frankie_d
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love him. who goes out for Salem? a lovely problem to have!
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It's an extraordinary problem. If we're winning, it doesn't matter... but not infrequently, Goodwin hasn't made changes when games are slipping away. Just more of the same. He won us a flag, so he gets plenty (nearly infinite!) credit, but I am not sure how good a game-day coach he is.
At the G Saturday night with 70000 others enjoying a great concert. And the drummer proudly wearing the jumper! (Apologies for the quality of the photo) Hope every one enjoys the break and stays safe Go Dees.
My old man was with the club (not as a player) in the early 60s (so I have been there in person for one flag!), and I had 31 on my jumper of course. After RDB went to Carlton I didn't know what number to get. Hassa Mann and Tassie Johnson were the next captains, but I had met Frank Davis at the club (played on the half back flank in the 64 premiership), and he was always willing to have chat and a kick at the end of training. So number 6 it was (he was number 40 early in his career), and thus my username. Great topic!
Agree 100%. I hate to bring them up but Daicos x 2, Elliot, Pendlebury, DeGoey, Sidebottom - all are very very good users of the ball. Have a look (if you can) at Collingwood's win - brilliant field kicking.
This is a very important observation. Last year, we were the best third quarter team in the competition.
100% this. It is about taking until then last game of the year to try something. and i would be surprised if it was Yze who finally got a change
why did it take half a year and 2 lost finals to make a forward change? I would love to know who’s ides it was to move Petty forward. If it was not Godwin’s (say it was Yze) that would worry me. The teams we have lost to this year have also set up much better at the fall of the ball in the front half. . they typically don’t try and out mark Max/BBBJackson. They out number in the air ( we had 2 spares behind the ball for much of tonight, so there were 2 extra lions in our forward line), and play strong contested footy at the predictable spoil. We also referred to bees to the j honey pot. all in at the ball, and no one on the outside ( except Lingers, who was consistently in the right place and i thought played well)
i’m sitting here at the G after that. apart from being pretty upset, I am furious that Goodein failed to do anything about the dysfunctional forward line. it’s been evident from the Queens birthday game. and it took until the game was lost for him to put someone (Petty - kicked one and gave away another) up there.
i’m sitting here at the G after that. apart from being pretty upset, I am furious that Goodwin failed to do anything about the dysfunctional forward line. it’s been evident from the Queens birthday game. and it took until the game was lost for him to put someone (Petty - kicked one and gave away another) up there who might change things up. We are in danger of being a one hit wonder.
spare needs to play high half forward. not close to a winger
playing one man down. Trac in trouble
I reckon the loss of TMac has hurt us significantly. I have not always be a fan, and if you looked at his stats in the GF last year, you wouldn't think he was much of a loss. Except... he's incredibly strong (ask Cordy), impossible to move off the ball, competes in the air every time, and has a bit of mongrel. So he gets a serious defender. And one for BBB. Which leaves Baiely F to deal with the third defender and he's usually too smart for them. Gawn is no forward (Prelim final not withstanding), and neither if Jackson. We've lost a key element of our offense, and I think it's had very significant knock-on effects.
Perth has some nice golf courses, but nothing like Royal Melbourne. Loves his golf, does our Gus.
