Ungarieboy

Should we have rested TMac because he had a quiet game the week before, if so we would have lost to Sydney. Sydney would be build confidence and have an easier run (less pressure) into the finals. They would also draw confidence if they met us in the finals. You play your best team and beat all opposition teams. Note each loss experienced by the opposition adds pressure to win an extra game. This can lead to playing players who are 50/50 and the possibility that they are then not available for finals. Also the pressure from having to win do or die games can build a mental toll which effects performance as time wears on. Winning games is more than just 4 points.

Good pick up.Forgot about ANB he played well.

Tmac May Oliver Harmes Salem Spargo

Salem Tmac Langdon Trac ANB Lever

Lever Gawn Langdon Salem Hunt Picket Want to get Tmac in as well

Lever Gawn Fritsch Salem Trac Brayshaw

Something I noticed a lot was our forwards would lead a lot laterally or to the incoming forward flank; which created a lot of space behind this on a 45 degree (from the square) angle in the other direction, which we never led into at all that I can remember. Of course if this space is so prevalent so close to goal then the remaining space is going to be even more crowded.

Watching the game live provides a different perspective and it was hard to see a lot at the other end so this may be somewhat controversial Pickett Gawn Hunt Spargo Brayshaw Jones

A big thanks to the Melbourne Cheer squad for landing my daughter a flag to wave and gifting my 4 year old one. Made for a really enjoyable night.

I was sitting behind the goals and what I noticed was Tmac didn't drop the ball, the opposition spoilt it. Importantly though was how often he got to the contest despite the kick advantaging GWS, bringing it to ground - without doing this this Kicket, Spargo, ANB wouldn't have been in the play anywhere near as much. It may not always lead to a crumbled goal but with the subsequent applied pressure a rushed kick out can lead to a repeat forward entry and an opposition backline that becomes more stressed and unstructured.

Picket Salem Olivet Gawn Hunt Tomilson

Actually the teams we are competing with also got similar draws.

Don't know why people think Picket should be a walkup start on last year's form, as my recollection was he more often than not late to the party (chasing players rather than tackling them, or being just that little bit late to the fall of the ball). This though could easily be resolved by natural maturity and experience.

We need a backup ruck, and our backs are looking thin. If May or Lever go down then we are in trouble. Hibberd, Jetta are becoming depth. I expect though Tmac is likely be backup KPB and ruck. I would try him on the wing (if he could regain his mobility)

Am I missing something, Key forwards are in the team to mark the ball not bring it to ground, that's the role of a key back!!!

Its actually very simple, Max just needs to punch the ball forward (allowing us to run towards goal; they alternatively have to gather and turn into our midfielders or dish of to someone heading towards congestion). A couple of these will have them quickly drop the Center behind the ruck, allowing our midfield to have the numbers advantage for a tap.

Tom's right! Many supporters seem to think that unless a player is elite, then they must be junk and fair game for abuse (not being relevant). No team has won a premiership comprising only A grader's (supported by elite) look at our very own Stephen Armstrong as a Weagle premiership player. There's even a Morton who won a premiership. Oscar performs admirably and as strange as it seems I am more relaxed with him kicking than most of our other talls (he's safe, despite others like May being better kicks). Many seem to base a lot of their opinion on his early output when he was thrown into a struggling team, as a KPP, while very young (and not fully developed). As a coach I do not just see the numbers as performance. I currently have an inside midfielder who doesn't wrack the big numbers expected of the role (which others in the team could do better), but when he plays in the midfield we never lose it and rarely is a goal scored against us (they predominantly happen on his rotations). I seem to recall Omac coming into the team this year which equated to May and Lever performance lifting to new levels, which they then maintained ' making Omacs role less of a need; but would they have gotten to that point without the confidence gained from Omacs inclusion. This is not say he cannot be traded, it's just an observation that he does have value, he is a contributor, and can form part of a premiership team. Ironically calls for him being traded is actually recognition that he can play such a role (for someone)!

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. our forwards haven't functioned for two years, it will not again without change. What that change looks like is the question. In fact, the 2018 blip aside, it hasn't functioned for a very long time. By function I mean conversion relative to opportunity. Talk of building structure around Weids, Jackson, Brown, is reinforcing this when you consider Fritsch is our most likely to generate a scoring opportunity. To many of our forwards like to get the easy over the back goal, not the far harder presenting to the ball carrier (leading up the ground). This may also be a reflection on our midfielders who prefer to hit the safe and easier to hit lead into the pocket; rather than pinpointing a lead at pace towards the ball carrier which generates seperation, but has less margin for error (kick).

He will win it next year (still qualifies, I believe)

Like what North are doing, by going hard for free agents with over the top offers, it forces other clubs to increase theres beyond the reasonable; impacting their list management. Carlton will now be vulnerable to raids on their younger players.

Noting the lineups, this could easily be "first goal wins"!!!

Jetta Tmac Lever Hibberd Omac Lockhart Rivers Brayshaw Salem Trac May Viney Fritta Weids Bennel Gawn Trac Langdon Hunt Hannan Tomilson Spargo AVB for Brayshaw if injured, ANB for Hunt or Tomilson if we can forsake some run.

Actually, it is sometimes easier to reach 200+ games at a weaker club; where you may be gifted some games early, have less competition for spots, and then hung onto a little longer at the end of your career.

I rate Clarko as the best in the business by a fair bit, but Go through history and see how many premiership coaches have won a premiership at their next club(s); or even been successful. Leigh Mathews is the only one that comes to mind. Voss I expect will have served his apprenticeship properly this time, and hopefully mellowed somewhat (aka buckley). Mitchell does have appeal but likely a year or 2 to soon. Yze worth a look, Unlesd he"s changed, Lyons destroys culture and we'll be complaining even louder in 2-3 years time. Who's the assistant at Geelong?

You have gone about this the wrong way, ask yourself (better your friends who support other teams) what draft pick they would give up to get our player? Example: Gawn 2 first round or a top 5 pick Trac and May a top 10 pick Oliver a first round pick many are happy to give up a top 10 Lever, Fritta, Weids end of first round/early second round Brayshaw, VIney 2nd round pick Langdon, Rivers ironically Jetta is still valued all get a nibble for a third round pick The rest aren't rated as anything more than grabbing if free or trying to get a steal. Harmes is an example of this where they would quickly grab him but not if it costs. Oh and Jackson is still viewed as 1st round based on potential.