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    Coach Luke Beveridge and his on-field coaching.

    So when Bevo leaves and it changes do we go up? Or down?
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    Coach Luke Beveridge and his on-field coaching.

    I should add that there will be the inevitable arguments about whether it’s list or coaching that is mainly to blame. It’s a legitimate question but it’s one that can never be proved one way or another. We know we are short of a quality player or two in defence but that doesn’t give the coaching...
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    Coach Luke Beveridge and his on-field coaching.

    One thing that has changed is the greater body of evidence that we don’t have the game plan (or systems or structures, call it what you like) to win a decent share of against the better teams. Earlier in the season we were sufficiently buoyed by the huge wins over weak teams and the exciting...
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    Prediction Elusive Top 4

    Ah, OK thanks. I missed that one. Doesn't change the picture too much, but it does seem significant that all four occurrences of sides making the GF from outside the top 4 have occurred in the nine series since they introduced the bye. I'd still rather make the top 4 though! A related...
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    List Mgmt. Fix our defence

    I gather that's what he and his suitors have been told by the club. Of course if he and his manager wanted to tough play hardball he might still find a way out.
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    Prediction Elusive Top 4

    Well that's one way of looking at it. Another way is to say that in the 25 series since the current finals system was introduced (2000) only three sides outside the top 4 have played in a GF, all of them since the pre-finals bye was introduced. They are: WB 2016 (premiers from 7th) WB 2021...
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    Coach Future of the club (Bevo, board, assistant coaches, football department)

    It's understandable that we want to discuss tactics which is really what the latest discussion is about. So maybe we need a different thread dedicated to coaching tactics now that Bevo is locked in for two more years and most of our other concerns about coaching staff and club future have been...
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    Competitions The Pieman 2025

    PIEMAN RESULTS RD 18 v ADELAIDE WB 15.8 98 lost to Adelaide 16.13 109 Disappointing. Chased the game all day and outscored them in the second half but still came up short. At least we ran the game out and didn't drop our heads. Bont played one of the best games of his career but didn't kick a...
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    List Mgmt. Fix our defence

    Chapter 2 PERSONNEL (text to follow)
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    List Mgmt. Fix our defence

    There are insights into the problem (and perhaps how we address it) in some of these posts: It's both a system problem and a personnel problem. We also have to think about how to fix it short term - 2025 (difficult) and how we address it longer term (2026 and beyond). SYSTEM The club is...
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    No Oppo Supporters Non Bulldog Footy Talk - Bulldogs only - Part 5

    Rock Paper Scissors
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    MVP Ching 2025: Round 18 vs Adelaide

    5. Bontempelli 4. Richards 3. Naughton 2. Libba 1. Bramble Pups 3. Darcy 2. Sanders 1. Freijah CSA: Bont
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    Game Day R18 vs Crows @ Marvel - Saturday 12 July 1:20pm

    No change in coaching philosophy for at least 2.5 years now. But I agree our style is pretty … but also pretty ineffective against top teams.
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    Game Day R18 vs Crows @ Marvel - Saturday 12 July 1:20pm

    Unmarked midfielders everywhere … a few seconds later an easy mark to Thilthorpe directly in front. How many would Naughton or Darcy kick with that sort of uncontested service?
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    Game Day R18 vs Crows @ Marvel - Saturday 12 July 1:20pm

    Agree it’s a credit to us we’re still within 20 points
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    Game Day R18 vs Crows @ Marvel - Saturday 12 July 1:20pm

    Perhaps it’s only that he’s the best we’ve got? Khamis against this forward line would have been a disaster. Peak Jones? Yes definitely, but that was a while ago. We don’t even know if he’s ready for a full seniors game. First gamer Sellwood? Maybe but that’s a huge ask against a rampaging...
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    Game Day R18 vs Crows @ Marvel - Saturday 12 July 1:20pm

    oh wow. Another incomprehensible gift.
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    Game Day R18 vs Crows @ Marvel - Saturday 12 July 1:20pm

    I’m holding out on the 3% chance …
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    Game Day R18 vs Crows @ Marvel - Saturday 12 July 1:20pm

    Unpopular opinion. “Big fist” Gardner would be a good option in the contested aerial ball. Not the 1 on 1s though.
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    Game Day R18 vs Crows @ Marvel - Saturday 12 July 1:20pm

    Agree. Been saying it for weeks and weeks.
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    Game Day R18 vs Crows @ Marvel - Saturday 12 July 1:20pm

    Midfield and HBs asleep again in defensive transition. I don’t care how many easy disposals they get if the can’t also defend.
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    Game Day R18 vs Crows @ Marvel - Saturday 12 July 1:20pm

    EFA
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    Game Day R18 vs Crows @ Marvel - Saturday 12 July 1:20pm

    Because they are getting easy transitions through the midfield. No doubt Thilthorpe is a talent but it’s not like he’s marking 50-50 opportunities. It’s always to his advantage. Not sure who would have stopped him in those circumstances. We have to win control in the middle.
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    Game Day R18 vs Crows @ Marvel - Saturday 12 July 1:20pm

    For all the shit decisions we are getting I have to say Adelaide are outplaying us. Impressive team. Just got to hang in and not have too big a half time margin. Things might change. EDIT: Adelaide kick a goal with 3 seconds on the clock. 😫
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    Game Day R18 vs Crows @ Marvel - Saturday 12 July 1:20pm

    Great idea leaving Walker totally unmarked in the FP. Is that what zone defence is all about?

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