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Three big marking forwards will trouble our dysfunctional backline. And if the ball hits the ground we'll get smashed as well. If we don't come out with enormous pressure in the first qtr the players will have clearly checked out of season 2025 Nice day for gardening

The evidence suggests otherwise

I have said this many times and its still true. Their players understand exactly what to do when they get the ball. they run to space. We simply dont do that. Pie players knw exactly where to kick or HB it and presto a pie player is there. They don't have to be accurate with their kicking (tho they do have some v good kicks). they kick to ADVANTAGE of their player running into space. Our players appear to be braindead with ball in hand because their team mates don't run to space and the ball is kicked to a pressure situation more often than not. Coaching 101. As for our fwd line, everyone here has lamented for years our inability to run at the ball carrier. It can be nothing else but to instructions. We have talked about connection for 5 years FFS. When Viney Trac and oliver stream out of the middle they rarely chip a kick in front of a leading fwd. Coaching 101. Poor JvR is being roo-ined before our eyes. But he NEVER runs at the ball carrier. He stands at the back and tries to body the backmen. Fritsch rarely runs at the ball carrier. Thats why Collingwood look good. And its why we are [censored]. And if players arent doing what the coach wants by now its the coaches fault. IT'S 90% COACHING

Good summary

Oliver Viney and Petracca have been called out repeatedly by the footy media for their appalling disposal

Just went and watched the 2nd half of this game (Rd 10, 2021) Aside from the fact we were absolutely robbed when the Crows player deliberately handballed OOB in the fwd pocket with 30 seconds to Olivers game was one of his best. 37 or so possessions , 28 contested, 2 goals. Amazing. Oh to see that again.

If you are seriously comparing Bowey's current game to Salem's I think that is delusional. Salem is done and provides nothing for this team

Bowey's first 17 games were wins. He was outstanding in a lot of them Bad comparison

Its totally unprofessional. No one holding them to high standards. Leadership is badly wanting.

How does May get fined for being in a mellee?? He was jumped on FFS

I'm convinced your Simon Goodwin. A joke. 'the way the list is' is laughable. Almost our strongest possible side. And by the way Simon if you hadn't noticed already we are in the wilderness. Totally irrelevant to the rest of the AFL

I've watched him closely for the past 2 seasons. He's the laziest footballer on our list. Can't run from drinking bathfulls of water I'd trade him in a heartbeat.

I've counted 4 soiled kicks in 5 minutes

Their bias is insufferable Salem just missed a15m easy hit up kick. Just fstk off. Useless

The usual 2 disposals to half time. Along with Fritsch

Shut the doors of this useless club 20 to 6 i50s 12 shots to 1 Head should roll

200 uncontested possessions coming up 100pt flogging on the cards Seriously what acooked football club. Hang your heads in Shame

Others with better knowledge can confirm this but I understand we didn't have the list spots in 24. So your suggestion would have meant swapping out later 24 picks for picks in 25 in a supposedly weak draft. Not great perhaps. The reality is we have got 4 first round picks in 2 years which, if we had been playing reasonable football would have been seen as a masterstroke. It has been clouded by the fact we are playing terrible footy with virtually a full list. That's the real problem

Hinkley

Hardly. Season is shot. Harsh calls should have been months ago

Way too late for selection integrity. Its been a major issue for several years. Dropping Fritsch 12 months too late cost us big time

You may not be familiar with the term discussion.....

We can't execute our craft without the right personnel

petty for McKay seems fair

Excluding first year players who are those that have improved this year? Turner, Langdon, Bowey, Pickett and maybe Chandler That is on each and every player that calls themselves a professional. McDonald has been great but is out of the team presumably because he is seen as not being long term Look at Neale, Bont, Pendlebury and Sidebottom. Absolute pros. Our leaders (Max excluded) are bordering on fraudulent. And maybe worse is that they are all bad in the same area - disposals and ball use. You can see the club has tried to improve players with ball use including with Lindsay and Langford but it doesn't help players being played out of position like Windsor - who is clearly not a backman. Or Petty who is not a forward. What has happened to Rivers, Fritsch, Petty, Lever, May, Salem, Van Rooyen, Viney, Sparrow, Tholstrup? That's why we are in a hole. And the coaching staff IMO are mostly responsible but at some point the players need to take stock in their own performances. 2 years of crud