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The AFL imposed soft cap has meant line coaches are doing much more than they were originally hired for. Greg was hired as a ruck coach and he still does that, as well as forwards. Yze does game day tactics and mid-field. No club can hire multiple coaches to perform coaching in individual areas, like they were able before COVID.

....or his manager says you need to explore options at other clubs, because there appears to be little future at the MFC

Yes, that is exactly the case. In our game against Geelong both sides had 70+ turnovers. Disposal efficiency both below 70%. The coaching staff for every club employ these statistics realising that footballers are just not that good at hitting targets. So you go for the option that provides you with better than 70% chance i.e. kicking to a pack when no-one is likely to mark it. That creates stoppage. If you back your team to win stoppages, this is the best outcome. Even if you don't, the ball is 70m away from the goal. This is all about defence not attack. Attack occurs after you have cleared the zone where the opposition are likely to score. It is boring to watch. Everyone prefers to watch their team cutting it up through the corridor....it just doesn't happen all that often. Once again look at the Moneyball scene with all the scouts. It worked for the Oakland A's. They did something which produced definite positive outcomes......."he gets on base". In AFL " it stops the opposition scoring easily"

If you want to see how tough players are today and what their bodies endure, there was a sickening collision between Conway and Deakyn Smith at the 17 minute mark of the final quarter. This was the definition of the "hospital handpass", but to be fair to Jimmy Munro, Conway came off the nearby bench: https://www.afl.com.au/video/795568/vfl-match-replay-r16-geelong-v-casey?videoId=795568&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1657281686001

This strategy is all about percentages. See Moneyball again.... While it is frustrating to watch, the coaches and statisticians have worked out that the ball 60m away from the goal, close to the boundary will probably produce a stoppage or boundary throw in more times than not. i.e. the opposition don't score from this position. We then expect our stoppage skills will win the ball...more times than not. It is rare that a mark is achieved, and this is just a bonus if it happens. Other teams may use short kicks initially, but they are looking for the same thing further up the ground. Short kicks are not 100% guaranteed. When they fail ( not often) it results in opposition scores, usually the 6 point variety. Up the middle puts the ball in a dangerous position to counter, particularly if punched straight forward into the 50m area, which oppositions are trained to do if this is employed. Same reason players are directed to kick to pockets in the forward line. It is about percentages and stopping the opposition gaining access to the corridor. More often results in boundary throw in and the stoppage argument comes to the fore again.

Have been disappointed with his progression. He is in a similar boat to a lot of players presently at Casey. Nothing to show during Covid times, and now coming into contract end period. Importantly for Rosman, same as Oskar Baker, is who does they replace ( short of injury) No room in the backline and JJ and Langdon have the wings sewn up for years to come it seems. They have to show a reason that makes them superior to those already playing seniors. AND Hunt and Rivers are presently playing alongside them, with far superior qualities. Same for Laurie...who does he replace in the middle? Sadly, I have seen nothing from McVee and D. Smith which would keep them at the club, especially since they are OOC.

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Yes, I overlooked Rhi, probably because she won't be able to play this year. But I agree, she will be a very useful pickup as we depend upon Lauren Pearce staying on the ground. We will keep the fingers crossed she can for this coming season, but with Lauren now 29 and Rhi 34, we will need a young ruck in the next year to develop. No point in this draft, being compromised so much by the addition of 4 teams.

Mirrored in this scene from MoneyBall.......1.30 - 1.50

Cam Zurhaar is OOC at year end and has put off re-signing.

..and if his name wasn't Anglicised and spelt the way the Dutch would, it should be van Rooijen. Imagine BT trying to get his chops around that!

Once again we are aiming for the top end of the ladder. All too much made of this years draft, full of a lot of 17 year olds who won't play because of when the season is now played i.e. end of year 12 for them. And with 4 new teams the talent is spread extremely thin. Worse is that all the selections were compromised by the priority picks handed out. So for MFC picking up experienced players, while retaining the existing list largely was exactly the right strategy. Apart from Gall, the others are ready to play this year, and we know what they can do. Both Chaplin and Johnston can hopefully fill the hole created by the loss of Colvin ( big ask I know). The addition of Duffy is another huge positive. Goal smart and strong, she is what we have been missing up front, and once again is ready to go this season.

No it hasn't, and that is what is holding things up. We don't know what the salary cap will be, so we don't know how much money we can offer, especially if we are pushing up against the cap at the moment. Other clubs have space, ala Carlton last year, so they can put money on the table. Likewise clubs like Geelong will likely see Selwood retire so they know they have space already.

2023 too close @old dee We will probably get something as an aside to womens 2023 soccer World Cup , or 2027 Rugby World Cup. Can’t build something in less than 6 months, when it won’t be announced before November. Hopefully we can both hang on until 2027!!

Shouldn't it be "Verbosus" ?

They both fell over the line against Saints who had only 2 on bench, one of those with an ankle injury, and the WCE who sit at the bottom of the ladder. They are loading as well.

The bad news keeps coming: https://www.afl.com.au/news/784666/knee-injury-rules-dees-defender-out-of-aflw-season-seven

Don't get me started: "move it on".....no need, it's just play on "yours" or " mine"....no need, there are lines marked on the ground to see which umpire is controlling, and who cares when they can be over-ridden by the other " ball out" or "handballed" ....no need, no call has been made " 15 seconds".....it is the players responsibility to kick the ball before 30 seconds is up. And there is a clock on the scoreboard. At that point it is " play on".

6, 208. GC v Freo 6136. GC v North 5523 . Giants v WCE 5057. Great investment all around. And AFL want to "create" another franchise in Tasmania. At least a majority of Presidents know where the money would be coming from, in addition to the never ending lifelines being thrown at GC and Giants

I'm assuming "bosses" means Presidents, but who would Kate have chosen from a rival club? I would think Max King or Aaron Naughton.

Same here. Hawthorn v Collingwood 42,000. Combined membership 160K Melbourne v Collingwood 76,000. Combined membership 140K Richmond 21K v Port and not a peep, but she has a crack at us for 29K attending the Freo game.

Leaving the ground after the game, walking from MCC to Richmond station, I saw no less than 3 fights involving Collingwood supporters. In each case police were restraining them and their feral mates still having a go at the police. Poor coppers must hate having to attend their games......

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