Demon Dynasty

Zone defence only works if you have enough players with decent closing speed and endurance who firstly don't allow their opponent to make too much space on them and secondly, are capable of closing that space down very quickly on their own oppponent or potentially somone elses if the overlaps in play. To close down on somone else's opponent you need confidence that the other players around you in the zone are also capable of doing same to cover yours. Otherwise you are going to be burned too often. Then you go back to just protecting space more often rather than risking an intercept or spoiling play. If that catches on you all start slowly becoming witches hat's for a quick reasonably skilled Opp.

Only after the opposition have taken advantage of this glaring error, posted a solid lead and the game is pretty much over olisik. Anytime after that!!

At this point i would be looking to poach someone with a heap of experience who went ok at AFL level as a caretaker or maybe Viney If no one like this is available. Sorry to say but Goody is out of his depth at AFL level. Might be ok at VFL level but even then i think he would flop unless he manages to pull a rabbit out.

Up there with the worst i have witnessed in 5 decades. Never had a chance from the get go starting Lewis and Jones off of both wings against a quick side who love to slingshot off HB. Swung the changes with the match well and truly gone. Zero faith in this coaching lot. Trade most of them in pls if they can't see basic glaring positional errors before the first bounce.

Tmac Spargo Cwags and a few others for Cameron ?

Hibb Spargo Cwags out for a start pls

We are too easy to beat / score against. Just compete, switch/spread. Leave a free or two on the outside of the stoppage and run off. Most of our entire i50 are bombed or kicked to the hotspot approx 20 meters out. Send a few players there to spoil. The rest around the drop to gather and run off. MFC forwards will always send too many up to mark leaving an extra or.two on the ground for the Opp to clear. I could go on ... This shambles/mess is a production of Goodwin / Macca and the entire FD.

Supporters leaving already....?

Jeffy!!!! No wait it's another hack kick up forward ?

CWagner off....Harmes on to his wing....again far too late. Fritsch has been asked to go behind as a plus one behind the ball off the other wing. Why? Save us from a bigger blow out? %? Laughable coaching

Just moved Fritsch to the wing far too late. Cwags on the other offers us nothing

Jeffy Jeffy Jeffy oi oi oi

T- Mac to Membrey FCS

Agreed. Tom muat go back. Adding nothing up forward and simply getting in the way of other more mobile forwards on a lead etc. Fritsch either to a wing or HF. If HF then Melk out to a wing.

On the wing to replace Old Man Lewis. Salem on the other to replace Chunk. Why are we playing 2 old men on both wings?? Death wish Goody?????????????

Jeffy would've had 3 by now

Why is he running his opponent from the Arc back into a leading corridor ??.. Lead him away FGS Melk was still good enough to mark it

Jeffy (if match fit) for Corey was a no brainer sitting under Pruess and providing some goal awareness/finish and more pressure on the Opp inside our 50

That's the trouble TU....they are very different sized grounds!

That's what Goody & Co. are getting good coin for. From an amateurs perspective... - Control the middle clearances (we have arguably the best ruckman in the comp and a stellar inside mid field) as much as possible at center bounces. - All other times protect the middle of the ground if zoning and force them wide. - If that fails and we are still getting smashed on the sling shot be prepared to go man on man to force the turnover - Play a slow possession game if they have any sort of run on (eg., 3 goals in a row). Slowly try to wrestle back control of the game and tempo until we are ahead on the scoreboard. - If we get ahead by more than a few goals.....then we can release ....

Both are effectively rookies DV so must be given plenty more time obviously. I see Corey as more of a swing man between the arcs playing a little more time pushing back to defend and intercept where possible but early days. Spargo more a smallish half flanker pushing high into mid field at times. Spargo is above AFL standard in disposal efficiency both with hands and kicking which i have no doubt is getting him over the line with the MC at times. We need more of these, especially with kicking and to be above AFL average is a great asset for us at this early stage. Just needs to build his possession count which should happen the more he plays as his tank improves. Appears to be on track to becoming a regular solid contributor for us for years ahead provided he keeps his head down and works super hard on the track etc.

Something to do with a week at a time!

Possibly an indicator of form ....or maybe not Buck. The differing outcomes might also be a result of the quality of the opposition on the day/night in question. Other factors such as a high pressure match versus free flowing in the other etc. Far from a perfect science especially using one set of numbers from one match to compare. Comparing averages over 3 to 4 weeks probably a bit more robust. P.S. Our bottom 6 are better!!

DV don't make me repeat that overused footy cliche' please!

I think that will probably happen sooner rather than later provided Spargo doesn't have a mare DV