John Crow Batty

Viney has a fatal attraction for opposition defenders

Tmac was always an elite defender before he went to play as a forward. Issue was we were a terrible side then and his efforts were never properly recognised.

Starting to think Greg Stafford was made a scapegoat. Our forward craft was much better with him in charge despite well known deficiencies but now our forward line has been confirmed as being populated with donkeys.

The gutsy move would have been to drop Viney. Once our pressure engine, this season his tackle count per game is less than half his career average.

Demons selections are just as confusing as Trumps flip flopping tariff wars.

One thing I noticed is that he slowed down a bit with his lightening quick disposals in the packs which used negate instantaneous pressure on him. That’s where the loss of impact comes from IMO. And also a slight decline in his pace. I saw him give up on several chases on Saturday where he could have done better.

Many were hoping that Goodwin would give JVR some relief this season to concentrate exclusively on his forward craft. Does not appear to be the case.

Actually Treacy and JVR’s contested marks stats in their first 3 seasons are very similar. JVR 45 games for 40 contested marks. Treacy 36 games for 32 contested marks. Both have had long periods of regular stinkers whilst developing. Tracey now is not the player he was a couple of seasons ago. All we can hope is JVR to track the same path.

I take some heart in Josh Treacy coming of age at Freo and hope for JVR. Virtually a carbon copy for JVR in the way he plays. It took him until his 4th season to become a regular player. The difference is Freo had the luxury of playing him in the WAFL during his first three seasons when his form was inconsistent. JVR is getting regular games without performing because we have no other option.

I always believed it was a big mistake hiring Jones as midfield coach. If he has any coaching ability he should have learned his coaching chops elsewhere.

Oliver back in jogging mode.

Looked nice a nice young supremely talented kid when he first started. Now swaggers around like a gangsta rapper. Looking for a Hogan like redemption is a big gamble. We need some stability to balance out the unwise heads still at the club.

Our defence used to pride itself in keeping opposition scores under 60 points. Now we can’t even score near that low number.

Not sure but dark mode might be better for battery life.