Everything posted by Adam The God
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POSTGAME: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
There should be if his inclusion makes us a less effective team. Viney should take forward stoppages and that's about it. Forwardline the rest of the time or when Gus is resting on the bench. Our midfield destroyed them in effective clearances and then our mids got involved around the crowd. Is there really much more to say? 2017 and 2018 without Viney, Gus is A grade, with him, he's nowhere. I think Gus is a better, more damaging player than Jack. There's three and a half seasons of evidence really...
- POSTGAME: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
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POSTGAME: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
Disagree. Thought we were sloppy and careless in the first half and with the exception of the Harmes punch to the guys hand, all the frees were there for mine. Yep, don't know what people are talking about RE: Langdon's disposal tonight. Thought he was really solid and continued to get to great positions. Gus so much more damaging than Viney IMO...
- POSTGAME: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
- POSTGAME: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
- POSTGAME: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
- POSTGAME: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
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POSTGAME: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
We look so much better without Viney and Gawn in the middle. People will disagree, but it's so much harder to stop three mids, than just curve one dominant ruckman. Gawn's too good to leave out, so if he's fit, he should come back. But I reckon we need to do a lot more of what North did tonight and that is mix up our rucking. If Viney is going to play again, he needs to play pressure forward. Oliver, Gus and Petracca were brilliant as a combo and were able to defend and attack in equal measure. Oliver is an out and out star, and that ability to accelerate out of the contest is absolutely elite. Actually really liking the combo of Oliver, Gus, Petracca and Jackson. Super mobile, all have a great understanding between each other and are able to win the ball in tight and get it out on the outside. Love that we started targeting Petracca 1 out a bit, and Trac's body use is starting to really show. He's got a Martin-like ceiling. Keep going, mate. Goodwin naming Melksham as captain is pretty rich and shows a clear bias IMV. Melksham in 2018 was super important for our midfield-forward connection, but we now function without him touching it equally well. Tonight he didn't really get near it enough, nor did he bring enough forward pressure IMO. So he'll predictably stay in, but he needs to show a lot more intensity and hardness across half forward. Really liked Rivers' game. Thought Sparrow brought very little and looked lost. Jackson continues to excite. His ability to compete in the air and excel when the ball hits the ground is really promising. Spargo showed why I think he'll make it. He gets involved and is tidy and efficient with his disposal, usually connecting really well with the mids and the deeper forwards. Weideman should have had a night out. He must improve his kicking. He'll know that. He wasn't alone though, but he is the focal point and if he continually misses, he's not converting our hard work up the ground. I still want him to be consistently stronger in the contest, but he's starting to bring the ball to the ground most times, which is a big tick. I just want to see him clunk those big contested marks that he gets to, but grasses, and then convert those easy chances. Jones struggled, but there will still be those that champion his inclusion and disposal, and hardness and whatever else they allege he brings, but we can't carry him. We need to play proper wingers against Collingwood or they'll cut us up on the outside, so I hope we go with Tomlinson and Langdon on the wings. Langdon's run was again important all night. He's always there on the outside when one of our mids is in trouble. It's becoming second nature that the likes of Oliver looks for him too. Lever's game was excellent. One mistake early on gifted North a goal, otherwise he was always spot on, even when May was caught out of position a few times, Lever's cover was great. I agree with some. That was probably his most dominant game for the club. We'll need to be a lot better if we're going to beat Collingwood or anyone of note really, but a win's a win and it was a good percentage boost.
- POSTGAME: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
- GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
- GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
- GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
- GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
- GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
- GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
- GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
- GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
- GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
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James Harmes is being wasted
I have no idea where we're playing Sparrow. Offers so little, meanwhile Harmes spuds it up at half back. Need to get him on the wing.
- GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
- GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
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GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
Spargo has put just about all of Weideman's scores on a plate for him. Consistently helping our forward connection and being involved in scoring chains. Melksham and Fritsch however, just yuck. Neither lay tackles and the opposition know this. The opposition also has no respect for McDonald who is so slow it's laughable, so that's three forwards who don't tackle enough. Petracca is trying to be too fancy at times. Love his pressure around the ball though. Gus is great on the outside and that longer goal was a ripper and important psychologically given we'd dominated them. Good to finally show it on the scoreboard. Lever was brilliant that quarter. Needs to take the higher percentage spoil over the goal line sometimes, otherwise his intercepting was really important too. Kozzie drops some simple marks. He's dropped a few easy chest marks this year and for mine is a bit fancy, which is fine if the output is there. Let's hope he properly gets amongst it in the second half. Weid should have had 5 or 6 to half time. Simply has to improve his accuracy itherwise we will not win. I know this is a strange season but we seem so sloppy and have still not clicked in any phase of the game, other than our defensive zoning set ups. Forward connection to Sammy has been reasonable though.
- GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
- GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
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GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs North Melbourne
As per much of last week, Harmes was an utter disgrace that quarter. On the whole, really poor tackling efforts. Fritsch and Melksham numerous poor efforts and our kicking for goal is VFA standard. Petracca back to not being able to take set shots. We're totally still in the game, but a better side would have blown us off the park in that quarter. Our defence was setting up really nicely, but poor ball use going inside and an inability to convert simple, simple shots (Fritsch, Petracca and Kozzie) really hurt us. And despite what Healy said, McDonald's refusal to use Langdon on the outside and instead kick it to the advantage of the North defender, was a terrible decision and cost us a scoring opportunity from a clean clearance. Already a shocking decision to play McDonald. As slow as my old man.