Diamond_Jim

Sam has averaged around 1.3 to 1.5 goals per game at VFL level. His maximum for a season is 25 last year for ten games. One of those was a seven goal haul. In 2017 he kicked 14 for the season of which 9 were kicked in two games. He is far from a goal machine. I suspect Juice's figures were a lot better and..... well we all know what happened there http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=197676903&client=1-3020-111714-294694-20320282

on paper they look even better

They have a reason for winning. For us winning or losing is irrelevant if it doesn't advance the team. VFL level football is not of a standard that it provides a solid proving ground for players. We are perversely in luck that we can experiment at AFL level. There is no one at VFL level pushing for their spots anyway.

hope Goodwin and his coaching panel have a read... gutsy by Lewis

Like last week hard to get into the other games when the mood is so flat but a big day for the Pies if they can destroy the Bombers. The rest of the games bar one look easy to pick on paper but we will see. Geelong V WCE could be interesting.

Cox has a minimum six inch height advantage that Colingwood have learnt to use well. Same does not go Weideman but I agree delivery could improve

pick 6 for a reasonably performing number 1 pick entering his playing prime.... never was a good deal

The situation definitely needs to be managed well. Our history with captains over the last ten plus years has been abysmal.

Not much use sending Weideman to Casey. The same with Hunt. They need to be played until the bye at least and then reviewed. Keep Garlett in and hopefully he is replaced by an in form Spargo after the bye. Watch for a game or two to play Petty and surely Keilty deserves a shot at some stage. And of course change the gameplan. Goodwin is in danger of losing the playing group if he continues with it. Doesn't matter one way or the other if we win against the Hawks but lose in the manner we have every game this season and the morale will plummet.

As a start I would like to see three or four players personally mentored by ex senior players with the right skills and attitude. These players are Petracca, (Aaron Davey), Weideman, (Neitz), Hunt (??). If we can lift those players by 10-20% its a big impact. Each has raw skill that for one reason or another is not being realised. As I keep saying abandon the gameplan at Casey and concentrate on skills development for the foreseeable future. Play the gameplan (whatever it is) for say one half every two or three matches if necessary. At both levels winning is not the mantra for the 2019 season...it is performance

Gameplan ....anyone

it was over last week and probably was over after the Essendon debacle

nothing new.. it was always his problem at VFL level

Well ahead on hit outs and well down on clearances.... business as usual... gameplan please

well..that was a good quarter.... as they say in Eurovision....Nul Points !!

and at VFL level he never recovered that form

Must say I have been really enjoying the Monkey Shoulder...

Spargo is icing on the cake. In a strong skilful team he can deliver that strategic edge. He really isn't suited to our gameplan. Then again that could be said about a lot of the MFC players

Which will be our only quarter.... I predict number 2. Just enough to get us within say 20 points at half time to give hope to those who do not know there is no hope for this season

I think we hold the honour of giving every interstate team except one their first win at the MCG. I wonder if we might complete the bingo card with the Wandering Suns one day. Who can forget the day of the Orange bananas with the rent a cheersquad boys for GWS.

Casey play Richmond on Saturday. It would be good to see KK on the field.

The only hope is that Richmond haven't quite hit stride for the season.

Not one of the ins has demanded a place on form. Garlett snagged a couple of goals against North who last year were goalless against us at VFL level and then got a goal against the kids. Smith.. cannot recall him doing anything Stretch.. probably the most deserving but is the perennial inclusion/exclusion ANB... a game against the boys Lockhart... shows our lack of depth As to speed three of these guys were in the team that was taken apart by the Hawks VFL team. Hard to get enthused

.... expendable... he's our only forward at present and that's not saying much. Need to rethink the gameplan and see if you can spark it up with say a Preuss and Garlett combo. Also need to work on our goal kicking from 50 metre set shots. We are as many have said, just simply too predictable

Neeldesque.... will it replace MFCSS ... it's trending