Sharp Axes

[Danjul]

Johnno only joined post Christmas and has only done a few sessions. Hardly his fault.

Spagner was promoted beyond his competence at the time, I assume looking at his history, but was supposedly approached for a line coach position by the Hawks so it seems like he may have grown into the role if that's a reflection of how he's seen in the industry.

Is Johnno focused on kicking the ball? Or tactics.

What disturbs me about the forwards is when the opposition get the ball they can set up four players around the wing and each of them will get an uncontested mark. Our guys set up mid way between them. They are unable to make a contest. Then they run to whoever gets the ball and stand the mark. Sometimes Melbourne had already moved the ball before they got there.

Someone needs to stand off the play so they can receive a clean ball or be in position to prevent the easy exit. And others should man up.

[bornadog]

Is Johnno focused on kicking the ball? Or tactics.

What disturbs me about the forwards is when the opposition get the ball they can set up four players around the wing and each of them will get an uncontested mark. Our guys set up mid way between them. They are unable to make a contest. Then they run to whoever gets the ball and stand the mark. Sometimes Melbourne had already moved the ball before they got there.

Someone needs to stand off the play so they can receive a clean ball or be in position to prevent the easy exit. And others should man up.

Johnno is Goal kicking Coach

[hujsh]

Is Johnno focused on kicking the ball? Or tactics.

What disturbs me about the forwards is when the opposition get the ball they can set up four players around the wing and each of them will get an uncontested mark. Our guys set up mid way between them. They are unable to make a contest. Then they run to whoever gets the ball and stand the mark. Sometimes Melbourne had already moved the ball before they got there.

Someone needs to stand off the play so they can receive a clean ball or be in position to prevent the easy exit. And others should man up.

Purely set shots. And unlike Twodogs I'm not sure he can sort them out in a session or two.

[chef]

This is why I like to flirt with the idea of a new coach.

Imagine games into West and not McNeil.
Anyone other than VDM.
Players playing in other roles.
Different ideas about personnel at CBAs.
Rucking ideas.
Actually tagging and stopping a player actively killing us.
A shot across the bow of the players too.
Players being taken out of the pigeon holes like they were under BMac and given new life playing to their strengths.
Maybe the MC gets some fresh ideas as a result too.

Axing Bevo isn’t a silver bullet, especially with the poor playing efforts. But it’s not like you can’t make a case that change might be what we need.

Grant can go to, replaced by Power.

Caretaker for the rest of the season, or do you have a target?

[bornadog]

The negativity

[Vred]

Exceed your career win loss record by about fifteen per cent or get lucky enough to have a draw on top of three wins and you can stay!

Sure thing!

Not sure if I worded it wrong, but more so a positive looking 3-3 / 4-2 ledger than 1-5 or 2-4, with our fixture and current team health how is that out of the realm of not possibility?

I'd wager money on the fact that if we're looking at 4-5 losses by round 6 Bevo might walk himself out the door, going by his pressers and brief he almost seemed bewildered at what he saw on the field.

[jeemak]

Not sure if I worded it wrong, but more so a positive looking 3-3 / 4-2 ledger than 1-5 or 2-4, with our fixture and current team health how is that out of the realm of not possibility?

I'd wager money on the fact that if we're looking at 4-5 losses by round 6 Bevo might walk himself out the door, going by his pressers and brief he almost seemed bewildered at what he saw on the field.

That's fair enough Vred.

I was just getting a bit carried away as a coping mechanism!

[EasternWest]

The negativity

I think it's fair enough.

What we saw on the weekend was just rinse and repeat of the last three years. No development. No change. No adapting.

I'm not saying I think it's sack Beveridge time, but I'm saying we can't have another year like the last few.

[chef]

The negativity

Was a fair old reality check tbh.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Let's try turn this around then: what positives can we take out of Sunday?

Marra looked good........so did a couple of first gamers......

[chef]

Let's try turn this around then: what positives can we take out of Sunday?

Marra looked good........so did a couple of first gamers......

The weather was nice.

[ledge]

Let's try turn this around then: what positives can we take out of Sunday?

Marra looked good........so did a couple of first gamers......

It only went 4 quarters ?

[EasternWest]

Let's try turn this around then: what positives can we take out of Sunday?

Marra looked good........so did a couple of first gamers......

Steven May got headbutted.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

The weather was nice.

That's true! The weather was nice.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Steven May got headbutted.

2 positives in 1! It wouldn't have happened if we didn't recruit Harmes.