Match Committee - Round 4, 2018 vs Sydney Swans

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 4, 2018 vs Sydney Swans

Only change is;

In; Biggs
Out: Cordy

So another runner to safeguard for some tags.

What is plan B for Buddy v Naughton though?

[Rocket Science]

Re: Match Committee - Round 4, 2018 vs Sydney Swans

We can always ask English to drop back into the hole to help.

It's be just like Scotty Wynd versus Plugger *winces in anticipation*

[ratsmac]

Re: Match Committee - Round 4, 2018 vs Sydney Swans

Ok then, the plan is keepings off! If we have it Buddy can't kick goals.

[Twodogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 4, 2018 vs Sydney Swans

We can always ask English to drop back into the hole to help.

It's be just like Scotty Wynd versus Plugger *winces in anticipation*

Remember how Scott Wynd kept getting injured? I'm sure that might have had something to do with it.

[Twodogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 4, 2018 vs Sydney Swans

Ok then, the plan is keepings off! If we have it Buddy can't kick goals.

I can't see where that will go wrong.

We could form a sort of phalanx around the ball carrier and refuse to let him be tackled. That'd be easier than depending on some of our blokes to hit a target.

[I'm Not Bitter Anymore!]

Re: Match Committee - Round 4, 2018 vs Sydney Swans

Congratulations on the use of the phalanx as a strategy

[Eastdog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 4, 2018 vs Sydney Swans

Ok then, the plan is keepings off! If we have it Buddy can't kick goals.

Yep that would be the best thing

[Twodogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 4, 2018 vs Sydney Swans

Congratulations on the use of the phalanx as a strategy

It always worked for the Romans. Look at how long their empire went.

[1eyedog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 4, 2018 vs Sydney Swans

It always worked for the Romans. Look at how long their empire went.

Greeks

[jeemak]

Re: Match Committee - Round 4, 2018 vs Sydney Swans

Thanks Jee. So unlike the typical Malthouse style of going via he cape and then centre the ball to the hot spots in the forward 50 it's a little more unpredictable?

Interesting point about Malthouse in his years leading up to the 2010 flag was his attacking via the wide parts of the MCG in the 2008/2009 seasons prior, for which he was the subject of much derision.

It was all part of a plan to implement a full ground press and to be able to score from it. Learn to score from the wide part of the ground, implement a full ground press to ensure the centre was covered and the opposition had to go wide.

For all of the BS that is talked about him, that was his most defining coaching effort for mine.

[Mofra]

Re: Match Committee - Round 4, 2018 vs Sydney Swans

Remember how Scott Wynd kept getting injured? I'm sure that might have had something to do with it.

Someone can correct my memory, but Wynd was too brave for his own good IIRC. It was like he enjoyed contact too much, loved using his frame.

[Mofra]

Re: Match Committee - Round 4, 2018 vs Sydney Swans

Interesting point about Malthouse in his years leading up to the 2010 flag was his attacking via the wide parts of the MCG in the 2008/2009 seasons prior, for which he was the subject of much derision.

It was all part of a plan to implement a full ground press and to be able to score from it. Learn to score from the wide part of the ground, implement a full ground press to ensure the centre was covered and the opposition had to go wide.

For all of the BS that is talked about him, that was his most defining coaching effort for mine.

He had Cloke who was an aerobic beast for his size so that helped Cloke by making sure he always had space to run into.

You don't win flags by following conventional wisdom. We had handball club in an era where other coaches thought you had to kick your way over a press rather than use handball to have smaller players run through it. We cleared congestion by utilizing a third man up to clear the congested space near a stoppage so could employ more runners on the ground.

[Twodogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 4, 2018 vs Sydney Swans

Interesting point about Malthouse in his years leading up to the 2010 flag was his attacking via the wide parts of the MCG in the 2008/2009 seasons prior, for which he was the subject of much derision.

It was all part of a plan to implement a full ground press and to be able to score from it. Learn to score from the wide part of the ground, implement a full ground press to ensure the centre was covered and the opposition had to go wide.

For all of the BS that is talked about him, that was his most defining coaching effort for mine.

I can remeber my dad saying, even when Malthouse was coaching us, "FFS we have the best full forward in the league but we crab walk the ball into the forward line and from way out wide so by the time it gets to him he's covered by 5 opposition players! Why do we do this everytime!!!?!!"