Adam The God

We have seriously fixed our defensive transition. Incredible in all phases of defensive transition. The best I've seen it. Combine that with taking our chances at the other end and using the ball cleverly when going inside, makes a huge difference. What was the stat regarding play ons? We played on less than 10% of the time and they played on more than 50%. Someone correct me on that, but a noticeable change in slowing our game down, looking across the ground for support or even backwards if the long kick inside 50 or up the ground is not on. We really worked hard at pulling the zone apart by spreading the ball by foot. Makes so much difference when our talls bring the ball to the ground and our smalls bring the ground pressure, and then convert their chances when they come. If this is sustainable, the system will beat most teams in the comp.

Hope you enjoyed that one @DemonOX and all our other QLD-based Demons who made it along tonight. ✊

hahaha Taylor, you stupid blockhead. ?

Fritsch is far far softer than Jack Watts was. He avoids body contact at all costs, but he's downhill skiing though.

This is possiblely one of the biggest quarters of the year. Not only can we increase our own percentage, but smash Collingwood's percentage. We need to finish the job. Come on, Melbourne.

[censored] hell, Lever. What a choke again. Show some leadership. First goal massive here.

Lever easily our worst. Should have killed thst contest too.

Shocking option from Charlie. Had Langdon free at 50.

Poor handball from Gus but gee Fritsch is a pathetic.

Shocking from Viney again. Meanwhile May and Lever choking.

So that first half. Loved our forward work. Outstanding almost every time we went in there. Things to tidy up. Making a few too many mistakes in our defensive 50. Lever a couple of times and Tomlinson has been sloppy too. Around sceptre stoppage we're being sucked in to the ball too.much, leaving us vulnerable on the outside. Viney a clear culprit. And on Viney, he seemed to be playing off the back of the stoppage in the second d half of the second quarter. Interesting. If be doesn't impact the contest and get it going out way, we'll get done from stoppage every time. Oliver really good in that first half. Petracca needs to tidy up things, but made one or two good decisions late. Spargo and Kozzie getting to really dangerous areas and Weid, Tom and Preuss competing well to bring the ball to the ground. It's very Richmond. We also seem to be playing one behind the ball quite a bit, which is really helping us propel Collingwood attacks. Preuss needs to jump into Grundy a little more. Grundy taking care of him at this stage.

Langdon really exploiting Phillips' lack of defensive game. Has been terrific. Langdon is just as damaging as Sidebottom, albeit with a different influence. Sidebottom is a score involvement king and Langdon is a transition king. Interesting to see how we come out in the third.

Tomlinson has really struggled with his cleanness and ball use back there.

Charlie boy!!! Where are you @picket fence!!!

Can't carry Viney in midfield. Such a dumb player.

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.