Adam The God

Don't mind this mate. 👏

Views on Jeffo's game too, please, Picket?

Yep, I hope we add another 2 first rounders this year to go with Lindsay, Langford and Windsor.

It was a good balance of long down the line to Max and switching with a willingness for uncontested possession (to the chargin of some Hawthorn supporting nuffies), and cutting back into the corridor.

We are playing a completely different game style than 2021-2023 and most of 2024. Goalkicking accuracy is a completely different problem to game style.

You realise we led just before 3/4 time, plus had 4 more scoring shots than them to 3/4 time. We. Had. Them. On. Toast. if you're gonna have a pop at least show you have a feel for the game. We've completely changed the way we move the footy.

Yep, that's pretty apparent. 🤦

I dunno mate. It was a big moment in the game. And they took down the other end and kicked a goal. You need reward for effort and we were on too at the time.

What? We transitioned the ball beautifully many times and had them on toast for three quarters. Did you watch the game? Did you watch the game?

Agree with all of this except depth.

Oh, and I'd be trying JVR as a CHB, which will release Turner, who is going to be a very good player at either end of the ground, to play forward alongside Petty. I'd then play Petty as second ruck.

It's pretty clear that this game style is going to stand up, but we have to play it for 4 quarters and we need to take our chances in front of goal. We should have won today and I thought thw scoreboard was extremely flattering to Hawthorn. Hawthorn look very good when there's no pressure. As soon as they had frontal pressure their skill level was shown up too. Langford is going to be an out and out star. Thank goodness he played. What a jet.

It's just a matter of putting forward a strong enough case.

In terms of co-funding at the Caulfield site, I'd be looking at a partnership with Monash Uni, much like the Swinburne partnership with Richmond and the Deakin partnership with Geelong. One level could be used by Monash during non training days for their sports science students. These assets, outside of admin and footy department, would be dormant for large periods of the week and could be used by Monash if we stuck their logo on there and accessed further funding with the partnership.

I've seen a fair bit of commentary on Demonland that says Fritta can't play a defensive role. When we beat Collingwood in 2023 King's Birthday, he played the Melksham defensive role on Moore and kicked 3, and was the most dominant forward on the ground. That should be the model for his role today.

I cry simply reading this thread. I'm glad the club have made the Davey family feel loved and seen. I can't imagine what it would be like having my boy taken away. Just tragic. RIP Jack.

I see Sharp as hopefully having an ANB type evolution to his development. He has similar skill set and as @Ghostwriter says, has that infectious energy and desire to put his head down and be part of the team. If he keeps at it, he's another of those hard-working high half forwards who can hit the scoreboard (to go alongside Chandler) who @binman wants a few more of. Still only 22, so definitely upside and being the sub would be giving him some nourishment for effort. He's an interesting watch for mine.

It's more I don't want emotion in my analysis. You can't properly analyse if you're clouded by emotion.

But losing Koz from midfield is huge. He's a crucial cog in the way we move the ball now.

I think his pressure inside 50 has become too important the last few weeks, but maybe they'll sacrifice some of that.

Neggie neggie.

Very good call mate.

Wowee. You never can pick our selections. At least we'll keep the opposition on the hop too. It's a distinctly different approach from Goody and the MC. He's valued stability and continuity for so long, but I wonder if we're starting to properly manage our players now that they are getting older (like say Geelong do), and that that takes priority over continuity. As to these selections, I'd say they'll play Fritta in the defensive role on Sicily then. And I got my wish of ultimately only having one of Melky and Fritta in the team. Viney is a big out given his great defensive roles as of late, but I wonder if this means Clarry plays a defensive role on Newcombe, or whether we simply go head to head with them at stoppage. JVR was the obvious change for second ruck, so hopefully Turner stays forward with him. But Jefferson is a head scratcher, because it's bringing in another guy that lacks physicality and pressure (ie Fritta or Melky). To me it says they're comfortable with three tall forwards, which I find strange, but I was wrong about Melky and Fritta working last week, so maybe I'll be wrong again. It's not giving our forwardline much time to gel, but on the plus side we're less predictable and our mids won't get in a groove of trying to target the same forwards every week such is the constant change.

Thanks for that Maxie. I agree.

And that's against a Geelong side that is pretty ordinary from stoppage themselves.