Everything posted by Redleg
- Post Match Discussion - Round 5
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Post Match Discussion - Round 5
There is the big question. I would rather play a kid with skills and give him time to gain experience, than persist with ball butchers. BTW how old is Higgins, same age I think as Spargo and younger than Baker. Not saying they should get games yet, but we need an alternative to the turnover merchants. Wonder if you gave the ball to a Baker who can run, would be better than giving it to ANB and Vince who are mistake riddled.
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Taking out the fend-off
Or grab his wrist and pull or swing.
- Post Match Discussion - Round 5
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Alex Neal-Bullen - AFL top 10 in distance covered in game
Just loved his kick off the ground at the bounday line at our end, giving them an out on the full. Idiotic.
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Post Match Discussion - Round 5
That actually bears examination. Early last year they were considered ordinary. They have 3 stars in Dusty, Rance and the Captain, the rest are no names and I include Jack R in that. We have some very good players in Gawn, Clarry, Perracca, Hogan etc and also the no names. So what is the difference. All their players seem to have ball skills and pace. We don't. They know their game plan and it is effective. Ours isn't. We both have effort. So for me it comes down to skill, pace and game plan ( coaching). And yes as a kicker but not the sole reason they won, their bottom 6 are better than ours and in fact their three ins last night kicked 6-7 of their goals I think.
- Post Match Discussion - Round 5
- Post Match Discussion - Round 5
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Post Match Discussion - Round 5
I agree with you when you say " can we be more inept with the ball". That is what's wrong not camps or effort. Our effort was there and I wish people would stop thinking a two day camp would have given us a game plan and put skill into ANB, Vince, Harmes, Hunt etc. The sad fact of life is that we are the worst skilled side in the AFL, lack pace, lack the Cyril/Breust type of magic to make something happen from nothing, are poorly coached and selected which hampers the thing we are good at which is contested footy.
- Post Match Discussion - Round 5
- Post Match Discussion - Round 5
- Post Match Discussion - Round 5
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GAME DAY
Worst skilled side in the AFL. Effort has been fine. Game plan putrid. Refuse to switch. They have no idea what they are doing. Evert kick is to a pack. Putrid football.
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GAME DAY
Disposal killing us as usual.
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Brendan McCartney - Moved to the bench
Must be wrong, itsounds so logical and simple.
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Round 5 Non-MFC Games
Different games on different days. I was actually referencing what we did wrong against the Hawks. It was slightly different against the Roos.
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Kobe Farmer
He can go to us or Dockers.
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Round 5 Non-MFC Games
Bingo. However, North don't have two joggers in the backline who can't run, they don't have players who have no football skills, they nail their set shots, they are spreading and not allowing the Hawks to shepherd the mark and also making each Hawk accountable for a player and they never all run to the forward 50 leaving no one between the pack and the opposition goals. They are also able to pass a football properly. Pretty simple really.
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Round 5 Non-MFC Games
Can you feel it coming up in your throat?
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Dusty tackles etc at training
I have been saying that for 2 years. Grab his wrist and pull towards you.
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Richmond VFL v Casey Demons - Round 3
Tyson will play.
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Shepherding the man on the mark
I think the shepherding player near the mark, should be scragged away by the player on the mark, even if that results in him getting a free. At worst the free will be in the same place as the original mark. This will lead to an ugly game and will see the AFL stepping in and stopping the shepherding player being within say 5 metres of the player on the mark. You just have to be pro active to these types things and we rarely seem to be that sort of club.
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Breaking down the 15 goals to 1
Plan A is probably ok for us with a few provisos: 1. Always have a Demon between the opposition and their goal. 2. Don't play unskilled players, they kill you in today's footy ( goodbye Bugg and maybe ANB/Harmes). 3. Add some pace to the side, to give spread. (maybe goodbye Vince, Jetta if he can't find form and Lewis, hello Hunt and Stretch and maybe Baker or Spargo in the future if they come up ) 4. In addition to the above, only pick players who give their best efforts ALL game. 5. Use Gawn to best advantage, meaning he needs players around him who can get his taps and then players who can spread from there. That is hard to do with no wingers and B grade players in the guts. Game plan A will look much better now.
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Be Patient with Lever
Yet!
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Why Melbourne Can't Be Trusted
As I and others have said, ensure always a Demon is closest player to opposition goal and add some pace and skill to the backline and you go a long way to fixing up these opposition scoring bursts.