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beelzebub

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  1. If Jones was playing for Hawthorn.... he wouldn't be
  2. Please.... don't jinx him.
  3. Trac is in terrific shape...but alas the WRONG shape eh
  4. Wingers..HB's need pace... always have. Something about writings and walls ...
  5. Of course it doesn't matter what ingredients you use if the recipe is a bit off.
  6. we dont go there !!
  7. I'm really starting to wonder if our brand/style/game already has had it 15 mins in the sun and is now old hat. To even remotely work we need our very best players on the paddock and fit...it needs to be pretty dry and it needs the capacity to lock in the ball/contest. This all seems very yesterday to me. The rucking is now much more open and 666 all but precludes locking down that first scrum ( isn't it pretty much that ) The idea as I understand it is to simply push the ball into our 50 and relentlessly will it through the goals. There's not a lot of nuance or skill here just the idea that somehow the ball will pop out and be sent to a player within range. That worked fine....until it didn't. And it doesn't anymore. 666 has opened up the ground ( too much for us I'd suggest ) To attempt to get the ball locked in we sacrifice manning their outside runners who once THEY get the ball can spread and deny us not only our ability to corral them...but simply we dont HAVE the ball. We no longer control the game, it's tempo or its style. Invariably as they run and spread we aren't getting to them as that Roosy foundation of two way running seems dead and buried. Other teams quickly create space and overlaps. All over red Rover.. Yes Essendon are ESSentially rubbish at the moment but so are we. They however can, and do spread well. They can and do run both ways ( better than us ) and they definitely have more players with pace. I fear if they can get out of the middle 50/50 their way they'll score more often as our defense is in tatters. We still don't like to man up. If they can deny us our contest, we'll lose. It's all any team has to do.
  8. Well...I have been wondering I think a few chaps might have their name in there more than once also. it just seems our sides bear more than a passing resemblance to a raffle.
  9. Put all names in hat Get blind Freddy to pull 22 out What can it hurt ?? ? ,
  10. It's easy also to throw scorn at those that want to use us a a media originated punching bag. If we weren't playing rubbish football we wouldn't attract the slings and arrows of outrageous scorn.
  11. Who's Neeld
  12. If there's a particular concern about this game for mine it's that whilst the Bombers are a bit all over the shop they have some pace and they WILL run both ways. Danger game. Lose this....????
  13. Hence...the club doesn't understand it...or we'd bloody well get some ( real leadership ) I agree...our biggest consistency.
  14. I'm not convinced we understand why we're losing. That is.. the club...that is. the FD. Will be enlightening this Friday...one way or another
  15. Two things that help anything grow. Discuss with all concerned what is going wrong and why and if required by whom. Discuss with all concerned what is going right, and why. Emphasize with training that which is working. Again... important for all to know what's being done wrong
  16. If you don't take the time to understand the how and why you fail, you will surely continue to do so. Must be running out of room under that carpet.
  17. Funnily enough even if we win...it's a nothingness really.... because they are. If we lose....cor blimey give... we're ruted !!
  18. You can....but only for a short while after posting. ..maybe 5 mins You can't delete. Why... dunno...not my place Edit edit edit And... again lol
  19. We could use Jeffy. We can use him for two good reasons in my view One ...on his day is incredibly talented and hits the scoreboard. Two .. He tends to play his own game. For mine that's a plus as currently 'our game' is putrid. Go Jeffy.
  20. Maybe it's just me...I couldn't care less Leadership at Melbourne is either incredibly misunderstood as a value...or irrelevant.
  21. Relax ... We've got this. ( Not sure what 'this' is ?)
  22. Terry...Captain Obvious ....Wallace Be so much nicer if he was just wrong.
  23. Our home game They can wear pajamas.
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