bandicoot

When experience goes from the side then too much is asked of only a few. No team can cope with this. It becomes easier for opposition players to focus on our experienced good players and it becomes a trickle down effect.

I posted this in April 2016. Last weekend we fielded the second youngest and inexperienced side in the comp. Average age 24.3 and 68 games. 17 of our starting 22 had played less than 100 games and more than 1/4 under 10. collingwood fielded a team with an average age of 27 and 120 games. These are the facts and a major reason why we are where we are.

I think they are anticipating rain. Wouldn’t surprise me that Pruess is a late in if it becomes dry

Assistant at Melbourne?

Is 3-5 the new 4-6???

There is a place for a manic style play but not 100% of the time. Richmond are able to control the pace

It’s clear Goodwin has no idea what to do. The game plan from last year has been picked apart by the opposition and the players can’t implement what he wants. This manic hand pass game has to stop. Hawthorn won 3 premierships in a row by chipping the ball around by foot at the G. Why couldn’t we mimic their game style? We need to action what Collingwood and richmond did with their assistant coaches. Clear the decks and get new ideas into the club. Im still in shock that the season is over in April

It’s clear Goodwin has no idea what to do. The game plan from last year has been picked apart by the opposition and the players can’t implement what he wants. This manic hand pass game has to stop. Hawthorn won 3 premierships in a row by chipping the ball around by foot at the G. Why couldn’t we mimic their game style? We need to action what Collingwood and richmond did with their assistant coaches. Clear the decks and get new ideas into the club. Im still in shock that the season is over in April

Totally agree. Goodwin needs new ideas. His game plan has been exposed. Essentially all the experience he has had is at a rabble at Essendon and under roos who was more about culture than game style. This year is a write off. All we can hope for is a richmond style clean out

GWS were...

Any update re his injury... couldn’t seem to lift his right shoulder after the match

All acl injuries are 12 months. He won’t be back this year

Lose by 100??? You have no idea what you are talking about

Maybe I should list the side that played 3 years ago for your comparison. It’s chalk and cheese. We are essentially 2 players off full strength

4 debutants!!! We will win by 80

Dees are unbackable favorites at $1.3. Under Roos/Goody we have been strong against port. They have difficulty containing our contested style. We dominated them last year and narrowly lost at Port. Their top 6 contested possession winners from that game were wines, Polec, Rockcliff, Pittard, Jonas and Wingard of which 4 wont be playing. That same group also had 60 contested possessions. Who from port could possibly make up those number??? If we are on we will bury them.

Our game plan doesn’t allow has to change gears. It’s all or nothing. The plan is to win contested possession and for that you need to be at 100%. It’s a glaring issue with our style. The reason hawthorn are so good is that if they want to slow things down they play keepings off by foot. This tires the opposition at which point they turn it on for a 5-10 minute period.

Massive risk that they will never get him. He might play at dees in 2019 and want to finish what he started. West coast might trump freo in 2019 with a higher offer. Freo would be crazy to leave those options on the table

How does the silver afl club membership work? any chance of getting a ticket if we make it?

Where are these stats from? What is this predictor?

“Zac Smith had his colours lowered and did little to suggest he will dislodge Ryan Abbott from the No.1 ruck spot for Friday night's AFL elimination final. Esava Ratugolea played more minutes in his second game back from a three-month layoff but had little impact playing between attack and ruck.”

Harmes will play on dangergield. Selwood is cooked. Doesn’t have as much impact anymore.

I think we can beat geelong however hawthorn will dismantle our game plan...

How will our % come in to the equation. At this stage 13 wins and a % of over 115% is a certainty

He is a must have appointment. Might be the best Decision the club has ever made. knows the clarkson game plan back to front. If he can shed some light to the staff and players of how the best coach of all time operates then that is an asset.