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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.

Jack Trengrove says hi

Agree with Hore, Petty, Baker and Hunt. Add to that Lockhart who has shown a bit. Salem has certainly stepped up in fitness and dependability and along with Hunt is about the only senior player to have improved. That is a real indictment regardless of the excuses. Maybe you could include Frost who has become a weapon albeit with some reasonably large flaws We also learned a lot about players who are unlikely to be long term.

Blind Freddie can see his ball drop is too high. Why TF can't someopne at the club do something about it? Probably the same reason they can stop idiot mids blindly handballing to opposition players or at our players feet. Or bombing the bal on our fwds heads. Or not kicking in until the opposition has set up their defence completely. The coaching staff have a lot to answer for in this pathetic year of football. Goodwin cant coach.

Hannan and ANB adios. Jones start saying goodbye, you deserve a send off on past form, not current. Lewis, this year has been a bust.

McLean had more possessions than Hannan and he went off with a hammy in the 1st qtr

Thanks Pollyanna. You should get out more often

Hannan woeful. Unsighted all day ANB. Can't accept him in the team any longer. Neville. Very poor, well off the pace. Hibberd missing for 2 1/2 qtrs Brayshaw. Did nothing all day. Lever. Underdone. Jones. I am done with you. The poorest captains game you are likely to see. Could barely keep his feet. May did well. Excitedto see Petty fwd. Fritsch is a shell of the footballer from 2 yrs ago. Lewis, just kick the ball instead of handballing to a stationary target. Our positioning at the contest is truly pathetic. We continually allow the oppsition free space while we send 3 players to the ball. Insanely dumb footballers and coaching 2019 can just [censored] off.

Bailey Smith tackled and drops ball/ Play on. Shocking call green Ma**ot

Or a shoo in.