Earl Hood

1 minute ago, Demonland said:

MELBOURNE is pleased to announce Melbourne Airport Parking as an official partner. 

The new partnership will provide players and staff access to ‘at terminal’ and valet parking, reducing travel times for interstate games. 

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2018-03-27/club-lands-melbourne-airport-as-partner

What about MFC fans? We just get screwed as per normal? 

22 hours ago, daisycutter said:

now no need to be disrespectful, moonie. and in my childhood sepia was all the rage.

 

just as long as you don't leave it parked on the street overnight in hipsroy, earl.  spraypaint, vomit and latte dregs can be difficult  to clean off.  thought you'd be more a bentley man than a yank muscle car jock

This is what can happen if you leave the car out in Fitzroy. Yes Daisy you have a point. But the Corvette is parked securely with the Bentley, no need to worry. 

51 minutes ago, Skuit said:

Is it remotely possible this was an intentional part of the drill?

The forwards were running under the incoming ball all game on Sunday so the drill is working a treat! 

Channel 7 said elbow problem. Sent for scans, looked in discomfort during light training. Arm bandaged. Standby to receive the worst prognosis possible for a sore elbow. 

Out and about in the Corvette today in Fitzroy.

I want to add some colour and class to revitalise this thread that seems to be losing its chutzpah dare I say! 

Its amazing how the homeless Street people are energised when I drive past in the Vette

It is just part of how I am giving back to society now that I am retired but back contracting part time, the new retired system it seems these days! 

41 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

An interesting set of responses (which, I might add, has been great to read without bickering etc.).

Leadership, fitness, coaching, the gameplan and skill have all been suggested.

My personal view is that we, possibly more so than other clubs, are really set on following our gameplan. We keep our extra man off the back of the square almost permanently. We continue to attack the contest in the same way and try to move the ball in the same way. We don't often stop and spend 5-10 minutes playing slower, possession football. We don't move the spare man into the forward line or the contest. Instead, I get the feeling that we prefer to back ourselves in (the coaches having instilled this view in the players). If it doesn't work, we don't seem to make any substantive changes until the next break between quarters (whether that's because the coaches don't send messages out to make certain changes or the leaders on-field don't do it themselves).

It shouldn't take until late in the fourth quarter, when the game's on the line, for us to be prepared to depart from the standard. I'm all for pushing our players to play the brand of football we want to play, but we have to have that understanding of when we need to make small changes - given we're a complete outlier statistically in terms of these 30+ point quarter losses, clearly minimising the damage from a bad quarter or an opponent's momentum is something the better sides are all capable of doing, and we need to learn how to do it too.

Agree TU it’s called momentum footy, I think Roosy invented it? Know when to attack and when to just possess. Geelong slowed us down towards the end of the first quarter by possessing the footy, chipping it around down back. We needed to do that in the second quarter but we just kept going helter, skelter pushing forward although it kept being intercepted and run back into their forward line by hand and foot right into the 50m arc that made our backman look inept but what could they do?

18 hours ago, Umpire Please said:

I watched it last year and we are starting the same this year. We don't judge the flight and /or drop of the ball well as a total team. 

Today Geelong out marked us by nearly 50!!! Yes I know there were a few good ones but over the whole game and across the team I see this as a weakness that has not been addressed in the off season.

I mentioned in another post that we seemed to be continually running under the flight of the ball in marking contests leaving the Geelong guys to take an easy overhead on our backs. We were absolutely smashed in the air after the first quarter and wouldnt punch to make a contest at ground level in our forward 50.

geelong did rack up the marking stats chipping it around in the first quarter but that was to slow down our momentum, soak up time and look for an opening forward. That is exactly the tactics we should have deployed in the last 10 min of the second quarter when Geelong were on a role, scoring at will. Maintain possession to slow their momentum. Used to be called tempo footy, we don’t have it our game plan. 

14 minutes ago, Males said:

I agree it didn't suit him, but that is part of my issue, where is his game B? I'm probably in the minority on this, but I believe Bugg's fwd defensive pressure and nagging would be better. Or give Spargo a crack, he tackles hard and has a bit of mongrel I believe? ?

I agree somewhat. Jeff may not have a game B but his A game is worth pursuing. How many goals last year for him?  42. Our coaches strategic group needs to work out how to get him one out to realise his talent and they can work on O Mac etc. 

1 hour ago, gOLLy said:

Jones. Turn over king.

Jones. Can't hit targets.

Jones. Has no composure.

Jones. Just bombs long.

Jones. Bad decision maker.

Jones often gets hard, contested ball with little assistance which tends to lead to what is mentioned above. 

11 minutes ago, Males said:

Our defensive pressure was shocking for most of today. At one stage the Cats had 20 scoring shots from 24 inside 50 entries, about 83%. The AFL average is 44-48%. Just shows how easily we let them spread and move the ball, then deliver basically uncontested ball into their F50.

I thought Garlett, Melksham, Hannan, Jetta and Maynard were really off. Starting to think Garlett is done.

 

Wasn’t Garletts sort of game, he was never setup with a one on one opportunity in an Otherwise vacant forward line after an interception and kick forward against the flow of play. That is his strength.

One thing that stood out to me in the 2nd and 3rd was our inability to do any intercepts and turn the ball quickly back into our forward line.

For most of the game our backline couldn’t punch, our tall forwards couldn’t take a mark, our small forwards couldn’t get front and centre and neither could they put any forward pressure on. If Gawny had kicked straight and we won it would have been a steal on my observations today at the ground. 

And then we need to ask the question of the coaching staff and leadership group. 

In the second quarter I reckon Geelong kicked out from our behinds at least 4 times to the Members flank and each time cats players took uncontested marks, turned inboard and delivered to a free player at CHB and then had running options on either side. A set play time and time again that we did not counter. OKay perhaps except we had selected a number of small defensive forwards, Hannan, Melch, ANB etc who did not play all that defensive. 

Anyone else notice how our key forwards and key backs kept running under the marking contest leaving the Geelong player to take a clean mark and play on? 

I am am worried about our game plan against top sides. As has been said it relies on contested ball control to work. Loose the contested ball and we get smashed. 

Maynard penalised for blocking McEvoy out of a marking contest??? You now can’t hold your position and guard space to a ball kicked to your left side?

17 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

Collingwood are terrible, it’s Lovely, Bucks looks lost, no desire in the players. (How the fk did we lose to them rnd 23?

Mitchell has 30 before half time?! 

Why don’t teams put a hard tag on Mitchell? They seem happy to let him get his usual 45 odd disposals every game. 

Just now, Forest Demon said:

What has happened to Weideman? I literally forgot about him until today. Is he injured?

No training with the Casey (reserves) squad. Not injured and coming off preseason surgery so needs time. 

26 minutes ago, Leoncelli_36 said:

Fox sports saying that Tom McDonald has early stages of a Hotspot on the foot. Similar to Viney. Claiming he is in doubt for Rd 1 as a cautious approach will be taken. They are also saying Nathan Jones still suffering back spasms. Maybe our list is not as healthy as what we think. 

Well that explains why TMac has been MIA at training/JLT for the past 10 days or so. Jones was walking a few laps this morning at training then left. I would think TMac, Viney, Lewis, ANB and now maybe Jones will not be in the mix for round 1.

At present we are on track for a normal injury year for us, 5 to 10 in rehab at any stage of the season. Which I suppose is to be expected, it’s just that the top sides in every season usually have a great run with injuries, example the Tigers last year

Showed up late for training this morning. The main squad was split into blues vs yellows doing a 3/4 ground ball movement drill, kicking the ball to a free player to get a set hot on goal, then reset from the backline and repeat. Emphasis on precision kicking and switching across the ground. About 22 players involved. The Casey boys had not arrived as yet. Oliver & OMac running laps together, Lever running on his own and later joined the main group, Lewis in rehab with Cross and 2 others who I did not identify, one must have been Viney, but the rehab group left before I could get over to look. Jones walking the boundary.

Did not see T McDonald, ANB, AVB, Petracca. What is the go with TMac?

They then split into 3 groups for some more lightly contested drills that indicated who is in the mix for round1 and where they might play

Mids were Max, Tyson, Salem, Stretch, Harmes, Angus, Maynard

Forward group - Hogan, Pedo, Melcham, Jeffy, Bugg, Fritsch, 

Backs - Frost, Lever, Jetta, Hibberd, Vince, J Smith, Wagner, Hunt.

That is 21 players plus add Jones, OMac, Oliver, Trac, that is 25

Do we assume that Viney and T Mac and ANB aren’t starters for round 1 and maybe Lewis? 

Frost, Fiitsch, Billy, J Smith all looked impressive at times. Vince the whole time I was watching. 

On 10/03/2018 at 8:25 PM, Wrecker45 said:

This is a religious argument and not one of mitigating risks.

The more severe the unlikely consequence of not complying with a religous rule the more you need to do it just in case.

 

Sorry what is religious about Nutbeans comments? The cost of compliance to minimising CO2 emissions is minimal, globally but yes there are local winners and losers big time. So the logical decision is to reduce emissions. However if we, logical thinking people are in fact wrong, well what are the costs? A totally renewed energy system that is clean and efficient, ready for the next century. 

Nothing remotely religious here but I suspect you are holding on desperately to some religious beliefs Wrecker. 

55 minutes ago, Dappa Dan said:

Shoot me some names. I asked a mate in his mid 40s this question. He said the last really great mid we had was Viney. that's a long time with Moloney, Leoncelli, Johnstone types. We loved them and were all very loyal. But Oliver... you watch him and you know he's really a next level midfielder the likes of which I haven't seen in red and blue.

Scott Thompson but unfortunately he got away to Adelaide, an absolute gun in my opinion but maybe never quite recognised as such by the footy public. 

1 hour ago, Satyriconhome said:

For those wondering with Viney, listen to Dom Tyson's interview last night, it is all about k's in the legs, he hasn't done enough and won't have by Rd 1

Bring him back early just asking for a soft tissue injury

 

Edit   I am sure Viney will be asking how he can get the extra k's in before Rd 1, think this is a very public NO from the club

But he was training at high intensity two weeks ago albeit on his own and with 3 assistant coaches for large parts of training and then joining in for group exercises at times, as I witnessed. But has been absent lately at training? Has there been a set back in the last 2 weeks? 

5 minutes ago, DemonAndrew said:

torp out of the centre square is clearly a set play - fourth time in two games we've done it

Seen the tops practiced at training but always from the goal square. Interesting to see it used from the centre. 

Beautiful morning today, dropped the car off for service in Docklands and walked along the Yarra heading for Gosch’s paddock. Watched a bit of the Moomba water skiiing, the tricks had started, then on to Gosch’s and watched the Rebels training until the JLT squad appeared. Routine session that went for about an hour, emphasis on ball skills, kicking etc. They broke up into groups and I watched the mids exercise, Gawn and Pedo in the ruck ball ups but taking it in turns to tap to the nominated mid who would call which side to tap the ball. The mids were Jones, Oliver, Tyson, Salem, Angus and Maynard. Watched Fritsch, he doesn’t do much wrong, clean hands and hits most targets. They did a few of the torpedo bombs out of the goal square and boy can some of them roost it, Pedo, Hunt, Vince all kicking it past the centre it seemed. Not sure of the length of Gosch’s but I hope to see a bit of this from our kick outs. Jetta training well. 

No TMac, Viney, AVB or McKenna. Lewis and ANB doing laps. Non JLT players came out later and trained on their own, including Harmes, a probable omission. 

10 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

Is T Mac on the outer? Not in the leadership group, no talk of contract extension and now training with the reserve group for JLT 2.

Sorry, to clarify T Mac did not train today that I saw anyway. And pretty sure Harmes will be an omission. 

JLT squad trained first this morning, no TMac and Harmes trained with the reserve players who came out later. Lewis, ANB running laps and 400m semi sprints. ANB looks to be moving ok. No Viney either. 

14 minutes ago, BAMF said:

“Pretty important this. Melbourne only have eight 100-game players, Hawthorn have 17.

“That is a massive difference.

“It doesn’t mean you can’t win but I’ll guarantee you, you won’t.”

How many 100 gamers did the Hawks have in 2008? Crawford, Croad, Dew....

On 02/03/2018 at 11:53 PM, Wrecker45 said:

Of course Exxon want to protect the billions they have in oil but they will move in a second to any other energy technology that is more profitable. How much have Exxon invested in solar or wind? Your question and your virtue signalling. Why should the worlds leading energy company invest in doubtful technology? The more the Government subsidies it the more they will invest but it would be just a ponsey scheme. Thank goodness for Trump calling the industry for what it is.

Exxon has diversified their investment in energy and profits from renewables. The more profitable renewables become the more Exxon will invest in them. Unless you are a socialist it is pretty easy to understand.

i have and do work in business and can assure you i understand. I'm guessing you don't and are a teacher, nurse, ambo or other union related field that relies on group wage rise.

As to your questions the answer is no to all the above. I work off an individual management contract. 

However Do I detect a sneering attitude to those who work to support our community and may belong to a union to negotiate their employment conditions? And the recent history is that collective bargaining is not gaining unionised workers much above the average. But then those not in a union are being screwed over the last 10years. 

Let me guess you are from the self employed small business sector that believes in the Margaret Thatcher view of the world, there is no such thing as a society, there is just an economy? 

Lets talk conspirancies: 

While I am at it just think of the logistics of conspiring to falsefy the data coming into the B of Meterology that is full of professional scientists, who mostly take pride in their professional integrity and the intercity in the work they do versus the ease of throwing up doubts about climate change by wealthy vested interests via donations to the LNP and to existing lobby groups such as the Minerals Council of Australia which admits openly that it lobbies parliamentarians to promote coal. Take the example of Morrison taking a lump of coal into question time. These guys have been bought by the coal lobby, hook, line and sinker. It is a disgrace, and they cannot be trusted to make sensible economical decisions. Coal fired power stations are dead, solar power with battery storage is now a more economic alternative, but don’t expect Matt (coal firedCanavan) to recognise that anytime soon

Is My Kitchen Rules a film? If not it seems like it.