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Yeah strange. That's a good point. Seems he was a fanboy of Beveridge but maybe offered little other than some wacky names for things.

You'd think Goody would want to implement his own ideas and not all of Jennings. So its likely Goody only actions half of what Jennings recommended. You'd think a senior coach would want to own the strategy so maybe that caused friction.

Yeah its true. For all his knowledge and strategy, it still wasn't enough to overcome factors like having your best 4-5 players off the park for most of the year. That aligns with his Pareto Principle analogy though, that 20% of your players account for 80% of the result. T Mac, Melksham, Jetta im looking at you.

Anyone hear Jennings on SEN today? Guy has a massive amount of knowledge on the game & strategy. Great to listen to: https://www.sen.com.au/programs/whateley/ He's gonna be a big loss for us, although he is Goody's best mate so I assume he'd be in his ear quite a bit which is good. Listen to what he says from the 18 minute mark....where he dissects the Bulldogs new game plan style and says that's the strategy he'd employ if coaching somewhere in 2020.

I'm warming to the idea of splitting the pick. Our list has that many glaring holes in it, a highly talented U18 player won't help, especially in their first 1-2 years. Look at what Lukosious, Rankine & King did from picks 2-4 this year..jack s$#t. With picks 13 & 17 hypothetically instead, we can trade one or both in for talent that can make an impact, and possibly still get a 1st round draft pick.

@Demon3 Interesting and I think you're right. Despite being the best in contested possession & inside 50 differential over past 2 years it simply doesn't work. There was a 'holy trinity' stat that said if you win CP, I50 & Disposal Efficiency I think teams win 80% of games. I'd say that's where the footy department put their eggs. However correlation isn't always causation & 6/6/6 has stuffed it.

How many does a team really need? I would argue just 1-2 max. Pies have just Adams with Pendles, Sidebottom & Treloar outside Tigers have Prestia with Shane Edwards + Martin (inside & outside) So we have: Oliver Viney Brayshaw Harmes Others who can go mid: Petracca & Salem So we clearly have 1-2 we can offload. We need outside skillful running types like Treloar, Sheed, Higgins.

This article from HPN Footy highlights where the Dees Mids, Forwards & Backline stood in relation to other teams as of July 12th. Suprisingly our midfield was ranked 2nd in the league. But as you can see our Forward line is the biggest weakness, with backline not far behind. See screenshot attached. https://www.hpnfooty.com/?p=31795 This suggests that over the off-season the main focus has to be creating a functional forward line again. For me this isn't too big a task, but what we really need is someone to replace the Hogan role. A big roaming forward that opposition key backs are wary of is priority #1. This allows Bridesmaid Tmac to get off the chain & 2nd bridesmaid Weideman to pop up and take the 3rd best defender. Priority #2 is a genuine proven small forward like a Papley or someone that can actually crumb and kick goals. I think the backline will fix itself after a summer of Lever, May & Hibberd playing together. Although i think Hibberd is cooked and on the decline. Maybe his role needs to be replaced too?

Yeah. His no.1 aim should be to get the attitude & motivation of his players into a positive state. This can be achieved by focusing on certain facts like "hey you get to play professional football for a living - [censored] enjoy it!" & "there's a reason you got to this level, use your strengths & remind us all why again!".

Its a hard one because Jones is a loyal champ of the MFC, but when he leaves the side I dare say we'll be better for it. I'd say he has at least 1 maybe 2 years to go.

The captain has more impact/say out on the ground than a coach. A book called The Captains Class studies 16 of the most successful sporting teams in history around the world. It revealed they all had one thing in common: an excellent captain. This didn't mean the best player as most of the time they weren't but they had the right characteristics of a good captain. When Jordan won 3 championships with the Bulls the captain was Bill Cartwright and when he left the team didn't win anymore championships even with Jordan. Book summary: • An analysis of the greatest pro sports teams in history found captains are critical to a team’s success. • The best captains play for their teams, not their egos. • This effect may be just as applicable in the military or the office. Walker’s top 16 teams had captains who played for their teams rather than their egos, embodied by players like Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs. Duncan sacrificed larger salaries, flashy stats, and media fanfare for the good of his team, Walker argued. Walker determined that elite captains like Duncan have seven traits. They are extremely resilient. They play to the limits of the rules. They do thankless jobs. They communicate clearly with all members of their team. They motivate through nonverbal displays. They have strong convictions and aren’t afraid to be different. They have total control of their emotions. Now lets look at Jones who Paul Roos said back in 2014 was 'haunted by the past' & expected to lose from experience: https://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-08-03/dees-haunted-by-the-past?fbclid=IwAR1NGm78nDTyAyjX5XnAs3fG26ndirQiO9YQ-9GUWhl1lx8idt-K5sz0QP4 So is a captaincy change what we really need?

Very intelligent post Watson11 you sound like you actually understand how the game is played and have a solid grasp of the numbers. I'm gladdened by the fact Goodie is trying new game plan mid season as its not a common thing. Given we're at rock bottom, in a way its a positive to have this luxury to test & tweak mid season. I guess the other key ingredient is total player 'buy-in' to a game plan. That would give an additional 5%-10% as its so key all 22 are bought in. You can see Richmond's players are 110% "bought-in" as they're all in the right place at right time. I'm sure Goody will get the balance right & go into 2020 with a solid game plan that can win games. The other key element is list strengths and playing to those. If the new game plan is required then do we have the cattle for it? My fear is we've built the last 5 years around CP's & clearances. Perhaps we can pivot with a few good outside ball users and it won't be a full 180. Fingers crossed.

I think collectively we are in stage 4 Depression. Statements like 'sack the coach', 'trade Gawn' etc. Helpless overreactions that would actually make things worse, because we think it can't get any worse. In about a month we will all be at Acceptance and it won't seem so bad. We'll have some optimism back for 2020 and this year will be a bad memory.

Its true Axis of Bob nobody has a real understanding of what they're trying to do. To an outsider it looks nonsensical when it doesn't work. But of course there is a specific game plan with a lot of strategic thinking behind it from very good football brains like Goodwin, Craig Jennings etc.. My fear is that it worked prior to 6-6-6 very well and we were [censored] by that introduction. Remember Goody playing 2 off the back square? Difference with Richmond is they DONT try to win clearances & contested possession. WE DO as our 1 wood. Stats show if you win CP's, Clearances & Inside 50's you win 85% of games or something. Hence the strategy makes sense on paper to win. Problem is if DE% or Goal accuracy is bad you wo'nt win. To play like Richmond would mean being ok with losing clearances, knowing you would turn the ball over as opposition tried to enter their forward 50. Then you waltz the ball out and score on counter attack. It's all about where you want your scoring chains to start from. To do that you need good intercept backmen. Hello Lever & May, which we never had before.

The 5 I'd want in from that side: Hannan Vandenberg Melksham Jetta Hibberd

Play Pruess forward FFS, if only to give Tmac the 2nd best defender and a chance to kick 2+ goals. T Mac cannot handle being the main option up forward.

I'd image tackling is the hardest action with crook shoulders, or perhaps overhead marking. Wayne Carey had crook shoulders & it didn't stop him being a gun.

Swap Lewis out for Lever, that's our ideal 2019 back line. Yes you lose a little bit of good ball use, but we have Salem for that. We also stop the 1-2 goals cost per game from Lewis (at least) via brain fade/free kick or slowness. Then Lever stops 1-2 goals via intercept mark, something Lewis cannot do. All other areas of the game like tackling, handball, etc. they are about the same, Lever probably a better tackler. There you go no brainer, Lewis done when Lever is back & fit. Dees a 2-3 goal better Defence.

I think point 3 is about dreaming big, ie. "We believe we can win the 2018 premiership" vs. "Lets aim to make finals". Not sure the players are encouraged to think about the former, taken by the whole 'one week at a time' mantra you hear.

So much of a teams success is between the ears. Do we have a sports psychologist at the club? Do we need one? Jordan Lewis spoke about some players dropping their heads & getting deflated when things weren't going our way in the 1st quarter, with all the missed goals etc. There was a book written about the most successful US College Basketball & NFL teams/coaches called Think Like a Warrior. The 4 core mental attitudes applied were: 1. I focus on only the things I have total control over: my effort and my attitude. 2. I love what I do and I attack each day with joy & enthusiasm 3. I dream big & ignore the naysayers 4. I am relentless & will never give up. Giving up is a choice winner's don't take. Another quote from the book: "What does it mean to have a warrior's mindset? It means that we go into battles knowing that sometimes we will win and sometimes we will lose. But regardless of the outcome, a warrior never, every gives up or backs down from the next fight. A warrior never quits. A warrior must make the decision that no matter what challenge he is currently facing or what setback he just went through, he is going to charge ahead again and again with reckless abandon. It doesn't matter how many times the warrior gets knocked down, he will always get back up. Again and again." Would this help our players?

Who's the team with the most inside 50 efficiency? Tigers? Bombers? Whoever. The Dees just need to copy their style. We'd be better off dribbling kicks along the ground IMO. It can't be that hard to fix.

Kicked it to Garlett with 2 Swans players on him. Needs to learn from this.

They have every right to be arrogant.

You watch T Mac wait and time his marking properly. Hogan cannot do this. Even the weed is a better contested mark.

He continually over runs under the kick, then complains like a baby when it's not lace out. If he asks to go home you let him go and get Adam Cerra or Langdon in return, any day of the week.