Demon Dynasty

Petty would need a 4 to 6 week break from the game to put in a mini pre-season to have any chance of impacting from here Gawndy. Either that or similar time or a tad longer at Casey. As i've said all season, the FD made a mistake bringing him back so early and not using Casey for a build up. Do i think Goodwin & Co. will change their minds now and go for the above? Not a chance as they'll lose face and no one likes to lose face. Unless he ends up injured it appears Petty forward is going to continue on...until?? And at what cost. I would have (and called for) pulling the trigger last week and trialled Fullo in for Petty vs Meth. Now i am thinking Tommo wouldn't be a bad alternative (trial) once Lever returns if we could get a serious training block (playing as a KF) into Tommo before the switch. May not have the mobility / leap of a Turner but he isn't far off and has years of experience, tank / endurance (see multiple leads, doubling back etc) body work and strength as a big advantage over Disco...and by a long way. Is the training block and/or switch likely to happen this season? 99% likely this won't happen.

Tommo has the experience at GWS early. He also has great strength in a 1 v 1 and reads the ball well with VG timing. An indication of that are the marks he takes at the highest point (for him) occasionally. While he's probably not the quickest over 10 or 20 meters he isn't the slowest either but does have the strength to probably push off an opponent and hit a leading lane for a few marks. He's a lovely kick too. Reckon he'd probably be quite accurate with good distance also. I'd say a direct swap with Petty couldn't hurt while Lever is out but this won't happen as the FD & player hasn't had a chance to train it over a long enough period.

It's a good call Diab. Contracts can be broken. Worth investigating?

McVee just take ground and bomb it to the top of the square. Instead turns it over for another junk time goal grrr

Started off as a HF for GC

Brought back two games or so too early. Should come good with a few more games hopefully.

May forward for Petty!! 😁

Was testing the foot with trainers

Greay handball from Smacca earlier

Smacca did what a good forward should do. Sparrow ran into his leading lane and mucked it

Young Windsor needed to protect the fat side against Hill there. He was always going corridor. Learnings

Viney's been alot cleaner today and really taken the game on

Sparrow straight into the leading lane of Smacca there ughh Instead down the other end for a cheap goal to them

Switch across the middle on occasions to change angles coming inside 50. Almost always kicking in straight lines. Too easy to defend unless the kicker is an elite short pass which we have very few of. Look to get it into the hands of ANB where possible for the last kick inside.

Agreed. Not the greatest awareness / vision. He's a quick player across the ground & a good scrapper at ground level. Panics with his disposal far too often and generally only looks straight ahead, even when players are running alongside laterally or coming from behind as an inside corridor option. Consider subbing him for Woe from here. Push Tracc up forward for more minutes and bring ANB into the middle during those periods to utilise his kicking accuracy coming inside 50.

Can anybody coming inside 50 find a target on a 45 by any chance? Almost every deliberate kick into our 50 is down the line and to a pack of 3 or more at the contest. Too easily defended.

Rivers doing another Frosty there kicking it to a 1 v 3 and possibly an injury while we're at it. Cost us a goal as well.

Very good in that Q

Love to see the day when we kick more goals than points during a dominant period.

Absolutely DJ. You hit the nail on the head with lack of mobile small / medium forwards to present and clean up. Moniz is one of those options imho but doing very well at HB so far. Bill the other of course

Great to see Valentine back. He adds a bit of solidity to the back line imho.

Yes agreed. That's when you need to hit 45s or laterals. Possibly even behind as a last resort if no other options. As mentioned, many players miss this aspect for some reason and just blaze away regardless of what's in front. Although some are under so much pressure they have little time to assess and they just have to dump kick. Not ideal but its the nature of the game

Edwards having a decent game so far. Hits up Benny who then decides not to shoot at goal from 50 and returns the favour to Edwards who misses from 35 on a 45

Their transition has been quicker / slicker on occasions too giving them nice looks inside 50