skills32

Thanks for this and your other reports. Us o/s supporters need all the info we can get. 

I have  now forgotten about Lyon and won't mention him again.

Cheers and keep up your excellent work.                                                                                                                              

5 hours ago, 58er said:

Well what is wrong it's been the same Senior coach for 5 years!!! 

That is what  I said.

Plus look at the bio of the forward coach  and that will explain  2.12 and1.8

5 hours ago, Forest Demon said:

The wheels have fallen off the last fortnight sadly. Collingwood are on another level today.

No they haven't, they are the same wheels. All the other clubs have improved and we have been treading water.

We  were the first to have a women's team and should be the team to beat. Probably won't make the finals.
Why? What is the one constant re MFCW that has been with the team since the start of AFLW?

Clue; read the bio's of our coaching staff.

6 hours ago, picket fence said:

Sloane? Not one of our players!

3 knee reco's I would think he might find it difficult to get back. Good luck

P.F

Good friend of Nathan Lyon

9 hours ago, dee-tox said:

This is a big call! What have trackwatchers seen that justifies this?

Just playing devil's advocate, he was drafted on virtually no exposed TAC Cup form although he apparently did well in pre-season practice matches leading up to the cancelled competition.

What we know is he is an amazing athlete, that he is decent overhead and has an awkward kicking action. What other traits make him a round one starter?

I sometimes wonder if fans forget how difficult it is for anyone, let alone teenagers, to make that transition from underage football to the big time...

 

Much the same position Clayton was in. eh!

The women's league has made giant steps forward in it's short existence and it concerns me that the MFC are

not  aware of the fact we are falling behind and I put this down to our coaching staff. Coaches learn from their previous coaches and

in the early stages of the competition, coaches from 2nd and 3rd tier sufficed but  now the game needs people of a higher calibre.

Not one of our coaches has experience at a high level of football; for example look at the bio of our development coach

 

"The brother of senior coach Mick, John Stinear works as a Development Coach with Melbourne's forwards as well as a match-day runner.

Stinear has been involved with the club since the inaugural 2017 AFLW season and has a playing background at Southern Football League side, St Kilda City, where he was part of back-to-back Premiership sides in 2009 and 2010."

and you wonder why we can't kick goals.

The team list is probably the best in the competition and deserves better coaching; they need to be taught how to

handball properly; there is only a handful of girls that can use handball effectively

clear congestion with kicks off the ground

stop the opposition getting the ball away when tackled

etc

So for the rest of the year i suggest they get Mark Williams to help out once a week. It couldn't hurt

but it might iron out some problems.

Most of the other clubs have better game plans than us but inferior lists; that is because they are new to the competition

but give them time and they will be better than us.                   

As one of the formation clubs we need to advance instead of stagnating.

We won't win a flag the way things are now. Ever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                           

This is a game that will test our coach.

I am still not convinced that he can bring a flag home.

I thought he was outcoached in the 2nd half last week.

I hope that I am wrong and it is a case of tv watching v seeing live.

But every thing is going well and I hope it continues.                                     

I believe the AFL are  licencing universities to add a course, Law-AFL- rules and laws, to their existing curriculum.

Players are invited to attend for a fee 50% of which will be on forwarded to the AFL.

 

4 hours ago, Demonland said:

I have no idea what the rules are but it would be poor form for another club to pinch him from under our nose.

Having said that didn't Freo draft a guy in the middle of a training session with us?

Yes but he proved not up to it. We lost but we won. I don't remember his name; that's how good he was.

On 2/14/2021 at 1:57 PM, Better days ahead said:

I did. I think you misread (or maybe i wasn't clear). after today i think they're the favourite. Tough contested team with plenty of options up front. It'll take a very good team to beat them.

You did. I just skimmed your post.

My bad.

7 hours ago, Better days ahead said:

Easily. There have been some good individual team performances but that was the first game I can remember 2 high quality teams going toe to toe and producing that level of performance.

Good match-up today between Crows and Freo. Interested to see whether the game will match the heights of last night. Freo are a balanced outfit were plenty of threat in the forward line. Along with North, ourselves and possibly the Lions one of the best teams in the comp.

Better include Freo in that list. Unbeaten in their last 10 games inc todays bath of Adelaide. They are a huge threat.

16 hours ago, 58er said:

The key words Skills 32 is "lack the skills"!!

I don't want a team of kick off the ground lazy players!

Lets get skilled team players that put their bodies on the line and back their ability to get and dispose of the ball as best as their ability allows them.

 There were about 5/6 kicks off the ground last week in the AFLW and I agreed  with about 3 of them as to the Best choice as advantage to our team!

Wet weather also is the best reason for Kicking  off the ground but we get that about Twice a season!!!

Maybe  you and I will have to agree to disagree  ( kick or not kick off the ground) in this case.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The way women's football is played is different to the men's game. They are not as strong nor as quick. Oh what is the use. 

The fact is that now there is more kicking off the ground with all teams in recent games than before indicates that this is the coaches instruction. I think they know better than you and me. And it is working.

skills 32 team runamuk. I think barassi league

Thanks for doing this again.

On 2/2/2021 at 3:46 PM, 58er said:

Kicking off the ground is the lazy and unskilled (weak) option. Normal routine before a game is preparing the way you  trained unless the conditions change weather wise or at the ground.

Kicking off the ground is the last option on most circumstances.

 

Did you read my first post? Basically I said that if some one is on your hammer and you lack the skills to pick up and handball in the one motion then a kick off the ground is the best option. They did it and it worked. So what is your problem.

 

Paxman and others read Demonland apparently. I noticed a fair bit of  kicking  the ball off the ground as suggested in the v Suns thread.

6 hours ago, 58er said:

They are trained the correct way to get it in their hands where a decision can be made on disposal.

Kicking off the ground is for wet and muddy days primarily.

Not so. When someone is on your hammer and you don;t have the skills to pick the ball up and handball in the same motion, a kick off the ground is your best option.

Also all coaches will tell you that your normal routine before a game gives you your best preparation. This did not happen.                               

1 hour ago, Grapeviney said:

So no-one could be bothered driving for an hour to watch training from behind a fence and then writing a long report about it?

This forum is hopeless!

Maybe everyone who didn't go had the same excuse as you. Which is?                        

Great win, the Suns will be one of the teams to beat this year.

Petrovski could be a find this year loved her work.

Picking the ball up off the ground is harder for women as they don't have the core strength of the men,

plus the closer attention of the opposition.

We should be looking to kick the ball off the ground before picking it up to get a bit of space and time.

It is asking for trouble picking the ball up when some one is on your hammer.

 

 

For those O/S Aust Network is broadcasting as well.                                                       

'This whole notion of being very slow by Skills32 at that age is wrong.'

DD- apology accepted

21 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

The human body doesn't just go from slow as a wet weak at 16 years of age to being the fastest players in the competition at 20 years of old.

When Davey started his career, a lot of commentators would question him whether he he did athletics training as a kid and Davey would always put it down to chasing goannas in Darwin, and being naturally fast. 

Davey has always been naturally fast from day dot. He was a stick when he started and his speed as an 18/19 year old playing at Port Melbourne in the VFL is what really brought recruiters attention.

This whole notion of being very slow by Skills32 at that age is wrong.

Mate I mentioned this to Dean Bailey who called Aaron over and asked  the question, Aaron admitted he did not run fast until later.

As the field umpire in some of his games I should know.

22 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Aaron Davey slow as a wet week? Do you actually know this for a fact? The Davey I saw in his debut season was imo one of the fastest players in the competition with his ability to just run down any opposition with his sublime closing speed.

I am talking about when he was 16  yo.

I was the field umpire in quite a few of his games in the NTFL 

Some of you guys crack me up.

No one knows what the  future will bring with kosi,

Point in case is Aaron Davey. At 16 years of age he had his sublime skills  but was as slow as a wet week. And look what happened there.

Relax and let it unfold

If it  happens you will enjoy it more,

6 hours ago, picket fence said:

Back to the topic, I have rewatched his highlights reel and believe Fraser Rosman could be the "Find" of the draft. What I see is Pace,endurance, canny ball use, accuracy of kick,build,height and he seems to put himself in dangerous positions. Add agility and his ability to clunk marks, he might well be the X factor we need. I like what I see!!

 

I worry about your judgement PF.

i hope  you have not put the mocca on him.

Remember your thoughts on Nathan Lyon                                                                                             

Thank you all for replying. My question was genuine.

I now understand the intricacies of modern football which I had not considered.

And what a pleasure to be involved in a thread  without the usual  sniping etc.

My thanks to you all.