Unofficial Preview Changes vs Melbourne

[Pugsley]

A player saying what he thinks and putting it back on the club.....good
Tex showing aggression, dumb or not.....good
For years our players and officials have played the company line like lemmings, never questioning, the days of Trigg.... We were fill of choir boys to boot.

Now we have players with voices, we have players holding the club to account and on field aggression both dumb (tex) and real (CEY). This board has a soon in opposite to previous comments.

The results are crap but I like the challenge being put up

The club will put him out for good.


Performing once against an inept, inexperienced, incompetent and amateur backline doesn't warrant selection.

 

[Golumless]

The club will put him out for good.


Performing once against an inept, inexperienced, incompetent and amateur backline doesn't warrant selection.

We'll find out tomorrow. Himmelberg did everything in his power to get dropped (outside of some decent defensive numbers) in his last two weeks. If you don't opt for Jenkins now, you could effectively argue that the club is well and truly done with him.

 

[Burtonsgottago]

Mackay is an absolute lock this week. Campo was interviewed and basically guaranteed his place in the side.

We missed his 13 touches last week. Love the experience he brings. Sign him up for another 4 years.

 

[40porpoise]

I’m not a massive Mackay fan but he has been good this year. He seems to have gained some strength in the contest? Plus he is breaking lines really well

 

[footy4ever]

I’m not a massive Mackay fan but he has been good this year. He seems to have gained some strength in the contest? Plus he is breaking lines really well

Post reported.

 

[CrowBloke]

I hope you don’t mind me
I find your posts hard to read
There are so many visual symbols
Maybe I’m just an old sausage

Sorry about that.
I'm an old sausage, myself, but I've learned to temper my comments in here with emojis so as not to be misinterpreted (other posters were often saying to me "Emojis are your friend").
I'll try to be clearer.

 

[CrowBloke]

Huh? Attitude?

Relax, Bicks --- I meant his attitude to his eating habits and fitness, which I assumed was stopping him from achieving his full potential, as described by the people you mentioned.
If that's wrong, I apologise.

 

[footy4ever]

Sorry about that.
I'm an old sausage, myself, but I've learned to temper my comments in here with emojis so as not to be misinterpreted (other posters were often saying to me "Emojis are your friend").
I'll try to be clearer.

Your posts are easy to read. I don't see the problem.

 

[kulak]

I don't buy the argument that Himmelberg didn't deserve to be playing last week

He had one bad game. Dropping young players after a single bad game is poor selection.

Meanwhile Jenkins has been banging the door down with a whopping 1 good game in a row from 5 attempts.

The player who's been better on average is clearly Himmelberg

For additional context, here is the list of best key defenders in the AFL this year.

Note the position of EH’s last two opponents - Andrews and McGovern

 

[footy4ever]

For additional context, here is the list of best key defenders in the AFL this year.

Note the position of EH’s last two opponents - Andrews and McGovern
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Surprised Alex Keath's name doesn't appear anywhere.

Not surprised Dan Talia's name doesn't appear anywhere.

 

[Bernie L]

Happy melt day troops.

Biggest melt prediction?

EH stays in, JJ stays out??

 

[conVINCEd]

Surprised Alex Keath's name doesn't appear anywhere.

Not surprised Dan Talia's name doesn't appear anywhere.

Doesn't make sense that Keath isn't up there. His stats are far better than many on that list.

 

[footy4ever]

Happy melt day troops.

Biggest melt prediction?

EH stays in, JJ stays out??

Jesus, won't that be a turn up for the books!

 

[Cap]

That table shows we are in need of a new KPD doesn't it.

Brodie Smith our best.

 

[ThePrideOf]

JJ running his mouth off again in the media...

Guy will never learn...

Doing himself no favours by commenting pblicly about selections...

Pyke must hate that sh**t! I knwo I do

He's acting like he's bigger than the club (AGAIN)

 

[CrowBloke]

Time for Tex and others to pull their finger out

No surprise that Eddie defended Tex on 5AA, here:
https://www.fiveaa.com.au/shows/david-and-will/Eddie-Betts-Talks-About-The-Calls-To-Drop-Tex-Walker
What was especially interesting is that they had a plan (Coach-driven, probably) which meant Tex sacrificing his own game to try to minimise the effects of Schofield and Hurn. Ambitious, but at least they had a plan ie for a forward to work with the mids to get I50 entries, of which we had 60, from memory.
Eddie:
"“What Tex did, he rounded up Hurn the whole game and Jeremy McGovern. If you go back and watch the game, if you watch behind the goals footage and you watch Tex’s leadership and the way he sets up our forward line it’s second to none.
“It was all of our job but he was the one who set everything up and directing everybody. When Hurn was free Tex would just go to him. He had Schofield on him just giving him crap all game and he went to Hurn just to sacrifice his game so they don’t mark the ball.
“That’s the part people [don’t see].""
Being outnumbered 5-to-6 forward, it didn't work and we lost, plus Tex appeared to be ineffective, but I'll bet Pyke was happy that Tex stuck to the plan and did his part (B & F votes later might back that).
Eddie and his mates were.

 

[Golumless]

Doesn't make sense that Keath isn't up there. His stats are far better than many on that list.

By memory it works on a two season running average with some weighting to now, to try and reward consistency.

 

[jackster83]

Happy melt day troops.

Biggest melt prediction?

EH stays in, JJ stays out??

Douglas in should see the windows start to rattle.

 

[marty36]

Happy melt day troops.

Biggest melt prediction?

EH stays in, JJ stays out??

how one week can change a melt

 

[CrowBloke]

A player saying what he thinks and putting it back on the club.....good ... Now we have players with voices, we have players holding the club to account ...

Not so good.
The place for players to say what they think, even to whinge, is behind closed doors with their mates in meetings and/or directly to the Coach. NOT through the media.
Jenkins is not helping his own cause. I'm starting to think he's unaware, dumb, but trying to build himself up for a trade and later a career in the media.

 

[AmericanCrow]

The only talking I want to hear and/or see from ANY of these boys is by their footy on the damn field.

This team has a penchant for a lot of talking and little producing over the last season and a half. I for one am sick of hearing from ANY of them.

Show up, shut up and put W's up.

 

[marty36]

No surprise that Eddie defended Tex on 5AA, here:
https://www.fiveaa.com.au/shows/david-and-will/Eddie-Betts-Talks-About-The-Calls-To-Drop-Tex-Walker
What was especially interesting is that they had a plan (Coach-driven, probably) which meant Tex sacrificing his own game to try to minimise the effects of Schofield and Hurn. Ambitious, but at least they had a plan ie for a forward to work with the mids to get I50 entries, of which we had 60, from memory.
Eddie:
"“What Tex did, he rounded up Hurn the whole game and Jeremy McGovern. If you go back and watch the game, if you watch behind the goals footage and you watch Tex’s leadership and the way he sets up our forward line it’s second to none.
“It was all of our job but he was the one who set everything up and directing everybody. When Hurn was free Tex would just go to him. He had Schofield on him just giving him crap all game and he went to Hurn just to sacrifice his game so they don’t mark the ball.
“That’s the part people [don’t see].""
Being outnumbered 5-to-6 forward, it didn't work and we lost, plus Tex appeared to be ineffective, but I'll bet Pyke was happy that Tex stuck to the plan and did his part (B & F votes later might back that).
Eddie and his mates were.

My Question

who Tf was supposed to be standing schofield and hurn

 

[marty36]

The only talking I want to hear and/or see from ANY of these boys is by their footy on the damn field.

This team has a penchant for a lot of talking and little producing over the last season and a half. I for one am sick of hearing from ANY of them.

Show up, shut up and put W's up.

If you can talk the talk you better walk the walk

 

[Danger_zone]

All comes down to the coaches. They’re executing their game plan. So... who’s the Fwd coach again?

 

[Tex200]

For additional context, here is the list of best key defenders in the AFL this year.

Note the position of EH’s last two opponents - Andrews and McGovern
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That’s interesting.

According to Grotto, Tex’s game v Brisbane doesn’t count because:

1. Brisbane weren’t very good last year; and
2. Brisbane don’t have any decent defenders.

Grotto logic lol.