Hellish Inferno

2 minutes ago, A F said:

I don't know how many times Goodwin and co have to hammer home the point of consistency, but they just don't get it.

I thought we'd drop the Freo game, but I was worried about this too. Whenever we look like we're moving in the right direction, this group switch off.

Yep x 1000

Should have switched to man on man and put an extra or two in the backline to stop the onslaught of goals with the wind

Did we have any plan for and against the wind?? Didn't seem to change. The swans certainly did

Is Brown our only forward???

Horrible leading patterns and reading of the play

To be honest, ANB's tackle was a bit worse but for him to get 4 weeks and Dalhaus get off with a fine is ridiculous. 2 weeks and 1 week respectively would have been ok with me

We had no answer to their series of quick handballs out into space for the runners

This is due to poor stoppage structure and poor defensive structure around the ground. Partly due to coaching and partly due to poor work rate. But it just seemed to me that we didn't have a plan for them, the plan failed or was poorly executed

How much opp analysis and preparation actually goes on? It's meant to be a big area for AFL teams but so many times I get the impression we bring a similar plan each week without adapting it much

Also, like many have said I'd be looking to drop Tmac, bringing in Brown. Also drop Pickett or Spargo and bring in Bedford. Finally, bring in Rivers for Hannan and push Harmes forward in rotation with midfield.

This is what I see when I load the homepage without scrolling or clicking anywhere...

Has the Ox hit back? Fairly rich coming from Hardwick...

Fails badly on the simple test - how many clicks does it take to get to what you want

When I used it for the first time earlier in the year I couldn't believe how hard it was to find the match centre/results page. 

They used to have a nice graphic at the top of the homepage that showed each game for the round. Now it's this annoying pop-up that is not user friendly at all.

5 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Just keep Oliver in the centre square at every bounce. 

Preuss doing well, better than I thought he'd go. Plus his long kicks have been great. Accurate kicking also helps. 

Spargo doing well. Just saty down and don't fly for the marks. 

Just need to tighten down on pendles, adams and steele. 

But I love how after the pies kick a goal we seem to respond. 

The umps will relaise they have given us more frees, so no doubt they will try to even it up. 

Tommy is getting into the game and Weid has looked good. 

Just keep on going melbourne. 

What's your interpretation? ? @Satyriconhome

Worth noting with the horrible umpiring differential the last two weeks that Norf and Adelaide are No. 1 and 2 respectively on 'Frees For' average this season at 20.7 and 19.8

Compares to us on 16.6 (No. 13)

Amazingly, West Coast are last on 14.5 per game!! League average is 17.4

They changed the wording in the rules after Burgoyne's both tackles so that it covers instances where one arm is free also. Previously it had to be both arms pinned, which is apparently why he "got away with it"

3 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

We are on

good stuff

Just now, MF-C said:

we don't look on at all

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Always racks up a ridiculous number of scoring involvements. Invaluable

Everything he does is eye catching so hard to see him not polling well in his current form

With Jackson do we actually have one of the few, true 'all rounder' type players.

If his tank is good enough he can run around with the midfield, kick some goals in the forward line and take some saving marks in defence. Similar to Gawn in a way, but more athletic and dynamic at ground level.

Exciting!!

Nice to see some changes made this week, definitely thought the structure was much better! 

We really struggled with decision making, errors and the pressure but I think we'll get a lot of confidence out of the win.

Desperately hope that TMac is OK, otherwise Brown has to come in. This game clearly showed that multiple talls in the forward and backline are needed

Wow that was stressful, but woooo hoo!! Signs of life

Much better than previous weeks and the structure sooo much better with Omac and Weid in!! Shame about TMac as it forces this to change.

Lockhart no touches and one free kick against, currently -3 rating points...

2 minutes ago, Brownie said:

 

 

Because they don't pay it very often.

Yes, but seriously, it's obvious the ump was about to pay it, there was the obligatory wait for 2-3 seconds that always indicates that a HTB is about to be paid. Otherwise the ump whistles a ball-up immediately

Anyway, a small thing, but just annoying as it turns a free kick into a contested ball situation

Why do our players try and take it from the oppositions hands when the ump is about to pay holding the ball!!!???

Max had no one to kick to out of defensive 50 because he couldn't kick it to himself

Yep Smith and Lever cannot be in the same team. May, OMac and Lever are needed to get the right dynamic with each playing their role

Looks like he doesn't know when to go up and when to stay down, when to man up and when to guard the space. Always choosing the wrong option. Really poorly coached IMO and the defensive structure not working and not suiting his game

Our coaching team needs to coach to players strengths, they seem obsessed with everyone being able to fill multiple roles to the detriment of their natural game

Reading too much into the wording, but after returning the low-grade result he was tested again and "told" not to train.

So he may have actually trained...I wouldn't be surprised this was being twisted to suit agendas!

Also, if they got the low-grade result on Friday evening, why was he allowed to come to the club on Saturday morning at spend at least 20 minutes there before being told. Ever heard of a telephone and to stay at home to be tested in isolation???

4 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Is that prosciutto I see next to the avocado?

36 month aged proscuitto imported from Emilia-Romagna

15 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Hellish

could you imagine the unsupervised riff raff being allowed unsupervised into a super box. We are of course.. Melbourne ... but we do have supporters who cannot ski let alone know their pinot from a cabernet !!

Cheese platters for catering thank you very much

7 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

The exemption in NSW is justified on the "pub rule" namely the boxes are no different to a pub where you can have up to fifty people in one room provided there is 4 sq metre per person etc.

The MCG probably has at least one hundred odd "rooms and boxes"of varying sizes.

The problem is that it would not be a good look if the corporates got in but the fans did not. Then again..what's new.

That's why I suggested the three tier system with select number of tickets in each.

Speaking of tiers, would be interesting if the AFL can convinve the Vic govt. to also allow the outside seating areas to be 'roped off' so to speak into designated areas for up to 50 persons. Certainly more space than a corporate box inside...

Maybe the logistics is too difficult for controlling people moving around the stadium etc.