Dee Viney Intervention

Any danger the AFL could fine / suspend Carlton players for claiming they have touched the ball off the boot when they [censored] haven’t.

Those words that true Melbournians hate to hear. Buses are replacing trains on the …..line and the umpire for todays game is Matthew Nicholls

Good Crivens, Tex and Damian Barrett both have heads like robbers dogs.

K. Brown in for either Chandler or Bowey for me. Depends which end of the ground we want to play him. Woey Jnr to come in for Billings and Koltyn for Trac. Not sure if we should persist with Petty forward, not fair on the player or team as it is clearly not working. Wouldn’t mind Fullerton in to have a look at him and to provide proper back up for Maxi and leave JVR in the forward 50. Petty to go to the backline for Turner but it seems Tomlinson is coming back in so that stuffs that up. Doubt we will send Petty to Casey but form warrants it. The only logical explanation I can come up with his selection in the team is to boost or maximise his trade currency. Next in line for call up: AMW and Sestan Under the pump: Either Chandler / Bowey Salem Good luck to Kynan. A Demon supporter living the dream. Play with passion kid and be a spark for your team.

In: Manic tackling pressure, selection integrity Out: Guarding grass, maintaining the status quo

This week we are on a of a hiding to nothing. If we win well it was just against North. If we lose then the knives will sharpen even more. Yes we have been affected by injuries this year but so have teams like C,C,C,Collingw (sorry can’t drop the C Bomb) and Richmond. However those mentioned play with enthusiasm, passion and have a discernible plan. I can’t say the same about is unfortunately. For me I would like to have a look at the kids and inject some passion and enthusiasm into the group and freshen it up. Going forward we need to have a real good look at the list and see who will be a part of the solution and not a part of the problem. Will be an interesting off season for me where we need to have a bit of a cull of the NQR talls, the injury prone and those that won’t embrace physical contact. We need to balance up the list and stop putting square pegs in round holes. Our list depth and quality has been exposed and we need to inject midfielders with speed and skill into the club to keep us thereabouts. Happy to back a few steps to go forward. I just want to see “Demon Spirit “ to see out 2024 and see where that takes us.

Restraint of trade pure and simple. Will limit our ability to pick up players via free agency and re- sign current players. I Would threaten legal action, but FFS keep Adrian Anderson away!!!!!

Which is staggering considering there is a new mid season interpretation on the holding the ball rule which rewards the tackler. Maybe we didn’t get the memo from the AFL. Tackling is more effort and attitude based than talent. It’s a mindset. Pick the players that will and drop those that won’t. If it means playing the kids then so be it.

I agree we should be looking at Stengle and Rachele was a player I also thought would suit our needs, possibly in an exchange with Petty (I think we would need to offer a bit more)would also take Richards from the Doggies in a heartbeat. I also agree we will revert to a forward half territory game however I am having none of the slow entries. Any forward especially your X factor players want quick entry into an open forward line with space to weave their magic with higher quality looks on goal. For me the less stoppages the better. If there is a team that has been the victim of mystery finger tips on shots on goal according to a score review it’s Melbourne, in particular ANB. Make no mistake about it a forwardline that is required to constantly run so high up the ground to defend and back, slow ball movement into congestion and kicks wide to a pocket is why we are so inaccurate in front of goals. Costing us games and possibly a premiership in 2023.

Couldn’t agree more why did we recruit Fullerton,play him and send Petty to the backline or Casey. Unlike Petty and JVR he is a ruckman. Leave JVR deep in the forwardline to take marks, crash packs and kick goals. Aces in their places. Wish we would stop trying to turn defenders into forwards and forwards into rucks. Don’t get me started on extending Schache for a year after being an unused sub in a final. Our list management and player management ( whether it be injury or form) has been a huge disappointment. Start integrating some of the Casey players into the team over the remainder of the season. See if they can be part of the solution going forward, stop recycling players that are quite frankly a part of the problem.

If Scott Pendlebury was in the landing zone instead of Gus there is no way he would have come down like that.

Definitely need a change in the coaching group. The fact the players were locked out of the meeting room at half time for quite a while says that they are either not on the same page or out of ideas. Wasn’t quite the Don Pyle stare but it was strange to see. Nothing personally against Stafford but we need a specialist forward coach. Happy for to work with the rucks and as a stoppage coach because that is his area of expertise. In fact right now I personally wouldn’t mind changing up the lines, Stafford into mids and McQualter with the forwards. Currently it is not working. Would love Leppitsch at the club, he was good at Richmond as well but I cant see him leaving Collingwood for us unless offered head coach.

Agree Chaser. Very measured, balanced and respectfully critical. Unlike The Ox who has gone woooshka, and he’s not wrong either. Just more invested and passionate.

He’s absolutely nailed it again. Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!

Billing could overdose on viagra and still wouldn’t go hard.

Agree, but he keeps selecting them as well as players that are clearly playing under duress that need a spell.

Nice work Neita. Any thoughts on this weeks Powerball draw.

Nice work Neita. Any thoughts on this weeks Powerball draw.

RIP seventyfour

They don’t do day leave on a public holiday, hence the reduced allocation.

Don’t blame Petty as we have not managed him well post injury. On current form would be lucky to get a pie floater and a warm can of West End for him in a trade with a South Australian club.

Fast ball movement into an open forward line with blocks and leading patterns will absolutely help. Should a team have a plus one or two then where do we place our spare. We haven’t worked that out yet, haven’t for years with our forward line connection. Unfortunately our contested bulls are getting beaten in contested football so there goes our one wood. With a change in the holding the ball rule I would love to see us pressure the source more as opposed to guarding grass and playing a zone relying on an intercept game. When your team is getting pantsed I’d especially love to see us go one on one to see who is the weak link in the chain getting beaten by their opponent and not doing the effort based stuff. Last week needs to be a line in the sand game. But it was coming. Brisbane at home, the first half against Richmond, Eagles away. The premiership credits are over for me. Stop selecting players that are obviously playing under duress, stop playing players that aren’t performing or have no obvious form line at Casey to warrant a promotion. Stop selecting players on past reputation or deeds at another club or ours. Perform or play at Casey. Would rather see the kids play with a bit of fire in the belly. Let’s see some accountability in selection.

They can but will it. At post game press conferences we keep hearing “learnings” and “all 3 phases of the game” yet in one of these phases we have been dysfunctional for years with no signs of improvement. Hope I am wrong but I have no faith that this current set up will turn that phase around.

I understand that and absolutely agree with you and that is exactly my point. If we were to leave say for example JVR, Kossie and Fritta in our 50 there is no way an opposition is leaving them unchecked. That is 6 less players clogging up the field leaving space for Rivers, ANB, Bowie, Salem, McVee, Windsor etc etc to run and carry thru the space being created and being the quarterback of you like designated kick into an open manned forward 50. Fast attacking transition football with less overuse and margin for error. Hiding our weaknesses and playing to our strengths.

Couldn’t agree any more. We may use the corridor a bit more but there is no fast ball movement. Why??? Because our forwards all push so high up the ground to help out the backline that when we do win the ball we have very few options ahead of the ball. So we wait while our forwards who amble back into position. There is no sense of urgency or spread. It’s chip, chip, chip and turnover the ball in dangerous positions exposing our backline. We don’t have the skill for overuse of the ball or precision slow ball movement down the ground. People used to bemoan JJ for slowing up play. JJ was not the problem. It’s our structures!!! I know it’s the modern game but FFS Simon be a renegade. Have some stay at home forwards creating space up the ground for line breaking runs, run and carry and long direct kicks into an open forward line giving our players a chance one out in dangerous spots and higher percentage looks at goal.