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3 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

 

Now just to get replacements for Weideman AND macDonald

On 4/7/2022 at 11:16 PM, DeeSpencer said:

I wanted to reach through the tv and slap the big Neanderthal for once again throwing his team mates under the bus in public. By far his worst trait as captain. 

I think it was actually a wry dig at Lever whose " job" that usually is 

14 hours ago, Ugottobekidding said:

Weid has played a good game, Tmac hasn't played a good game for a long, long time.

Some truth in that but then Weid has only played about 3 good games in 6 years.

Btw the last one wasn't actually that good and I bet Sparrow is pleased it was TMac not Weid on the goal line in the G/F... Both Kossi and TMac do things each game that Weideman can't even dream about 

My take is that Rogan is about as useful to considered  community opinion as is a quasi anorexic footballers wife with chiselled jaw ,botox lips painted eyebrows and inflated self worth labelling herself a " social influencer".

27 minutes ago, rjay said:

I wish we could find a Mick Taylor to fill our forward line.

That was LJ,but there arnt many of those around .( smile)

LJ just "swayed" through the packs and flew to catch the sunlight in his hands like a Mick Taylor solo

2 minutes ago, binman said:

According to Buddhism, everything in human life, all objects, as well as all beings whether in heavenly or hellish or earthly realms in Buddhist cosmology, is always changing, inconstant, undergoes rebirth and redeath (Samsara). 

Goody is not a Buddhist.

 

It is also said that the attitude that causes grief (aka suffering) is the mind in the sway of the " 8 worldly winds"...seeing choices in terms of wishing or  avoidance.

Goody might suggest that he makes calm analysis his go to analysis( smile)

Assuming BBB is in then I'm for Tom although it still could go either way I guess. But the thing is that I see Weid and MFC like I see  Ronnie Wood and The Rolling Stones!...  Weid and Ron are good  and both have certain skills to bring.

For mine Ron was a fill in session muso when Keef was unreliable and Mick Taylor didn't fit. Now he's a "Stone" albeit creepy weird and a  shizen artist.

Weid is a fill in forward whose quirks are he that doesn't contest on the ground and flies beautifully on a lead then drops the mark! He can pinch hit in the ruck as well.

Any  band Ronnie plays with is lesser for it but we forget Taylor and Brian Jones and accept them as picked.

If Weid becomes a "Dee" we will forget how that forward line could look if LJ or even Watts had found their place in the 22.

It's not as if Weid hasn't been in the rehearsal room for long enough now to show his chops  , but at least he's not creepy weird.

Tom stays for the time being anyway,though he looks a little personally uncomfortable at times.

16 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Yea it could just be sadly Tmac or Weid are not the option this year. Hope I'm wrong.

One of them has to keep the seat warm for Van Rooyan....  Neither of them are exciting me though. 

If Tom could run like he used to and didn't give away mindless 50 metres ..  or If Weid could hold a contested mark..

First world problems at this end of the season really

5 hours ago, DubDee said:

Like rpfc mentioned above, it was the same for Brown last year. I back Weed to come good. If he gets confident feels part of the 22 I reckon it could all come together 

BBB had a record of success to point to

A couple of marks in a final 4 years ago is not much for Weid to pump himself up like he did pre season pre Covid pre signing renewal

4 hours ago, Jontee said:

Last time I looked it was at the Adelaide oval.

Kozzies kicked 3 this year and Charlie has one.  No where near last years pace.

They have been excellent at the 1%ers but the 90%ers come first - kicking goals, which adds pressure on its own.

And in defense of Spargo I think he is playing higher up the ground.

And No I am not calling for either of them to be dropped.

Kossie might benefit from dropping weight ( perhaps muscle)

38 minutes ago, wizardinoz said:

Is Weid a poor man's Juice Newton?

I didn't have the nerve to say it

10 hours ago, 58er said:

Not sure  Weid should be discarded yet as this game had no forward vibes or stars at all.

It took the most likely and skilful forward of all to get 3 goals so that how hard it was to generate scoring. 

Tmac did play more usefully than Weid but maybe he could be Med Sub and give Sam another chance to succeed. 

Down  back it will be a slow burn getting our best 7 together with encumbants being favoured by the Goody selection process.
All in all we have 30 plus players in our depth st this stage with about 3 out of action.  It's still a work in progress!! 
 

How many seasons of " chances to succeed" do you think Weid deserves?

WS it prior to 2020 he said he was going to make his big move and become the main man up forward?

Was it 2018 he had a good finals game with 3(?) marks?

TMac is surely cooked ..he's gone this Christmas like the turkey , but Weid can wait his turn for the future .

We've been waiting long enough.

One last season for Tom..he could still kick 30 and upset a few packs in the process

2 hours ago, DEE fence said:

We still haven't beaten anyone, haha

So anyway humble pie time

Everytime I think Harmes is off the boil, and his position is suspect he turns in a belter of a game. Was really impressed yesterday and loved post game footage showing him power from back 1/3rd to front 3rd for a mark and goal, his running was stellar. I really wish the club would let us see some of their running times they are spectacular athletes and not just Langdon and ANB.

On attack...

I want Weid to have another chance because i thought our fwd 50 entries were poor, am not complaining about the win but i really don't understand our execution into forward 50 yesterday and haven't read an explanation that satisfies me. I totally get bank the wins, and you can understand from my handle I am into the defense, and Goodwins' presser was totally fair and insightful. But I still think the inside 50's were slack and neither Tmac or Weid got a fair shake. 

I did notice Weid back pedaling like crazy in one contest when he realized he had been sucked under the flight of the ball and in another he was ineffectually stuck on the side of the contest, but overall there was not enough contests to have a decent sample size to make a judgement on whether he stays or goes. That said i think BBB is in his best form.

Also

Cannot agree that Sparrow > Brayshaw, even on potential. Like Sparrow and will be servicable due to his strength but Brayshaw clearly has more vision and weapons.

Weid will get yet another chance when someone is injured or Tom loses the plot .

Otherwise there is no reason to play him in best 22.

5 hours ago, Sydee said:

Right there is your problem - nobody knows what he can consistently deliver because even when he has given consecutive games he failed to lock down a position - so we really have no clear idea what his "known form" is

I'm not saying he doesn't deserve another crack next week just that we should not be reconfiguring our whole forward structure around him - he needs to find a way to work with any structure , any week 

My personal view is that he looks a significantly better player when allowed to run onto the ball (leading with space in front) - he is very easily pushed aside by key defenders and is never going to succeed relying on contested marking. If there is away to free up that space without compromising the ability of other forwards to contribute then great. Fritta seems to be able to make this work with astute timing for his leads and clever positioning around the drop of the ball. 

One of the big challenges for Sam is to ensure that each time he takes the field he walks off having made a meaningful contribution as is the case with the whole squad. This doesn't always have to be measured on goals kicked but the gap between Sam's better games and poorer performances remains significant 

Yeah as I have said, here and on the old Ology  ,Weid leads well and can kick it too.

If you can't catch it under pressure and you have had years and years of time to establish a place in the mix then you are either  just depth ,waiting for someone to retire or a list clogger.

How long did they pick Weid at the expense of BBB  before he got a chance and took it?

The" give him a chance" argument is laughably back to front

11 hours ago, Supreme_Demon said:

Sorry but I gotta put in my 3 word comment for Sam Weideman.

Disappointing effort tonight.

 

After last week kicking 4 goals against Essendon I held high hopes he would contribute. I barely noticed him tonight.

Weideman .. predicable follow up

Time after time

Softer than Watts

Excellent as depth

1 hour ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Doesn't he own a farm as his "day job"?

I dont imagine farms for ex football players are usually about making a living wage.

They do it just  because that's what their mates all do...and good luck to them I say.

I don't criticise BT for being on a good wicket. It's just that he's a terrible caller and surely someone/anyone else could do better.

They all have a use by date ,we naturally get tired of them; it's just he never should have had a start date

47 minutes ago, Ollie fan said:

I don’t get it. People calling for Tomlinson to be dropped?? - our defence held them to less than 40 points (3 of the goals in junk time) and was Tommo ever actually beaten one-on-one? Why change it? 
 

The Weid/TMac question is really difficult. Weid is holding most of his marks (at last!) and is probably the future - but TMac does a hell of a lot of blocking/heavy work. I’ll trust the selectors.

YeH I was wrong Weid held 3 (rather than 1) marks but of course didn't like j a goal.

He now averages 2 a game though, so maybe that will keep him in the team!

TMac is in an awful space but is still miles ahead of Weid.... for now.

He's probably cooked and the clo k is ticking but they could try Van Rooyan first if possible  ..One would hope anyway.

Weid equals depth

Weeds are what you keep around the edges  until you plant something that will flower

1 hour ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

I'd give Weid a pass if he kicks 5 Steve.

If he kicks one I will be amazed 

2 minutes ago, DEE fence said:

So I was worried about how Lever would come back, as he has not always been great 1st match back from a spell but I think he looks good so that is promising. Weid dropped a sitter am praying very hard for him. Our system down back look solid. Max is on fire with marking, best game this year. I have a feeling Viney is quite angry and is going to eat someone.

 

FMD Umpire...

Weid dropped a sitter?

Surely not

17 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Just completed a day's hard labour at The Manor.

So a quick post while the maid finalises my Zoutzoukakia. ( I instructed her to withhold the cumin as it ruins a decent red)

Re footy.

Goal kickers will be the key tonight.

Can Weid back it up?

Will Tmac find some form under pressure?

A bag from Fitta would be handy.

However, it may be the big boys who deliver the coup de grace . Port don't match us in the ruck department, so don't be surprised if Jacko and Max do some damage sneaking forward.

Dees easily if we kick straight.

Weid won't hold a mark ( well maybe one) despite leading well, and probably won't kick a goal .

On 2/27/2022 at 4:32 AM, Fanatique Demon said:

Great news! According to The Age, “Eddie McGuire steps away from calling footy”.

What a wonderful day. BT… You’re next.
 

Unfortunately Eddie doesn't need the work,but BT does...he can't do anything else so he won't walk away they would have to sack him.....please

On 2/20/2022 at 12:40 PM, Demon17 said:

The AFL Supporters Survey released today, and hightlighted on The Age back page, talks about, among other things,  fans fed up with the boys club commentary ruining the watching spectacle on tele.

Who'd have thought?

But the good news is Ch 7 is allocating this season Daisy Peace to the Friday night commentary team for special comments, moving Wayne Carey to Saturday.

How good is that, but a good call by 7 after Daisy's suberb comments contribution on the GF. At times it was emabarrassingly good. Well done to 7 on that.

She even had BT saying during the GF's 3rd quarter "....Daise , can you explain just what's  happened...?"  So she did.

Priceless.

At one stage when I tired of re watching " bang bang bang....bang!" I went through the game to listen to BT talking from the cheat sheet he must bring to games to try and match to what he thinks is happening and the waited for Daisy to gently correct him a little later so as not to embarrass him too much more than he does to himself.

Actually it was only 3 or 4 times but it was great fun and highlights how useless BT is.

She's a lot more careful working with Hodge

I 

6 hours ago, bing181 said:

Brown won't come in, he's only out of quarantine on Thursday, and will have had a week without full training. Could be wrong, but I'd be surprised.

Are you saying he'd be fresh?

We won't get rid for Weid for half the season now so TMac out and the forward line will have to adjust to having a tall who can't compete in a pack on board

Lever  and Brown in 

Hunt and TMac out

19 minutes ago, Pipefitter said:

Love that we are banking wins while the rest of last years top 4 are falling apart. 

Richmond and Geelong are on a precipice..

This is like Barty being number one..

The superstars are fading ,it was the newbies she would have needed to watch. A couple of them will be champs.

We really won't know much until round 5 or 6.

When the scibes start talking about a flag for Buddy rather than Sydney you know it's a phoney war

12 hours ago, monoccular said:

Who replaces Hunt will depend on who is available.

And not sure of any injury updates tonight - Rivers was said to be hobbling a bit again.

I guess Tom McD gets to stay largely because of his adaptability, though were Weed to have a really good game tomorrow it could be tempting to give him a run.

Speculation on Weeds form in the "twos" takes me  back about 4 seasons when the Dee's had a list full  of second level champions who, when called for, weren't even depth players