WB Game Day V Melbourne R1 2023 - Saturday March 18, 7:25PM, MCG

[D Mitchell]

Watching footy on TV is hardly worth the time, a bit like hundreds and thousands without bread and calling it fairy bread. A mate of mine who was with me but who ordinarily watches C'wood, commented that the difference between the 'dogs and the 'pies is that when C'wood defenders gain possession, it's up the middle as fast as possible whilst we chip sideways, "possession" footy, and back went Melbourne to take up defensive positions. We have 4 Talls, now, not that 3 of them are up to it, yet (if ever?), and ball winners in the midfield; why play yesterday's style ? Melbourne gained possession then took off direct to goal, 5 goals in 17 possessions. I sometimes fall into the heresy of thinking that the game plan prioritises accommodating individual players.

[EasternWest]

21 touches and 13 intercept possessions. I thought he was influential. We kept kicking it to him. He also set up a few goals from his attacks out of our F50 from memory (edit: just checked the stats, two score involvements).

Sorry AP I was being facetious. Every second comment I made in the game day thread was around the ubiquity of Lever.

[azabob]

Sorry AP I was being facetious. Every second comment I made in the game day thread was around the ubiquity of Lever.

Ubiquity what now?

[EasternWest]

Ubiquity what now?

It's like bornadog on woof

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dic...glish/ubiquity

[Matjoh]

When Petracca starts destroying us out of the middle for what seems like the millionth time in the last few years, why can't our captain take it upon himself to stand him?

Yes, there's structures in place for this. THEY WEREN'T WORKING.

I love Bont but besides his inept goal kicking, I wish he would take more responsibility in these occasions. Sometimes it's not just about winning the ball - we couldn't touch it in the latter part of the second quarter - STOP the man doing all the damage. If it doesn't work, fine, but we seem to 'hope' we'll just win the ball rather than give any thought to negating the oppositions best player.

I feel like this is what separates Hodge/Selwood from 99% leaders. They could win their own ball, but they weren't afraid to physically inject themselves in games defensively when needed.

Although I agree with this there was a lot more than Patracca where this game was lost.
1. Do we actually have a forward coach & strategy? We hopelessly bomb into the forward line. I think I saw about 5 leads the whole game three of which were ignored for some reason, all the rest long bombs to a crowded forward line unlike melbourne who often had a nice open one mainly because
2. when we went forward we all ran forward including our backs, and on turnover we were caught out whereas Melbourne kept back then ran into an open forward line. 17 marks inside 50 to our 7, tackles inside 50 = 21 to our 9.
3 Melbourne ran and spread all day, we chased.
4 They nearly always kicked long and forward whereas we zig zag then long bomb a crowded forwardline. 5 Gawn , [no more needs saying]
6 Shit kicking/disposal.
But hey its only one game!

[bornadog]

It's like bornadog on woof

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dic...glish/ubiquity

you are so jealous

[1eyedog]

you are so jealous

55k posts suggests everyone is jealous of your free time BAD.

[bornadog]

55k posts suggest everyone is jealous of your free time BAD.

I am lucky with my work life balance

[EasternWest]

you are so jealous

I'm not - I like to spend my free time more productively. Staring at the ceiling in existential dread.

[bornadog]

I'm not - I like to spend my free time more productively. Staring at the ceiling in existential dread.

I average 9 posts a day over 16 years . Not really that much.

[jazzadogs]

I average 9 posts a day over 16 years . Not really that much.

I average half a post a day over 14.5 years.

I feel like Billy Gowers to your Plugger Lockett.

[jazzadogs]

On Lever...it actually shits me that he could get 9 votes, so either 4 or 5 from our coaching staff. He did the EXACT THING you would have expected him to do. What was our plan? What did we change during the game to reduce his impact? How did none of our 4 tall forwards + Hannan have responsibility for an elite intercept mark? It was very frustrating.

[bornadog]

I average half a post a day over 14.5 years.

I feel like Billy Gowers to your Plugger Lockett.

Nothing wrong with that.

[Grantysghost]

On Lever...it actually shits me that he could get 9 votes, so either 4 or 5 from our coaching staff. He did the EXACT THING you would have expected him to do. What was our plan? What did we change during the game to reduce his impact? How did none of our 4 tall forwards + Hannan have responsibility for an elite intercept mark? It was very frustrating.

Oh I felt your angst with that one JD.

I also nodded along vehemently.

Coaches : Wow that guy we said in the pre ham planning not to kick it to was outstanding!
5 votes!
Also, that guy that became a surface to air missile and nearly killed one of our guys, he was amazing too!

Edit : I'm leaving pre ham

[Hotdog60]

Marc Webb is our stoppages/Opposition Analysis Coach Has he been on leave.