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I think he has finally sorted a better routine for his set shots on goal. He was way to busy for my liking as well as the high drop. He is now much much more still over the ball and holds the ball lower in his approach. This looks pretty good to me. https://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/700036/training-vision-petracca-from-the-boundary?videoId=700036&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1590557019001

Hope that really annoyed Geelong

That would be calves, but thanks for the insite. (yes, itth spelt rong)

Thanks for your contribution to the training thread. Damn, by replying to you, now I look like as big an idiot

I hate saying this but I have to agree with you. It will be very interesting when AVB and Bennell become available. As a footnote; Mrs W is very keen to get Mitch H back in the side. That would make 3 forwards looking for a spot. Admittedly AVB and Bennell can play through the guts. The more I think about this I'm starting to wonder if O Mac gets left out for anything but match up reasons. Goodie may have what he and Roos always wanted, lots of midfield beasts. If pretty much everyone is fit we will still need a defense but the game should be played predominately in our 2 thirds

Pretty sure that was Brown

That's much better, but why are you interested in a Pokemon's motives? Ok I agree with you, the game time shouldn't be changed or tinkered with. From what I see the Corvid stuff was just an excuse. So the turnaround and fixture issues may have caused player fatigue. Well it's going to be a shorter season now so adapt and overcome. Potentially we might have seen some fringe players given more time or some given a debut. I'm sick of the AFL and it's meddling with the rules so they can "improve the game" Contest can come in many forms and I like the idea that a fitter team can get on top of a more skillful team as fatigue sets in. Often that's how tight finishes come about. Oh wait, that was one of our big improvements over summer. I've often wondered how the WC game might have ended with an EXTRA 20 MINS. Curse you Red Fox!!

Stop it, you're making my head hurt.

Thanks for your insight Peter, (that was only half tongue in cheek). I was sitting at home last night contemplating how I can contribute to the club and at the same time how could I get some of my questions answered. I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is. I would pay $1k to sit down at dinner with Goodie and be able to ask or propose 2 questions or comments over 10 mins (with no interruptions) and let him reply over a 10 min period. I'll pay for my own dinner at whatever venue. That would also give the opportunity for others to do the same over a 2 hr dinner/lunch. Yes, I know we would need to allow some additional time for Goodie to contemplate and enjoy his lunch. So, call it open to a max of 8 contributors for 2 hours. I understand the impost on the coach's time during the season but everyone should be doing lunch. Put another way, lunch twice a week (in season or out) if we got $8k per, is an extra $160k to the club if we just ran it for 10 weeks of the year. One condition; it would only be with the head coach. Yes, there will be people saying "I can't afford that and I want my questions answered". Well go in to a pool of 10 people contributing a $100 or 100 people contributing $10 and hold a lottery for the representative and a vote on the 2 questions you want asked. Have at it.

Sell our pokie venues

I like how you see it, we're all frustrated by what we see and you can see it often in our forwards reactions. I've never been able to understand if it's poor execution, poor decision making or poor coaching but I would have thought one of the fundamentals should be; if a forward is in front of his opposition you kick the ball low and in front of him where he can catch it in his hands or run onto it if it is short. If a forward is behind you kick it higher and over the opposition and if it is over the forwards head they can still run onto it. So often I see our players kick to disadvantage instead of to advantage. It's not every kick that needs to be pinpoint & laser like but kicks should always be to advantage. When I see a great lead up forward double back and turn his opposition inside out and the ball then gets kicked directly to the opposition it does my head in. I know we haven't had a lot of continuity (especially last year), which could be a contributing factor but surely the fundamentals should be rules that are enforceable. In all the time I've attended training I've heard plenty of "voice" but I've never heard "kick it to advantage". One of the greatest deliverers of the ball I've seen was Travis Johnstone and he regularly put the ball to the advantage of a forward.

I thought Weid was unavailable due to an injury

Makes you look like an intellectual ...... sorry, sorry sorry, can't help myself. My avatar made me do it !!

Then you have never done a night shift in Corio

I love ethical questions! If we're playing Richmond the game should go ahead and we should try and infect as many of them as possible! I draw the line at spitting on them though... that would be unethical and I wouldn't want us to be seen like their supporters.

I re-read the above post and it is pretty blunt and a bit harsh. You do have a redeeming feature in that you follow the Dees.

That's pretty much the answer I thought you would produce. It's taken a while but I have you pegged now as a narcissist. It's not that I dislike you, it's just that I've struggled to understand where you're coming from. The latest info (or rather lack of) has been informative though. I'm not being holy er than thou (Binman may argue otherwise), it's just my nature to question the comments and motives of people who continually try to promote themselves without any substance. As someone that has judgemental tendencies I'm compelled to question what I see as illogical, sycophantic or narcissistic comments. Your reply clearly places you in one (or more) of those categorises.

Not that I don't believe you, but can you prove it? I don't mean to be disingenuous and perhaps it's because I can't remember everything I did yesterday. Let alone what some poster said about Trengove 9 years ago.

I've asked before , but are you positive you don't have an acquired brain injury? Oh and I see you have 20/20 vision ..... in hindsight!!

Sometimes it's just knowing your team mates.

Thank you Captain Obvious!

Some great memories of Paul playing. I was a bit awe struck as a 17 year old Melbourne supporter going for tea and to a party once at the family home in Oakliegh ( I went out with his sister Cathy ). Great fella and easy to talk to. I was surprised that I was slightly taller than him at the time but he was an absolute ball of muscle.

Can you provide a rough timeline, what year?

So you don't think the AFL are going to keep the shorter quarters that they introduced in round1?

Yes, but it's not helped by what I refer to as the "fuzzy" logic going on. I know that it's difficult for those charged with managing this crises but they need to be more forthcoming with the explanations around the decisions. Everyone should be staying put and limiting contact is a great objective but where is the logic in banning golf for example. I can walk a golf course (that's called exercise) but if I'm carrying a club and hitting a ball at the same time; that's illegal, irresponsible and liable to a $1600 fine.