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He might need more than two weeks to find any mojo as a part time forward if Saturday's game is anything to go by. 12 disposals, 12 hit outs and 1 goal 3 behinds is not exactly progress as a part time forward / mostly ruck against a VFL team with zero wins imv. And yes, of course he shouldn't be judged on one week's performance but he probably shouldn't on two weeks either. Hence he may need more time imv Scache and even Jefferson looked more dangerous as forwards and were more effective with 2 goals a piece and similar output with 10 disposals each. Only my amature view from the sidelines but does he look a few kilos too heavy / clunky in the legs post injury?? Maybe lightening up a little might help his game going forward, including covering the ground a little quicker plus getting off the ground but that won't happen this season (if it is a factor). -
Woey's fitness / running capacity is first class. Probably would manage on a wing with chop outs from Gus or Hunter as sub in the early trial stages. Positioning could be a thing but has played a fair bit of time on the wing with Casey and played it pretty well. Does that convert to AFL standards though? Not necessarily. It's a risky call & something that would take a fair degree of patience from Goody & Co. before it might pay off. Doubt they'd be willing to take such a risk at this point, especially with finals not too far away.
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One of the great footy characters & personalities. A strong voice of clarity around the boys on game day, both at senior and Casey level. Not to mention his drive to see every player reach his best potential, regardless of which level they're playing. His humour is out there as well. On Moose's 150th at Sandy a few weeks back he was yelling at the assistants to drag Moose to the sidelines so he could grab a happy snap of him standing under a rainbow (which had emerged behind the field on the opposite side). When the request was refused because Moose was actually out in the middle playing, Choco told the assistant he would be lucky to get a gig the following week and then started yelling out to Moose himself.... "Moose get over here.... Moose... Moose"!
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IF you're referring to bulls who go in and extract the footy at the source i beg to differ Jimmy. Personally feel too much was being left to Viney & Max in this area in the first 4 to 5 weeks post Clarry's abscence. Gus has started to assist a little in the last few weeks. Add a few minor cameos from Tracc, JJ & Sparrow which closes the gap a bit more. In a strange way, Clarry missing may have helped Tracc's game here as i felt he was becoming a little too biased as an outside player earlier in the season. Appears to have remedied this since and it's paying off. Clarry's slick extraction work, more so around stoppages, plays a big role in us getting the ball going forward more often and with some speed that gives forwards a few more 1 v 1 looks. Him coming back also frees up Tracc for more regular forward minutes which has to be a win. The difference he should make when he returns, assuming he gets back to somewhere near his best, will be pretty substantial.
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Tracca you obviously have something against BB in totum i feel yes? Yesterday's game is in no way a reflection of BB's usual standards nor the way he's gone about his career. You would know this if you took your 'hate for BB' hat off me thinks assuming you've watched enough of him throughout his career. If he's on one leg of course he will not be at his best and the FD were probably intending to sub him all along as a result. The fact he's stuck his hand up with the issue mentioned shows that he still has the G&D to keep giving his best for the club under some duress. Same with his Casey appearances. That is a diff level of course but he's been VG at times throughout the year there as well.
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This is spot on and BB has and always will be a Demon immortal. Age catches up with us all unfortunately and as you say we don't have an abundance of TFs knocking the door down at Casey. However, if his injury is impacting that heavily it might be time to seriously consider bringing the Shack back? He's a similar height and can also provide a chop out at CB ruck contests instead of Roohey. In pretty good form at Casey as well. Allows Max some time behind the ball if needed and also Roohey more time to focus his energy / efforts up forward. Getting the ball to our most accurate set shot a few more times wouldn't hurt either.
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Round 19, 2023 MCG - Demons vs Crows Poetic outcome for Ed on his 150th. Hopefully we can see those sort of levels from here and throughout the finals! Just saw your post thanks DZ...you would have sent that as i was finalising! Shouldn't read too much into one week but... Some worrying numbers here amongst many. How we even got over the line is a minor miracle given the Team Rating (TR) was down 18% on the season's average TR to last week. Need to keep in mind the Clarry factor on the team rating. Excruciating wait time now...bah! Of course there were a few who bucked the trend & had a day out such as Ed (up 42%) , Kozzy & Chandler (50% +) and others who had a very good day (statistically) such as Rivers, ANB & Tomo. Making up 10% to 20% differentials from usual season averages is certainly within reach and not usually a cause for alarm. However when you see this over many many weeks (eg., May who is presently off his 2022 season average by approx 18% to last week) then of course some bells might start ringing a little as to what's going on. 25% - 30% plus however is a long way off and somewhat more concerning even if its a one week result. Unless said player was under an effective lock/run with from opponent in this match (eg; possibly Viney), just having a one-off poor day or maybe the flu or similar. Of course numbers can also be a poor indicator of what happened. Most would say Jack was very influential on the outcome yesterday and one of our best, if not our best, but his rating doesn't reflect that. His rating impacted by a hefty 9 turnovers, the most of any player on the day. Watching the game however, you probably don't take as much notice given the heavy inside combative nature of Viney's game style and the positive outcomes that arise as a result. Stats also don't take into account how well the oppo is playing / pressuring etc. Not taking into account the oppo's efforts etc is also not doing the game any justice. As i often say, always best to watch the game of course with stats being a mere rough incomplete guide as to what took place on the day. P.S. take no notice of Smith's rating in this match vs his season rating as he was the sub and only played 21% match time. Unfair comparison. On the day i thought he was VG after coming on and should have been subbed in much earlier imv. BB looked way off his best (this season) and a mile off his best in 2021 failing to get to many drops, unable to work his way into front position and very few effective leads. Demons Scoring Efficiency Disposals Per Goal 24.50 % In50s Goal 26.90 Conversion % 51.90 Crows Scoring Efficiency Disposals Per Goal 26.08 % In50s Goal 24.10 Conversion % 46.40 Player Rating Rank Season Rating to Prior Rnd % Change vs Season Rating Ed Langdon 4.450 1 3.127 42.31 T Rivers 4.350 2 3.625 20.00 C Petracca 3.850 3 4.691 -17.93 K Chandler 3.775 4 2.360 59.96 A Brayshaw 3.750 5 3.826 -1.99 K Pickett 3.400 6 2.207 54.06 A Tomlinson 3.350 7 2.965 12.98 Max Gawn 3.275 8 3.412 -4.02 Jake Lever 2.875 9 3.041 -5.46 A N-Bullen 2.800 10 2.481 12.86 C Salem 2.725 11 3.191 -14.60 Jake Bowey 2.500 12 3.105 -19.48 T Sparrow 2.350 13 2.905 -19.10 S May 2.200 14 3.233 -31.95 J V Rooyen 2.200 15 2.138 2.90 Jack Viney 2.125 16 3.727 -42.98 J Jordon 1.900 17 3.775 -49.67 Judd McVee 1.825 18 2.271 -19.64 L Hunter 1.525 19 3.005 -49.25 T Woewodin 1.150 20 1.725 -33.33 B Brown < 61% 1.000 21 1.975 -49.37 J Smith > 21% 0.875 22 1.541 -43.22 J Melksham 0.775 23 1.536 -49.54 Team Rating 58.25 71.19 -18.18 Top 6 23.58 26.28 -10.29 Bottom 6 8.28 9.26 -10.64 < Subbed out / TOG % > Subbed in / TOG % Stats courtesy of footwire.com & wheeloratings.com
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They have so much folding stuff they aren't concerned. It will be more the peer pressure coming from the AFL hierarchy. At some point their concerns about how it impacts the look of the game from a broadcasting rights perspective will come to the surface.
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This pretty much covers it. Think he would make a handy forward if he trained for it in the off but also unlikely. Melk is a big game player. Has to stay in. I think his effort last week will see him preferred over Joel from here regardless of Fritta coming back or not. (no slight on Joel either who's done well to push his way back in and makes a pretty good sub imho). Our two great come back wins in the last two seasons had significant Melksham moments. Not sure what slack you are referring to LD? Maybe BB's form given his knee is apparently not great? At some stage the forward line needs to settle and just be allowed to click in terms of being a core group that rarely changes most weeks. That's the only way they'll get to know each other's game / methods / leading patterns etc in order to become a tight cohesive unit performing at a high level most weeks. A la our regular line up down back. Same in terms of the mids/HBs clicking with them and visa-versa.
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I've mentioned Camberwell before but pretty sure this site wasn't in the picture. I assume we've searched far & wide in these parts...
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Jefferson plays a much more mobile TF role a bit like the Duke. Completely different forward craft here so should be fine. He might actually find Grundy handy as a bit of a launching pad.
Not 100% sure of this but we might be looking / hoping to develop Adams as the eventual successor to May
Arguably the most consistent (MFC listed) player this season for Casey. Should never have been dropped after the Pies match, especially with Petty coming back from a 5 week layoff and Tomo playing such a superb match. Equally the strangest selection decision all year for mine alongside Spargo as sub. Would hope the club see his value here as an alternative for Petty plus a VG player in his own right that allows Lever to play his preferred role. Petty for mine is a better option playing as the deeper one v one defender on a tallish defender. Whereas Tomo seems more suited to a leading 2nd/3rd mobile leading tall who plays a bit more time higher up the ground. Horses for courses.
Don't be so modest Red.... Macca 14,161 Posted 21 hours ago HF Melksham Redleg Kozzie (we're in need of a CHF)
Still up for grabs Mr Leg. Don't leave your run too late!
Clubs say alot of things Katrina. While i'm sure this is probably the thinking, and may well be for some time, things can change quickly at club land. Stewart Dew one recent example.
