I get Bailey's game plan...

[Redleg_24]

Yep, it has taken me thirteen odD weeks and 3 years, but after yesterday I have finally understood the thought process of DB and his learned league of assistants.

1. Handball backwards and to a player standing flat-footed at all costs. Do not kick long or hanball to a playing moving forward, this will only catch the opposition off-guard and lead to one on one contests inside fifty.

2. All forwards are to push up the ground at all times. There shall be no player inside the fifty meter arc while we are not in pocession of the ball. This ensures that in the event we win a quick takeway and get some run that we are forced to refer to and apply rule number one; handball backwards! Thus creating pressure moments for all our midfield as we see nothing ahead and no tArget beyond the centre square. This inturn results in a series of pointless handballs to guys not expecting the football. Eventually we will turn the ball over.

3. We shall not play are best midfield at the centre squAre bounce for more than 2 minutes at any stage in the game.

4. Jared Rivers shall not be allowed to play his natural game and jump third man up at contests. We will play him at all times on a stronger bodied opponent and wait until half way through the third term to mix things up.

5. We will destroy the confidence of Liam Jurrah and at no time shall we isolate him and allow him to jump at the football. We must short pass sideways and handball backwards at least three times before kicking inside fifty, thus allowing the opposition adequate time to push numbers back.

6. When we want to raise the white flag, the signal shall be sent be returning the boy Watts to the backline.

7. Nathan Jones is to be used in defence and as a prime mover, he is a great user of the football.

8. We shall not pick Warnock or Garland to play against big bodies.

9. We will play Max Gawn at FF as he is a proven goal kicker and terrific leap and mark player.

10. Most impotantly, we shall never ever play the same forward structure as the previous week. While it may have worked the week before it will NEVER ever work two weeks in a row. No one shall get a feel for a set position on the ground. Keep em guessing and learning all the time. Make sure the forwards lead as far up the ground as possible. Wwe cannot give our running mids any options up forward. They will not cope. It will be just too simple.

THESE BE THE TEACHINGS OF DEAN THE DUMB !!

 

[jack the ripper]

thats a crack up.

 

[richskee]

DAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHBEAN DAILEY!

 

[Pecker]

DAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHBEAN DAILEY!

While I don't agree with whats going on ATM. Posts like these are totally disrespectful and child like. CA, a red card for this idiot please!

 

[Redleg_24]

Oh sorry, Brian Royal just called me to say I had forgotten his work and was rather annoyed.

11.When kicking in from behinds, only kick in to the right side of the field and kick long as possible to a ruckman, regardless of whether he is outnumbered. Just go long to the ruckman!

 

[davey_magik]

The thing that frustrates me is how all the forwards push up into the centre when we don't have the ball.

At one point yesterday I think it was Howe was running down the wing in our ATTACKING half of the ground, and NO-ONE was inside 50. NO-ONE. It also doesn't work when Max Gawn is your last man, seriously, kick it over the top to Max wtf is he meant to do? He's a 208cm beanpole.

 

[Wise Guy Sam]

I think Redleg_24 has nailed it.

I feel enlightened and much make sense.

 

[RandB]

Over the last couple of years I've kind of had the opinion that we play on too much because we get ourselves in a lot of strife at times and we also tend to over handball - similar thoughts to Redleg in point 1.

It finally dawned on me yesterday though that we actually don't know how to play on particularly from a mark and there is no excuse for this.

I don't know the numbers but I would guess that we are near the top wrt handballing to a lateral runner in the 6 o'clock position relative to the handballer. In general play this is more forgivable because you improvise under pressure.

If a player takes a mark however and has time to assess it is a different kettle of fish and it seems to be a tactic of sorts (which is seriously flawed).

Let me explain...

Yesterday I saw Gawn take a mark and a filth player came and naturally stood the mark - he was the only filth player within about 5 meters.

Now Gawn didn't go back to create space like you would if going to take a kick so he was virtually within tackling distance of the man on the mark - this is where presence of mind comes in.

Green ran behind him for the quick receive and Gawn did the play on handball to him ie to the 6 o'clock position (assuming the man on the mark is 12 o'clock) at this point Green is blindsided to the man on the mark as he receives the footy.

Now I don't know if this is the way they train but by god this is so stupid.

As soon as Gawn handballs, the player on the mark becomes a live player and having seen Green running from 1 side to receive the ball and knowing his vector he can simply veer off the mark and corale the receiver. It wouldn't have been so bad if Gawn had gone back from the mark as it would have at least opened up space and given Green space and time to straighten up before the opponent could get to him.

If the quick play on is viable or the man on the mark can't move back because the lateral runner is coming behind him then why in god's name does the player in possesion not wait that extra second for the receiver to get in a forward running vector (ie run around them) before handballing ie to the 9 or 10 o'clock position on the left or the 2 or 3 o'clock position on the right? - the man on the mark is absolutely cooked because the receiver has forward momentum. For some reason we pull the pin too early and bring the man on the mark into the equation and the receiver has to bust their guts to run around them as they are too close - more often than not we keep going sideways as a result.

This also happens a lot in defence, receiver runs laterally from the 6 o'clock dish off, the man on the mark chases because as soon as the handball is dished off he can go and we end up running around in circles.

This is a training problem and whoever came up with this idea should be shot. Under NO circumstances should we handball to a lateral runner after a mark if the disposing player hasn't gone back from the mark to create space.

Watch the game again and see how Collingwood always seem to have a free man when they play on (notwithstanding our lack of pressure) they know the art of playing on - timing and space is critical. Their receivers don't run too close to the disposing player so as not to be within proximity of the opponent on the mark and the once the receive the footy they are already on their bike. They make it look so simple because it actually is simple.

 

[Tempy Tiger]

He's trying to use soccer tactics on the football ground and it clearly isn't working. If only those pesky opposition forwards would do the right thing and run back to their defensive 50 when they lost possession it would work so much better.

Maybe if we actually retained a semblance of a forward line it would force the opposition defence to be a little more accountable and take a bit of sting out of their forward press?!

We need new coaches, these guys are ****ing clowns.

 

[Theseventhhamster]

I like that we send Watts to the back line when we start losing. Reminds me of the good old days when Neitz would be sent down back signal the end of the game. Ahhh memories.

 

[melbournemartin]

I like that we send Watts to the back line when we start losing. Reminds me of the good old days when Neitz would be sent down back signal the end of the game. Ahhh memories.

*shudders*

 

[Topkent]

*shudders*

yep and then big al nicholson would go to the goalsquare... man i miss those days.......

 

[Mightydees]

yep and then big al nicholson would go to the goalsquare... man i miss those days.......

*shudders*