binman

Teams announced on a Sunday night. We are living in strange times.

100% agree. And the role coach in getting his players ready, be that for a whole season or specific clutch games or even quarters is the great intangible. A related element us the ability of a ciach to firstly sell his/her system and get the required buy in and perhaps even more importantly explan and teach it so tve players know how to implement it. It is a reasonable question to ask how well goody does this last element.

We play a combination. The bigs play a set position rather than a specific player, though at centre bounces start on one. Medium and small defenders more likely to gi with a player. Smith was on papley, and played him close, didnt zone off much at all

Funny you should say that Angry, i blame myself too. Can't believe what i was thinking posting on here pre game that i thought Smith would play on Papely. I mean i know i was right, he did play on Papley. But for me to have suggested he had the speed, athleticism and mongrel to go with Papely is just nuts. Which is where the blame came in. i know Goody made that selection and match up based on my posts here on Demonland, he said as much when we chatted this morning. When i aplogised i asked him why he kept Smith on him all game, Goody was clearly perplexed, replying: "'no binman, you've got it wrong, i was calling to thank you. It was the only selection that actually worked. As you so presciently said Smith had the speed, athleticism and mongrel to go with Papely. Why did i keep him on him? Maybe you stopped watching, wouldn't blame you if you did - i wanted to. But Papely didn't kick a goal for the game. Created one, but really was pretty quiet. As you flagged 2 or less goals is a win and he kicked a bagel. Imagine how much we would have lost by if Papely got of the chain."

The mustang is great anaology. Did Ford inexplicably sack the designer of the Mustang in the 1960s?

The most important disposal is the kick for goal. Last week we won because in perfect conditions we kicked straight from set shots and the Saints shanked multiple easy set shots This week in the wind Sydney barely missed a set shot. We couldn't kick a set shot. That is the difference in the game right there. Wind plays havoc with poor kicking technique. And poor kicking technique is one thing we have in spades.

The dees aint no ferrari The dees are one of the 1970s Mazda cars with a rotary engine, perhaps the 1972 RX-3. Great fun to drive, fast and great speed to weight ratio. Can perform remarkably well. When on are super exciting. But break down way too often, are temperamental and unpredictable and parts are all but impossible to find. As are mechanics who know their way around a rotary engine.

This. I thought the report looked fine. But one i started watching pre game and they were talking about the strength of the wind i had a sinking feeling. And that's because we simply have two fey decent kicks and too may sub AFL standard kicks. Wirh no exaggeration rhey had a kid who kicked his first goal in afl footy wo has a better technique and is a better kick that close on to 35 blokes on our list.

Omac was way beyond poor. Nothing to do with smith.

Yep. That will do me.

Been meaning to say Deanox have been using the player tracker on the AFL site when watching games. Terrific for seeing the set up and positioning . Striking to see how many players are in one relatively small area - or when the ball is one end of the ground there almost never a single player past halfway at the opposite end

No sorry, skuit. It is not available live or in replay. Apologies for the confusion I mentioned replay because i'd love to watch a replay of our games just with the behind the goals angle, which apparently they record and provide to the AFL teams so they use for their analysis and reviews. So if they have the vision why not provide it to customers (with or without commentary) . Live would also be a great option actually as if it was option i could imagine i'd toggle between shots so i could see what is ahead of the ball or to check out match ups or structures.

Sorry sue. Just saw this. Its not an option. I wish it was. I hope it will be I've asked demonland to use his social media clout to start a viral, online campaign to convince kayo to include it as a replay option.

Its not an option. I wish it was. I hope it will be I've asked demonland to use his social media clout to start a viral, online campaign to convince kayo to include it as a replay option. Crickets so far, so i thought i'd try out a hash tag. Too long?

The demonland podcast live audience numbers might give it a nudge. I for one will be watching it live. Cant wait. My weekend will be a lot more peaceful not sweating on a match. And we only have to wait till Monday night for the next game! #have a down the ground camera viewing option on kayo

Agree. And so does goody. That is why tbey picked Omac.

Rusty I reckon parley is a perfect assignment for Smith, assuming the instruction is to wear him like a glove all game. Tag him effectively. Parley will take him to tbe ball and he doesn't have to worry about structure, zoning off or intercepting. Papley is a excellent mark and one on one. Which is parly why he so often torches players of similar height (who usually get the gig). As an example he would destroy lockhart. Smith's height adavanatege will help negate papley aerial strength and he is strong enough to hold his own in a physical contest. He has the speed to go with papley and is an excellent tackle. He also has tbe mongrel to bury him into tbe turf when he gets the chance. They will be happy to give papley 2 goals. Ane I reckon Smith can do that job. I get the knocks on him but unlike many i think smith has a bright future. I reckon he will go to papley but I like him as a forward so won't be disappointed if thst is where he lines up.

FND you are all of us. Have a great day

Another excellent analysis article on abc by Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-03/what-makes-afl-fremantle-dockers-captain-nat-fyfe-so-good/12620266?utm_source=abc_news&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=abc_news Love their data tables (which I'm pretty sure they have developed) and use of giphs to explain things. I'm going to have to learn how to do that as nothing beats a combination of visuals and text to make a point about some aspects of the game.

Fear not. He will be back. I will bet London to a brick he's back for the must win gws game and stays in the team from that point on.

Agree. Brilliant insight from a poster with a great feel for the game and a rare ability to use symbols to highlight key elements of his assessment of particular player's skill set. Sure some might say using potatoe emojis is a a child like and peurile method to rate a player, but they probably are the types who don't get modern art or impro jazz. Really I find it amazing a senior AFL coach could diverge so far from sons opinions.

I reckon he'll play on papley

Simple i reckon. They didn't work hard enough to spread, cover and set their zone. This was particular the case in the third Goody said as much after the game. And players were dropped as result. Our game plan will always be exposed if that work rate is not there. A team like the dogs is super well placed to take advantage of the work rate even being off a few percent (perhaps such a minimal drop off that individual players don't realise they are not working hard enough) because they have the kicking skills and leg speed to take full advantage of any gas or holes in the zone. It is worth noting they torched the cats the next week in the first quarter, jumping to a 6 goal lead, because the cast were not working hard enough. Like us the Cats fixed that work rate problem. The difference was the Cats had 3 quarters to reel the deficit in. We worked harder in the last quarter than we had in the first three quarters but simply didn't have enough time (or composure) to peg them back. The tigers have a similar but not identical game plan. The key similarity is that they too rely on all team effort and work rate. The difference between us though is they have more skill across the team, more experienced players and have been developing their system over a much longer period so no it inside out. This means if their work rate is little off, like it has been tonight against Freo they are not as vulnerable to us and will win more games where they are not plating at their peak. As goody has said a number of times our game plan is built for finals, when every player is usually totally switched on and ready to work. Maintaining that work rate week in, week out during the home and away rounds is no doubt a challenge, particularly for a young team

Smith is not a tall and will take Papley

Smith might get papley after all titan