Jump to content

Diamond_Jim

Life Member

Everything posted by Diamond_Jim

  1. I think what many people are saying that while his handballing is fantastic imagine what he might achieve by increasing his kick numbers. Close analysis of Sunday's games shows there were at least a couple of times when he could have kicked to advantage but he chose instinctively to handball to no advantage. He could be an absolute star of the game rather than the very very good player he is at present.
  2. That is high praise... not sure that I agree he is at that level yet and I certainly don't think he achieved that ability at VFL level. Interesting that no one has mentioned his reluctance/inability to run repeated leads.
  3. now you are talking .... I would pay extra for crowd noise only not to mention the ability to access different camera angles. The hyped up commentary is really jarring ... to me at least
  4. Is that not Tom Macs primary role? Not disagreeing by the way but just trying to understand how we rank his success or otherwise as a role player. He is listed as having zero hitouts for yesterday's game. Not sure how much time he spent in the ruck.
  5. Very reasonable opinion but Tom Mac is so more powerful as a marking forward than the Weid at present. Would you be prepared to reduce Tom Mac's goal scoring?
  6. Diamond_Jim replied to Demonland's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    The radio comments were also rather disparaging at a personal level. Have no difficulty with the club getting on the front foot about this one. Oliver was sacrificed to the powers that be.. let's not see it happen again.
  7. Weid has now had two games and undoubtedly he will play the next two. Interested in hearing from the experts what is the Weid's role in a team including McDonald and Hogan. Simply relieving in the ruck is not adequate and if it is we need to start ranking his hit out efficiency. Is he a decoy forward or a linkman perhaps? This post is not meant to be a criticism of the Weid or for that matter a case for the inclusion of Pederson ( he would face the same problem of finding a defined role).
  8. Diamond_Jim replied to btdemon's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    the run to the bye has always been the key to our success. Turning at 7-4 is a minimum as 6 wins in the second half of the season will be great. 13 wins gets you 7-8 We can still turn at 8-3 and ride our luck with say 7 wins and maybe push for top 4. Today and the next two games is the softest part of our draw. Adelaide up north is a very big game as is the QB match.
  9. Diamond_Jim replied to McQueen's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Agree and listening to Viney being interviewed pre game it's a real possibility. Add his length out of the game with the fact that it is a road trip to play in what I thought would be warm conditions but I see the forecast is only for 22 ... my head says return for the Carlton game. With next week being a road game and a short turn around there may be an argument to rest someone and return Garlett. Wagner might also bob up... Interesting but good problems for the selection committee this week
  10. nah.... Pies fill the media again this week
  11. In the third quarter he was streaming into goal and handpasses at about 65-70 out.... the handpass puts the receiver under pressure ... Oliver plays a blinder to recover the ball and handballs again... the receiver fluffs the kick and Saints take the ball away. Oliver had two very good chances to kick the ball to the 20 metre mark where there were marking players available together with crumbers.... His goal in the last quarter came after he tried to handball but couldn't give it off. Great problem to have but he needs to balance the kick to handball ratio if he is going to be the star that all of us believe he is capable of becoming.
  12. Thoroughly enjoyable afternoon at the Footy. Nice to know that feeling of smugness that Hawthorn supporters have had for so long. Now for the Suns !!
  13. There was the first one
  14. A real team effort. Brayshaw BOG Welcome back
  15. We are all over them. The ground is a disgrace. Impossible to bounce the ball on the run. 50 points up at 3/4 time please
  16. Tom MC in the forward line is so pleasant. Great goal
  17. Good teams kick those
  18. Their goal kicking is enjoyable at present.. we need to take advantage
  19. Saints did it for us = No Riewoldt. Seriously Riewoldt was the master at playing between the zones. Should be a good win today.
  20. Diamond_Jim replied to btdemon's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    The forward press we are adopting may go some way to explaining why Jeff Garlett is not having the impact he had in recent seasons. Many of his goals are the one on one over the back relying on space and speed. Perhaps the game plan is better suited by a player like Hannan. Would hate to see Jeff go the way of Dunn and Garland.
  21. Diamond_Jim replied to btdemon's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    understand but it carries with it the kick to a contest theme and you rely upon the scrum to push it forward and then lock it in. The risk/ reward equation is not there at present. Will be very interested in the success ratio over the next three weeks. Vastly outnumbering the opposition on forward 50 entries is a wonderful stat but it is tiring and mentally sapping if it is not accompanied by some reward on the scoreboard.
  22. Watched North live twice this year against us and Port. Both times they were well beaten and didn't inspire confidence at any level. And then they have beaten Hawks and the Swans. Pre season I did not rate North, Collingwood, Essendon and Freo as any/much chance for the 8. Like the black knight in Monty Python time for North to give up but they always have a twist.
  23. Diamond_Jim replied to btdemon's post in a topic in Melbourne Demons
    Essendon's handball to kick ratio was incredibly bad yesterday. With the moving press there is not time for the ring a rosy handballs of the past simply because in that time the kick receiver is covered. Hard to fix it if you have a majority of players who have problems with the kick under pressure. Exhibit 1 Salem's kick from full back last week when called to play on.
  24. GWS had a few more of their stars playing against the Saints. GWS were in control all day but couldn't break free of a close tackling St Kilda. Saints had a 3 goal burst at the end of the game and GWS missed a couple of easy ones... Saints should be an easy one if we profess to going anywhere this season... no excuses
  25. Yes.... channel 7... hopefully it's a ratings winner !!