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Oliver has an incredible ability to step out of trouble (often retreating away from our goals) and with his amazing vision and decision making get us out of trouble with terrific handballs to teammates (often also backwards i've noted). I find it amazing how short into his career we have come to rely on him so much and how confident i am when he gets the ball. Also he might be one of those rare players who influence how the game is played. His handballing technique where he he holds it at eye height and punches it (rather than from a flat hand) gives him a huge advantage in clearances and getting the ball out quickly. It sometimes leads to him wrongly being pinged for throwing, though not last weekend i was pleased to see. it won't be long before other start to copy it. Does anyone know if he used this technique as a junior?

Unbelievable. Lucky he was at an AFL footy club i reckon. The club has said there was 'an extremely early detection', which is likely related to how closely player's health is monitored.

Th ekick out the back would have only worked if he had kicked it straight away but he was covered and handballed to Weed who basically gave it straight back to TMac. TMac then side steps and kicks long, a kick that was to Garletts advantage, levaing his opponent little option but to give a front on free kick. Well played i reckon

I think they can tell from your address?

Cassie Sainsbury is an amateur exporter

Vickery?

Tmac is also quite aggressive with his kicking, much to the chagrin of many. And prepared to take players on with his trademark side step/baulk. Up forward this aggression has a much better risk/reward balance. I loved the bit of play that set up the Garlett free kick and goal. Which he must love. I wonder if even with Hogan and Gawn back in the side they might give him some little burst up forward in some matches to keep the opposition unsettled and to free him up.

They also called me. Funnily enough on my to do list was changing energy suppliers for both gas and electricity. Have been meaning to do it for ages but hadn't got around to it. They helped me do so and i score a dees 2017 jumper. Nice one.

Indeed. But most will expect us to lose. Because we are favorites. So we will win. Because the expectation is that we will lose. Because we always lose when we are favorites to win.

I dont want to jump to conclusions but i'm lichen that prediction

Yes. Fair dinkum, jusy hopeless. 1 billion plus for tv rights and they cant get a bloody website right

Weed. Yes his tackling and pressure were first class. And as Goody noted he was important from a structural perspective. But whilst he flys well for marks which creates opportunities for small forwards (and Pederson) he simply does not mark the ball enough. He'll get there though. He has the class.

Agreed. One of the great wins. And 5 minutes into the last you could see there was no way we were going to lose. Some random thoughts on the game: A serious comment: Oliver is already almost the best mid we have had for 30 years. His hands are incredible, his vision is next to none, his courage is unbelievable and his tackling is first class. But what really stands out is how quick his mind is and how this parlays into great decision making skills. That goal was an example. You could tell that even in the spit second he had he knew what he wanted to do before he got it in his hands. There are any number of less speculator examples, many of which involve him setting up scoring opportunities for team mates with great handballs Another serious comment: as good as Oliver is Trac might be better. Big call i know and in many ways they are different players with Oliver being more a pure mid. But good lord Trac has so much talent, is incredibly strong and is simply brilliant at setting up team mates for scoring opportunistic (he clearly values assists over shots on goal himself - and i have no doubt that is related to his basketball background as in bball assists is THE critical stat). Now i'm not saying he is or will be as good, but the player he most reminds me of is Leigh Matthews. He has similar explosiveness, strong thighs, strength, low center of gravity, great hands, hits contests at pace and with ferocity and most all vision. And like Matthew (and Oliver) he has a very quick mind

Source?

Really? You could hardly accuse the dees of not showing spirit this year. yes there has been 2 or 3 quarters where we have not been switched on but never for a match. Its our skills that have been letting us down not our intensity.

Yes. But not to as a strategy to stop the momentum or a run of the opposition. Quite the opposite. It was about being aggressive and creating or maintaining momentum for us

Excellent points. A big factor in our inability to get the game on our terms is not having Gawn in the side. He generates midfield possession, which is the key for us and Goody's game plan. I have to admit Lyons prediction his injury might cost us as many as four games (and potentially a final campaign) is likely to prove to be correct. In all likelihood we win both the hawks game and the freo game if Gawn plays.

Agree. All about tackle count. Remeber he had one or two in three weeks at senior level. 8 in rhe vfl will get him back in. At the exspense of jkh i suspect. I think hannan stays because of his intensity

He went that way because he doesnt have a bloody right foot. Shirts me to tears

Exactly. And this approach started last year - and it is no coincidence similar arguments on Demonland were being had about development/picking for the future versus picking the side that maximizes the likelihood of winning a game now. The two best examples was Garland and Dunn being dropped and OMac and Wagner coming in. Watching Dunn today reminded me how the game has gone past him (despite his solid game last week). Slow, can't run up the ground and back and no real ability to play the zone. When he was dropped and replaced by Omac many demonlanders bemoaned his continuing non selection. Funny that a highly paid, experienced group of coaches should have taken a different path. And we were a couple of game off the making the finals. Go figure (though those same posters probably think we would have done even better if they had stuck with garlo and Dunn - double go figure).

I disagree. Whilst of course goody would have one eye on the future goody is selecting sides that give us the best chance of winning games now.

Yep agree. Those were pretty much my thoughts. I add that clearly that prior to him breaking his arm they were apparently super impressed with training intensity and focus and i assure he did everything right rehab wise post injury. As you say i reckon they wont to back him in and give some continuity. I reckon he will play well this weekend, but i suspect if not he'll go back and be asked to improve in certain areas and ANB will come back in. Goody demands those sort of traits and left no doubt that Watts was not selected because he wasn't showing them. ANB was and as you say Kent has been dropped, i suspect because he is not showing them. A good example was that when dropped he seemingly played without much intensity in the VFL. A mistake i doubt ANB will make

Confuscious also say the small (to midsized) fish are the sweetest

Live i thought how soft it was and would have been furious if it was paid deliberate. I saw viney lettint goddard know about but not properly until i watched the replay. Loved it. Goddard shits me, always has. He looks slow these days. Good on jack

Yep. It is very rare one game ends a career of a player at a club and i guess it is not the really the case with that game. But as you say that game stamped his paper