Bates Mate

Didn't take the AFL media long to show who they want to win next week. https://www.afl.com.au/news/1026091

They stopped dead in the last and would've spent a ton of emotional energy. We just need to be on level pegging or sightly ahead early and we will run right over them.

Carlton stopped dead in the last. We just need a good start and we'll run all over them

Sydney are doing a Melbourne

Carlton hasn't been that good. The intensity is way lower than our game last night. Those talking definate straight sets need to chill out.

Who is to blame for the forward "connection" ? and lack of scoring when we get it in we've been hearing about it for 3+ years and always manages to be our downfall. Is it - Midfielders just blazing away - Forwards not leading to the right /dangerous spots or 3 leading to the same spot in the forward half. - Not having crumbers in the right spots (Kozzie is usually in the air flying for marks) - All of the above I understand we had Fritsch and Tmac coming in off long lay offs but they are experienced enough to be able to lead to the right spots. Multiple entries we hear so much about do in theory create more chances, but as Collingwood proved having less entries but higher quality give you better scoring chances when you go in there

I just think our whole game plan which we always hear is based on repeat forward entries is flawed. No need to get a repeat entry if you kick a goal.

I think the AFL will orchestrate the following. Maynard gets 2 weeks (maybe 1or 3). That way the AFL can be seen to be protecting the players from concussion and litigation down the track. The verdict gets appealed. Maynard plays in the prelim.

I'm more worried about our smalls trying to mark when they should be crumbing , kozzie the main offender. Yes our dump kicks in suck. But we still create alot of ground balls from them that get whisked away because of our lack of crumbers

Got Oliver in the head with his shoulder in the last qtr as well. Not to mention his flying knees and legs when contesting centre bounces

So any preference on who we want to play next week? Sydney have carved us up on the G in recent times and Carlton beat us last time albeit contentiously. I'd prefer Carlton TBH . One thing we cant do is start like we did last time against the baggers or last night. Our starts are costing us big time

Agree our personnel in the fwd line is lacking but which gun forwards have been available in the past 2-3 years that we missed out on? Schace was a swap for weid and effectively the same player was never going to be the answer but worth a shot given the price we paid.

Agree on that, but which genuine gun forward had changed clubs in the last 2-3 seasons. I can't recall any??

Too much id say not moving enough. No method in leading patterns , barley any leads at all. Kick deep into a pocket or from defence long wide to a pack in the flank. No one leads into space and demands the ball ,too many arms up signalling a long kick to the ball carrier. When we move it quick bomb long and high too deep. The best entries in today's game is the kick into the centre area of the forward arc that is 25-35 out. We fail to do it as it forwards don't seem to lead or be there . We seem to be happy with repeat entries and base our game on it , but we get so many because our entries are [censored] and the ball get spat out, to our well set up defence and pumped back in. Rinse and repeat. Also if we insist on playing this way we need genuine crumbers disciplined enough to stay down and crumb. Kozzie isn't and Chandler and ANB are not genuine crumbers and usually knackered from all the running they do to be dynamic in the forward 50

At least I'm now in my more familiar dark place of zero expectation from here on .

Amen.

Got Oliver in the head with his shoulder in the last qtr as well. Not to mention his flying knees and legs when contesting centre bounces

Him and cox are thugs out there to try hurt blokes and get away with too much.

Yep took me back to 2017,2020 when we used to always win inside 50 and loose

Yep. We lead in clumps into dead pockets and flanks. Collingwood create and lead into space.

No chance. We'll be outnumbered 35/65 I rekon 60/40 at best

Had a quick read. I forgot what a delusional place forum is. There are Adelaide supporters who genuinely think a straight swap for one of Grundy , Petty or Sparrrow is fair .

there's enough to worry about , weather is not one I will waste any time on .

Had no idea who he was. If the list managers/ recruiters want him who am I to argue at this point? They've already been largely responsible for the great ride we've had over the past few years with more to come. I'll back them and their judgement

Only question now is will it be Laurie , Hibbo or Smith sub. I'd say Laurie