Dr. Gonzo

That's been evident for a while, particularly when we play Collingwood (2022/23 in particular). When they go forward there is acres ofmsoace and they either walk goals in from 20m out or take an uncontested mark around the same distance. There are also those games where guys like Mason Cox and Ash Johnson kick them from everywhere while guys like Fritsch and Kozzie who should be reliable miss relatively straightforward shots.

That article hasn't aged well, he's been poor in front of goal basically since it was written!

It's not owning their souls, it's called being a professional athlete.

Yes and starting closer in (even 10m out) will get them used to kicking through the goals and getting the ball to go straight. Then move back 5m per set of shots. Focus on the kicks directly in front, no angle and then move around to slight angles etc Where are the coaches in all this, it is ridiculous that armchair supporters can see the issues and how to improve them yet the people getting paid haven't had an impact on this over years! It should've reached critical mass after 2023 but we're still dealing with it almost 2 years later.

Exactly, as RDB used to say, "practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect"

Get Lloyd down to the club ASAP!!!!

And don't twirl the ball around in your hands during run-up!!

Kolt never should have been dropped. Started to look dangerous against the Eagles, was moved to sub against the Hawks and then dropped.

Every club had them back then, oppo supporters would say the same about Grinter

Common denominator Hawthorn

Yeah hard to feel sorry for the guy who stomped on Rayden Tallis's head

Yes, also one of the all time greats.

What about results based on tackles inside 50?

Watching the Hawks last night gave me a bit of comfort as it showed that if a team brings the pressure they can match it with anyone. Hawthorn has been well down for a number of weeks now (the Suns game probably the outlier) but against the Dogs their pressure and discipline was formidable.

Not that quiet, I've seen you post it about a dozen times 😜

He basically confirmed it won't be the 64 GF (or 62, 63 either) 😭 Shattered, was hoping for a miracle

That was an outstanding interview with Jeff White guys, well done. He of course brought a great amount of knowledge to the table but the questions from the interviewers were insightful too and allowed the discussion to flow. Far better than anything I've seen/heard in traditional footy media for some time 👏👏👏

We also have another game after Kings Bday before the bye.

I feel the same but last time I thought that was vs Freo so who knows

Would you even want to

Must've been all those NT games in the 70s 80s and 90s that cost us flags.

Good points, I guess the proof of the pudding will be in the eating right? Let's see how Mondays pudding turns out, if we beat the Pies all will be forgiven 🤣 And let's say we do beat the Pies, we still have a chance to then beat Port and go into the bye at 7-7 with a focus on the run home. A long shot but let's see how it plays out.

You wouldn't think so, just instead of getting that boost from tapered workloads you get the consistent performance throughout the season. May make it harder to stick with teams later in the year who ARE loading but again it's all theoretical if you don't make September anyway.

I'm not saying you're wrong as teams definitely load. But don't you think it would be dumb to load after starting 0-5 with no room for error? In previous seasons you've said (and I agree) that getting off to a good start (10-0 in 2021/22) banked those wins early allowing us the luxury of loading midseason to come home with a head of steam and cherry ripe for September. That all goes out the window when you start 0-5 and need to win those midseason games to be in with a shot of appearing in September. Loading won't help if we're running on top of the ground while the players are in Europe/Bali. Loading could explain the drop in pressure. It could also explain the failure to cover the Saints transition, the slipped/ineffective tackles and yes the goal kicking (as tired legs struggle to kick straight). But if that's what it was I would seriously have to question the logic of doing it when we need all the wins we can get.

Frigging Geelong trading up and pinching Holmes from us 😔 Holmes and Bowey from the covid draft would've been a ridiculous haul from Taylor.