Wrecker45

I dont ever see much about Ben Crowe on here. He is the best mindset coach in the business and that's what we need. Goody, Clarry and Trac will only benefit from him. We won the first 10 games straight in 2023 but that's not how you win a premiership look at Sydney last year. Peak at the right time with the right mindset and do damage

Jordan Lewis had a kick at goal i have never seen anyone else do. If he was lining up from the left side facing the goal he would hold it in a way he would kicking it with draw or right to left swing. If he was on.the the right side facing goal he would hold it the opposite way and slice it and the ball would swing left to right. I don't think the Bison will ever have that ball control he is more likely to just kick it straight through

No opposition is going to let anyone run by for a handball they want him to take a shot but surely we can have players 30 or 40 metres behind him looking like they are zoning and he can just pass back to them like we chip around when winding down the clock. Nobody will expect someone to pass to a player in a worse position. Bison, X, Windsor, kozzie even Viney could easily find space by themselves much further out and be much more likely to slot it.

With all the crazy comparisons you see on kids, I'll add another. From what I have seen he is not Bont or Cripps like most pundits suggested. James Hird had the body but was never a bull. He always went when it was his turn (wrecker flattened him because of it) But he stood cleverly outside packs and just read the play so perfectly he knew where to get it and where to send it before anyone else. If Essendon needed a goal he would just be there. Hird lacked a yard of pace but would play anywhere because he would pop up at the right time and do damage. So I'll add my crazy comparison but that iis where I see him over Bont or Cripps

The thing that surprises me about Langford from his draft profiles and the size of him I don't think he will end up an inside bull. That's not a knock on him. How often have we seen Viney and Oliver crash into each other to get the same footy? Langford is big bodied but waits his turn which is not what I expected but shows a real footy IQ Then when he get's it he is elite with his disposal.

This interests me the most. Prior to Yze coming to the club we always got it first but had no method or strategy. I thought Oliver showed patches of his sublime best against Freo. Particularly early on he seemed to float in at the feat of Gawn and release it to advantage before you even knew he had it. Some were off but I noticed a real difference. I'd love to see he and Viney's breakdown of first touch leading to a clearance.

That didn't age well

In the NBA all the teams used to foul Ben Simmons because he can't shoot free throws. If I was the opposition and Max marks it 70m out I'd dead set give away a 50m penalty on purpose to force him to take a close range set shot

The Bison must have been listening

I have been a massive Goody supporter but take this to the bank, we can't sack him until we appoint a CEO. It doesn't matter if we miraculously win the next 10 games straight he is gone. There are alot of Melbourne ex players who's names don't normally come up that want him gone and it has nothing to do with the game plan. Hopefully we sort this mess up before Kalani White makes his decision. Make no mistake Green will sack him as soon as he he has a CEO. They will probably do a pre planned review first

Kings Birthday so I can boo Maynard

Communication with the members has been hopeless at Melbourne for since ever. Brad Green has been a breathe of fresh air. He took the role of interim President which i was duplicitous of the the time because I wrobly believed he was under qualified. He cannot be blamed for our disastress start to the season but is addressing to the members like we all wanted. Fremantle have a habbit of dismantling us even when we were good so I'm not sure his comments will age well after this week. But please demonlanders don't rip into Brad Green when he came into the position with a sinking ship around him through no fault of his

I think part of our problem is we haven't had any good assistant coaches since Yze. Has a president ever gone on to coach? At this stage I'd take Brad Green. He's one of the few I trust at the club And give him some proper assistant coaches

The worst thing about this game is Essendon are death riding us

Kozzie, Lindsay and Windsor all good kicks

Notice a Lindsay in the side. Any relation to Xavier?

One of the more bizarre posts I've ever seen on Demonland. We've won 1 premiership in 50 years and Viney/Clarry were integral in that. That style of uncompromising footy they played shouldn't be coached?

Your sources or common sence? Fritta won't play AFL next year if he can't kick goals.

Keepings off will never work for us with Gawn, Oliver, Petracca and Viney. It might in the future with X, mcphee, Langford and kolt. But I think we are playing catchup with our recruiting rather than leading. When old man Viney was at the club we only recruited players who were competitive. Look at the players we have taken outside the national draft and besides Aiden Johnson we haven't continued down that path. Hard at it competitive footy will always win football finals regardless of what the game plan is. Game plan is over rated winning the footy isn't

I'm so fed up with arm chair experts and ex-players saying we don't play the modern game. The modern game is a myth and always evolving based on who wins the premiership. The fact is we won a premiership based on our strengths and recruited around that. If we follow what the Hawks or others do now we will never be as good. We need to build our style that suits us and let others follow again. Pagans paddock, Clarko's cluster barassi's handball handball handball were not copying what other successful teams were doing but finding a way to win

Oliver on the pine. Surprising. I would have thought Petracca or Viney before him

If you took out shots from outside 50 I'd guess Rivers would be off the least accurate and Gawn would be on it

I was looking at the positives. Trac, Gawn and Lever all went alright in our premiership year

Some bloke pushed the number 1 draft pick (Lalor) into a collision that broke his jaw and got nothing in a practise match. I get the MRO is a tough gig but consistency can't be that hard Nobody thinks Lobb should have got off for punching Cox in his goggles but he did. Don't even get me started about a dog ending the career of a hero of the MFC.

I've only ever wanted Pert and Neeld gone. I was joking about the medical staff letting X run in a straight line