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Totally. I used to watch every episode of FC, never missed it. Stopped early last season because it is just rubbish now. So i don't know if it was discussed it in more detail than the 3 minute twitter clip. But they seemed to completely ignore the point Lloyd was trying to make about the fact they have been in Perth for a few weeks now and will have developed well established routines. It makes perfect sense to keep following those routines given how successful they have been. Its what they would have done even at home in Melbourne - ie in the next two weeks fellas we want you to get 8 hours sleep, bed early, up early etc etc. And fellas for god's sake avoid night clubs

Ta. i will listen on catch up radio. But i will do so when i can be relaxed becuase King will absolutely do my head in. Jennings is not too bad, but there is something about the way he talks about the game that really annoys me too. So no doubt i'll be annoyed. Perhaps i'm just a grumpy old bastard Prediction about things that will annoy me: reading too much into round 19 not considering loading being a factor in that game not considering that goody trialed stuff in round 19 - he wont be experimenting in the GF pointing our the fact that Mcrae, Bont and Daniels knocked up getting possessions, saying we will lose if that occurs again (thanks Captains Obvious) not considering why we didn't put any defensive work into those 3 players (eg keeping our powder dry, not showing our tactical hand, messing with bevo etc) not pointing out the fact Bowey came into the side the next game and why we might have made that call not pointing out we have been unbeaten since that game reading too little into round 11 (it's so long ago, no relevant any more, this a new season etc etc) David King Jenning's use of metaphors and themes Jenning's taking every opportunity to highlight the various teams and coaches he coaches and/or advises

That match up hs a lot of merit. Defensively harmes has the discipline to wear him like a glove. And as you say AF, harmes can exploit him offensively and drag smith out of his comfort zone. The other benefit is harmes would physically monster Smith, which I suspect would really mess with Smith mentally. Also Iots of players struggle being tagged, particularly when they are not used to it. And I don't think smith has been tagged much, if at all, this season. Or ever. That match up would probably mean viney goes head to head with libba, which would be brilliant to watch. And as good as libba is, I'd back Jack to take tbe honours. Will be intersting to see how they look to negate Daniel's influence, which I'm sure they will. Though I doubt they will run a hard tag on him. I suspect they will use similar tactics to those used to negate rich x 2 and Tuhoy, which involved having a focus on applying pressure on every possession, so they had no time, and making sure they had no space ahead of them to run into. They didn't tag them, but kozzie was important with his pace and all forwards were focused on getting accross to them. And mids, defenders and wingers worked hard to push up and deny them space to run and carry into. And of course the other piece of the puzzle is shutting down options for Daniels to kick too. But that is part of defensive DNA as Geelong discovered so brutally. The cats could not buy an uncontested mark. And nor will the dogs. Daniels is obviously a big part of the way the dogs transitionthe ball and create scoring opportunities. But he is also key to their defensive system. Setting up uncontested marks is one of Daniel's biggest weapons as it allows the dogs to get out of jail when under siege by maintaining possession and control. Minimising his ability to do so goes a long way to minimising his impact. I think it is very instructive we didn't look to negate Daniels at all in rbe round 19 game. We basically let him run free. No chance we do so again.

Easy. It's time...for a dynasty

binman's 11 point week one plan to prepare for the 2021 Grand Final: Watch our round 19 game against the dogs Watch some random quarters from various game through the season Listen to various radio spots Watch various TV shows Watch any and all video the club's puts up on its website Read Demonland Post on Demonland Wonder where Dr d and osilik have got to Try to avoid my head exploding as result of listening to too much David King (i mean David, please, stop flip flopping and making random assessments based on whatever snippet of data your mate at Champion Data feeds you) Watch the fits game against the dogs on Saturday night (to mirror the club's practice march routine - a good solid hit out a week before the GF. I will try and forget the result of that game to maximize verisimilitude ) Watch Clarry win the Brownlow

As we know, the club had practice match a week before the prelim to get prepared for the game and mitigate the impact of a two week break. Going by the footage and photos the club posted, and piecing together various snippets from club interviews, the session seemed to involve 2 twenty minute high intensity quarters with umpires. I heard Nibbler say they went in pretty hard. That was followed by a combination of running drills, ball use drills and tackling drills. I presume these were in large part about making sure the full session (ie practice match and drills) approximated the total loading, intensity, physical impact and mental arousal of game. The club has said they plan to repeat this exercise, which makes a lot of sense. I presume it will be this Saturday. That session will be no doubt be a major factor in their selection decisions, so it will be an awesome session to watch. I wonder if it might open to the public? Unlikely you'd think, but if it is it would be great for some WA demonlanders to get down there and file a report to give those of us in Vic a feel for things over there.

I hope for his sake he does not punt on footy

In any previous season I would have been accused of being a happy clapper who accepts mediocrity and is part of the reason why the demons will never be successful. .

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I 100% agree the round 19 game is of limited value as a form reference. But King is just as likely to laud the genius of the Bont next week and change his tune and make it a 'genuine 50 50 game". For what it's worth i reckon the current odds (dees $1.64 to win) are about right. And i reckon our 7 point line is excellent value.

Ta. Grammatically, it a funny turn of phrase to say the Demons 'insist they have a plan to be mentally and physically ready' (a line Tim Watson repeats word for word in the clip) Insist? Is someone challenging them on their plan to be mentally and physically ready, or suggesting they don't have one? I wonder if the dogs will also 'insist' they have a plan to be ready.

I'm not disagreeing with the point he is making about the round 19 game, but fair dinkum, David King is all over the shop. He swings more than marriages in the1970's. He gets a direct mainline of champion data stats and whatever he bangs on about is directly related to what he has read before he comes on air. In that same slot last week, or perhaps on First crack (he just repeats his talking points on that show the following day on SEN) he said the Cats v Dees PF was 'a genuine 50 50 game'. A 50 - 50 game? Please. What load of nonsense. And this is not hindsight. The bookies had us at $1.50 to win that game, not even money. And before anyone says the dogs win show that punting odds are meaningless $1.50 still gives the other team at 30 odd percent chance of winning. Of course the odds not absolute. But they are very good measure of probability (i think the most reliable measure), particularly when pools are as big as they were for the PF, because there is real investment, most of which by professional punters who back their expertise with real money, not glib opinions. Part of his rationale for the PF being a flip of the coin game was how close the round 23 game was and the fact thta the cats jumped out to a big lead. Which is just ridiculous. Why? Because in that game I'm pretty sure the Champion data 'expected score' had us wining by 4-5 goals. From memory Goody even referenced it in his post match presser. So this week the 'expected score' is relevant for his assessment of the outcome of the GF, but wasn't for the PF? And as goody also noted the stats at half time all looked how we like them to look, with the exception of the scores from centre clearances (an outlier as goody noted - which by the by is an interesting parallel to the Round 19 inside 50 stoppage goals as Goody noted that stat was an outlier too in his post match presser) and the goals we gave up in the second quarter. King, and many others, completely misread that game from a form perspective. Way too much weight was put on their 44 point lead and nowhere enough on the fact they could only manage 2 goals (and only 5 scoring shots?) in the second half of a must win game. Or the fact that their leaders - Hawkins, Selwood and Dangerfield went missing in that last quarter. Or for that matter the utter toweling Max gave Stanley, another leader, in the last quarter. All of those factors pointed to the probability of what would happen in the PF - and ultimately did happen. And those factors are why the weight of money had us at $1.50 to win that game. And King, a fella employed by Fox to do expert analysis, missed EVERY SINGLE one of them.

Let's just say we are never in the same room together.

You might like this spotify playlist then Mel: Binman presents - ambient therapy, part four Two hours of ambient therapy to soothe the soul and support positive mental health in these taxing times. Part four of a six part series. Lovingly sequenced and designed to be played in order.

I'm confused. Do you love it? Or there is no way you will ever love it?

Not the ones I read!

I suspect very little will be taken out of the last game. It was wet. Which helped their case given their edge in kicking skills. And did brown and Tmac no favours There was no crowd, just a big empty G. Which made for a pretty low energy vibe. We were at the end of our loading phase. And as a result our pressure was nowhere near it has bene for the last six games. Which meant they were under les pressure when kicking and handballing than they will be in the GF. We didn't employ any tags., letting Daniels run free and not putting nay defensive work into Libba, Bont or Mcrae. They brought an extra extra to the stoppages (so two extra) - and we didn't bother even bringing one more to the stoppages. Goody didn't show employ any new tricks or tactics. Gave then nothing. We we were very inaccurate. They took their chances. And we have not lost a game since. The first time we played them is the one to look at in terms of lessons for the GF. Short story was that we took their game away from them completely.

Is someone getting murdered in that photo?

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Read the room CR

The Westies can count their money and capital gains too if they bought their property more than a decade ago. Property prices have more than doubled in that time.

The very best kind of Perth people. Unlike those stubby short wearing eagle flogs who made my visit to optus oval for the 2018 prelim some kind of Kathy and Kim hell.

One man's over confidence is another's being realistic!

Thank you

And simply not handling any pressure. So much fumbling