Dee Viney Intervention

Bold, aggressive. Dare I say it almost un-Melbourne like and I love it. Signalling a real aggressive intent. Pumped for Round 1 at the best of times but a valve has already been blown on this one. This is peak. Can’t wait to be there. Go You Demons!!!!!

Couldn’t agree more, other than taking the odd ball up or boundary throw in in the forward line I don’t want to see JVR anywhere near the ruck. I mean he only pulled out of our last game with a dodgy back. We are grooming him to be that key forward, let’s leave him there. AJ has to play and for me it would be to replace Turner. Agree also with everything else that you have posted however I would like Lindsay to play. We are going to miss the class and dash of Kozzie, McVee and also AMW who I think was set for a big year. If the weather predicted eventuates I would like us to go small plus we also need to match the Giants foot speed which for me is a big concern.

I’m sure the other car veered into his path and that he was only attempting to smother. Hope the driver of the other car was OK.

I think AJ will be that guy. I reckon Melbourne supporters will love him and opposition supporters hate him. He gives me Nathan Carroll vibes and I like it.

Bowey for Howes was my thinking (who also hasn’t set the world on fire so far). I want us to load up in the front half and be more attacking. I think we can get them with clearance and inside 50’s but we need to get value for our entries. If we play a territory game I want Chandler and Henderson down there to crumb and exert forward pressure. We need to get value for our entries. Although both debutants AJ and Henderson know each others game pretty well.

I like this team. Think we need to go small and quick to match the Giants and if the forecast rain eventuates. I would though start Henderson and have Bowey as sub. I think Bowey needs message sent, has been poor since his injury.

The zone has a place and is an effective method of defence. My issue is that when you play teams that are very efficient in their disposal and pierce your zone by chipping through it we are very slow to change our method. It also relies on tackling pressure from your forwards and we have too many passengers in our forward line when it comes to defensive pressure. Finally when you do force a turnover it is a golden opportunity to go quickly and direct into your forward line to beat the opposition flood and give your forwards time and space which something else we don’t do often enough for mine as we like to be our offence is based around protecting our backline which means hold until we are set up behind the ball. Would love to borrow the philosophy of the great Bill Shankly. Put the ball in / thru the goal and worry about everything else later. I hope to see a more attacking and proactive coaching box this year.

I get where you are coming from but I personally despise the term “defensive forward” . All forwards should be expected to defend when it is their turn. I want manic pressure from all forwards to force that turnover. What I really want though is forwards that know where the big sticks are. We need to find ways to score more. This defence obsession that we have in my opinion is holding us back. Not dismissing the importance of defence at all but as a club over the last few years we have put little to no value in offence and we are going backwards and have done so since our premiership. I hope with the change in coaching personnel comes a change in our philosophy and game style. Time will tell.

Giants foot speed and speed of ball movement is a concern. Must capitalise on silver service from Gawn and dominate clearance. We must also be extremely proactive in looking to score. Goodwin needs to change his mindset from the opposition scoring less than us to that of we will score more than the opposition. If giants pierce our zone easily or open us up then he need to lock down and go one on one and make it ugly quickly. We can’t let the giants get a run on. Looking forward to that walk from the station to the MCG (via the pub) nothing in the world beats it. Go Dees!!!!

Hawthorn premiers and Melbourne 14th. FFS. Behave!!!!!!!

I have high hopes as well. One thing we do know about him is that he will chase and tackle. Standards need to be set on forward pressure and any forward that won’t do it consistently should spend some time at Casey. In a team that employs a zone defence we need players that are prepared to really pressure the ball carrier to force that turnover. If there is a team that concedes more end to end goals than Melbourne I would love know who they are. Would love to see K. Brown given a real opportunity.

If we were to do a Kozzie for Jackson swap we better start putting some serious work into Marcus Prasaad’s development. Has great attributes but there’s only one Kozzie. We need a gun exciting small forward with tricks.

Was mentioned that his girlfriend Kelsey Browne who is originally from Victoria is moving back to Victoria for work opportunities after retiring as a netballer with the West Coast Fever in our national netball competition.

Which bench????

I absolutely want Kozzie to stay but I have come to terms internally that I don’t think he will be a one club player. Love that Greeny mentioned that there are 2 teams in Perth. If it comes to be then we must get maximum value and if that means a deal or player swap with West Coast then so be it. Not a massive fan of homesick players nominating a specific club.

Going to be a very good player Greeves. On a side note big Tairon suffered a medical episode at Stingrays training a few weeks ago and just collapsed. He has undergone tests to find out the cause and is on very light duties.

Stingrays zone includes Frankston and District Junior Football League, South East Juniors and Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League. All of these leagues are considered to be Country Football Leagues so no Stingrays players don’t have a choice.

Be a bit of a sliding doors moment if we replace someone on a list who has unfortunately just done their ACL with someone coming back from an ACL. Will be an interesting list management decision. Or do we go Roy as a part of operation keep Kossie at Melbourne.

Absolutely shattered for him, looked really set to announce himself as a player. A long road ahead of him. My daughter did her ACL in a very similar incident in her grand final in late August. Wish him nothing but the best in his recovery.

I reckon there is plenty to take away from your first paragraph alone. If we sort out our forward line functionality and improve our ball movement the scoreboard and wins will take care of themselves. We have too much talent for it not to.

Happy hour has started early. Loved that last paragraph. Hope he’s right.

This is music to my ears or should I say eyes. Now that we are starting to assemble more midfield depth I hope to see Kossie spend the bulk of his time forward. He is such a weapon down there and I think the most dangerous small forward in the game. If we do play with more speed on the ball into a relatively open forward line he will be difficult to stop.

Wow rugby has cracked the Las Vegas market. The raiders are that bad that Las Vegans will go and watch anything at Allegiant Stadium because it couldn’t possibly be worse than watching the Raiders. Get your hand off it V’Landy’s

Hope you kept the Duffel Coat. You will need it next year.

If we have sorted out our forward line functionality and play with a more attacking mindset we will be top 6 and will go deep into September. If it’s more of the same gamestyle wise I think we will finish outside the top 8.