior levels of the game have them tells me it is used as a deterrent. What we now know about concussions the penalties need to be greater quite simply. As far as I can tell the penaltty right now is still getting paid, sitting out a few weeks, getting your body in good shape and coming back to the claps of your supporters. If you a big reason you lose a match, now that is a deterrent. B) the relatively fairness of one team having an extra player. In the old days, Hewitt would have kept playing. Maybe to his detriment. But now that there is a concussion protocol and the player cannot take further part, its grossly unfair that a team can be penalised for doing the right thing (subbing him off), whilst the infracting team is essentially "rewarded" by doing the wrong thing (fresher legs). JDG's actions gave the Filth an advantage. 5 years ago I was in your camp, but what's changed is that both concussion needs a stronger deterrent and the unfariness of what is not an accidental act. Of course, what is accidental, what is clumsy etc needs to have immediate decision but as I mentioned its not rocket science.. Mistakes may be made but by and large with video now they dont. Anyway, thats my logic. Fwiw, I hope he gets 4* *Years

The game needs a red card. That was a pathetic act. It takes one minute for a VAR or video confirmation. Every other sport has it and the universe doesnt implode.

Ill repeat my call that he deserves midfield minutes. His spacial awareness and execution is excellent within a 30 metre arc. Give him a run through the middle and lets see how he approaches 30 to 45 metre I50 kicks. We've got enough braun in there, we need some brain.

If Grundy + Gawn arent close to BOG as a collective they are kidding themselves. Pittonet out and their ruckman is a kid who's played less than 50 games in 5 years.

Pendlebury is an all time great. Generational player. But who on the list has attitributes of evasion in traffic, knowing his exit option before hes got the ball and hitting them at 78 percent efficient. Ive watched Mcvee closely this year. These are his traits. If theres someone else on our list, i havent seen it.

Judd Mcvee with 2 pre seasons and 7kgs. Left field says hi. 👋

Absent Naughton, Larkey would be an amazing get. Dude kicks bags, kicks straight and takes marks. He'd probably leave 500k on the table contract wise over the next 4 years coming to us, but he'd win about 40 more games and presumably get to play finals. He's contracted but if the approach was made he'd be crazy not to consider it. It can't be that much fun at Norf surely. Probably have to give up a 1st rounder plus decent change. I like JVR but unless he starts taking more marks per game he's not the droid we are looking for.

Trac in his interview on 360 mentioned this in so many words. How tackling was being coached by choco and that maybe players need to guide the tacklee* to fall on the tackler. Fwiw, he also mentioned that their efficiency going inside 50 was rubbish on the weekend, particularly himself. I really like Trac, he's honest with himself. * may or may not be a word

Would you prefer it the other way around?

More worried about Mckay kicking straight one of these weeks. Broken clock and all. re Cerra. He has 8 goals and 9 goal assists in 29 games with CFC. He is primary a uncontested midfielder who yet cant impact the scorebaord. He is a decent part of the reason they are struggling imo. They paid well overs.

The leak from stoppage D50 is a bit like being a great soccer team, but for whatever reason you were poor at defending corner kicks. Being 18th is not the end of the world, but it will cost you the odd game... which is exactly whats happened. Structurally we don't do a lot wrong, but the naked eye says we lose our men in the traffic on the spread away from the stoppage. Same thing can happen on corner kicks, its 50-50 at times where the ball ends up, and if you're not right on your man its a goal scoring opportunity if it falls in their lap.

Great summary. Although I disagree with "depth not being very good". Your 27th player is not going to be a superstar. If there is a positive, is we are playing horrible football right now and going down by a kick or two. Its not floggings. Heads up lads. Beat the Blues, get the season back on track.

We need a forward who can get separation and take a mark besides Fritsch. Having said that if any one of mids is kicking to them its even money they miss the target anyway. Egads.