Bevo's brief and press conference

[Topdog]

Melbourne were more ready which makes sense as they had already played 1 match, not sure how much that helped them/hurt us

[Hotdog60]

We looked flat on our feet come the third quarter and had come to a stop in the forth. Heat and match fitness may have got us in the end. Maybe pre season we need to get back to 3 practice games weather there sanctioned or not.

[bornadog]

We looked flat on our feet come the third quarter and had come to a stop in the forth. Heat and match fitness may have got us in the end. Maybe pre season we need to get back to 3 practice games weather there sanctioned or not.

Totally agree with this.

Bont had around 15 plus touches to half time, and finished with 10 as an example.

[Grantysghost]

We looked flat on our feet come the third quarter and had come to a stop in the forth. Heat and match fitness may have got us in the end. Maybe pre season we need to get back to 3 practice games weather there sanctioned or not.

The pre-season was a bit of a stuff up. Playing the Hawks a bonafide bottom 4 side twice ?

Ameet said it was due to opening round, however other teams who didn't play OR managed to secure games against different opponents.

Edit: Except the HAWKS XD

[FrediKanoute]

I'm staggered he said with a straight face the biggest disappointment of the match was we kicked a few points in the last quarter, and we were still in it and then let the margin blew out by another five goals.

Surely, he doesn't believe we were still in the game at three quarter time?

Personally, after the fifteen-minute mark of the first quarter we looked a long way off it.

I think we were. We kick 2 of the points we missed and its a different game. Sure the Dees may have steadied and taken the game away or they may have wilted. We wont know, because we had changes to score and muffed them.

[macca]

I'm staggered he said with a straight face the biggest disappointment of the match was we kicked a few points in the last quarter, and we were still in it and then let the margin blew out by another five goals.

Surely, he doesn't believe we were still in the game at three quarter time?

Personally, after the fifteen-minute mark of the first quarter we looked a long way off it.

Funny you mention the 15 min mark of first quarter, my friend who was at the game told me, just watch the highlights up till then.

I just saw the highlights and saw the game unravel in second quarter when the score was 7 goals to melb, 4 goals WB.

Lobb was terrible in that second quarter. So many marks went over his head. His just going to be a frustrating player for us.
same old same old , kick long into forward line, 2-3 fwds leading into same space. Miss goal shot.

Naughton needs to find a physical side to his game. He got roughed up by May yesterday a couple of times.

Chandler and Vanroyen getting a couple of goals when ball went over the pack, is just terrible defence.

I am kinda getting worried that we are holding onto too many list cloggers who are not natural footballers. What I mean is, under pressure their technique and ball sense just go to crap. VDM, McNeil, and Buku that come to mind yesterday. Our defensive efforts looked really poor and Melbourne players seemed to be able to get into lots of space.

I don't know why Daniel was started on the bench, when his one of our best ball users.

We really lack any pace in our midfield. Petracca killed us yesterday bursting through the middle.

Where was Treloar yesterday?

Bevo was right to say we were disappointing in the second half of that last quarter. Bramble kicks goal and we were still only 18 points down with 13 mins to play. Thats 13 mins of effort that the players had to put it.

[angelopetraglia]

Bevo

Paraphrase.

Macrae has to play a full game. Jack understands. We are in a position of evolution. Definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and think you are going to get a different result. Sanders and Gaggs put selection pressure on. Some of older players have been out of the team. Macrae and CD as sub. They need to come up to the new standards that have been sent. Jack will play a lot of senior football this year.

[angelopetraglia]

Bevo

Buku is an undersized key defender. Both clubs look undersized at the back end. We have JOD and Gards injured. We need the pressure factor around the football for our defence to function. He had some good moments last week, but he has a lot more growth in him.

[angelopetraglia]

Bevo

Sam Darcy will play this week.

[angelopetraglia]

Bevo

Positive news about Marra. Always perfer to have some ink on the contract. He has made an impression on the competition. He loves the club, he is grateful for what the club has done for him. Settling in Melbourne. He is an outstanding young character.

[angelopetraglia]

Bevo

Naughton was a forward as a junior. Then went back late in his junior career. He has also been our most prolific forward. He had a knock early last week that hurt him. He will train today and prepare himself well. It is unlikely he will go back.

[angelopetraglia]

Bevo

We love the community in Ballarat. We see it has a home ground advantage. Hopefully put on a good show and put a spring in the step of everyone. Especially with everything that has recently happening in the Ballarat community.

[Bulldog Joe]

In the last 7 years, we've lost our round 1 match 5 times, with an average losing margin of 51 points.

Beveridge's idea of a strong pre-season and great preparation for round 1, and the reality of it - don't seem to be in sync.

We also go in invariably with a side that includes every single new player to the club, which ensures that we have the most chance of not being used to playing with each other.

In every one of those 5 times we have followed the loss in round 1 with another loss in round 2.

That MUST STOP THIS WEEK

[hujsh]

Bevo

Paraphrase.

Macrae has to play a full game. Jack understands. We are in a position of evolution. Definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and think you are going to get a different result. Sanders and Gaggs put selection pressure on. Some of older players have been out of the team. Macrae and CD as sub. They need to come up to the new standards that have been sent. Jack will play a lot of senior football this year.

Alternative read: their standards have dropped over time

[bornadog]

Alternative read: their standards have dropped over time

What does that even mean?