Demon Dynasty

Goodwin & Co. taking a big risk with Viney against Box Hill. A good chance some idiot will take him out. Better to work him a little more on track and bring him in for half a match vs the lowely Blues if he needs further loading etc

Why would you predict a Jeffy type goal bonanza when he usually plays mostly mid and the balance pushing back and/or forward?

Harmes is an inside mid field tackling animal with a bit of outside run / spread. ANB a running / chasing link up outside medium forward who plays through the mid a little who doesnt finish particularly well and is prone to at least one brain snap (on average) per match. Harmes currently in our best 22. ANB a fair way off in current form or lack of plus ongoing brain fades. Viney to replace ANB against the Blues with Harnes / Viney resting / rotating forward to cover ANB's role. ANB emergency depth at best.

So i think what you are saying Wizard is he is dead boring?

http://www.afl.com.au/stats/stats-pro#/Compare?playerIds=CD_I298279,CD_I298210&comparisonTab=h2h FWIW out of 29 players who have played 2 or more games so far this season i have Gus ranked 8th and Tracc 11th in a weighted composition of averages. Still fairly close and we should not forget impact of said dog bite

Can't fault Peter's efforts and results brought to the club during his 5 years or so. A super effort, especially given where we were coming from. Has steadied the ship and, at the very least, has us pointing in the right general direction. In the next few years we just need the exact co-ordinates then to move the telegraph stick from all ahead half....to full. Thanks Mr Jackson

http://www.afl.com.au/stats/stats-pro#/Compare?playerIds=CD_I296324,CD_I294518&comparisonTab=h2h

Talk about clash jumpers! .....

First time i've ever liked a clash jumper....how long has it been again?

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I don't see why not DJ! Hopefully the VFL / AFL connection is being utilised in such a fashion at times. Would be very helpful for the senior coaches to have this option available.

I love watching Hunt but is he facing this dilemma especially early in the match. Is it worth benching him for the first half and instead having a more dour defender like Wags keeping a lid on things? Hunt then replaces wages for the majority of the 2nd half when the game and space starts to open up when he can use his pace and run to maximum effect having plenty left in the tank.

Nice post MM

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One decent game gainst Norf. His results either side have been very ordinary. Did well to get to Rnd 7. Viney for ANB looks the most likely change this week. FWIW weighted average stats have him ranked 26th out of the 31 players to have played so far this year ie., a fair way outside our best 22 to this point.

The key to playing the 3 is right there Clint. If we don't get at least 2 of them taking some handy clunkers inside 50 and also putting enough pressure on at ground level the result might be fairly ordinary with the opp easily running it out the other way on the quick counter for some easy scoring opportunities. And the good ones wont be missing as often as the lowly Saints did on the weekend.

Keep in mind this was against two teams on a pretty low ebb Daisy. The true test of that set up will come against the genuine contenders as we get into the likes of Adelaide, West Coast Sydney and the Hawks / Cats second time round. The FD might not take 3 talls in against some of the better rated teams but only time will tell.

I agree with the late bleeding. The annoying part is the last 2 to 3 minutes of some quarters there's just the occasional major blunder / skill error where we fail to hit an open target, handball straight to an opponent in corridor etc just when we looked like putting the game beyond reach and smacking the opposition. Probably just a reflection of where we are at really. Going well against ordinary opposition but not able to smash them just yet. We have come a fair way from a few years ago though where we were normally discussing how we could be smashed so badly by ordinary teams like the Saints.

I can relate to that Dappa. Good teams are that way through repeat efforts. We need more evidence for sure

Tracc if goals are scored when they aren't straight are you saying they're a behind? But i get what you're saying!

His best performance to date!! Only a smidgen off the output of T-Mac. Keep him in for the next three weeks at least. His game on Sunday had to be a confidence builder. Hopefully the next two also as well as building some decent AFL match fitness while honing his skill execution under heat. Unless he has two shockers in the coming two rounds, he should also be allowed to go on the road against the Crows in 3 weeks to see whether he stands up against a genuine contender and great opportunity to get some further games experience under his belt. Chopping and changing at this point is not justified on Sunday's performance and will only dent his confidence levels and the game against the Crows will provide a better understanding of where his game is at.

Sorry SF but I have no issues at all with what Hulk did on the weekend and some degree of cockiness is fine provided the players / team are performing most weeks. I think the two are mutually exclusive myself. Admittedly the rubbing of the head was a dumb badly timed move given that it was Mirra who lead Hulk to the fall of the ball and got into the position that Hulk should have been, even though Mirra dropped the pill. There's a fair difference between being cocky and being a smart arse IMO. I can't stand seeing players do the latter. But good players and teams are more than capable of playing good footy while also being a little cocky at the same time. I've been watching the likes of the Hawks play cocky / in your face football for decades and getting away with it much of the time, as well as having a stack of success while doing so. Doesn't effect their performance one iota! Keep up the good work Demons. We are on track!

Good on Mahoney for jumping on SEN earlier and scolding the media for the unjustified and error ridden criticism of the throat jab by Carlisle, which clearly showed Hulk being jabbed in the throat as he moved towards the goals and Carlisle. Hogan was off balance as he moved his head back in an instinctive reaction to try and to avoid full impact, then fell backwards as the jab impacted. At no stage did he flop onto his back as if struck by lightning nor throw his hands out to exaggerate the impact as some of the scribes have attempted to mislead some to believe. His only reaction afterwards was to to alert the ump of the impact. Big deal, i've been watching the likes of the Hawks, Eagles, Essendrug etc emphasise what they feel are genuine free kicks for years and getting favourable outcomes from the umpiring fraternity as a result on many occasions. Well done Hulk. Having a fine year so far!

Yeh the miss was ugly. Nothing to see with the other Fox crap. Got a nice banana before that attempt but still some work to do on the technique