Demon Dynasty

So Freo just run players forward as they know they'll win most of the ground ball comtests and just sling shot it with speed via quick hands then the long kick out the back. The only way to counter that is to either win more one v one contests, dont turn the ball over so often and/or play man on man for a while. The latter is something we seem incapable of bringing at all, let alone for 10 or so minutes.

Why would you start Salem in the middle instead of Rivers?? Rivers is a mile ahead in the middle. SG has seriously lost the plot this season for mine.

The speed on this game looks to have gone past Salem in that first half. Hopefully he can bring something to the table in the second.

Playing mostly higher up the field and at CBs. His last month was better balanced playing mostly HF and lessor time in the middle or higher up the ground. He's upped his tackles inside 50 and goals in the last 6 weeks to his usual averages prior to today. We are paying the price inside 50 with poor ground ball gets and poor pressure at ground level inside 50 also in this first half. Robbing Peter to try and get some speed skills further up the field. Hasn't paid off so far.

Bedford by a fair margin for mine. He has a weapon which Chin does not. Chin only has manic follow up pressure (chasing tail) and second efforts which sometimes works and looks good when it comes off. Bedford brings the wheels plus the latter.

Yes but shouldn't have had to. Kolt needs to learn to kick off a few steps and not lollypops either

We'll agrew to disagree Jaded. Take the open target 30 meters out every time for mine

You havent get that much time at this level young fella

Fritsch burned Kolt badly there coming inside 50. Got away with one there.

Great play from May

I would sub Chin straight away. Woeful Pearce kicking players on the ground, twice, and no free!??

Goodwin no answers since 2022 vs this mob

Yep i agree with that Chin's man in the middle there. He was just ball watching even after they held it up for 10 seconds on the wing. Disgraceful defending

The only option from here is to go man on man for the remainder of this quarter. Is this coach / team capable though?

Even a few wins helps D35. Especially at 666. You cant keep handing them first use at pretty much every stoppage. Insanity

Not just goals PF... his around ground play under any sort of pressure is just not up to AFL standard far too often. Occasionaly yes but too little.

When you're forced to swing JVR into the middle so early you also lose structure and your best KF too early. And with Petty in such horrid form you effectively have no KF when he's spending so much time there with Petty being so ineffective at CBs. It's a team and coach killer (self inflicted)

Chin's decision making and disposal is atrocious so far

There's plenty of footy to play but we sure make it hard for ourselves. And the Petty obsession continues 3 months on from the Rnd 5 debacle. Not Petty's fault either. That part's all on SG

Its another training run.... same as last time. When you give up first use by not selecting a ruck to the best HB team in the AFL ...good luck

No genuine ruck = 12 clearances to Zip = smashed everywhere early Surprise surprise

Hoyne is always harping on about the turnover game. He claims that of the last 20 premierships, 17 of them were from teams that were ranked in the top 3 on scores from turnovers during the H&A seaaon. According to him (champion data) the other three winners were outliers. I can't recall who the three were.

Less arrogant and entitled 100 point loss coming up in the lead up to finals, it will be the dress rehearsal for the 100 point loss in the elimination final Most fraudelent top 4 team in the history of the world. The traditional post-bye tumble is in full effect… this carnt of a club deserves to remain in the mediocrity it has endured for the last 20 years. Every couple of years a false dawn, before we revert back to despair. ■■■■ this club and all who walk through its halls. Except Caldwell, Merrett and Durham sam draper is a huge problem. we have no other rucks. just let that sink in, we are literally stuck with sam draper as our main ruckman. ■■■■ me. and jake stringer, he is ■■■■■■■ absolutely cooked. I wish we were North Melbourne, they’re so far in front of us!! I reckon at least 80% of all counselling patients in Australia would be Essendon supporters. The other 20% are probably married to one.

Superb from Fog there