Bombay Airconditioning

Anyway I don’t know why I care so much, the AFLW and VFL teams might go back to back and that will make everything better….

Making top 4 on the back of beating up on weaker clubs twice in a season has all the hallmarks on the Lions of recent years. Good shape - scoring sources? Our problem is we can’t score against other top 4/8 hopefuls. Our fwds have no separation, the ball constantly being bombed in, no smalls at the drop of the ball. These are basics taught at junior level. How have we changed the way we play? I’d argue other teams have changed and we’re still hanging our hat on the 2021 flag. Fast ball movement by hand or foot to players running in numbers opens us up every time. We are too predictable, Dimma said it after Anzac Eve, everyone knows how to beat us they just didn’t have the cattle to execute it long enough. The last 2 weeks prove him to be correct. Due to other teams falling over themselves and our soft draw we will play finals. But unless we change the way we play we are simply fools gold. Yesterday’s loss was nothing to do with the absence of Petty and Oliver, purely an outdated gameplan and a coach refusing to change things up. How the [censored] can none of Goodwin (premiership coach), Choco (premiership coach) Yze (multiple assistant premiership coach) identify the way were playing and moving the ball inside fwd 50 is not sustainable this year?

In all honesty the ALFW and VFL premierships are nice to have but the fortunes of this great club rise and fall on the success of the men’s teams. We are a brainsnap / stubbornness away from turning this season around. For all of our so called coaching brainstrust, what can’t they see that the Pies are doing. Why do we continue to do what doesn’t work against quality opposition?

In other words what Collingwood is doing. Only difference is we can defend better.

Bullet like passes into a smaller fwd line, if we don’t mark it force a stoppage and set up behind the footy. Let the smalls / mids go to work.

Madness. We have a top 3 list talent wise but aren’t playing anywhere close. Collingwood are sitting back laughing at everyone else, their opponents are rattled by quick ball movement. Opportunities favour the brave.

Teams are falling over themselves this year, I still believe we can go deep into September but the coaches need to acknowledge they’ve got it wrong. Quick ball movement to an open fwd line is critical. When Petty returns he must go back into defence. Defence is still so important and what made us great. Fritsch is too agile for bigger defenders and will out mark smaller ones but we don’t play to his advantage. Kosi is a massive asset but again, how do we use him. Now Salem is back surely we can use a Bowey up fwd. We don’t need to change everything, just tweak a few things. Lever May Hibberd Salem Petty Rivers Langdon Oliver Hunter Bowey JVR Melksham / Smith Chander Fritsch Kosi Gawn Petracca Viney Grundy Sparrow Brayshaw Spargo All being available i’d run with this, time to mix things up. Quick ball movement, less predictable, turnovers will occur but our defence can and will cope. I don’t want to die wondering….

Our problems have been evident for the last 23 games yet nothing changes. Rants are justified. Our talent is obvious but our gameplan is stale and outdated. Too late making changes when the game is lost.

Can’t have TMac and Brown together, ever again.

It was a joke.

ANB for Melksham.

Looking forward to the post game thread where people can tell us we don’t understand players roles. We overcomplicate this game.

Useless going inside 50, useless.

TMac is just stamping his authority on this game.

Who was that too?

Let’s try for the first 10 minutes of the 3/4 kamakzi run and gun, fast ball movement , play on at all costs to an open fwd line with Fritsch coming out of the square, Chandler and Kosi 25-30 metres out in opposite pockets.

We’ve had numerous opportunities when we’ve won the ball off half back.

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We’ve tried that at times but certain players don’t have the skills.

Let’s clear the fwd 50 and just leave Fritsch, Kosi and Chandler in there.

Nothings changed.

Freo’s fwds have separation. What a concept.

Fritsch’s kicking, he used to never miss wether it be a set shot or snap. He missed a crucial one in the last qtr last week.

That’s been our problem, they’re always too relaxed.

Best piece of play all day and they [censored] it.