Demon Dynasty

Rnd 8, 2020 Metricom Stadium - Demons vs Lions Too little left to too few when we are up against quality opposition. We got smashed in the second and weren't able to stop their link up run out of the middle, through the middle and around half forward. So many fumbles under heat (ball ups and stoppages) and unable to hit up the next link player on our side often enough or wide enough (too many dinky inside handballs that drew more heat...falling back into bad habits under heat against quality opposition?) or for more than a few possessions when we didn't. Some terrible shooting at goal by some didn't help. Sorry but Weid needs to kick at least one of those three goals tonight. Every goal is crucial against the rated clubs Two contested marks, Zero goals, 3 effectives and one tackle inside 50. That's just not enough output from a KF if you aren't kicking a goal. Not a bad return by the Jones boy tonight. Gus continues to be a serious concern. What's up with Harmes this season? Way off his usual form sadly and could be the difference if he gets back to that. Team score was 11% off the average score in 2019 tonight and 21% off 2018's. The bottom 6 score the worst for the season. Player Score Rank Christian Petracca 5.175 1 Clayton Oliver 4.400 2 Jack Viney 3.325 3 Nathan Jones 2.625 4 Steven May 2.525 5 Max Gawn 2.475 6 Christian Salem 2.450 7 Ed Langdon 2.400 8 Michael Hibberd 2.200 9 Jake Lever 1.850 10 Angus Brayshaw 1.700 11 Bayley Fritsch 1.550 12 Luke Jackson 1.450 13 Harley Bennell 1.400 14 Jake Melksham 1.400 14 Jay Lockhart 1.175 16 James Harmes 1.100 17 Sam Weideman 0.625 18 Kysaiah Pickett 0.550 19 Neville Jetta 0.250 20 Mitchell Hannan 0.225 21 Oscar McDonald 0.150 22 Team Score 41.000 Top 6 20.525 Bottom 6 2.900 # Hit outs to advantage not accounted for

That about sums it up for me LT. He looked as if he was in about 2nd gear most of the night and was sooking it up coming off the ground. His attitude is the pits and not a great look for those around him, particularly the rookies. Time to look elsewhere while he still has a modicum of value.

Needed to go back further behind the mark and assess. Had he done so he 'might' have gotten the 50 but unlikely from the umps who were against us for much of the evening. Instead he lost his head and almost immediately played on to a player leading to probably the lowest % spot in the forward line. Terrible decision making. No poise forward of center all night other than Chunk and Melk.

I love Nev but have to agree here. Time to bring Rivers in and while he might need managing on occasions he has to be played as much as possible from here on. We are badly missing an in form Marty Hore for Oscar as well. Oscar is ok if he doesn't get a 2nd tall forward that's both athletic and a strong overhead mark. When he does he is cooked after about 2 quarters or so and the opp look to go through that player much of the time to take advantage.

In every big match bar a couple of finals when the team was on a downhill run he has rarely stood up and kicked important goals when we are behind and under the pump. He's a mark and miss player when we aren't in front on the trot (little spotlight/pressure. Kicking brain goes to jelly.

he was pantsed in that 2nd half

yep that too....what a stupid place to lead to. Always one step away from being a decent team. We just dont get it at so many levels and always leave too much to too few against the rated clubs

wtf Hannon why would you go there!!????? Go back and wait for a lead up target or hit the hot zone with a finger breaker. SHOCKING DECISION

May beaten by a junior in the marking contest twice in 10 minutes! Very poor stuff needed to kill that

Leave Gus on he's been cleanish today with limited time. OMG same tackle as the one on Lever but they get it. [censored] off!

Common boys. That was gritty stuff. JACKSON AND MELK woot!!!

dangerous tackle!!!???

May should not be losing that contest of strength with the size difference. Lockhart has done ok tonight. Kicking a bit dodgy on occasions.

Clarry's got to get that trick stuff out of his [censored] game and just play the percentages. Thank Lucifer for Jack. O-Mac is done. Can't play out 4 quarters.

For sure

Omg...a crumb for a goal!! Amazing. First time for the match?

Im a big fan but Harmes has been bog ordinary. How was that not incorrect disposal by Charlie. What a [censored] of a game the umps are having tonight. Drinking their own AFL bathwater.

STILL no genuine key tall forwards that are reliable kicks at goal. It's time to bring Brown in for 3 matches or so for Weid. If that fails then its time to ask Tomlinson to earn his keep in place of May and send May forward for the final experiment before cleaning out our Key Tall stocks at end of season.

Sorry but Weid just doesn't like the pressure when kicking with a deficit. STILL a downhill skier. When the going gets tough his kicking goes to water.

weid MUST kick this to justify his spot

Well there's the difference. We miss from 20 and Charlie hits it clean from 25

we can't get clean first possessions in the center bounces. So many fumbled attempts that turnover straight to the opp who then pick up clean much of the time and hit their man with the first disposal by hand. Also how many times have we not pushed back far enough behind the man on the mark and had the kick touched? Amateur stuff and much of it by experienced players. If we clean much of the rubbish first possessions up and eliminate the amateur hour idiocy we might get back in this.

Gosh some of our boys go so cold with skills, intensity and focus once the wick is turned up.

Their general field kicking and work rate to get off their opponent is better than ours after quarter time.