Hope nobody minds. I fixed the thread title

IMO this is the symptom of a greater problem. We had this discussion a bit last week… the guy doesn’t lead and we seem to just kick it to packs when he’s there. A way of thinking is that this is the game plan and the hope is that we capitalise off the crumbs. As others including myself have pointed ...

2 weeks in a row we’ve played one quarter

Wasn’t Caleb gone before Lonie? 3 41 St Kilda Jack Lonie 87 3 42 Melbourne Billy Stretch F 47 3 43 Adelaide Mitch McGovern Carlton 114 3 44 Brisbane Liam Dawson A 18 3 45 Western Bulldogs Bailey Dale Western Bulldogs 135 3 46 Western Bulldogs Caleb Daniel Western Bulldogs 180 The club put out a vid...

Yorker… just to add as well. There’s really no need for the humility that you’re demonstrating (though it is nice). You used the term ‘blundering in’… also tough. One can see your query did not come from a bad place. I’m a very big advocate of the idea that these questions need to be asked and answe...

Well almost everyone

What's the statute of limitations these days? There isn’t one for sex offences Have to wonder about timing though, whatever the merits of the case. I am confused by your comment. Why would you wonder about the timing? I was going to ask the same. At the risk of getting ahead/words in mouth/leading ...

The argument here is a bit in the middle here for me. I think it’s reasonable that Bytel could have had more opportunity in the middle and to play full games. I’m that sense, yeah I reckon development was stifled but as suggested… he obviously wasn’t rated internally amongst the decision makers. Tha...

Vs Brisbane 17 possessions 9 kicks 8 handballs 3 tackles 0 goals 77% DE 2 score involvements Average game Not great but not bad I think that’s a generous assessment 6 touches to half time… a complete non-factor when the game was on the line and slipping away. Melbourne started the last quarter with...

I’m in the middle ground here with subs. I don’t mind players debuting as subs but if you’re going to give them a crack, give them a crack. Collard came on for the last quarter v Geelong. And then got replaced by Butler who has done SFA since returning from injury. Seems like he’s building his fitne...

At the risk of overreacting… Be nice everyone. Let’s not start trouble where there isn’t any and feel frustrated by the fall out. Back on topic - does Manuaka actually present a challenge for GWS that we could exploit. I have no idea how to even go about planning against them. Which mid do you even ...

Was a big fan but do we need him?

Seems like his best is behind him

at the start of last year he was calling for (and taking) some really nice high marks. He kicked some nice long range goals. I know he is focusing more on a midfield role this year, but it seems to me like weve coached out his natural instinct to call for and fly for marks. I feel like weve taken a...

at the start of last year he was calling for (and taking) some really nice high marks. He kicked some nice long range goals. I know he is focusing more on a midfield role this year, but it seems to me like weve coached out his natural instinct to call for and fly for marks. I feel like weve taken a...

Never been his biggest fan but deserves to be our second longest serving coach - well earned. Second most successful too… would love to see him become the most successful

The reason Max does not lead out to receive a kick is that our game plan is to kick to a pack and either grab a mark or create a stoppage. If he played at a club where he was allowed to use his ground speed, marking power and agility he would be a 60 to 70 goal a year forward. However, under Ross h...

If you put Cordy up there instead you would not need to use your best defender to negate him because he is not a sufficiently strong contested mark to cause you any real problems up forward. Agreed on all fronts. Don’t get me wrong - my suggestion wasn’t meant to be a desirable alternative. Like yo...

The reason Max does not lead out to receive a kick is that our game plan is to kick to a pack and either grab a mark or create a stoppage. If he played at a club where he was allowed to use his ground speed, marking power and agility he would be a 60 to 70 goal a year forward. However, under Ross h...

Thought he was pretty poor I think he is our most overrated player That isn’t to say he is no good but he is not as good as some supporters carry on about! I’d have thought 15 possessions for a half forward and goal would have you salivating for the incoming Brownlow. I certainly haven’t heard any ...

Last time I can remember it being consistently functioning effectively and looking dangerous… the line up was so,etching to the effect of: Phillipou, Caminati, Gresh Higgins, Cordy, Butler Then as some of those players pushed up the ground, Owens and Wood would drop in Here’s what I remember of that...

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Steele with 33 touches and 10 tackles and Sinclair had 29!

Not much of a comparison

I don't know what people issue is with Byrnes. He's one of the only players I see having some kind of impact in tight. I'm not sure, maybe I have to watch our poor moments more closely but it feels like pretty much everyone was turning it over in the first half, so why single him out? The first thi...

B.M wrote: ↑Sun 07 Apr 2024 10:36pm His first half

Wasn’t he opposed to Bolton

Before Stocker was moved on to him

Huge coaching mishap if that’s the case.