Everything posted by JJJ
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2021 Player Reviews: #11 Max Gawn
Maxās PF performance and Petraccaās GF performance are possibly the 2 greatest games Iāve seen from a MFC player. (Earliest memories are 85-86 seasons) Given the context theyāre hard to go past. Max is a supreme leader and calming influence on the group which, given his first 5 or so years, is an amazing leap and his greatest attribute. When he is clunking contested marks and pushing forward, we are hard to beat. šāāļø
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2021 Player Reviews: #10 Angus Brayshaw
Heās a good player. Plays his role as others have pointed out but he needs to value the footy more and work on those foot skills. People can point to his disposal % but when Gus misses, he misses big. Otherwise, heās a great kid and important player.
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The Day History was Made
Am I the only person who kept thinking of Eddie Murphy every time BT and Brayshaw call Naughtonās name?
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New CEO - Gary Pert
The selling isnāt the problem. The problem is supply.
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New CEO - Gary Pert
I agree. Heās been a good appointment. Experienced and well connected. Some of the baseless commentary on this thread is embarrassing. re the merchandise. I believe the forecast by all parties inc the AFL, MFC and suppliers was well under. Which is a slight miss but I think MFC supporters generally donāt wear as much club kit as other Vic clubs.
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Sam Weideman re-signs until 2023
I know a couple of forward scouts at 2 Melbourne based AFL clubs and I asked them earlier this year about a potential market for Sam. They both told me that their particular club didnāt have him on their radar and doubted any club would trade for him unless it was a swap of late draft pick type deal. Contrast that to the press at the time when Sam was beating up VFL defendersā¦.
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AFLPA Awards
Yep I know. I was referring to the players as the āvoting publicā. Couldāve made it clearer i guess.
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AFLPA Awards
That tells you all you need to know about the voting public. Petracca above Oliverā¦
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Local media pundits not taking MFC as a serious threat.
Heād be one of them. His age and experience are irrelevant to our situation right now. We want a premiership and heās shown the ability to be a match winner. Weāll need that in September. Same goes for Spargo, ANB, Tom McDonald amongst others. Theyāve shown themselves to be capable of more. I just hope that they can show it later in the year.
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Local media pundits not taking MFC as a serious threat.
We can strangle teams and come away with wins simply by continuing to do that. But, Itās just one example but look at the 1st qtr last week. We pummelled Essendon but failed to capitalise up forward. Weāve not shown an ability to put teams away and I think media types wonder about our ability to manufacture a score in a hurry or reduce a deficit. I donāt care what they think but I do worry about some of the guys who were putting up career numbers early who have dropped away. Have they been figured out? Are they tired? Bad habits forming from lots of wins?
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TICKETING: Rd 16 vs GWS
Spoke with someone in the know as I had this problem. He confirmed there was an issue with people on PCās. Smart devices were unaffected. After 4-5 minutes I switched to the phone.
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Welcome to Demonland: Taj Woewodin
I shouldāve added, my mate doesnāt expect any teams to bid on Taj at this stage. I just thought Iād mention that we like some of his intangibles and think heās a great kid. ?? he can get on our list for nothing and turn out like his old man.
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Welcome to Demonland: Taj Woewodin
My understanding from chatting with a part time scout for another club is that heās rated enough to be picked up later in the draft by us as we love his attitude, professionalism, competitiveness and hardness. His overall play/skill set is a bit vanilla and seen by other clubs as a limiting step in his potential. Seen as a HBF type. Sounds similar to his old manā¦. And blokes like Hibberd who had to ply his trade in the VFL as he was seen as not having the required skills and athletic profile to succeed.
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WELCOME TO DEMONLAND: DANIEL TURNER
His highlight package shows that he can mark and kick at a high level. Heās played against men already in a pretty serious competition. I look at that photo and just wonder what an AFL training regime will do for his body. I see upside.
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VOTES: Rd 12 vs Brisbane
6 Petracca (4 qtr performance) 5 Oliver (best pure mid in the game) 4 Harmes (super work rate) 3 Gawn (at half time the Lions coaches wouldāve been reasonably happy with Big Oās attempt in nullifying Max but he was obliterated in the 2nd half) 2 McDonald (2nd half dominance) 1 Pickett (the spark)
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Should Gawn have played the percentages and tried to force a draw?
Heās an A-Grader with B-Grade output at the moment. I think your point on his physicality is spot on. Heās a huge man but lacks a bit of presence at the moment. Could be injury or a little bit of indecision/lack of confidence. Heāll get back to his normal output soon I am sure.
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POSTGAME: Rd 10 vs Adelaide
Our connection to the forward line is pretty bad still and also impacts our ability to maintain pressure once the ball hits the deck. Although I think our effort level was poor for 60% of the game which compounded our poor delivery. A few blokes wonāt enjoy the loss review during the week.
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VOTES: Rd 10 vs Adelaide
6: Oliver 5: Petracca 4: Langdon 3: Lever 2: Harmes 1: Jackson???? In reality I donāt think we had this many good players tonight, hence the loss.
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GAMEDAY: Rd 10 vs Adelaide
I was shocked that he came in...
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GAMEDAY: Rd 10 vs Adelaide
Although that goal by Rivers makes me feel better.
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GAMEDAY: Rd 10 vs Adelaide
After watching my team in the NBA not value possession of the ball and losing this morning, Iām having a real hard time watch us lazily dispose of the ball....
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VOTES: Rd 09 vs Carlton
I meant just our coaches. I donāt think heās impacted the games as much as a couple of other Dees. But your point is well made.
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VOTES: Rd 09 vs Carlton
I think that order is pretty good. Although I doubt the coaches would have Gawn that high. We as supporters love him but tend to give him votes even when he probably doesnāt deserve it. I think heās carrying a niggle that stops him from asserting some physical presence at times. Was watching Jordan pretty closely and I found myself reflecting on Scotty Thompson when he played for us. Not to say that JJ has the ceiling of Scotty, but I feel very safe when heās lurking around a clearance that he wonāt let the ball exit too easily and hurt us. Much like Scotty used to do in his MFC days and Jnr McDonald after that.
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Training Ground?
I know there was a site in Bentleigh East which was nominated by a prominent supporter about 5 years ago. That same supporter offered a cash donation to turn first soil but it never got off the ground as the club felt it was too far from the MCG. Trying to remember the exact location....?
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Toby Bedford
I like him and thinks heās improved but Iām not sold on his long term prospects. I suspect if he is to succeed, at least early on, heāll be a system player. Chase, tackle and link midfield to forward. I think he lacks X-Factor and doesnāt seem to be a natural goal kicker but if he continues to improve his decision making and forward pressure thereās a spot for him to go for.