Adam The God

I think Gus needs to play to his limitations a little bit more to be more damaging. I thought his game was one of the most ineffectual 38 possession 10+ clearance games you'll see, because most of the time he won clearances, he would try a dinky little pass ahead of the ball. I'd much prefer him go long from clearance and get it deep quickly. He is a penetrating kick on either side of his body, but he's an ordinary kick between 15-35m IMO. This is where he usually turns it over. He's a smart player and courageous, so he needs to go long quickly from clearance and it'll give our forwards a better chance and he'll have far more impact on the game.

What a glowing reception this thread has received. And rightly so.

He had much better depth on his kicking (either foot) that year too. I think we need to continue to play him closer to goal, because he struggles when it's further out than 35m-40m these days, which is a shame, because he was a beautiful set shot in 2018.

To be fair to Benny Brown, his arms are chopped at almost every contest and it's never/very rarely paid.

IMO with two minutes to go our season was over and then we pulled it out of the fire. We went from 6th to 2nd in two minutes. I haven't watched Goody's presser yet, but it should fascinating.

I think May won a single contest for the night. We look vulnerable in the air and on the ground defensively. I wonder if the way we're asking the likes of Max and BB to play is finally taking its toll on their bodies. To sit under balls in big contests 5-10 times a quarter. Our mids gambled too often and were done out the back. Our forwards and mids didn't put enough pressure on to rush Carlton and bring interceptors into play. The first half was better, but then we weren't clean when we went forward. We got out of jail which is wonderful, but we look cooked to me.

Derps, wrong thread.

FFS mate. It's not 1973.

Naughton is a star and would suit our system perfectly. I hope it's more than a mere pipe dream.

I disagree that we don't switch. We do look to switch, but if it's not on, we go long down the line.

When you say 3 or 4 mate, who is the 4th we're referring to? North, Bulldogs, St Kilda and?

Gil is a Saints man isn't he? Doubt he wants his club to go to Tassie.

Pittonet kills Max as a rule.

I'm sure some will laugh, I actually think we left a few tricks off the table the other night in preparation for the finals and should have won either way. Playing the zone deeper from kick outs is one and allowing them to chip the ball around in D50. We wouldn't allow that in a final.

Neither do you. I'll back our medical staff who actually have the knowledge at hand, rather than mere speculation. FWIW, I'm not completely sold on the Grundy move either, but I reckon the FD are thinking about tweaking the system in lieu of not landing a KPF, and so they want to build the forwardline around Max (rightly or wrongly). Richmond 2017 provide the model.

It does feel like our ability to flip Hogan for May again. I completely agree about another Kozzy. Gawn, BB, Fritsch, Kozzy, another Kozzy and a third tall in TMac or JVR is a very dangerous forwardline. Maybe a little lopsided, which would need Spargo and ANB for gut run, pressure and Spargo's ball use. Whatever happens with LJ, now that we have our core contracted for the long term, I think we'll be fine.

Given Max's lumbering nature at ground level, I think we want to play a defensive forward on the most likely interceptor to make Gawn and Brown even more dangerous in the air. Unless we think JVR can play that role, Melksham could well stay in the side for the rest of the year.

Goldstein is 404 years old, otherwise I'm with you.

Viney's goal the other night wasa direct result of LJ's freakishness at ground level. Completely agree mate. Will be a star. I think we'll be alright either way though.

Gawn and Brown as the talls, with Fritsch and then a mosquito fleet at their feet. Kozzy, Bedford, Chandler with ANB and Spargo at high half forward. We can target the 20m hot spot at the top of the square ala Richmond 2017. Then play a higher defensive zone, and two goalkeepers behind them.

That'd be shooting yourself in the foot. ANB brings pressure. Spargo brings ball use. Sparrow brings back up defensive mid rotation. I think it's Sparrow that comes out.

I reckon he's back up or needs to compliment Kozzy and someone else. Given we've seen little of Chandler at the highest level, maybe it's him, but I doubt it. I'd have been testing a forwardline of Kozzy, Bedford and Chandler earlier in the season. When Chandler played, I'm not sure Bedford was in the side as well. If you're going to play Max and BB as your tall forwards, you need pressure forwards at ground level if the zone is going to sit deep. Obviously, ANB, Spargo, Sparrow and the likes of Harmes or Trac can bring pressure, but not the same type.

We might if we weren't entirely sure he was staying. ;)

How good's our jumper? Looks brilliant on anyone.

Are we really questioning the FD on this without the full details? Surely there's a point where they deserve some credit and trust?