Strategy Changes & Pre-match Discussion - Round 22 vs. Geelong, MCG, Fri 11/08, 7:50pm

[Snakerz]

Who cares at this point.

 

[Fat Jesus]

I don't know why you take the comments so seriously, stormskye. They are throw away remarks uttered in exasperation and desperation regarding what is unfolding before the eyes of the poster. I don't give them a second look and nor do I care. These threads are posted in and then promptly forgotten. Post game analysis becomes the new thread of choice. Then next week's line up.

Generally I don't understand how some people are able to post so prolifically in the game thread. I don't like to miss the play.

Today, I watched via a 'stream, where leaving the game for another webpage was punished with 2-3 minutes of pr0n and assorted uninvited paraphernalia pop-ups, then lot's of clicking of X's before the game reappears in full screen.

Especially poor performances like today's allow me to happily miss some action to express in un-crafted prose the frustration I am experiencing. Otherwise, I don't much more than glance at the last few pages of the game thread.

Punished by pr0n? How so mate?
That makes my day. More entertaining than footy. Especially when we are losing.

 

[Daicosian silk]

this is it, our centre square players are all slow apart from Naicos

huge opportunity for McInnes tomorrow, needs to take it.
unfortunately MaCrae is injured, although not quick, he would be in the side

Mitchell, Adams and Lipinski can never be in the same side again

Someone like Rowell or Parish with elite clearance ability and great breakaway speed would be perfect for us

 

[VicPark Bitter]

our fragile forward line will be our undoing

 

[TakingThePies]

Who were the inside speedsters in the Haw team?

W Day, Worpal, even Newcomb. They flew away from stoppage.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

I don’t take anything personally mate. Just amazing how some give up so easily. I avoid match day threads for a combination of both wanting to watch the game and also avoiding the cesspit that is game day threads.

I’m confident we can turn it around

You have every right to be confident

As other have just as much right not to be

Yet it’s only the ones who go “against the grain” that seem to cop the insults and vitriol from others

 

[HFF]

our fragile forward line will be our undoing

How can you lay blame to forwards when the mids got pantsed all day and the backs were giving away goals at a comedy level rate?

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Punished by pr0n? How so mate?
That makes my day. More entertaining than footy. Especially when we are losing.

Re-entering a stream requires being forced to endure a mildly pornographic GIF or video of a disturbingly appealing figure. To have any hope of returning to the game, it has to be clicked away. The choice is yours.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

How can you lay blame to forwards when the mids got pantsed all day and the backs were giving away goals at a comedy level rate?

I agree with both of you.

 

[Prexm]

Could see us making up to 4 changes.
In Frampton out Murphy
In WHE out Nick , give his brother a bit more time in the centre square
In Ginnivan out Mitchell. Adams back into starting mid , Ginnivan to give some spark
In Cox or Krueger out Johnson who was so disappointing
Markov into 22 and someone else as sub maybe Lipinski.

 

[Magpie Since 1986]

Someone like Rowell or Parish with elite clearance ability and great breakaway speed would be perfect for us

Neither of those have great breakaway speed . Fact is if you win clearances and hit targets you look a million time faster. That's what we were doing earlier in the year

 

[stormskye]

You have every right to be confident

As other have just as much right not to be

Yet it’s only the ones who go “against the grain” that seem to cop the insults and vitriol from others

There’s a balance between being upset at a couple of losses and some perspective. We’ve lost 2, are down on form, but still sit top. There’s no dominating team this season. We have issues to fix, it doesn’t mean the seasons over like some have said.

Carlton 6 weeks ago we’re bottom 4, now sit in the 8. Same as gws.

We can turn it around. I’m not blind to the issues, but we aren’t top 4 by some fluke. Our best is good enough, we just aren’t playing it

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

You’d think Ginnivan is the messiah they way people are pushing for his return.

Nobody is saying that. He’s worth considering because our entire list of genuine small crumbing type forwards is hill plus some rotating mids, including adams and lipinksi who are not in form and not kicking goals like they were early in the year.

 

[ksardog]

My dream scenario for getting this side to the next level for the remainder of the year, a bit out of the box thinking
ive always wanted to see Moore as a mobile ruckman

bring in Cox and Frampton
start Cox at the centre bounces, then drift forward after initial bounce at the centre, Moore to ruck around the ground, no opponent could match him. He could dominate like no other with his marking and athletic ability.
Frampton to play as the key back

 

[VicPark Bitter]

How can you lay blame to forwards when the mids got pantsed all day and the backs were giving away goals at a comedy level rate?

I'm not specifically referencing todays game, I'm saying that Collingwoods Achilles heel is their forward setup.

 

[NeonLeon1]

Adams needs a spell


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[manicpie]

The biggest change we can make is to start recruiting genuine KPP, not almost KPP , it's going to cost us going forward

 

[Piestration]

Bring back Grundy

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Bring back Grundy

That would be convenient for me.

 

[TradeDraft]

Got a knock to his knee. Will get a scan and see from there.

and Nick looks like he Badly needs at least 1 weeks Rest

 

[TradeDraft]

Bring back Grundy

Better then Cameron

 

[TradeDraft]

our fragile forward line will be our undoing

Our Shit Forward Line

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

There’s a balance between being upset at a couple of losses and some perspective. We’ve lost 2, are down on form, but still sit top. There’s no dominating team this season. We have issues to fix, it doesn’t mean the seasons over like some have said.

Carlton 6 weeks ago we’re bottom 4, now sit in the 8. Same as gws.

We can turn it around. I’m not blind to the issues, but we aren’t top 4 by some fluke. Our best is good enough, we just aren’t playing it

But you’re even ignoring those earnestly giving context and explaining where they’re coming from

Again, this isn’t just two weeks

It’s been two months

That’s fine if you believe we’ll turn this around.

I personally don’t think we will. Because I’m not sure our coaches think we’ve been that bad for as long as I think we have

Based on McRae’s presser, he think it’s just been the last two weeks

Which is a MASSIVE concern imo

 

[stormskye]

But you’re even ignoring those earnestly giving context and explaining where they’re coming from

Again, this isn’t just two weeks

It’s been two months

That’s fine if you believe we’ll turn this around.

I personally don’t think we will. Because I’m not sure our coaches think we’ve been that bad for as long as I think we have

Based on McRae’s presser, he think it’s just been the last two weeks

Which is a MASSIVE concern imo

All I know is the players won’t give up on the season after 2 losses like a few supporters mate. We’ve finished top 4, we can still bounce back

 

[JoinDate]

Out: Drinking our own bathwater.
In: Effort