Demon Dynasty

Rediculously off the charts Even on a big day most top liners won't gain more than about 580. Surely this popped up as part of the half time review with a strategy/game day analyst!!!??? Anyone?.... "Shut this bloke down guys or he's headed for a record / damaging day!!" Wowsers!

Reads it ok as an intercept defender but simply isn't damaging enough with ball in hand and mostly takes the path of least risk. His short to medium kicking game is pretty ordinary. He will either quickly cheap kick it backwards and transfer the pressure or kick long down the line. While there is nothing wrong with the latter option he does tend to take his sweet azz time deciding to do so if there's no immediate lay off out the back. Rarely attempts to switch and understandable given his kicking limitations. This poses a real problem for our defence and game off HB in general IMHO as it .... 1. Makes us too predictable when he gets the ball which is quite a bit; 2. Means we are unable to take advantage of the switch even if it's on; and 3. We are not testing / pushing the opponent often enough covering our switch meaning they conserve more energy even when we are in possession and are able to set up for the predictable down the line (most of the time).

While i agree Kozzie must be rested Im not sure Bedford is the answer at this point. Whatever happens we need to get Viney to play a mostly forward role and Gus to play most of his time in the middle. Time to bring in Bennell (again) for Vanders me thinks and try and get us a target for the mids on the outside and some run. Rivers comes in for Harmes. The only way i'd be playing Harmes is for a specific lock down role on a damaging mid which he should've been doing today.

Back to 'type' yet again. We were a mile off it today and found out as pretenders. Too many passengers along with a game style that just doesn't cut the mustard when the opp play a short sharp possession game and/or running game off HB. We have no answer and part of it is the lack of virtually any pressure inside our 50 and STILL unable to cover the opp's outliers at stoppage. Small, medium forwards and T-Mac all let us down today. They were all pretty woeful aside from Weid and Fritta in the air. I know it was windy but it was windy for both clubs. When the going gets a little tough our skills go missing. It's the sign of a very flakey team and makes us too easy to beat. The opp know if they just pressure us hard enough, for long enough, we will eventually crack and become turnover kings for a comfortable win. Also their defence must know they are in for a field day if they have reasonable skills and some run off HB. We might still win a few cheapies against poor opposition but we are nowhere near a finals worthy team at this point. Over to you Simon and brains trust.

Zero.... as soon as we come up against a half decent team our skills, and our game style/match ups collapse like a pack of cards. It's been the same story under SG since the get go.

Wowee.... Lockhart & Gus... Tracc hesitating with ball in hand when we are 4 goals down. What the

There just isn't enough run and class on the outside in this team and the forward line is still a shambles. The coach has no answers when the opp starts getting a run on either out of the middle (refuses to tag) or off HB (pushing most forwards higher up the field and leaving one or two closer to goal)

Lol Pruess and Fritsch couldn't outmark Daniels ?

Has Goody ever heard of dropping a number behind the ball when a team gets a run on or getting most of the forwards to play higher up the ground when the winds not in your favour? Play one tall and a small at his feet around 40 out and the rest push up to crowd out the opp and help out around the ball on the outside....not 3 or 4 players all going for the same ball....when will this club EVER [censored] learn!??

Goodnight Demons we are back in the pack....again. And it all stems from a woeful forward line putting zero pressure on their opponents and no smalls or mediums making the most of their opportunities

Dog player handballs it over the line...no one from Melbourne remonstrated....no deliberate. Such an amateur club with the little things and no voice of leadership on the park

Sparrows done a shoulder.... Weid refuses to play in front. We just dont know how to bottle a match up when the opp gets a run on and our forward half pressure is non existent. Pickett, T-Mac & Spargo have been bog ordinary so far. If you cant get the pill as a small forwars as a bare minimum you must force the odd turnover.

Melk thats just really poor for a veteran

Sorry but T-Mac is a huge liability out there. His hands and decision making are gone not to mention any leap to take a pack mark or get away from his opponent on a lead.

Likes to climb on the back. Him and Weid need to recognise the moments when you need to play in front better

He isn't soft. But as good as he is in the air it's almost a 180 when the ball's on the ground (which is most of the time).

needs to stop hitting it out wide (mostly to doggy outliers so far).... just dump it in close and let our boys do what they do best and muscle it from the inside to the out.

His 2nd half would want to be pretty good to stay in. Depending how they go in this 2nd half it could be Bedford for Picket and Harley for Harmes (if the FD deem him fit enough).

Hannan's pick up off the ground and blind handball ?

Looked like it but started to shake it off in that last 10 min

hopefully a laundered one Uncle

Stonewall Jackson defence so far

A sharp low raking kick pls....thats better

That should be Harmes. Great work Clarry

fritta that was pathetic