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You could also use it when you're 4 goals up in the 2nd quarter. Would be a very Paul Roos thing to do actually.

It's a shitty loophole when you're trying to waste time. Next time the tackler needs to just wait a bit instead before they tackle?

My main complaint re the umps was actually Warner fending off (which is his prior op), then getting tackled and the ball being dislodged in tackle, which therefore should be illegal disposal (even though it was dislodged in tackle it's a free because once you have prior op it's on you to dispose...

Great coaching on Bombers end, high press man-on-man and make them kick long!

I was talking to a mate the other day about free-agency and compulsory trades like in the NBA and how I'm always on the side of the player having more agency over their careers. I caught myself saying "If Daniher cares more about being an eastern suburbs hipster then good on him"...before i...

love the Ibises (plural sp?) haha

He will be perfect for defending lead up forwards too with his closing speed!

Bring back Matty Knights! lol.... Tbh I was a fan of him but most of the Bomber faithful were not...same with Stanton in his early years.

I think these matchups will be key to determining the game. The way Sydney haved move the ball we will have to break from playing zone, otherwise we will get picked apart like Richmond. We're unlikely to flood like Hawthorn given how we've played to date so it will come down to who can control...

I like David King because he says some original/insightful things that I generally agree with (but probably thought of myself, independently of him), so it's good to get that affirmation. I like Dermie because he says things I hadn't thought of before, and then I think about it a bit more and...

It really depends how the opposition choose to defend. If we're playing a team like Hawthorn who won't let us just pick apart a loose zone until we get a mark inside 50 (like the Saints did), then we'll need more contested marking in order to still be effective (like a WCE), because we'll be...

Menegola and Rohan too

The league will adjust to how the Dogs/Swans/Dees are playing. GWS already did it on weekend when Phil went down and Hawks been doing it since HT vs Bombers. My prediction after round 1 (full article here): "What happens when you can’t afford to commit to a true zonal defense? Just like how...

They're playing to win. If Scott woke up and asked the question, how should we play to give Hawthorn the highest chance of beating us? It's probably to play frantically and bomb it long to contests and risk getting intercepted then turned over on the counter and lose by a small margin. That...

You still can to an extent, just inside D50 it needs to be a more accountable man on man, Hawthorn just load even more loose men to be zone defenders on top of that

Probably not, but based on how bombers vs hawks looked in rd 1 and then how bogged down tiges vs hawks and this game now are in contrast. Maybe watch for hawks vs kangas when it comes up on fixture? See what happens.

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Hawthorn's game-style makes them look good yes, but it makes the other team look bad. The only way to look 'good' against hawthorn is to fall into their trap (you may or may not win). When Hawthorn play a team less-talented than them the game looks much more open.

The most insightful ex-players usually go into coaching

Well when you're up 7 goals at HT, the right way to play is situational...Maybe if we controlled possession more in the second half and adjust to Clarko's adjustment then we wouldn't have lost... I'm not saying playing this way is great for fans or necessarily the way to win a premiership. I'm...

Did this chan 7 commentary team even watch the Hawks' first two games? There's a reason why you shouldn't go fast against Clarko. He knows he can't afford an open game with the new rules because his inferior defense will get destroyed in 1v1 matchups, so he is getting men behind the ball and...

The Bombers of 2021

Unfortunately, unless you trust your defenders to win their 1v1 matchups then I think this might be the adjustment teams make to the new rule changes / game style (especially if the other team are preferring short chips to enter F50). A soft defensive zone isn't going to get the job done with...

Looks like the Giants have learnt from what the Swans did to Richmond (and how the Demons have played their first 2 games) and have just resorted to full on flooding when defending Melbourne's F50 entries.

Not every team will be able to execute the precise 'short-kicking maintain possession' game plan verse the Tiges as well as Sydney did. It takes a whole team to be on the same wavelength and actually commit to it and not be mentally weak and bomb it long when things get a bit hard (and for umps...

Thoroughly outcoached and I'm surprised Hardwick took so long to adjust and didnt see this coming. I wrote about it here after round 1 following the rule changes: https://thediscerningblogboy.substack.com/p/afl-2021-season-new-man-on-the-mark?r=j67lq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy

Seems like you just want to pick Richmond's defense as their 2nd best player behind Dusty (since you picked their entire back 7). I'd generally agree with that :) You might be slightly underrating their midfielders/forwards as a result though? Will be interesting to see what happens with...

I love Baker but I can't believe you just put him in this group...sometimes height and size does matter and him getting run over by Cripps is a sign that sometimes there are physical limits to what a player can be. And no Prestia?

He's David Grenvold