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He won't play forward.. Apparently it's a thing . Otherwise yeah..... but ...nahhh

I've suggested bringing Tmac back to the backline and Lever to half forward... I'd try it.

Surely it's relative. Our membership is plummeting.. Look at 21,22,23,24 and now.. There's a trend.

Well definitely the 4th of 3 as it were. They're not travelling quite as good as a month ago .Like us showing a fondness for backward scorelines of late. I don't think we will beat them.but we might. As I explained elsewhere, only have to do a couple of things better and our game changes. Reverse our scoring and Tighten up defence by 2 to 3 goals.. Will we 🙄🤔🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ Unlikely but possible Probable ?...probably not... but we could if minds and bodies aligned. Selection and Structure are key. Be happy to re-comment upon team announcements. Your query is definitely valid 👍😆

The probable reality is that in any given game there are maybe half a dozen kicks that currently miss ( for us ) which ought to be gettable. Why ? Just my observations.. sometimes as simple as choice of kick. Now I'm not having a go at him as he's not alone, but there's been times recently where in the past Kozzi has elected for a drop punt with a straight run up. He's enjoyed good success with that. Why he chooses "around the corner " 45deg out around 30/40 m ?? FIIK !! 🤷‍♂️ But he has mates now selecting a low % shot where they ought to be kicking straight. Fad, fashion ,lairising.. who knows. Then there's poor technical kicking. Both things can be changed/corrected. One by direction, the other by coaching. As to the yips.. well that's between the ears stuff but can also be bettered with practice. Kicking needs to be automatic and not thought through. Do, not think.

14.8 would be a start ...

Apparently

If we were a basketball team we'd spend 1/4 of the game at the free throw line ( doing so half as much again as many opponents ) only to miss 9 out of 10 throws. In other words we're the horse that will not drink. Quantity over quality just isn't winning us games. As to accuracy... the converse to your thinking. I fervently hope we're currently the worst we can be and there's a lot of improvement to come. I hope.... but I know it's not happening.

Tanking or anti-tanking is in reality irrelevant. There can be only one thing that has any real value and that's to learn something about our list without fear of outcomes. We're not playing finals. It doesn't matter to US where we finish in a fashion but it does to others. We can't afford to wait to discover what we do or don't have, just in case it helps, not hinder , another. We need to just focus on us. To borrow from Simon...the rest is fugazi

At the risk of sounding glib. If they were ( practicing enough ) our scores would be better, surely ? So here we possibly have differing ideas and considerations about time/effort/availability. Whoever is in charge of skills... i might suggest has failed. There is in the end but one true litmus. A big thing with numbers

Hadn't seen this.. but yeah.. pretty much. For mine the Suns are a little wobbly atm... might be beatable but tbh... explained elsewhere why perhaps not. Will depend on our selection and structure....as indeed it will for all games. But I would be in general agreement to your thoughts.

It's a very murky crystal ball.... but Possibly 3 or 4 of Suns, Carlton, StKilda and Weagles.

The very last line..... hmmmmmm A certain familiarity. At the risk of ire... ( oh what the heck ) ..... I genuinely feel that a sense of 'attainment' creeps into players ( not all ) that regularly get a game. They're there. They've made it.... this'll do... a pseudo complacency. You look at any high level sport... or indeed profession and the better/ higher achievers don't just do what's 'required' .. they push. There's extra sessions, extra courses, more practice.. special coaching. They reach.... I'd be genuinely dead curious if anyone at Melbourne takes that view, applies that effort ( extra ) 🤔

Good for him... 🙄 There are any number of scenarios whereby 13 wins with approx 105% gets you 8th. None of those matters nor apply to us. We'll struggle to clock another 3 or 4 wins the way we're going. If Simon's brave and racks the cue and trials a few players the ladder position will reflect. Though I'd be happy enough to explore that. No other chocolates being on offer. Reality is I'm inclined to think we'll finish no higher than 2024, with less wins and a worse % That's really all you need to understand. I don't doubt we're dead for 25. For mine the question is can we start the 26 resurrection now.

It's always fun to head into a game against an opponent who was a surprise loser the week prior. They'll be primed to avenge that loss, especially at home. Our Football Brains Trust ( i-don't) will have its work cut out. Our kicking essentially a 50/50 [censored] shoot at goal v Suns 60% on target. Ranked 4th. So for mine, though it sounds ridiculously simplistic , and given much of our game WON'T/Can't change we have but two areas we CAN hopefully direct the outcome. 1) kick goals. I know , how has this Einsteinian element escaped use before now . Maybe because we haven't left anyone there long enough who might have this craft as key. Im no particular fan of JVR but if he's selected then ffs play him as a forward, not a wandering minstrel. Whoever lines up, leave them there and find the solution to the other problem ( ruck-relief ) elsewhere and otherwise. 2) stop them kicking goals. I know, clever huh. This is actually part of a two-fer special deal find . A bargain at the Albert-mart 😉 Tighten up the backend, not have a mare of a day letting off a leash some wally to kick 7 goals.. just sayin' 🙄 There are other things but they could fall under the realm of swings and roundabouts...i.e.. might be countered and the result not a lot different. So for now just 2 things.. More goals than points and cut down opponents shots on goal. All jokes aside to win that's what you do. Why do we lose ? Because we don't do it. A lot of things you can't change , not wholesale. Some you can. Finding some stability and functionality up front is key. This is exactly what the Suns will be attempting also as at there last 3 outings they've suffered from the Demonics... the act of kicking more points than goals !! We just need to do it better. Apparently we get it in the arc OK ( though arguably not in best parts of it...but.. ) Even if we can muster a 50/50 hit rate we will win. So.... in summary. Stop stuffing around with forward setup and personell. Let it play out the game. And it's the two BIG sticks 😉 !! Go us...

Applying a little Dave Allen .... not a foot wrong, or not a foot... anywhere ? Club continues to languish going nowhere fast and we're now apparently even further away from a new training/hq than we were a year ago. I acknowledge he's directly responsible for neither. But I would ask what is he responsible for ?? He's doing a damn fine job of caretaking. It could be worse.

Are you to suppose kicking.. the very essence of the game changes ?? Many suppose the modern game requires modern 'imagined' solutions ?? It doesn’t The fluidity of the game has increased tempo.. but kicking a [censored] ball hasn't really changed one iota. A few 'new' techniques has come in.. but the ought to be "classical" drop punt , set shot...hasn't. There are any number here who will have been taught and practiced the same shtick . I chose to ignore the sanctimonious derision.. Oops !!

It's not easy... that's the point ;)

I've posted how I trained. Only a " suburban boy" back then ... but a couple of guys who had mentored me knew their stuff. ( both very well known vfl players of the day .. both exceptional forwards ) Me and a mate...sometimes just me.. A football and a park with sticks. Set routines... positions kicked from. Positions around arc...and I used 30m and 50 m ( 45 tttt...lol ) ( not dissimilar to basketball shooting practice in idea ) .. 2 to 3 times a week. And hour ago go. Rain or shine. The point of which is to kick without thinking... you just do...it becomes second nature. Later when older .. 25-30 .. just once a week... but i was only amateur, had a job.. wasn't paid squillions as my ONLY gig !! That's my respectful genuine answer. Practice Practice Practice Edit...an advantage of a mate... took turns... didn't have to fetch ball as much and could also practice 'on the run marking or pickups ...kicking etc. I never took my selection as a given..

Or ...another posit.... they do some( practice ) ...go ok....then.in their minds they've done enough. Until game days when we know otherwise

I do agree about the corporate spin job. I'm not expecting much for rest of season but am intrigued to see how it plays out. We're really an enigma wrapped in a comic.

Yep, we're flying eh !! lol

Had a coffee yet ? Asking for a friend...

Your missing the point. I'm not debating the good bad or otherwise of pokies. I'm suggesting it matters not whether we have them or another. The problem truthfully is the player. And they always find a machine. We haven't solved anything, if that's the litmus, by moving them.

No. It's effectively foolhardy to pretend. What really happened. Did the machines stop ?? I'm fully aware of what gambling is. You make a bet... not my problem... it's yours. Own it. Should we stop selling drinks ?? Hell, stop selling chips and pies.... save a lard [censored] or two. Ppl, society, needs to stop pretending it's always someone else's fault. If anything is a problem, of course seek help.