Demon Dynasty

Yep the build up was pretty big. Was expecting an MMA style blood bath but it was more like watching one of Big Bad Barry's attempts to enter the ring. A number of glancing blows but not many connected. The reality didn't quite hit the heights of the hype.

Also Kozzy is presently sitting at No.2 in the AFL for tackles inside 50. Only second to guess who.... Toby Bedford @ 2.5 per match

Errr...ummm... I of course meant to say... 'DEAR Fang the Faitour" of Flowerdale ~ gulp ~

I'm reliably informed that the person you are referring to is one of the Manor's staff dear. In this instance, Uncle's long standing stunt double, the low-born fustilugs who sometimes goes by the name of "Fang the Faitour" from Flowerdale.

Another dangerous tackle that was far from it.... my gosh. Need to nuke the entire umpiring fraternity / program and whoever's in charge of it and start again. Their interpretation and over officiating has destroyed our great game This season in particular is like a drunk's vomit that's been left to bubble & squeak overnight before a stray dog comes along the next morning and gets lucky!

What the hec was that 50 or did i miss an incursion within the protected zone by player not on the mark? ... Ump runs in and says "back here!" in a raised voice but not that loud. Usually they would say "back 1 metre" etc. But nup. Then as Swan player turns his head the first time he said "back here" wondering if he was talking to him the ump pins him for 50 in an instant.

Risky business Uncle. She'll have you on the crepe paper putting the banner together quick smart & the cricket off! ..." No Test For You !"

Skating on thin ice... or something..

That tackle was in no way dangerous. Tackled him at the hips / arms and was brought to ground. What else was he supposed to do there? May as well call time on any tackle if Buttler goes for that

Brenton Sanderson's take on KB from a Demon perspective today on SEN. Some general stuff... 👉 Limit the amount of marks the Pies take inside 50 to ten or under 👉 Try and up our pressure through the middle to assist May & Lever down back. Made more difficult if we don't have Clarry obviously. Regardless, all three smalls in Chandler, Spargo & Kozzy to help out here by playing a fair degree of time higher up the ground. I feel Sando was asking for the three smalls to play higher (no doubt at various times) and play roles through the middle in a general sense when we're defending, allowing a mid or two to fold back to add with intercept & pressure acts inside D 50. 👉 Max to play significant time behind the ball instead of usual part-time forward, adding an extra interceptor to assist Lever & May & limit the Pie's number of marks i50. His 5 Points if Sando was in Goodwin's shoes this week... 1. Win contested ball and clearance. We've only won 5 out of 12 so far. 2. Have a player responsible for Moore. Match him in the air. Take him away from as many inside 50s as possible (use Grundy as a decoy on the lead and instead go over the back to JVR & Fritta?... my suggestion), change the angles of entry wherever possible ie; don't just boot the ball in straight lines into 50 or Moore will pick them off. 3. No kicking the ball inside 50 until you get to the launch pad. The launch pad is 70 meters or less. Do not blaze away / bomb from outside the launch pad. Find a short forward mark until you are inside 70... then launch. 4. Dial up the frontal pressure. When a side plays fast off the turnover / break like the Pies it's often a natural instinct for many players to retreat and race back towards the 50 to set up your defence. With the Pies you need to have a different mind-set and meet their fast break head on, getting up into their grill. Keep coming forward in this way and bringing the heat, DO NOT retreat. 5 Get the Gawn / Grundy ruck balance right. Grundy more forward this week and possibly the best match up on Moore. Gawny playing more minutes as the main ruck.

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His best career average this season to date... 2023 > 2.4 (1st) 2022 > 1.4 (1st) 2021 > 1.6 (2nd behind Nibbler with 1.7)

It might end up being more than one tooth if i did PF

Apart from the bit about Clarry that i didn't catch. The only point i took was that he thought Reg was probably better spending a tad time forward more so than himself with Maxy suggesting more time in the middle CB for himself? He made a point about training for goal kicking about 4 times a week and it was treated seriously with Choco lurking in the wings post match if they stuffed up lol. I was on the road plus ongoing toothache flaring at the time so don't hold me to the accuracy about reg & forward/ CBA stuff.

Big Maxy on SEN now

Think it depends if Elliot is in or not. Will probably need Hibb here. Unless we think Rivers is an option to play hin back of shoulder? In that case we could still keep Tomo

Thanks dl4 mystery solved. I've always wondered about the origins of Covid

Counting Clarry's, that would make it two filthy burst bubbles in 5 days.

Yes i'd be also be quietly confident on this if we see a 100% fit Clarry on Monday. To think he might miss due to a bloody blister! Bah!!!

You might be correct Mono. KPI's might be the 'out-of-favour' part or certain other aspects of his game. I'm not suggesting Goodwin has something personal against him just that, for whatever reason, he hasn't been selected in a long while. No doubt it's also a form issue and what's best for the team etc. The form side was very good though in the lead up to the injury. He was in Casey's top 3 to 5 over a number of weeks prior.

100%. Its not the actual kick in that's the worry. That's the thing though. How many other teams have backed their normal system in AF? For those that have, it hasn't worked out so well till now. Aside from the Lions. Assuming they backed themselves and made no significant changes which im not sure on.

No rush. Tomo is a handy back up in the short term. Need to get this one right as Petty's critical to our chances at the pointy end.

It's not the actual kick ins as such AF. Although no doubt the Pies are happy for him to take a fair chunk given his skills... they're obviously looking to free him up as he skoots down the field from FB.... preferably hoping for some confusion & slack checking on the way through. Plus Nick's fitness with back to back sprints also playing a part probably. The plus one through the middle stoppages & contests usually comes from a HF pushing up to the middle ....a bit easier to cover off (if oppo coach decides to) than a mid or HF kicking in then offering that extra from HB.

Salem, Bowey, Hibb & Mcvee are all competing for three spots imv. Whether that means you use the fourth off the bench? That allows Petty in to go back to his usual role in defence which Frees up Lever as the interceptor on the oppo's third tall or medium/tall. If you don't have the above which frees up Lever, we are pretty much losing the Demon DNA down back that helped us win the flag. No thanks. In the short term until Petty returns surely we need Tomo to remaim for the very same reason. Alternatively Disco but for mine only on medium/tall defenders if this presents as a match up option. We need BBB back in as the best KTF option to draw the oppo's biggest/best defender on the lead and free up Roohey out the back in the same way we need Petty down back for Lever. That means one of Smith, Chandler or Spargo miss. At this stage im not sure Joel will make the grade so im saying Smith but i also think Spargo has been struggling of late. We also need an extra extractor / distributor to assist Clarry & Rivers at stoppages & CBs to improve our clearances & outlet run / chains. JJ or Dunstan initially as sub imv. Gut feel is Dunstan for this particular role but would want to see some serious form etc at Casey on his return from injury beforehand. In reality Dunstan appears to be out of favour with Goody though. So realistically this would most likely be JJ regardless of what happens at Casey. JJ's form also VG there being BOG in their 1 point victory last week.