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    NON-MFC: Rd 15 2023

    in Melbourne Demons

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    3 hours ago, Redleg said:

    Oscar Allen, Reuben Ginbey, Elijah Hewitt off the top of my head.

    Makes me reflect on the infamous 186 game. Even Jones and Frawley were only 24, and we had a stack of kids playing against Geelong at their epic best. Brad Green was our only player with 150+ games experience.

    West Coast went out there with Shuey, Sheed, Yeo, Gaff and Darling over 150 and then Kelly (who will be 29 by the end of this season), Duggan, Barass, Hunt, and Petresvski-Seton in the 100-150 game range. Even the relatively younger Petrucelle, Allen and Witherden are all 24.

    The real fear for West Coast is that those thirteen established players were their 'best' (to insult the term, but you know what I mean) on the day. The players 23 and under gave close to nothing - which is understandable from young players in the dire circumstances today, but also terrifying for the future of the club.

    As far as list cycle and profile goes, West Coast are where Melbourne was in 2007, but... worse. Significantly worse.

     

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    What They Are Saying at Kardinia Park

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    3 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    LOL if this actually was an accepted excuse. Unless of course Geelong players are the human equivalent of seahorses. Short of that, the dog ate my homework would be a better excuse. 

     

    3 hours ago, FlashInThePan said:

    Well… maybe if they are an AFLW player we could give them a pass

    It barely slowed Daisy!

    Targets 2023

    in Melbourne Demons

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    I'd say Jake Riccardi is one to monitor, and please don't say I'm only noticing because he just kicked 5 against Freo! I understand that was an unusual game for him. He's a worker, not a star.

    He's got a big body at 195cm and 97kg, and can take contested marks and compete for contests.

    But what I love is that he has got a good defensive and pressure work ethic - his tackles inside 50 rate is top 25 in the AFL, and slightly ahead of Kade Chandler just to put some punctuation on it.

    This was also the feature that made Tom McDonald so valuable at his best, and mitigated the downside of his poorer games.

    Riccardi will be 24 by the end of the year and could be a very cost-effective role-player.

    A future tall forward group of Van Rooyen - Riccardi - Jefferson would seem like a quality full deck to me. Plenty of contests, leads and hunting. Plenty for the small forwards to work with and Fritsch can find a way to use them all as decoys, I'm sure!

    Grundy is a mobile player, not a key target, Gawn is better (as in, more magnificent) around the ground than forward, and Petty has his best future clocking up All-Australian seasons leading our defence for a decade to come.

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    The No T$ No B$ Thread

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    Does anyone else here like white spirits generally but cannot, simply cannot even get whiff of gin without genuinely feeling foul?

    I think it is a phenomenon similar to how some people are massively repelled by coriander and simply cannot believe anyone would let it into their digestive system.

    The No T$ No B$ Thread

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    On 6/8/2023 at 1:46 PM, Redleg said:

    It's wonderful that on this thread we can discuss all topics, not just restricted to AFL.

    Very, very generous with the concept of 'discuss' there, Redleg.

    Maybe even a little generous with 'topic' in some cases.

    But this is certainly one of the healthier primordial oozes of the internet and should be celebrated as such.

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    Your Favourite Moment

    in Melbourne Demons

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    This thread made me go back and watch a highlights video, and I'm having thoughts -

    When May got turned around in that early goal, McVee could have been getting back to support and cover the break a bit better, but only really put the sprint on once the Collingwood player was already breaking away from May. Easy oversight to make, also easy to correct by habit over time.

    May had a number of flawed moments but didn't give away anything easy. He and Lever were also pressed waaaay up the ground from defence on many occassions, and coped well in the chaos. A remarkable effort to keep Collingwood to such a low score, using such an aggressive tactic. Exemplified by May managing to break even in a three-on-one in defence.

    Maynard should send a thank you note to Van Rooyen and the Melbourne legal team, because without them that late whack to Brayshaw's head in a marking contest would have been three weeks.

    Smith's tackle on Maynard to earn his goal was textbook perfection.

    Jack Viney is A-Grade.

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    What They Are Saying At Victoria Park

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    19 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

    So the question is was a Collingwood supporter with this much money:

    a)  A crack dealer?

    b) A bank robber?

    c) The collective dole cash for the cheer squad?

    d) Not actually a Collingwood supporter?

    Ahh, but you must remember, the Collingwood football club is a flotilla of luxury yachts sailing upon a vast sea of filth.

    The people in the yachts try to pretend their boat isn't covered in it, but we all know it, we all see it.

    That's the contrast with the Demon's, though - we include all the increments of society but even our derros have taste.

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    WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - BAYLEY FRITSCH

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    Odd little quirk - against Collingwood on monday Fritsch did not leave the ground - 100% game time. First time he has ever done that, with the usual figure being somewhere in the mid-80 range.

    Suspicion - we've been working on his tank, and noticeably using him more up the ground (17 inside-50s in the previous 4 weeks, which is easily double his usual) but the purpose of that is that also he can be pulled back closer to goal and play maximum game time there when it suits the tactical needs.

    The theory grows that the Demons are calmly using the whole season to sharpen their axe.

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    MRP & MRO Fiasco

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    What enraged me most is that it is such an ineffective approach.

    If players feel like they can get picked out for near-random occurrences, where is the inspiration to change? If the rule is wobbling all over the place, how to the train to meet the expectations?

    I mean, it is just basic criminology.

    Nobody in the $10m/year AFL executive bothered to google 'how to manage change to embed new standards?'

    As bad as the reserve bank thinking you solve a supplier-side under-capitalisation led inflation problem by increasing the costs of business investments.

    Do people's brains just switch off at about $700k+ a year?

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    POSTGAME: Rd 13 vs Collingwood

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    Not going to pretend that Van Rooyen was best on ground and I'm not going overcook the praise for what was overall just a pretty good game, but...

    Van Rooyen didn't miss.

    On a level with the Harmes-to-Fritsch clearance kick in the Grand Final for turning point moments.

    And as he ran in for the shot he looked... happy. It was uncanny. It was as if he already knew it was a goal.

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