Demon Dynasty

He doesn't kick goals Dub, doesn't take contesteds very often and can't run out a game beyond about three quarters

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Game plan - method coming inside and execution is [censored] COOKED!

Petty aint no forward. Pls swap for Turner FCS

Bomb bomb bomb i50 and/or send it in in straight lines. Nothing's changed in 3 seasons

The usual JVR 'high' clumsy tackle

Fritsch is so slow to execute. And cant lay a tackle ... or take a mark today

Never in doubt Goffy. Remember that whenever you play the Filth you are up against a very biased League here. They WANT the filth to win as often as possible and gear the whole competition / fixture to ensure that happens more often than not.

As i've been saying for years.... the game is governed very diff when you play the Filth

✅️ Tholstrup that's superb ✅️ Pressure & tackling been AAA so far

There's no point bombing the ball out of your D vs the Pies as often as we do. You're just playing into their press and great set up behind the ball. Gotta be willing to chain, run and overlap into transition more often or the game's as good as done.

We ducked his head

❌️ Fritch drops simple mark. Turnover for first goal to Pies ✅️ One decent connection coming out of the square by Chin to Spaz for Goal ❌️ Multiple entries since have all been average or poor so far

❌️ SideB clearly caught after prior, ducks head into second tackler. Free for high

❌️ Cameron blocking Max. Twice now. 2nd super obvious but free to Cameron for 'high' when Max tries to reach the drop!!! ❌️ Cameron clear PITB against Max (two actions). Mark paid

Def something from another universe there Roost. I have not seen him play any such roles or show any level of form to warrant that sort of optimism so far at Casey. Probably because he's being played out of his usual positions (Eagles etc??) But with a few minor exceptions where he's contributed and shown something, he's looked mostly like a duck out of water on the wing.

Not so much this week, but in general, whose spot is he taking given that he is playing as a wingman at Casey?

The whole article is written up as a Filth win. No mention of a Casey player anywhere. AFL is The Filth

Yes.... was a love tap pushing off his opponent. The opponent milked it big time. Should've been play on. The umps love the filth.

I turned it off about the 60 minute mark. One of the most boring matches i'd witnessed at that (world cup qualifying) level.

Yes. Do we add Woe into that mix as well or too early? Such a terrible shot at goal. Showed something in the clinches in and under though. Was he asked to play that role tonight or is it just starting to click? Thought Laurie, Woe & Billings were the diff in that second half.

You clearly didn't watch the first 89 minutes of the Subway Socceroos vs Japan last night

That could be our score on Monday. Hate to think what that'll do to David's dad

Yes but Lever is not just a regular player down back Macca. He is effectively a key leader who is supposed to lead by example. It's going to look pretty contradictory and farcical for players looking on if he's yelling out instructions to do one thing while he's mostly bombing it up the line against general team 'preferred' requirements. If i have a choice as coach, and Simon does, between T-Mac and Lever, in terms of setting examples and sticking to preferred ways i know which one i'm selecting if i hope to more successfully achieve the transition to the new game style.

The Coach is ultimately there to drive the standards through the group. Starts on (and off!) the track then attempt to implement that on the on field with experienced leaders supposedly there to ensure everyone's on that same path. I would say we have the game day mostly covered by on-field leaders in Max & Vines (when they're both playing). The other is usually Lever behind the ball but he's either been mostly absent and/or way off his usual form since returning. Personally i am now wondering if our preferred game style in terms of forcing more turnovers and sling shotting forward with precision and speed off of those, sees Lever on the outer in terms of his inability to hit those shorter targets / switches and 45s? T-Mac now clearly the preferred option here in the short term imo and by a fair margin. Lever's limitations with his disposal means we are more likely to see our old style return when he has possession (vs T-Mac) dumping / bombing down the line. Surely as a coach trying to implement the change, you go with players (where you have the choice) who are a better fit and more capable of executing!?? As to why Simon switched Lever in for T-Mac, well only he knows the reasoning. But for mine, Lever is basically a 3rd in line back up for T-Mac or Turner now and should not be the default out of those three any longer. My other worry is the cultural. And that outside of some of the main drivers, there is still a 'boys club ... we decide when we go hard or party' type atmosphere and attitude at the club. The tail is STILL (after many decades of the same BS) wagging the dog. While Simon's done a reasonably good job to eradicate this, i still think he has probably (ultimately) failed to excorsize this mischeavous devil out of the club. Until Simon (or someone else) does it will continue to haunt us imv.