Pfft, air bud. Ghey. Soccer Dog was the shit. Let's get him involved

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The only way for some people to understand is for them to be on the receiving end

Left wing moralists
In self serving denial
They shit me no end

How would you know Whiley is not fit enough?
He runs where is opponent runs to under instruction. IMHO, it's ridiculous playing a bloke as a tagger when his lead in games were hunting the ball in the VFL. He won the ball well, created well and used the ball very well in the VFL. Then he's bought into the AFL and told to shut down the oppositions best player.

We have far too many players at the moment who are second guessing every contest. Apart from our midfield, our structures are non existent. There's no semblance of a team defence. The players get the ball only when they have to and kick the shit out of it to give themselves a moments respite. Our forwards are making it up as they go.
Once players are resistant to involving themselves for fear of failure, the jig is up. And to amplify the problem, players are being abused for making errors when trying to create.

I have never seen AFL players so unsure of their role and so resistant to involvement. We need players who have a competitive instinct. The current environment is totally counterproductive to that.

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I see it as ridiculous to expect a young player to be proficient in a number of roles (versatile) before they've excelled at 1 role.

No wonder players play confused and second guess themselves.

Not smart coaching IMO.

I am of the mind to question the use of the word coaching.

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

I somewhat agree with your views on the coaching situation, but I'd like to highlight that they're very similar to the views you presented on Pagan.

Whiley was out of gas in the last. He wasn't alone, but I targeted more than a few names in those changes to reflect that.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

As true as it is frustrating, he does seem to be a natural ball winner.

I think Jones should be dropped and when Jamison comes back, Jaksch should be played up forward. It won't happen but Jaksch has the ability to stay in the game. Jones pops up once a quarter. When white comes back, he can play that 3rd tall roll.

A forward line of Casboult, Henderson and Jaksch makes more sense to me. Jaksh is so much more mobile than a stay at home defender, he should be able to run and use his athleticism. I even think Henderson should be a defender but I can understand why they feel they have to play him forward.

I don't care who they bring in this week but Jones has to go.

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Koperek.

x 2.
Jones has to go.
Give either Watson or Jaksch a run up forward. At least they can mark overhead and are good kicks of the footy.

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There is no footy god

Where have you been?
Yes, one easy miss but kicked 4 goals 2 behinds to be the biggest contributor on the scoreboard from both teams. Did you see Jones by any chance? Did you even watch the game?

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This sums it up. No idea what to do when in possession.

Will those that appointed MM be held accountable?

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"You are being watched. The government has a secret system. A machine that spies on you every hour of every day. I know because I built it." - Finch

Hence the bombing to nowhere in particular. There were at least half a dozen times where defenders were coming out of the backline and felt safer bombing 60m away to 3 on 1 on the wing rather than risking hitting a relatively simple target 20-30m away. The first couple of times I thought they were just poor decisions but by the end of the game I was convinced they were just too shit scared to make an error.

I think you might find there was a bit of parody at work here.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

whoosh!

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I support Carlton, Fulham and I'm an accountant - my mate calls me a 3 time loser.

I just hope we keep playing the kids. That was a positive of yesterday. You can't beat game time experience.

It would just be nice to understand why Graham was a sub and Smith & Boekhurst played the whole game? Thomas as well.

There is no way any of those three are ready to handle a full game yet which is frustrating in itself. Same for Menzel. Guys like Graham, Walsh, Tutt and Holman are fit. Play them and please don't drop Buckley.

I just hope we don't go back to the older players and also don't rush Kruezer back.

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key word there is instinct.

i think malthouses biggest flaw coaching our list is; instinctual football has gone out the window. players are overthinking evrything in order to play to an outdated gameplan.

he's robbed them of their instincts.

Playing the kids at the moment could be doing them more harm than good.

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They will create an Emergency to change the Laws

There's not many left to play anyway. DVR is close but fitness is an issue, Holman is vanilla, Giles is injured, Dick is also vanilla, Foster isn't ready and the rest are on the rookie list.

We're playing all the kids that deserve to play, and then some.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Good question, good point jimmae..

I'd say Cameron is too big for Jamison and therefore too big for Jaksch.
He's too agile for Rowe, and I dont know if Jammo will be available to play this week.
Nevertheless only Rowe has the weight for a body on body contest against a champion like Cameron.

We need 3 talls for this game. McCarthy is elusive too.

The question I have is whether we play for a win or to develop players, with the latter seemingly ridiculous 6 rounds in.

I'd stick with Rowe because we have Jammo and Hendo out, and Jaksch isnt quite AFL ready. It would be good for Jaksch to play against his old team despite looking shell shocked against Lions.

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I'd like to see this week:

B: Buckley Jamison Everitt
HB: Docherty Jaksch Yarran

Foll: Wood Judd Graham
C: Boekhurst Cripps Tuohy

HF: Bell Rowe Gibbs
F: Murphy Casboult Walker

Int: Curnow Thomas Whiley Holman

Smith to get more game time in 2's for fitness
Rowe & Casboult as big targets up forward with smalls underneath. Can both have time in ruck against Mumford
Walker as mobile forward
Mobile defence. Assuming Jamo fit to take on Cameron
Curnow on Shiel. Only tag.

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Haha.
Yeah well I don't know everyone on this site. Or everyone's posting styles.
Sometimes watching a game like what happened on Sunday can lead to people with posting styles similar to the way the Blues play. Off the radar.

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