buck_nekkid

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?

Here we go again! Last year this game was the start of our plunge. Freo by miles, if i remember. This was different: Kossie lazy shot and they sling shotted for a number of goals, where we lost the contest and had poor defensive structures. !/4 time wed fixed this, but couldn’t kick straight. Frustrating as all get out, because we were not terrible, and should have an easy four points. Any thoughts on why we were so poor in Q1, and then so inaccurate thereafter?? If it is mental, what are we/should we do about it? Following this mob can be hard sometimes….

AJ to get two weeks, straight swap for jVR. If Viney is fit then he comes in to replace probably Laurie. DO we roll the dice and put Jeffo in? Melks and Fritta did OK, except for their goal kicking…… Won’t matter - we have to defend like we did for most of the day and then take our chances the other way. When we defended poorly early, they piled on 6 goals. They scored sporadically after that - but when we kick 1.12 that is all they needed to do.

Kosi!! OMG!!

So firsts and seconds vs the swans -= nearly 200pts to the good!

Sydney fans for so long had no idea wtf was going on. “Jolly good number 5” was about where they were at. Now they have grown to be as obnoxious as many other supporter groups- the ones that feel ‘entitled’ are the worst!

Pup would also be worth considering, playing well at Casey

Seemed like a lot of the time the ball was moving so quickly pressure from either side was difficult to apply. When in and around a contest, our pressure ‘seemed’ pretty good.

Over 5 bucks - that’s no hope territory… But i have hope! Go Dees!

How many high free kicks are these hawks gunna get? Drop their shoulder,Leders and throw their heads every possession!!

The most compromised draft ever… not having a first round pick but access to a few talents via f/s and NGA is our path forward. Still want to death ride the bombers, however. Remember we got Lindsay and Langford, and will have a year into both. They will be awesome, and probably better than we would have been able to get with this years mess, once we finish middle table.

Good on you, I’ll have a cup of that Kool Aid to go with the vomit that’s risen in the back of my throat over the first part of the season. I think we wont make finals, but we have to finish strong to: 1, be an interesting destination for potential trade ins at year’s end 2, keep membership up, etc 3, get a decent draw and tv coverage next year. But im all aboard the ray of sunshine, and will cheer every moment on the way……

It’s also 8 am! Should be about 20 at the bounce!

Looks like a cracker of a day. get there and support the boys, win (yes please), lose (yuk! To these vixxers!) or draw (I’d probably take that!)

When goody says our improvement has come through what we are doing off the ball, what specifically does he mean ??

Super! Great design! Go Narrm!

A CEO acts at the direction of the board. Perhaps also overlooked in all of this is that an outside perspective could be really valuable in meeting the boards objectives? Im going to see how he goes before I run him down.. hopefully he is a wonderful guy and a great appointment….

One qtr of football and we won… 4 goals given up at the end, whist resting Max and May. Looked like the queue was in the rack. Do you think this part of a ‘long season’ approach? Should we have put them to the sword in the last to help our percentage?

3 votes to the umpires. First 5 tiggers goals were all free kicks! Thoughts on the performance of the officials?

What was the crowd?