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Safe bet, IMO.Walsh for his first bnf this year that’s my bet.
Can I have your autograph?Dow gets an easy pass just because he’s a number 3 pick. Clanger machine, no composure, no defensive pressure. Never understood the hype.
Unless marchbank goes really well, which will be hard knowing how far he is coming back from I fear it’s curtains or trade.Charlie is different to Machbank though- Charlie has had a specifically nasty recurrence of the same problem due in part ( apparently) to the wrong surgical approach implemented in the first place. I'm optimistic about his potential to elevate the forward line - unlike Levi and Harry, Charlie actually has a footie brain.
Marchbank has suffered different injuries - ever since he copped a fractured neck - I suspect the same issues he has faced are also hampering McGovern's ability to get really fit - similar neck injury. From all accounts- Kemp ( the forgotten draftee) has Teague the most excited.
His uncle has doUnless marchbank goes really well, which will be hard knowing how far he is coming back from I fear it’s curtains or trade.
mids delete if you feelWalsh for his first bnf this year that’s my bet.
I think we need to stop referring to Curnow like he's the silver bullet. He's a glass cannon. He'll star in 3 of the 5 games he plays per season, but then trip over a chip packet that blew onto the ground and be out for the rest of the season.
He's so far off AFL fitness and at the same time so brittle, he may never get the uninterrupted game time required to get him back ready for the big time.
Dow gets an easy pass just because he’s a number 3 pick. Clanger machine, no composure, no defensive pressure. Never understood the hype.
we have jones and Levi entering a period where they might start getting injured or start slowing. Marchbank , although not a direct replacement for either of them , does play tall. He could provide coverage , along with others such as Mitch, McDonald, Jack , Parks, Kennedy, Kemp, tdkUnless marchbank goes really well, which will be hard knowing how far he is coming back from I fear it’s curtains or trade.
They should not be in anyone's assumptions / calculations period I would have thought. Once there is a solid half season of continuous gamesReplace Curnow with Marchbank and the statement still rings true. Sad.
Have a feeling stocker and Carrol will go past dow and O'Brien by mid year -- hopefully we stay fit and can starve them till later rounds-- the VFL vision looks good but they playing those zone rules so mids not much pressure at clearances ...IMO lets see how he goes this year. This year will be the first year that he is physically ready,, but also not injured (touch wood) . if he stays injury free and still is struggling at the end of 2021, then the conversation has to start
Probably because there wasn't any. Love people inventing hype they can never understand.Dow gets an easy pass just because he’s a number 3 pick. Clanger machine, no composure, no defensive pressure. Never understood the hype.
I'm with LtD, a more refined version of the (occasional) goose that is the lovable LiamNar I was in the cheersquad - he was running back at full tilt try to get control of the ball.
I don't get this notion of us having a longer pre-season to them. They played in a finals series while we didn't, and to me I look at it as them having 4 weeks more in proper game scenarios and training. Wouldn't that make them more prepared for rd 1 than us?Does anyone have a theory on why we looked more spent than them although we had a longer preseason?
Nah none at all. Every second post “Dow is our man”Probably because there wasn't any. Love people inventing hype they can never understand.
There's your hype.Nah none at all. Every second post “Dow is our man”
Is this a haiku?His uncle has do
mids delete if you feel
I could almost cry now
Just did my quad at footy training after the second kick of the night
Completely demoralising call against JonesNar I was in the cheersquad - he was running back at full tilt try to get control of the ball.
Another haikuThis is why.
When we find it.
Look out..
McDonald in for Levi, who doesn't look right.Managed to re-watch the Richmond game last night, and wrote down a few comments.
The elephant in the room was clearly their astounding number of inside 50s. And while our defence held up very well, we need to identify where this problem stems from. We lost our centre clearances by almost double, 10 to 19. As soon as they got the ball out of the middle, straight to one of their forwards i50.
Why do I think this happens? Just a possibility, but it's our lack of contested ball and clearance players on-ball. Teague insists on playing Setters and even Ed on the wings. However, that leaves Cripps as our only big bodied bid at stoppages. No wonder we have lost the clearances by a decent margin two weeks in a row. If this is how we want things to work, then Kennedy or Stocker must come into this side.
The second biggest issue was our lack of fitness. I get it, playing against back-to-back premiers, with seasoned bodies, while this is our first real hit-out for the year. While I can count last week as an exception, our ball use when fatigued (or just fitness in general) needs to improve. Dow, Jones, Ed, Harry and Levi all had disposal efficiencies of around 60% or lower. Now that is shocking.
Apart from that, it felt like a genuine shootout right from the beginning, until the last half of the 4th quarter. I'm impressed with the boys considering we had lots of key outs (Williams, Martin, Betts, Charlie, TDK, Newman, Marchy), and it looked like our game plan is working well and starting to take shape.
Now for the changes, Martin and Williams for JSOS and LOB seem self explanatory and most likely will happen. Betts I think struggles to overtake one of our small forwards (possibly Murphy?), and Cunners hasn't shown good form yet in the reserves. However, one more change I would like to make - SPS for OMac. We need a 3rd tall up forward, especially with Levi obviously not fully over his sore knee.
But who covers for SPS' 7th spot on defence? I want to see Teague and the MC get experimental this week. Newnes was a star and played his best game for us last week mainly as a defensive winger/half back flanker. See heat map bellow...
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I would like to try a rotation between Newnes, Setters and Williams playing bursts across HB. See how it works for one game and if it's not good, let SPS come back in until Marchy/Newman are fit.
I'm very excited for the game tomorrow and it's my birthday too, so we better get the win!
The only thing I’d put is that I feel Williams would be a waste at HB, he is speedy, strong and can kick a goal so I’d have him doing stings as offensive winger or forward flank ishManaged to re-watch the Richmond game last night, and wrote down a few comments.
The elephant in the room was clearly their astounding number of inside 50s. And while our defence held up very well, we need to identify where this problem stems from. We lost our centre clearances by almost double, 10 to 19. As soon as they got the ball out of the middle, straight to one of their forwards i50.
Why do I think this happens? Just a possibility, but it's our lack of contested ball and clearance players on-ball. Teague insists on playing Setters and even Ed on the wings. However, that leaves Cripps as our only big bodied bid at stoppages. No wonder we have lost the clearances by a decent margin two weeks in a row. If this is how we want things to work, then Kennedy or Stocker must come into this side.
The second biggest issue was our lack of fitness. I get it, playing against back-to-back premiers, with seasoned bodies, while this is our first real hit-out for the year. While I can count last week as an exception, our ball use when fatigued (or just fitness in general) needs to improve. Dow, Jones, Ed, Harry and Levi all had disposal efficiencies of around 60% or lower. Now that is shocking.
Apart from that, it felt like a genuine shootout right from the beginning, until the last half of the 4th quarter. I'm impressed with the boys considering we had lots of key outs (Williams, Martin, Betts, Charlie, TDK, Newman, Marchy), and it looked like our game plan is working well and starting to take shape.
Now for the changes, Martin and Williams for JSOS and LOB seem self explanatory and most likely will happen. Betts I think struggles to overtake one of our small forwards (possibly Murphy?), and Cunners hasn't shown good form yet in the reserves. However, one more change I would like to make - SPS for OMac. We need a 3rd tall up forward, especially with Levi obviously not fully over his sore knee.
But who covers for SPS' 7th spot on defence? I want to see Teague and the MC get experimental this week. Newnes was a star and played his best game for us last week mainly as a defensive winger/half back flanker. See heat map bellow...
View attachment 1084572
I would like to try a rotation between Newnes, Setters and Williams playing bursts across HB. See how it works for one game and if it's not good, let SPS come back in until Marchy/Newman are fit.
I'm very excited for the game tomorrow and it's my birthday too, so we better get the win!
Update:Collingwood supporter at work this morning enjoyed the game and is now very very worried about next week.
Overall happy with what we showed, a lot to like, but a lot to polish. Bring on the Pies.