Three things I've learned - Round 3

[westdog54]

Three things I've learned after watching the dogs and the tigers.

1. Our small forwards will get carved up by good backlines if that's their maximum workrate.
2. If our midfield group can't learn to break tags, we'll go nowhere. Libba was a non-factor today.
3. Ivan Maric will be the All-Australian ruckman this season if he stays fit. Took Minson to the cleaners.

Be kind.

[Bornadog]

Re: Three things I've learned - Round 3

[*]Ivan Maric will be the All-Australian ruckman this season if he stays fit. Took Minson to the cleaners.[/LIST].

Really, Maric had 16 hitouts to Minsons 32??

[Bornadog]

Re: Three things I've learned - Round 3

1. Confirmed we are not going to win many games this year.

2. Macca doesn't know how to make moves during a game. Basically the players stayed in the positions they started the game in. Surely when you are getting flogged you can make a couple of moves?

3. Skills, have not improved from last year. Still have a lot of work to do.

[Missing Dog]

Re: Three things I've learned - Round 3

1. It feels like the new season has settled in and so are we in the bottom 4-6 teams.

2. I can't see any real long term hope in a new forward line emerging. There are no new players and what we have seems to lack speed, strength and marking skills.

3. Guido - it's got to be your last year. Too slow!

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Three things I've learned - Round 3

1. We don't have the depth I thought we did.
2. The coach has to take responsibility for the match ups and lack of tenacity today. Structurally, we were not right today.
3. Liam Jones will make it as a full forward.

[anfo27]

Re: Three things I've learned - Round 3

1. Minson & Campbell should never play in the same side again.
2. It costs alot of money to sit on level 2 at Etihad stadium if you don't have a membership.
3. I still hate Richmond supporters.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Three things I've learned - Round 3

1. Campbell cannot be in the side as the second ruck.
2. Picken is a liability as a defender.
3. Liam Jones is improving

[LostDoggy]

Re: Three things I've learned - Round 3

1. Richmond are better than I thought. Think they'll surprise a few this year.
2. I feel its much more ppsitive that Jones and Roughy will be part of a solid spine for the next 8 years
3. We need the inside grunt macca was talking about but only if it comes with leg speed and polish. We also need a skillfull 191cm half back to be drafted with one of our next couple of years 1st round picks.

[always right]

Re: Three things I've learned - Round 3

1. I learned we are very slow when we turn the ball over.
2. I learned that our structures around stoppages today were woeful. How many times did they have more than one bloke sitting out the back of packs unattended.
3. The performance of Williamstown yesterday should result in changes next week.

[Greystache]

Re: Three things I've learned - Round 3

Really, Maric had 16 hitouts to Minsons 32??

Maric had 8 hitouts to advantage and several that directly resulted in goals. Minson had 6 and gave us nothing around the ground for the second week in a row. Teams are starting to exploit his lack of ability once the ball's been bounced. The generic hit out stat is the most useless in all of football.

[Greystache]

Re: Three things I've learned - Round 3

1. Our midsized forwards are one effort players that pay on their terms, I'd hoped it would change. It hasn't

2. Jones showed something to really build on

3. Picken should tag or play forward, he's a liability anywhere else.

[westdog54]

Re: Three things I've learned - Round 3

Maric had 8 hitouts to advantage and several that directly resulted in goals. Minson had 6 and gave us nothing around the ground for the second week in a row. Teams are starting to exploit his lack of ability once the ball's been bounced. The generic hit out stat is the most useless in all of football.

Answered it better than I ever could have.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Three things I've learned - Round 3

1. Richmond really is just on the other side of the street from Collingwood. Fans were atrocious. But if we hadnt won 3 in a row in nearly 20 years, I guess I would be too.
2. We're not as good as we thought we would be.
3. We're not as bad as we thought we would be.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Three things I've learned - Round 3

1. Campbell is not up to it. Don't know what the coaches see.

2. Picken is a liability as a defender. Should be a FT tagger.

3. I hope we can convince a team that Higgins is worth a high draft pick ( but he isn't helping his value) ..... Maybe we can package him and Grant together for a decent pick from GWS or GC. Or I can dream anyway....

[EasternWest]

Re: Three things I've learned - Round 3

Maric had 8 hitouts to advantage and several that directly resulted in goals. Minson had 6 and gave us nothing around the ground for the second week in a row. Teams are starting to exploit his lack of ability once the ball's been bounced. The generic hit out stat is the most useless in all of football.

Can't believe anyone would question the fact that Minson was soundly beaten around the ground today. Saying he had more hitoutsas a defense of the argument is so awfully flawed.