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Thanks for that - no one can say that at 3 qtr time it wasn’t on song to be a great win. The rest was a joke, an embarrassment and show how weak/fragile and how far back we really are.

I feel your pain, shame and embarrassment. I hope you guys hang in there and the team can find a way to make a small mend in the very broken hearts of demon supporters. How we lost that - and to that smug prig Ross Lyon - is beyond the laws of physics. It was dumb and dumber football.

That was embarrassing. That last quarter was beyond unacceptable. Im sorry, there needs to be consequences, and no flipping ‘learnings’.

Nooooo…..

Jeffo - in and out like the the bishop and a choirboy…

The stats point to many issues, especially regarding turnover and defending transition. 170 pressure in Q1? Against the blues? Sheesh!

At the ground, and i loved Frittas game. Really went hard, and executed the high half forward connection role with real accuracy. Kossie is special. Umpiring was disgusting. Not just bad… That run down tackle made my head explode! Why can’t we get it together and commit to play more than 10 minutes at a stretch? Why was our defence so poor, and yet we had a good back 6? Why can’t max get a free for holding in a marking contest - almost ever?? When are we going to see some of the new kids and when will those who haven’t put in as they should be invited to play for Casey?

If you drop Lever, That slugworth Morris will have him signed to another team by Saturday morning!

Interesting, thanks so much as always for posting. Player ratings confirm my belief that Trac went at 0%by foot in the first half. We also lost centre bounce scores to a second rate midfield. Jake lever rating is low, and he looks slow on the park since his return. Lots to improve from here if we want this new system to work in 2026

It was more of a VFL hit out than an AFL game. (At least it wasn’t an under 14s fixture like the tigers and the bombers!). Whilst it was great to see many of those who have struggled before look good, I wonder if this will be a ‘false dawn’ or will this give them confidence to take the next steps? Cases in point: Trac was going 0% by foot in the first half. Jeffo started to show some things Frittata picked up his game We were more polished than the seconds level midfield of the Roos, but what’s can we really take away from that ??

A very different challenge: we could easily bring in May and Keep TMac. Going to need to replace sparrow (maybe Culley?) Kolt, Windsor and Lindsay under the pump. Billing’s could even put his hand up… Going to need to be stronger in the contest and may need 2 rucks to take on Pittonet and de Koenig. Should win, depends if we show up and dont dispose of it as poorly as we did today.

Henderson a warm body, did nothing in the first half. Spargo very good, as were Howes and Adams. Billings was good, and liked weeper (a mini ooze) although he would have to a f/s option that is better than pup?? Woey has more size than I thought he had, and could develop well down back as a middle sized player. Liked Kentfield crashing packs and thought Verrell was more than OK.

CEO should come in and execute what the board wants - deliver on the strategic vision. The questions would be what is driving the board atm? Onfield review, off field review, home base? Lets see what they are set to do by the board, then we can know if they are a success…

If this one sneaks in…. When did we bocome such a group of ‘downhill skiers?’ Where is the heart to really go at a contest, to take your turn and go hard? It shouldnt be Jack Viney to the middle or the qtr time spray before th boys get their heads over the pill. Biggest issue is somehow between our ears…

Where are you spending September?? PAH!

Unacceptable q1, average from there. Lost players early which impacted rotations, but we are just not good enough.

wine IN the other hand….

ON GOAL KICKING… it is also harder to deliver a skill after repeat sprint efforts. That is what i would add to training- 3 100m sprints then a shot on goal. This would better replicate game situation, lactic acid accumulation, breathing changes etc than just a few kicks at training.

I care. Thanks GW..

A model is never complete, but a stripped back representation of the reality. The ‘complexity’ argument is valid, as is the way Wheelo represents the current data sets. The trick would also to understand what’s is valued by the team in their system and how that could be measured in the data. For example, maybe Collingwood prize the forward of the ball running that is often unrewarded - against us, 4 players sprinted to an imaginary line up/down the field the forward flank to provide 4 options during a d50 transition. Was damned impressive, but only one of those lads would get a stat. We have probably put maximal weighting on contested ball and insides 50’s/ forward half time. I wonder what we need to value now?

Voted!

From an external viewpoint, it looks like our method involves getting the ball into the f50 under any means, win the contested ball and score goals. This breaks down when: We dont apply any pressure and the ball waltzes from our f50 to theirs. We cant win a clearance in our f50 We cannot kick goals. Bombing it in allows oppositions to set 1 or 2 extra behind the ball to intercept, to spoil, and to begin their turnover into attack. When we allow this as a set-up, it creates the carnage we saw yesterday. 1 in 5 entries end in a score. Unacceptable.

Super frustrating watching that. We were terrible - won so many stats but they were useless in the end. Georgiades had a day out - but wouldn’t have if he was a demon..) We are at the bye, and turn the corner in real trouble. We continue to make the same dreadful errors and cannot kick for goal. Who should we look at from Casey, who should go back, and what games can we realistically win in the home stretch??

I am the most disappointed I have been in a while. That was a genuinely poor performance and we allowed those mongers from Port Adelaide to look like champions. Poor pressure No real backman to go with georgiades Thrashed on turnover Terrible entries into 50 Goal kicking Junk time goals Sheesh! The bye cannot come soon enough.

Gawd! The umpiring is unacceptable, but we cost ourselves this one. We have a fleet of young players and we put up a solid performance with as few costly errors. Future looks bright. We have to win 10 from here to make it - any thoughts on where we will get these from?