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One of my all time favs. When the siren went last night I saw a player very relieved to hear it, rather than any sort of jubilation. Maybe that's just Jonesy but have to say he doesn't look his normal self and was running at about half his usual capacity from what I could see. Maybe a week off managed or two to freshen him up for the last few games and hopefully finals. The boys and club will get around him anyway I'm sure. Like a few others on here I think it might not hirt to play him in more of a HF role from here. Tracc and Harmes the ones to come in and replace slowly in the mid field role.

Nice work Ditcha. Is she a Demon also?

Meh you just tend to take an aspect of what's said and wring it out in a way the writer never intended taking out of context Nash. In this case for example, focusing on my handball wherever possible focus (as first option) and ignoring the kicking down the line bit to infer he shld never be allowed to kick again ...coaches orders!? Other than that i agree with all you said ? And dw, you arent the first nor will you be the last to do that on here i'm sure!

Didn't say not kick at all Nash. Just handball off as first option wherever possible or up the line as next best option. Don't try and squeeze it to any targets as he just rarely hits. Pretty simple stuff....just play to your strengths and improve likely outcome in our favour more often. I agree on other closing speed, spoiling, height issues. I was pushing for Frosty as the next best 'Intercept' option once Lever went down, while many here preferred Joel, months ago on multiple posts. Amazing how ppl conveniently miss that part and target you on any constructive (warranted) criticism. Not surprising coming from you though Nasher. Very quick to jump.

top 2 was the hardest i can recall..... 6. Clarry 5. Gawn 4. Gus 3. Salem 2. ANB 1. Lewis

The effort was there as was the results in terms of spoiling and getting to the contests as already mentioned. No question on the effort or giving 100% at all deestar. But also no harm being critical where it's warranted, especially against a weaker opponent. The issue is with what he does with it when he gets the ball. Not his defensive side. So there is a positive aspect highlighted in my post which you may have missed. As mentioned his disposal needs working on and is as much a coach as a player issue. The challenge to improve this side of his game lays with both Coach/s, the player as well as others in the backline who might be required/asked to assist.

Titan good summary. Vince is a worry but who replaces him who is significantly better? Not being smart i just can't see who offers something more at this point. Similar maybe but not significantly better to justify a replacement. Jones appeared to be moved to a wing for much of the 2nd half so his clearance numbers would naturally have been off somewhat but probably was moved due to not getting enough clearances! How's that for spin! But yes that was probably his worst game for the year. Worrying times. Carrying an injury maybe? Looked relieved when the siren blew. Just on some of the efficiency stats i agree we were more efficient but.... We had roughly the same number of scoring shots for each entry inside 50 as we did last week and so did the Doggies (when compared to the Dockers). A marginal difference but not significant. We may not have been any better defensively just much more accurate at splitting the middle this time around vs against the Dockers (a greasier Darwin explains it partially but not totally IMO). Out pressure might have resulted in less accuracy (compared to the Dockers) but the Doggies also missed a few simple shots i thought. The numbers i'm seeing, which is some cases differ significantly to yours (courtesy of Footywire) ... % inside 50s Score Demons 46.2 vs Dockers 32.1 Demons 48.1 vs Bulldogs 29.8 % inside 50s Goal Demons 16.7 vs Dockers 25.0 Demons 34.6 vs Bulldogs 17.5

I wish i had your optimism CB. Just my view after having a good look at the ladder prediction thingy and the fact we have now lost 2 of our best in Lever and Jack.

One of the worst games in terms of turnovers i've seen. I just can't understand how Goody allows Frosty to do anything when he gets the ball other than run and handball to the nearest player running from behind or alongside or alternatively just kick long to a contest. The other issue is his kicking, even when trying to kick to a man (or contest), he rarely manages to find one of our own or kick to our advantage. Great closing speed, great at spoiling and occasional chop outs but at the moment he is almost an asset to the opposition once he gets ball in hand. Coaches need to do some serious work in this area with team mates running around near him in support like Hibb and Nev if he remains in the squad. Vince was ok but still only running on 2 cylinders IMO. Similar to Hannan.

I agree with much of that although, in the first quarter in particular, the Doggies won clearances at the center bounces and at stoppages. From about half way through the 2nd quarter we were able to curb their dominance and get on top in the center and ended up winning the clearances here. The main area where we got back into the match though IMO was upping the contested work. Doggies killed us in the first quarter and a half in this area (as well as the outside...but it started here) but we started turning it around much like the clearances (through middle) and eventually ended up matching them here. Meaning we were able to compete at the contest more effectively and prevent the Doggies from getting as much of it on the outside as they were getting early on. Also.... We controlled the tempo much more than we did of late instead of playing on almost every time we had it at break neck speed only to turn it over by kicking (under pressure) to an out numbered player and seeing a quick turnover and the ball come back over our heads for an easy score. This happened a few times in first half, better handled in the 2nd. We out marked them in all facets, uncontested, contested (Demons 16 v Doggies 11) and forward fifty (12 v 9). In total 102 v 70. 32 extra marks is a massive differential (that's 8 every quarter!). We were also able to hold our structure better than the doggies and better than we did in previous weeks (maybe similar against Freo) by ensuring we almost always had a key forward, a few genuine talls down back, and Maxy killing it through the middle and pretty much everywhere else. We also tended to play an attacking disposal game forward of play off HB and through the middle, much more so than the doggies, who went lateral and kicked backwards quite a bit more.... Meters gained > Demons 6,220 vs Doggies 5,581. That means the doggies were giving up (in comparison to us) 3.7 times the length of the G over the entire match or almost the length of the G every quarter. The doggies also turned the ball over 9 times more and we had 10 more intercepts. The other huge differential was score involvements. Demons 133 vs Doggies 73. 60 more! Would suggest we linked up much more effectively, more often for the eventual scoreboard result. Good signs against a pretty ordinary opp but we need to remain positive.

Have to set ourselves for a win against the odds next week to make up for the Saints loss and put the Cats out of contention, effectively for our spot. Also means we could potentially lose against the Crows & Swans and still make the eight.

Fritschkreig you star!!

The trubble is buzzy, Hannan adds nothing or hasnt so far and we are losing stoppage clearances badly. I can only assume they are getting half their goals from those and the other from our dumbass turnovers. T-Mac, Lewis and Frosty the obvious ones. They have 11 rookies to our 6. We should spiflicate them!

Hannan is a mind boggling out of form replacement decision from Goody & Co. Bugg & Tyson before Hannan were the obvious ins to ensure we didnt lose so many stoppage clearances with Viney out. Hannan will need to play a super second half to justify that selection.

He has been solid up till then but must play within his limitations. That is also a Coach's role, to ensure they drill it in training and have players going past on support for the easy give and better decision making/disposal outcomes in the hands of better ball users.

That is true to an extent chook. He needs to impact more often at the drop and take a few more risks off his man and back himself.

Harmes too slow for johansen. ANB every day!!

The Dogs are bound to be up and about with run early. We will need to win the center clearances heavily. At the moment we are getting killed here. If they get a run on we need a plan B to counter our horrible zone defense. Man on man pls

If u ever needed a reason to never play T-Mac down back....there it was! Will Goody ever learn the basic does and donts!??

Pure Stats Form Guide & Predictor Last Round Statistical Comparison Scoring Efficiency Demons Bulldogs Disposals Per Goal 34.0 41.7 % In50s Goal 16.7 19.1 Conversion % 35.1 64.3 Total Players By Games Demons Games Bulldogs 5 Less than 50 11 9 50 to 99 5 4 100 to 149 3 4 150 or more 3 Note: Half the Bulldog's players are rookies (sub 50 games) giving the Demons a significant (in theory) on field advantage (6 less rookies), all things being equal and no last minute outs / changes. Top 10 Players (Last Round) Comparison - Score / Rank* Player Score Ranking Player Score Ranking Angus Brayshaw 5.700 1 Jason Johannisen 5.150 1 Christian Petracca 5.175 2 Lachlan Hunter 4.225 2 Clayton Oliver 4.800 3 Toby McLean 4.150 3 Jack Viney# 4.200 4 Dale Morris 3.900 4 Jordan Lewis 4.150 5 Josh Dunkley 3.850 5 James Harmes 4.075 6 Marcus Adams 3.450 6 Tom McDonald 3.800 7 Caleb Daniel 3.400 7 Christian Salem 3.625 8 Jackson Trengove 3.300 8 Max Gawn 3.475 9 Bradley Lynch 3.225 9 Bayley Fritsch 3.125 10 Luke Dahlhaus 3.100 * Scores do not account for ruckman's Hit Outs to Advantage. # Viney a late omission for Hannan. Hannan's Weighted Season Score is 2.40 Team Score Form Comparison (from each team's last encounter allowing for this week's Ins/Outs) Demons: 68.58 Bulldogs: 58.02 Weighted Score Form Differential: Demons +10.56 Pure Stats Predictor: The Demons by 20 points* *Does not account for potential umpire bias or late changes! EDIT: Changes for Viney out Hannan in..... Demons: 66.78 Bulldogs: 58.02 Weighted Score Form Differential: Demons +8.76 Pure Stats Predictor: The Demons by 17 points*

Buddy is one that LOVES a big ground though BZ. Would need to pressure the supply big time and have O-Mac at his best. Outside of that they are mostly a defensive team and sluggish down back. If we can get Jeffy and Hogan into some really good form (and possibly Stretch back and fit if JKH doesn't fire up) i reckon we're a chance to beat both of them and make it. Hopefully we can snuff out the Doggies tomorrow otherwise i doubt any of this will matter much at all.

Only time will tell FD but yes the Saints loss and some of Goody's selections/non-selections along with some interesting game day roles / match ups might end up costing us. Losing Lever and Hogan dropping off a cliff for around 3 matches (beginning with the Pies) also hasn't helped. A little bit of luck might be needed in other results.

Using ladder predictor the 2 MUST WIN matches that will assure us a place in finals (5th) are beating the Crows in Adelaide and the Swans at the G. Both matches effectively 8 point games for us (and them) given where the clubs are presently positioned. Drop either of those and we are more than likely toast. Beating the Cats against the odds next week would mean only having to snatch one of the above however.

No....2 games with Casey now. Still looks a little off AFL level in terms of match fitness etc and hasn't really shown the form needed .....yet. Hopefully he can find his mojo as he is one of our more accurate shots at goal when he finds form. Something sadly lacking among too many of late.