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I wasn't one of them. But we've got him so I could care less about that decision now. My issue is how they play him. He is flat out woeful one on one. So don't play him one on one. Set up the structure so he can do what he does best - an intercept mark and third man in.

We telegraph we are going to play fast with our selection. What does Scott do? Simply tell his team to play super slow ball knowing we have a a few players who don't run hard enough to cover.

Happy garry baker avatar told me he is struggling. But expects we will fire up now.

How in God's name was that not a free kick to tmac?

I meant to do tonight's one. Was working and list track of time, remembering only at 7:28. Was it good?

Thanks by the way QD for these threads. Surpisingly interesting to read the perspectives of opposition supporters about the dees, particularly the more considered ones. The comments about our mids not working hard defensively and us being crash and bash are spot on.

That's what i thought. More measured and accurate than our posts!

They're just waiting to see if a cats player gets covid before making any plans

Funny you should say that. I said almost exactly the same thing to a dees supporting mate tonight. Added that Geelong have one oldest lists, with tough seasoned players, particularly down back who will take their chances to hit hard. I reckon their plan was aleays give him a run in the first two games then rest him against the cats.

An accurate throw i suspect. They want Harley in primo shape for the finals not round four

I would be shocked if he is dropped. i highly recommend the zoom sessions the club is running at the moment. Fantastic intiaitive from the club. I have only missed one so far. The only go for 30 mins but they have been super interesting and informative. The zoom format and having members only really seems to creat an open and transparent vibe that is relay refreshing compared to the sound bite media pressers. Anyway Ben Matthews said on Tuesday that Brayshaw was the clear stand out in the intra club game.

Follow me! I'll be right behind you.

Well as a long term listener, chat room regular and occasional caller that pleases me no end

There might be a joke there about audience numbers, but I'm not going to make it.

I spoke to my happy Garry Baker avatar and said he salutes your optimism, fully agrees that a midday game at the G at Metricon will be perfect for us and predicts a 37 point win.

And two additional reasons. One, he wanted too much coin. Two (and related to the first reason), as well as he can play in any given match there always the risk he will cost his team a game because of the combination of his poor kicking and poor decision making. And that is just as likely to be in a final, perhaps more so given pressure exacerbates poor technique and poor decision making. Frost ball will get you at some stage.

Yes, he confirmed Smith would remain in the backline. Said they like his versatility, athleticism and closing speed. Asked about him flying for balls he should have stayed down on, mahoney said he got a bit too excited. Maybe they should give him a mogadon right before the cat's game. Or if the music he listening to is bit too amped make him listen to Brian Eno's classic album Ambient 1/Music for airports instead

Unless there is an injury i very much doubt they will any changes to the side. In fact i would have thought the fact that Hannan and VDB had the chance of a competitive hit out would have cemented their sport rather an opening the door for Brown (who plays different game to both of them in any case - he might only come in if Fritter gets injured)

No, i doubt it very much. I was in the zoom session with Mahoney last week and he was asked about the back line structure and whether it would be a horses for courses arrangement (eg bring in a big for a team withe multiple talls). His answer was no, not at the moment and that they were looking at a smaller, more mobile defensive set up and they were going to give the unit picked in the blues game time to build synergy and that May and Lever together would be key.

Agree. It seems to me that as you say Goody is modelling the forward line structure (and perhaps the defensive structure too) on the model employed by Collingwood. Tmac is filling the Mihocheck role and he is surrounded by medium, mobile marking targets such as Hannan, VDB and Melksham. With Kozzie playing the small crumbing role, Bennell the skilled deliverer and Fritter the finisher. I wonder if that sort of mobile structure helps disrupt an opposition''s zone system and also stretch and disrupt their defensive system as most teams have at least two to three bigs as key members of their back six. Geelong worrying about picking Taylor or not is an example of this issue. The other potential benefit of a more mobile forward line is an ability for that group to push up the ground and provide a defensive zone or wall something the pies are brilliant at.

Try the fish, i'm here all week. Love your work demonstone. You have similar posting strategy to my my dad joke strategy - fire off as many as possible and by weight of numbers some will hit their target and get a laugh. This one gave me chuckle

The virus spike continues

One big advantage is for the players who were not selected for the don's game as they got a 20 v 20 game under their belt, which according to Ben Matthews on the zoom members meeting tonight was 4 x 20 minute quarters

Yes, it is ironic given the discussion about a player of Neita's ilk not being suited to today's game that our current key position forward in his current form and shape is not suited to today's game. Another irony is that in his current form TMac would not be suited to the game in Neita's period either. One thing that hasn't changed in footy is that teams like their key forwards to take the occasional contested mark and kick the odd goal.

Indeed. And the problem Goody faces if not TMac then who? Weed is the obvious one but seems out of favor. Brown is not big enough to play the key forward role we need TMac to play. And with Petty injured there literally is no one else who can fill the power forward role. Unless Goody decides to troll Demonland and replaces TMac with OMac..