Always Right Match Committee - Finals Week 1

[MrMahatma]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Finals Week 1

We were at our best this season with McNeil and Scott as part of our forward set-up. Not sure why they can't be reintegrated back into our F50 with JJ and VDM to make way. We aren't losing much at all offensively or defensively with these 2 out of the team

Scott had a bit of a mare v Essendon last time. Missed everything from 30 out directly in front. Choked hard on the opportunity to give us a buffer. I wouldn’t be playing him in a knock out final.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Finals Week 1

I agree based on that. No chance. Bevo more or less just wanted to explain why he wouldn’t be picked so that all of us shut up when he’s not, but also leave the door open so Essendon need to plan for the possibility that he will play.

I still think our best chance of winning the flag is with Stef in the team. Is it possible for him to get enough fitness in scratch matches? If not, I’d say we need to risk playing him and hope we get a decent lead that tired legs don’t hurt us in the last qtr. I mean, if we win and Lions win, we play Dees next week… and that won’t end well at all if it’s Gawn v Young.

Exactly and just abuse the medi-sub. Hamstring tightness.

[comrade]

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So Young and English to ruck.

[Rocco Jones]

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Don't get me wrong, I hate our ruck situation but not sure playing Stef is the answer. He actually does seem to be building but even if he doesn't get hurt, seems he can barely move. Like incapable of doing the bare essentials at AFL level. It gets to the point where we might as well then play Sweet if going with that.

[Rocco Jones]

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There's a risk of injury and then there's knowing even if a player doesn't get injured, they cannot cover the basic ground needed at AFL level.

[Mofra]

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Leading the competition with - "Repeat Sprints". Is that not taking the stats to the next level. Not sure we should be reading to much into it. Would rather see us get back to basics. See ball, get ball - "Repeat Possessions".

It's the style of play that got us to the top of the ladder, and arguably a drop off in defensive running is what has led to our malaise.

Every team plays forwards whose role is to negate opposition chains from the back half. Last year we fell into a heap for a month when teams started putting one of the forwards on Caleb. When we allow teams to switch easily they kill us. Conversely if you go back to our first game against Melbourne, Brayshaw sacrificed his game and spent the entire time out wide cutting off our switch kick and it destroyed us.

"See ball, get ball" is under 12s stuff.

[Rocco Jones]

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It's the style of play that got us to the top of the ladder, and arguably a drop off in defensive running is what has led to our malaise.

Every team plays forwards whose role is to negate opposition chains from the back half. Last year we fell into a heap for a month when teams started putting one of the forwards on Caleb. When we allow teams to switch easily they kill us. Conversely if you go back to our first game against Melbourne, Brayshaw sacrificed his game and spent the entire time out wide cutting off our switch kick and it destroyed us.

"See ball, get ball" is under 12s stuff.

One underrated stat is winning and losing. We won more with the element you mentioned.

[Mofra]

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Don't get me wrong, I hate our ruck situation but not sure playing Stef is the answer. He actually does seem to be building but even if he doesn't get hurt, seems he can barely move. Like incapable of doing the bare essentials at AFL level. It gets to the point where we might as well then play Sweet if going with that.

Stef for a half, burn him out, then Young to sub in?
I don't think we can let Draper get 48 clean hit outs again because a lot of those hit outs were to clear space their midget midfielders ran onto. If Stef stops those hit outs and the ball falls short, I'd back a Libba & Dunks combo to win the contested possession count in close.

[Grantysghost]

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There's a risk of injury and then there's knowing even if a player doesn't get injured, they cannot cover the basic ground needed at AFL level.

That's the message I got, it's just too much of a team risk to have a guy who can't run defensively/structurally.

Shame.

Might have played his last game, he can't get that back playing 12 minute quarters or whatever they were.

[Rocco Jones]

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Stef for a half, burn him out, then Young to sub in?
I don't think we can let Draper get 48 clean hit outs again because a lot of those hit outs were to clear space their midget midfielders ran onto. If Stef stops those hit outs and the ball falls short, I'd back a Libba & Dunks combo to win the contested possession count in close.

Thing is, can he even do the bursts at AFL level? The practise match seemed so light, like heavily reduced time. Doesn't matter how much of a break you get, if you literally cannot get to places physically.

[Rocco Jones]

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That's the message I got, it's just too much of a team risk to have a guy who can't run defensively/structurally.

Shame.

Might have played his last game, he can't get that back playing 12 minute quarters or whatever they were.

Yeah he seems a different case atm. Like just not able to physically do the work. Sounds cooked really.

[The Pie Man]

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Just ducked out to get some lunch and tunes into SEN - whooboy is the caller feedback for Bevo something…

‘Has Sweet fallen off the face of the earth?’

‘He wipes players’

‘He’s stubborn & pigheaded’

‘The sooner he’s out the door the better’

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Finals Week 1

Just ducked out to get some lunch and tunes into SEN - whooboy is the caller feedback for Bevo something…

‘Has Sweet fallen off the face of the earth?’

‘He wipes players’

‘He’s stubborn & pigheaded’

‘The sooner he’s out the door the better’

We have a messiah or burn them at the stake complex.

[Ozza]

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We have a messiah or burn them at the stake complex.

I don't think our supporter base in Robinson Crusoe there...

[Rocco Jones]

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I don't think our supporter base in Robinson Crusoe there...

Yeah, very true.