Demon Dynasty

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.

Team & Player Ratings to Rnd 12, 2025 vs H&A Season 2024 Even after dropping away on his prior few weeks ratings, Tracc just scrapes ahead of Bowey taking 3rd place after a few relatively quite games from the defender (vs earlier stellar form anyway). Lever and Sparrow on the nose so far this season. Tracc still struggling to find and maintain the form he showed to this point last season. Albeit his performances are still a notch above many, even at lessor levels (for him), whilst occasionally blitzing or matching 2024 levels in some matches (so far). I'd be getting T-Mac back in for Lever from this week. And consider trialing Sesto for Sparrow for at least a block of three matches post the bye. * Played less than two full matches < Subbed out at least once or more > Subbed in at least once or more Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com

Fair points but 'reading the vibe' is fraught with danger. I've seen them super chatty, running on top of the turf and some looking like they'd run through a brick shizen house at some Gosch's runs only to then go out and get smacked a few days later by 50+. And then the opposite can occur. A number appearing dour, long faces, serious chats with trainers, coach etc. The vibe and happiness seemingly zapped out of many. Choco harping on about a particular aspect of their kicking etc etc. Then they come out and deliver a solid win. Personally i take zero notice of anything that's reported re "vibes" from a player or the various playing groups (forwards / followers / backs etc). So many diff personalities within the group also. You're gonna see some up and about no matter what. While others might just be the serious / dour type that just wants to get on with business. And then there's the in betweeners etc.

Not putting this solely on this player and it was SG's choice to go down this route. Nonetheless, has OUR new game style (attempted and still a WIP) gone past Lever!?? T-Mac fitting into it beautifully imho. Lever doesn't really have the skill set to execute what is seemingly required under the new method / style? I'm not suggesting T-Mac is a long-term answer either. But for now, he is def the preferred one of the two IF we assume (rightly or wrongly) they're both vying for pretty much the same position / role in the team.

Round 12, 2025 TIO Traeger Park - Demons vs Saints Not sure how you go from putting up your best statistical game in over 2 years last week, to absolute batshiiite bad the next! Yet here we are. Something in the water perhaps? Maybe too much bathing! Alot of horror negative results vs 2024 Ratings. Remembering that 2024 wasn't exactly our finest hour to start with so anything significantly negative here should (for the most part with maybe a few exceptions eg; rookies) be considered a major horribilis performance both from an individual and team perspective. Player & Team Ratings - Demons > Subbed out TOG % > Subbed in TOG % Player & Team Ratings - Saints Combined Player Ratings Stats courtesy of footywire.com and wheeloratings.com

Give it a try by all means. But i'm not sure the membership team would know what to do with that call... or the resume....

Red Centre Rabble

R Lyon

Absolutely... why would you change his role, other than to cover for injuries, when he was on track to become such a solid player off the skinny wing.

Not referring to goal kicking as such Jaded. Merely pointing out that there is no longer any way to contact anyone of importance at the club and raise concerns about anything.