Demon Dynasty
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Player / Team Stats Form Guide (Composite Weighted Averages) To Rnd 21, 2019 vs Season 2018 -
I am also in the same frame in terms of losing interest in the whole game WTE
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Sorry HW but Gus makes the decision to leave Pendles too early here. The ground ball is still in dispute with Gus having touch on Pendles but instead of waiting to see who wins, Gus just 'assumes' we will get it out and heads towards goal. Even after realising we've lost the contest he just stands there ball watching like a junior. Pendles does not assume and waits a tad longer, watching carefully to see who wins before committing either way. Jones is also not paying Sidebottom the respect needed with the ball in our defensive half, allowing him space and time to execute under zero pressure. He actually never impacts on Sidebottom at any stage. We are slack in structure & mind set. Four Pies playing fat side forward as the contest unfolds with Zero MFC players covering goal side as they need to be with the ball still the wrong side of center. Way too many sucked towards the contest, which we lost anyway. What we are seeing are defensive standards, practices and mind sets that are a mile from cutting it at AFL level. If Goody chooses to ignore this aspect going in to 2020 you can kiss next season off already. You simply can't defend against even mediocre opponents playing in this manner let alone the cream up the top. When people question how we had so many inside 50s against the Cats but still managed to lose by 80 points....it lays with an extremely innefective forward line plus the super ordinary 'team' defensive methods, structures (or lack thereof) and mind sets we are witnessing here.
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You mostly play how you train. Goody's mantra has always been "numbers at the contest". Let's overwhelm the opp. Does he have them in "group think" mode instead of individuals all playing their role to tee? The slackness of Gus in that clip is astonishingly amateur. The opposition analysts/line coaches must have a chuckle (internallly) watching the way we go about things in their reviews. "Hey let's get our best ball user onto Gus no matter what...get our extractor to flick it out to him wherever possible as he'll have plenty of breathing room to spread and finish. There's pretty much no two way running/effort or accountability with him".... rinse and repeat. And if Gus aint the only slacker, the opp is probably doing more of the same with multiple outside options. Then there's the structure. All those Pie players just sitting off the contest fat & forward waiting for the clearance so they can run towards the middle / arc in waves on the overlap. Talk about easy to beat. The leaders also have to answer here. Lewis im sure brings something and we've generally seen the defence hold up "ok". I wonder where the others are at? There's only so much any individual can do on game day to fix this though. It needs to be entrenched on the track and with line coach teachings/reviews etc. You can have all the talent, fitness, stength and conditioning you like, if they aren't training and playing to some very solid team structures, disciplines and carrying out effective individual roles on the day, you can kiss your season goodbye in a flash at this level...along with many a career.
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I'd rather see him play mostly an outside role between the arcs. Bit of time in the middle but hate to see him get too banged up playing a major role. Tracc is the man for job IMV and already being groomed. Burgess time to take him to the next level. If he commits we will have ourselves an A grade mid who can bust a game open on a regular basis. Keep the silk mostly on the outside....Lucifer knows we need it!
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Some stats for a bit of context.... 3 rounds to Round 19 (weighted composite of averages) vs entire 2018 season (ie., indication of latter season form)... This season to Rnd 19... Marginal drop off statistically in the block above but still slightly ahead of 2018 season. Damn good effort for anyone to be near or bettering their result from last season. Kicking efficiency has improved since Rnd 9 and has moved up two places. Another very good outcome and above the AFL average of approx 68% (mids usually track lower and defenders higher but he plays a mixed role and/or has possibly been asked to play more time in a defensive role later in the season hence the improvement and high ranking?)....
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At worst it could be "partial cue in the rack" to minimise injuries and try and get an extra year out of the likes of Jones (eg., turning Jones from a mostly inside beast over the course of this year and possibly a little last year to a mostly outside role player). Maybe the FD just feel there's been so much disruption what's the point and the Oscar experiment was just allowing him the opportunity to show something before a likely career finish. These end of season non-event matches give the opportunity to experiment and they allow those on their last chance to have a final hoorah and a chance at redemption if needed. Sadly there's very little else one can take from the position we find ourselves in. A few wins would be handy but unfortunately the belief and spirit of the playing group has slowly waned with every loss. The two captains in particular have seemed disinterested from about the half way mark for whatever reason/s. I can't recall either of them appearing to be super unified and playing like brothers in arms too often if at all. Many have speculated that something is awry and it can't just all be about the pre-season issues. I have no idea but my gut feel says something is NQR in a big way amongst at least "some" within the playing group. I am not saying this has emanated from within the playing group either. Possibly issues within the FD trickling down? Possibly the poor management of the Jones contract talks? A personality clash between Jones & Viney? Pure speculation but somewhere something feels amiss.
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Marty for mine but Frosty the most improved and not far behind. Marty will end up being one of the greatest defenders ever seen in the red & blue IMV.
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Regardless of the why & and what ifs the Captaincy must go to Big Maxy if we are to have any chance of a genuine resurrection from here. It may also go some way to preventing an exodus of members in 2020.
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A sad day for all those connected. R.I.P. Bluey and condolences to family, friends & you Mr Old ✌?
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Kicking Efficiency Comparison - Rnd 9 vs Rnd 21 Note: The AFL average is approx 68%. Obviously defenders would have a higher average, mids lower etc. * No comparison available as didn't play in both comparative blocks. # For some reason i missed Tim Smith's KE% @ Rnd 9.
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Player / Team Stats - Weighted Composite Score Rnd 21, 2019 - Demons vs Pies (MCG) # Hit outs to advantage not accounted for
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Out: Goodwin In: Ayres, Ratten, Parkin or Joyce (Lewis as assistant and budding apprentice).
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Watch the players Coach and tell me they are playing for Goody. Most running at half pace and watching. The radio says our two leaders laying virtually zero tackles over matches not just today amd looking disinterested??? They are saying this is the weakest Pies team fielded for the year yet they are just waltzing away from ground ball contests. The club scored off the most from turnovers. Easily the equal worst skilled team in the AFL alongside the GC rabble. Club is a joke and we are back to being the irrelevant laughing stock of the league that we were pre-Roos. Cant maintain possesion for more than about 20 min of footy. No possession tempo game. Most players looking to give off to "anyone" and not take responsibility. Dress it up however you like... we are shizen and Goody has taken us there.
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We would be as close to par with the current Pies forward line as you are ever likely to see in this team's generation coach and they blew us away in 20 minutes of bog ordinary footy. If you wish to delude yourself that everything will be fine because a year date will change on a calender that is your prerogative. Oscar into the ruck and HF? What possible benefit / message is that sending the rest of the playing group? I know what i would be thinking. Maybe we should rename ourselves the Melbourne Excuses? How about the DumbAzzes? The Rabbles?
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Only listening to radio. Cant watch anymore with the likes of JKH, Oscar & Gus destroying things. Sounds like we are back to being turnover kings and a shambles and are only capable of staying in or ahead in a match for one quarter or so at best. If Goodwin cant get us close to a half baked Pies team with almost no forward line with 19 rounds behind the team he should walk now and save us the embarrassment for the last few rounds and for the [censored] storm that will be next season. Clean half this shitty list out, put anyone in who has half a coaching brain in (Ratten?) and start again in 2020. Goody is destroying this club and the careers of at least half a dozen or so very good players with every week that goes by. Roos anointed the wrong man in a rush out the door. What a pitty.
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Possibly post of the decade
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Manuka, Metricon, Mumford, Melbourne...Meh!
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Snowing at Metricon!! ...a first i can recall at a VFL/AFL match since i've been following
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One of many perplexing selection decisions this season. I realise many are by requirement through injury and niggles that we are unaware of but this one is a cracker. I am unable to bring myself to watch any MFC games for as long as Goody persists with Oscar from here on. Just too depressing and all i feel is pitty on the players around him who are mostly up to the contest and the team as a whole. Today's game is so punishing there is no way of effectively covering off being a player (or half a player) short down back. I have Hore ranked as our No.1 defender for the year and No.6 ranked player overall. An amazing first up year for the rookie. Understandable reasons ...either something isn't quite right with Hore, Goody is preserving his young frame for next season (but if that's the case why risk him at VFL level??) Maybe there's some other sensible reason we are unaware of. If not, something has seriously gone haywire within the Fd or with Goody himself.
