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Putting all of this on Goody is a bit rough. Now let’s see how the group responds to the reviews etc. if it was a 5% drop off mentally (and that is enough to cause the horrendous scenes with Carlton picking up by at least the same amount), how are they going to not let that happen again? if it keeps happening it is on the players and Goody.

Now is when Ricoh earns his money. To review the game with Goody, challenging him around his decisions, other options, methods and communication. If Goody is to get better, he needs someone like Richo to challenge his process. He should also be challenging the players as they review their performance.

So Carlton put an extra behind the ball, tightened up around the contest, and ran harder both ways. They positioned better at stoppages to feed of Max and closed our exits when we got it first. The boys on the park have to find ways to counter these simple strategems - even an under 12’s coach would get their team to do these things when they are being belted. And our response? Build pressure on ourselves and panic.

Changes: Need a tall back, not a brainless kangaroo. That means OMac in for Smith. Weid to come in to provide a true marking option forward. Fritsch to hff to deliver. Kosi in. I have trouble dropping Jones, but he is under the pump. As is Melk. Would persist with Jackson. Nibbler probably for the chop. Goody should make a statement. That was just weak. A small amount of pressure and the Dees crumbled. Our ‘speed’ tactic hardly paid off.

It is so hard being a MFC supporter.... We showed the rest of the competition how to beat us. Close check on Trac and Oliver, keep hitting Max hard. Apply even a fraction of pressure - we are weak as stale urine. Of the newbies, Bennell did OK but not a game breaker - 6/10 Jackson - will be better for the run 4/10 Rivers - looked very good on debut 8/10 I would expect plenty of changes for next week. If we play that same squad, we are in trouble. Too many poor performances after 1/4 time.

Way too soon. We don't even know list sizes etc yet, let alone any performance criteria!

A few comments: The defense is played as a unit. The big blokes of Carlton have to get through the system and if our backs are good enough, being a little shorter should be ok if we block space, rush their entries and hit their bodies on the contests. Their two big blokes wont get shorter, but we can corral them into low probability areas. Going with speed to break lines and upset zones is actually a good idea. If our skills can keep up, then continually playing the ball forward and winning the contest should play to our strengths. The pressure inside our forward 50 needs to be manic, and to be looking for sweepers to clear the area and get us closer to goals. Having Bennell and Brayshaw on the outside, with Trac Ollie and Viney clearing the congestion and smashing bodies could break up their zones and get us through. last nights game was terrible in terms of standard. Hope our ‘smash and grab’ approach sets us up with a new way that eliminates the need to ‘bomb it to a stationary big bloke’.

From our last game, I could see Brown, Hibbs and the half forwards being axed. A strong message is then sent. This allows Bennell and Jones onto HFF, Jackson to replace brown, riv to replace Hibbard. Some further changes would see Salo onto the bench and maybe Weid. OMac looks safe, unless Smith is preferred by Goody.

The football club is sending a huge message. If you don’t step up, your spot will go to a kid who will make an effort. Might be an interesting year of development in some new key players for our future??

Consider that he has an ave kick per game that is near the median, but his hand balling Ave is so far off the charts. What a freak (in a good way).

Forwards: TMAC, Weid, Jackson, Preuss, Petty, Brown, Max (rotation): Hannan, Jones, ANB, Hunt, Bennell, Kosi, Bedford, Chandler, Dunkley, CWags, Fritsch, Petracca (rotation) We are probably a crash and bash forward (like a Jonno Brown or dare I say it Hogan) short at this stage. Otherwise, most of the goals have to come from this mob somewhere.

Anyone want to take a stab at what the penalty will be?

I think I knew her at uni... Yep, death slot for crowds, but a boon for us in tv. And we will be 4:1 away games, so if crowds come back, we may get better revenues from attendances than others

As always, loves to promote his ideas and favourites, and always operates from self interest. Has done some good things, but gws are either a real team now, or not. Can’t rub it both ways.

Glad there are no crowds allowed. We play in the Sunday arvo death slot 3 times, but it is made for tv!

Petty may yet be the one. He is a good reader of the play, a good footballer and a competitor. As the mobile tall third, he could be the surprise.

Brown was favoured over Weid in round 1. Hopefully Weid has Taken the time to do what needs to be done to make it in. If Brown is the answer, I’m not sure I like the question... Hannan for Bennell.

Regret - we look back and wish we didn't do it. Thats not how it works, you make the best decision that you can at the time. Howe - wanted to go, so this was a trade because we had to. In each case the numpties don’t have all the facts. The clubs might have made some bad calls, but we cant know what would have been the outcome if the trade was not made. I have zero regrets about the trades they mention. I may have more regrets that we were a club that no one wanted to come to for so long, that we were crap at developing players and we chose a string of coaches who were just not up to it.

The choice in who you cut will be interesting, and might give teams a competitive advantage. You would think more advanced teams would need less assistant coaches, and more sports science and fitness. Developing clubs might need more development coaches and less fitness and sports science (less need to keep the old players going?). Who a team cuts will be an interesting strategic choice. I would say we need burgo + a couple, a kicking coach, goodie and maybe Richo. Add back from there.

** Opportunity lost!**. “Mammoth tusk” for full points!

I thought it was an error- we were going to look at Max’s missus....

Commentators pro-pies from the start. Nothing has changed. Pinhead Hudson still sounds like he is dribbling dog poop smelling saliva down his chin, 20 years later. What a talented team. You forget how good that squad was. Shame we couldnt close the gate that year.

Thanks for posting! A great watch on a cold winter’s saturday. The game is so different now, probably better viewing back then. Tough as blazes, too. What a great Demons team - I wonder how they would fare in the modern world?

Not like the NRL, then, where training involves the sharing of hookers and coke..... Not even sharing the footy - i suppose that they could all hand sanitise before and after?? Like I handle the shopping trolleys at Coles with 1500 other shoppers and have to use good hygene to make that work? I’m sure the rules will be clarified before they are allowed out to train.

Our talls were Jamar, Dunn, TMAc, Dawes, Pedo, Frawley. Dunn and TMac did OK back, but thought Pedo was a liability for most of the game, Dawes and Frawley did OK, Jamar limited and lumbering. Our talls round 1 2020: May, Omac, Max, TMac, Brown and Tomlinson. Hmmm...add Jackson and Weid, or even Preuss? So many names on the rest of the field that make you wince: A blood nut in 13 that is not Clarrie. A field full of possibilities. Early days for Viney, Salem and Petracca. And it sounds like this was the game during the injection scandal kicking off for the bombers.