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  1. Casey clearly trying to cut back through the middle at every opportunity but kicking each time to a player under pressure. Easy to see what they are trying to do though. I wonder whether this is what the senior team is trying to do as well.....
  2. Casey playing OK Cut down on some errors and they'd be way ahead
  3. Both men already on bail. But whats new in Victoriastan
  4. Mate even Goodwin called out Fritsch saying he is not playing well and might get dropped if he doesn't improve Its not complicated. His form for the past year and a half is abysmal
  5. That quote will come back to haunt you
  6. Simpson not going to move from WA I heard he owns the three largest Hungry Jacks outlets there. Nothing to see there of course. All above board 🥵
  7. We had 15 Premiership players last week v Gold Coast Talent doesn't appear to be the issue
  8. I doubt that Laurie would be slower than Viney
  9. Thanks Sherlock
  10. His last 9 games he has been goalless 4 times and not kicked more then 2 goals in a game His total lack of impact in first halves is frankly disgraceful and has been for 2 seasons.
  11. Didnt he come second in the the 2k time trial to Sharp? He may not have blistering speed by he's OK
  12. Words are meaningless at this point
  13. Don't like your odds. He's only done it twice since the 21 GF. But its more the lack of defensive pressure and inability to get the ball that sees him woefully out of form. In a system based game its cancerous if one player cant tackle or play a defensive role. I hope you're right but if Goodwin doesn't drop him it sends a crud signal to everyone else. Selection integrity out the window yet again
  14. You know its true. Max was never going to play second fiddle and stay in the fwd line We always knew Grundy couldnt kick goals (or mark) As good as Max is - and I love him - its very arguable he has been a detriment to our side of late as the game plan has been built around him and opp cubs have workd it it. IN addition our players always bomb it to Max as an outlet. Chris Scott first worked it out and I fully expect Max to be nullified this week as they physically target him, jump all over him, smash the ball 3-5m where the Geelong players will rove to it and rebound Bookmark it
  15. I doubt that If he doesn't get the message to work harder and provide defensive pressure then he can stay there as far as I am concerned. We are playing one down with him.
  16. jnrmac posted a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Some analysis on the AFL website: No surprises here about accuracy..... Most accurateJacob van Rooyen - 61 goals from 96 shots (63.5 per cent) Daniel Turner - 18 goals from 29 shots (62.1) Tom McDonald - 169 goals from 279 shots (60.6) Least accurateTrent Rivers - 9 goals from 31 shots (29.0) Clayton Oliver - 55 goals from 145 shots (37.9) Jack Billings - 112 goals from 291 shots (38.5)
  17. Noble I think it was...
  18. Unless of course it is team rules. We have been doing it since 2018
  19. If Fritsch isn't dropped it tells you everything about Goodwin and being too close to the players. Selection integrity has always been a failing for Goodwin. Its one of the reasons Jordon and Bedford left. Our standards have dropped alarmingly and someone needs to pay.
  20. Imagine the happy clappers - who have been very very quiet - coming out of the woodwork if we win. You know who you are
  21. This is ultimately the problem Our leaders aren't really that at all.
  22. At the moment we are repeatedly kicking to 2 on 1 contests, Uber frustrating
  23. I have heard Gawn say its not fitness. They feel they are super fit after the pre-season. My feel is the instinct is gone and the resulting confusion looks terrible. They are not sure where to run, how to position themselves etc This accords with my view from the top deck of the G - I moved from the wing to behind the goals during the game and it seems obvious that they don't know what to do instinctively. The bees to the honeypot at centre bounce is classic everybody trying too hard and system has gone out the window. But worse is the running to spread when we have the ball. This creates congestion and puts a huge pressure on the ball carrier to hit targets. It so much easier to kick the ball to space and let a team mate run to it. But that takes a lot of co-ordination and team work. By the end of the game they appear to throw in the towel Alarming was the lack of tackling (and ineffectiveness), missed handballs, poor kicking and generally deplorable skills. This was evident in te first quarter where May missed several kicks, rivers missed the ball with his hand when handballing and numerous handballs to players feet. But for me it starts at the coal face. We have 3 butchers in the middle that are not gelling and seem more content to wrestle their opponents. They are being pushed to the contest and the outside becomes a danger zone for us.
  24. This shows effort isn't there. It shows they capitulate. Something rotten in the State of Denmark
  25. Pretty sure our new game plan is not working Whatever it is.