Adam The God

Viney at fault for this scoring shot too. Tackle, don't bump. Dumb play again.

Good decision Trac. Much better.

Bad from Lever but should be in our hands at the other end, Jack hadn't kicked it straight to Moore. Turned the game that.

You're shocking Viney. He turned it over by hand and then by foot

Petracca has been hopeless with his ball use and decision making the first half.

Langdonwas the spare at that stoppage and won the free kick

I reckon we'll keep going head to head at stoppages.

Viney murdered that stoppage and then almost pinged inside 50. Got sucked in when we already had one at the ball and then got done on the outside. Dumb play.

Some Hollywood on display that quarter from Trac. Needs to get back to making the right decision as quickly as possible, rather than trying to be a hero.

You're a disgrace, Tom McDonald and Nathan Jones lost in transition. Fritsch is worthless if he can't kick simple set shots. That passage inside 50 before was utterly soft, lazy and pathetic from McDonald.

Great accompanying video content too. Well done, Nev.

We absolutely needed to play two tall forwards, but I reckon Sam earning his spot will be better for him in the long run.

In short, Weideman had to improve his one-on-one work and positioning – "I was probably still really weak in contests" – and he was double-grabbing at marks too often.

I wonder if we're utilising Langdon a bit like Alexander-Arnold and Robertson, in that he sweeps at one end and offers us width across half forward at the other. It'll be interesting to see what Collingwood do when we get the ball from a stationary position in the middle of the ground or across half forward. And our forward leading patterns will be vital for opening up space for others, as well as taking pressure off the mids under the pump from stoppage. Looking forward to it, but you're right. The lack of analytical data available to the public is strange, I reckon. Why wouldn't you release the data? After all, much of the football economy is money just floating backwards and forwards between clubs and the AFL.

Viney playing a tagging role will definitely help him to reduce the see ball, get ball at stoppages and will bring team mates into the game I reckon. Good post.

Do you have these sorts of posts queued up ready to go every week, mate? ? I really admire how you change it up.

We'll agree to disagree then mate. I rate Brayshaw far higher than Florent.

I love the bit where he bursts through a contest at half back against GWS and then hits a leading Melbourne high forward on the wing. It was that last game against of 2015 at Etihad, from memory. He needs to do this more often from half back.

Some mighty fine work there.

Couple of things about this mate. RE: the tall behind the ball, we're playing slightly differently nowadays. We work the ball forward with more thought most of time, rather than the old bomb method. If Collingwood play one behind the ball, it'll enable Langdon to tear them to shreds behind the ball and through the midfield, as long as we use the ball well going inside. RE: no right side for Viney, that's true, but hopefully the majority of his game takes place inside 50. Gus does kick on either side and Jack showed he can snap goals on his right inside 50. I reckon we have a system now that can beat Collingwood even when fully fit, but it relies on us cleaning up our stoppage work and inside 50 delivery.

I've questioned Salem's toughness recently, but watching the 100 game video before, I'd forgotten his toughness in a tackle. There is also a clearance out of the middle where he looks like silk. If only we could add him to our midfield too.

Let's wait til the game is over, shall we? Bloody hell.

No, thanks mate.

Great article. Matty Egan mentioned again. I'm liking what I'm hearing around him.

This has coincided with Buckley finally discovering a system that his team can play. Goodwin's been out-coached repeatedly. Today will be fascinating.