Demon Dynasty

Great summary but also .... > No ability to lock down once they got a run on with either ... > A much tighter zone and pushing up in the face of the receiver; and/or > Short period of super tight man on man / back of shoulder pressure through the middle and HF to force the turnover/ lock it in / win back possession. > Attack on the loose ball and tackles in general... way too soft / ineffective. They just went harder more often and longer > They spread and ran harder for longer and hit up easy loose players by hand and foot most of the night. > As you aluded to already, someone needed to go with Bolton after HT. Ridiculous that he was allowed so much space for the entire match. Also no system or method tonight, especially coming i50. Complete dog's breakfast vs last week. Freeo's pressure and closing down speed up a fair notch vs the Saints. We had the yips and fumbles all nighT plus the 'Stupids'. Starting with Rooh,'s silly HB attempt to Koz and Petty's horror HB at the end of the 2nd Q. Both of which resulted in a turnover goal and in the case of Petty, killed the half decent come back and momentum we were building to that point.

Do we have one that's ready?

It just has to be sweaty and we struggle Woeful and nowhere near the level. Unfortunately there's nothing at Casey. Bring May outta retirement?

When you're getting towelled up this badly and from so early the first correction needs to come at the coal face.... WINNING CONTESTED. We failed badly in this aspect tonight. If we can't bring that basic aspect to our game we're in for a VERY long season.

They have been much stronger over the ball all night apart from when we had a bit of possession play in the 2nd

Whenever the conditions are greasy / slippery we struggle big time

Entries in to the F50 ...mostly back to baing ordinary tonight. Bombs and no separation leads. Absolute trash forward of 50

Other than Steele and Koz (when on) the other mids have had zero impact tonight so far

Couple of times. One OOTF

Lingers playing a HHF role? Jeepers

A week's a long time in footy

Again... shld be man on man once they got the first two goals. Petty is a mile off the pace and his man. Early days but him & Rick look a long way off AFL standards ATM.

As good as CJ was last week, he's been pretty ordinary tonight.

Lindsay's not great in tight congestion situations. He's another year at Casey away imv. As soon as Moniz is at the level fitness and form wise i'm swapping these two immediately. The attempted sneak HB from Rooh to Koz....and the Petty panic one towards the end of that Q were both super costly 👎🏻 Once they had 4 to 5 on the board we needed to switch into lock down man v man mode in the 1st and didnt (couldn't?). If the coach won't call that switch up then Max def should even if it means overriding the general game style / method (trained) instructions. This is the diff between just playing like robots (even when getting smashed) and playing to win. There's too distance between Chin's worst and his best. Either bridge the gap pronto or back to Casey son. Unfortunately not much to come in from there so he probably stays. We are down one or two quality rotations in the middle. Vines on the other side of the mountain but still missed in the clinches when a lock down wrestle is needed like we saw in the 1st Q when they got off the leash. Far too many HBs at player's feet tonight and so many fumbles / not enough once touch players.

Rhett doesn't appear to have alot to work with going on this performance but one week does not a summer make and first game rust etc. Should have a better idea see where we are at about Rnd 7 / 8. Sestan would've been handy for mine (at Casey) just for a bit of depth, experience, intercept play and connection by foot on the exits. Our D looked very shakey today but again, it's a first up game under a new coach.

Ayeeee noooooo!

Let me guess what ghosty would play if she could...

Odds instead of evens... nothing to do with the looming petrol shortage i hope

I'm more hoping its a running start DID

Indeed. After 6 years I'm thrilled that we at least managed to change the topic header.

Yep that's pretty much what I used it for DZ. I'd compare to what i'd seen on the day or while watching the replay before casting my DL POTY votes. Have to say after watching Sunday's game I reckon we'll be much more easy on the eye vs some of the recent years where we could barely get to 8 - 10 goals or so on many occasions. That was a joy to watch. Much rather that style, even if we cough up a few gettable games playing that way.

Thanks Wheelo. The comparative stuff is handy and a nice addition. Not that my contributions will be missed but with the latest iteration of DL's software i've personally found it tricky to just copy & paste my Ratings in anything resembling their original format like i was able to for many years prior to the update. In the past i was also able to format those tables a tad after posting them to make them more appealing and legible. Even vs their original formatting at my end. That option has gone too unfortunately. If there happens to be a future software update that makes it plausible / more legible once again then i might do an Arny. So after 8 years of team & player ratings it's...

That's a solid assessment Bubs. Refreshing to watch for sure. Having said that it's only one match. Personally i prefer to wait for a decent body of work before calling any sort of royal resurgence. Yesterday was a nice step though and the boys are likely to have grown in confidence and belief in Kingy's game style / methods / ability as a result. Mihocek was a great pick up imho, taking the pressure and spotlight off Rooh while providing a genuine second medium - tall threat and a problem for the oppo to cover. He is strong at the ball, timing of runs are first rate and he's also hard to bring down on the move. I'm looking forward to the return of Melk to add another part-time threat into the forward mix. And how was Culley! This bloke's really taken the bull by the horns and while he may not be a like for like replacement for Tracc, i think he brings his own sort of special up forward with decent impact around stoppages too. I also feel Culley has Tracc's measure in the air, which is a big asset for a mid-forward. Handy in front of the sticks. And that game after returning fairly quickly from the arm issue. Not bad at all. Now to give Freeeo the old heave ho!

Lol.... one handed throw while being tackled.... PLAY ON!

Am i seeing things? No goal in the last 30 - 60 seconds of quarters?