RalphiusMaximus

Do we get a priority pick for finishing the season on 0 wins? 

The missing ingredient is a decent plan for the forward line.  We have no discernible structure and still persist with the blind bomb forward which is inevitably gobbled up by the defence who are set up to capitalise on it while our own forwards are either up on the wings being "mobile" or all flying for the same mark and crashing into each other.  We don't need a Tony Lockett or Buddy Franklin up there, the players we have would be perfectly adequate if they were working as a unit and had even average delivery. 

The Pies have a strong side.  The only real weakness, apart from them only having the second-best ruck in the league, is their lack of a real tall forward.  Not that we have on either, but if you had to pick a weakness I'd be looking there.  Great medium/small forwards, but Cox isn't the answer for the FF spot. 

2 hours ago, MyFavouriteMartian said:

Yes,  It's time  for 'him'  to show up.

To be fair, he is a pure inside mid.  When he played that role he came third in the brownlow.  Last year they tried him all over the park in every role we needed shoring up and his game really suffered for it.  If he plays in the centre square all year he'll be great value. 

On 3/19/2020 at 8:38 PM, Cards13 said:

Blues had 4 first round picks run out tonight.... f k me!

Im watching the league already. 

Do you mean four number 1 picks?  I still find it hilarious that the blues have four on their list and another they traded away, but people still think WE got too many top picks. 

No crowd of Feral Bogan Perthites is a good start.  Has to be worth a dozen frees and a few goals. 

It should be really interesting to see what happens to West Coast and their magical free kick differential over in Perth.  Maybe without the feral crowd the umpires will be willing to call  a fair game. 

The real edge Jones has in being a good set shot at goal.  Our team is littered with players you wouldn't back from 30m directly in front.  Having a guy who you can back from pretty much anywhere in the 50 is very much needed.  One of the things that really separates the top sides from the rest is that they don't waste the easy chances. 

Well, the one area we really need cover in is the ruck.  If Gawn gets sick we're stuffed, so I'd be looking at bringing in a backup just in case.  I'm sure there are a couple of ex-AFL rucks floating around who could nullify the contest and give our mids an even chance. 

Looks like they are sticking to the traditional gameplan.  Get it forward and then stuff up the scoring opportunity any way you can. 

2 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Lockhart played as a small in the backline in 2018 for Casey and was super impressive.  It got him the AFL spot. I think he’s a lock for round 1.  His intensity is what we need in the dogfight. 

Still wondering what he did wrong with that bizarre call against him when he spoiled the ball over the line. 

11 hours ago, Lord Travis said:

Regardless, he missed the U18 WA team and is speculative at this point.  The only way he’s coming to us is if he’s not good enough to be drafted and we grab him for nothing, in which case he’s not good enough so why bother.

Speculative rookie pick? 

That got done really quickly.  I would take that as a sign that he never even considered going elsewhere.  I would also guess that the club put a pretty good offer on the table right from the start. 

36 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Having not watched the game I was happy to see that Trac kicked 3.1 and not the usual 1.3. Were his goals on the run or from set shots?

35 minutes ago, Demonland said:

I think 2.1 set shots. 

1 snap. 

The point hit the post too, so could easily have been 4 straight.  He's completely overhauled his kicking style on the set shots.  Low ball drop and a much lower trajectory kick.  I think he spent a few hours on that over the break. 

Things I noted in particular:

Kossie right at the beginning of the game was involved in our back pocket chasing and tackling.  The ball then went to our forward line on the opposite corner of the ground, where remarkably Kossie chased several players through a handball chain before forcing the stoppage (can't remember if he tackled the guy in play or over the line).  It took me a while to realise that he's been on the opposite side of the ground for the beginning of that passage.  Great work ethic from the little guy. 

Lever took three great defensive marks early to steady us down.  His kicking wasn't great though. 

Oliver seems to be hesitating and it caused issues a few times.  I'm wondering if his instructions run counter to his natural game? 

Jackson struggled and he's not taking the ball first grab yet.  He did show a few little flashes of awesome though.  He had one spectacular moment in the ruck where he timed his leap just right and rode on top of the other guy. 

Weed fought really hard.  The ruck was always going to be a problem today and he managed to neutralise a number of contests and even win some. 

Langdon is going to be gold for us on the wing.  He ran all day and crossed contests at speed to be the receiver.  Very solid game.  Didn't notice Tomlinson as much.

I did notice Sparrow in the second half and he looks like he's going to be pretty decent.  Good pace and a great build. 

There were a lot of fumbling players out there for us too.  A few more games to get the pace and touch back and we should see another step up in quality as those little issues go away. 

Ump pays a Mark even though he dropped it. Score to Adelaide.

Half time and the umps have stepped up to have a real influence. Certainly in contention for BOG for the Crows. 

For Melbourne, Kossie had a Moment but missed the goal at the end. Langdon continues to impress. Sadly our kicking ability continues to hurt us badly. Lots of turnovers at HB and the traditional bomb into the f50.

Decent first quarter. We're still bombing to the hotspot, so obviously Goodwin hasn't figured it out yet. Brown looks pretty decent. Langdon can move. Pickett has great pace and pressure, but needs to get some ball too. Spargo ignored the obvious handball, u-turned into trouble and gave a crap blind pass that went out of bounds. Lever has already taken some outstanding defensive marks, but also had a disgraceful clanger kick out of defence. 

Stunning day out here.

Today's random question.  Do they sell tickets to the grandstand or clubrooms at Casey?  I'm taking my octogenarian father along to the game and it's a bit much to ask him to stand up for two hours to watch it all. 

17 hours ago, Kent said:

I did Lassiters Tent a few seasons ago 

Was a great afternoon. Meet  and greet many Dees supporters from all over Australia

Kicked on till midnight in the town centre with a great bunch of people

Beer was cold Wine was ok and finger food very good and plentifull

Really recommend.

What sort of price are you looking at for that? 

I did a little digging around the AFL site and it doesn't look like tickets are available just yet.  Have to keep an eye open for that. 

Hey all. 

A quick bit of searching fails to give me an answer to this.  Do our memberships get us into the game at Alice Springs or do we need to buy tickets? 

The AFL has set a precedent already in these situations that the contract still counts towards the salary cap.  It would be a stretch, even for them, to not at least count his entire salary for this year.  After that becomes more debatable. 

This is great news.  No matter the outcome, the club has finally shown that they are willing to take a risk on some elite talent.  If we're lucky and patient we may have our own Shaun Burgoyne out of this. 

5 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

7 weeks from the start of the season isn't the worst time for a 6 week injury. Get well soon big man.

Also note it's a sprain not a strain if I'm allowed to be pedantic.

That sounds awfully like a four to six week timeline...

6 hours ago, Jaded said:

Anyone has any inside info regarding KK? Can we just assume he is done? Has not been seen in month. 

We sold him on the black market.