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Goodwin has steadfastly stuck to his 'Melbourne brand' for some time even when it has been clear for a long time it isn't working. He has barely changed his views. I give you Bayley Fritsch as exhibit A. Has been playing in defence and on the wing when most here have been crying out for him to play his 'natural' position of forward. Lewis is too slow for defence and midfield but played a good game on McGovern. If he kicked two goals we'd be lauding it more. I am a critic of Goodwin's stubborness but he definitely changed this week and the changes were for the better largely

Its taken 18 rounds for his ego to accept what many on here have 'advised' for months We have clearly changed our 'Brand' - or to paraphrase Groucho Marx said "we have principles and if you don't like them.... well we have others"

AND we seem to cop some new interpretation or some previously un-awarded free kick each week.

Have watched this a few times. Barass will get off. Viney initiated contact, Barass was focused on handballing and braced for contact, Didn't leave the ground.

He was terrible. Don't try to suggest otherwise. Usual handballs to players feet, or behind them, fumbles, turnovers etc. ANB is a liability.

Hilarious.

Late in the 3rd quarter and we had kicked 6 goals 9 behinds from set shots. The Eagles 5 goals straight That is the game right there. Have been doing similar most of the year. Gifted the weagles 30 points before pulling our finger out. We made the same mistakes as we do every week but seemed to run a bit harder. Some decent decisions by Goodwin in terms of match ups: Lewis on McGovern, Fritsch forward, Brayshaw on Yeo We are our own worst enemy. Its kind of pathetic actually.

You must have a really short memory. 6 July 2019 Richmond 150 v Suns 58 Thanks for playing

Maybe but they won the game

Composure is what he needs.

For years the TV networks demanded the AFL speed up the game. Nearly every rule brought in over a 12 year period was designed to do just that including increasing the interchange. I think its beyond dispute that the interchange is the major cause of the flooding/congestion style of game that we have. Reducing I/C numbers takes the game back more to what it was without fundamentaly altering the game. Reducing the number of players is the wrong solution and fundamentally alters the game IMO. The problem the AFL creates for themselves is that they make a rule change and then they have to make further rule changes because the first rule changes was ill conceived or not thought through. This has been going on for years. So I am opposed to making further rule changes per se and rather see them unwind what to me is the obvious cause of the problem.

I like TSmith as a defensive fwd on Hurn or McGovern.

I didn't watch the WCE v Coll game last week but it was said that the Pies kicked the ball to the pockets and then tried to create a stoppage rather than bomb the ball to their tall fwd at the top of the goal square. If true I hope Goody was watching.

So 2 years ago we were 18th for defending one on ones in our defensive 50. We were 17th for allowing shots on goal once teams entered our defensive 50. We recruited lever and May to bolster our defence. Maybe this horrid stat means we will be recruiting new forwards?

Yeah it is rubbish. It is proven that players can sustain high energy performances in bursts by having short breaks. Reduce the breaks and you reduce the energy they have to run. Reducing interchanges will reduce the ability of players to run fwd and back all day. Stats show that second half scores outweigh first half scores (although not by much) and this would mostly a result of players not being able to sustain high pressure tactics, tackling and running.

Rubbish. The interchange is the reason players can run up and down all day. Couldn't do that in the past. Wind back the interchange and the game becomes more one on one.

Sorry not great thoughts. What would it say about a young player asked to fill a role and who does so - better than everyone's expectation I would add - and then leave a putrid Hannan in the side?

Opposition rucks are allowed to jump into Max 3 seconds before the ball is available to be tapped but that's OK.....

Our mids when the get it are rarely running fwd. They are running backwards and trying to kick around their body more often than not. The midfield set ups are bewildering.

Exactly my point. Didn't misread. He's saying that from that 1 game he is not suited to the fwd line (or better suited to the backline). he is 19yo and played 1 game in the fwd line where he kicked 3 goals.

Good grief.

On a 1 game sample? FMD. At least he can kick. Plenty of our fwds can't do that.

Wasn;t Lewis tagging Bont?

Mayne tagged Shannon Hurn very effectively. That stopped a lot of the Eagles run from the backline.

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