This shit's gone on for years and has cost us so many games in that time (and will more yet).

Until we sort this out we aren't going anywhere. So what's the problem and how do we fix it?

Is it mental? Confidence? Poor coaching?

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#GUILTY

At least Casboult is kicking straight.
I we can only build a forward line around him we will be fine.

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Goalkicking-related:

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2017-08-16/fantastic-five-fevs-best-moments


Was Fev removed permanently from TalkingPlayers?

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Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

He's actually got a whole (now locked) subforum.

viewforum.php?f=35

His TalkingPlayers thread is here:

viewforum.php?f=23

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Knew about the locked Fev forum - unaware of mark 1...

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Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

back in current talkingplayers - viewtopic.php?f=36&t=10085&p=282021#p282021

!. Improved Midfield delivery

....another preseason for increased output for SPS Cripps Fisher Cuningham Boekhurst...maybe one of Docherty Byrne or Williamson to be released into the midfield. Pick 1 or 2.

2. Forward pressure

....speed in forwardline ala 3 Amigos helps to keep ball in our forwardline...hopefully Pickett, Cunners Murphy spend time forward

3. Multi targets

....another preseason for McKay Silvagni Curnow Kerr...we wont be reliant on one Levi Casboult



I think its going to start happening next year just because of the above is within our grasp.

I'm hoping we also see additional leg speed in the midfield group from a great preseason and trade...Kelly, well Pickett, Cunners and SPS will help with that.

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Big steps this year.

2016
22 Wright
18 Casboult
Gibbs
17 Everitt
16 Armfield
13 Lamb
10 Cripps

2017 (so far)
31 Casboult
29 Wright
19 J Silvagni
17 C Curnow
16 Gibbs
11 Murphy
10 Kreuzer
Petrevski-Seton

Did I read or hear somewhere that Murphy has only kicked 8 this year?

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11 so far this year over 20 games.
7 last year but only played 10 games.
7 in 2015 in 19 games.

Plus at least five he's dribbled along the ground to a guy waiting in the goal square.

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Thanks.
Not many for a hard running mid.

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Perhaps we also need to look at goal assists, 1%ers etc to see the changing role Murphy has been playing this year. Goals attached to his name probably doesn't tell the complete picture.

He's never been a high scoring mid. Probably not his role either. Last two games have been good from him i think.

He's been playing more inside since Cripps (and Ed) went down.

Ok here goes. There's probably more holes in this than......I duno something with a lot of holes......Swiss cheese I guess......so feel free to tear it apart. No offence will be taken.

There were 5,336 goals kicked in the comp last year. With 4,660 so far this year we are on track for a total of 5,141. That's 195 less goals in total than last year or an average of 11 goals per team less. So it's safe to say across the comp teams are scoring less.

Carlton kicked 224 goals last season and have kicked 212 so far which extrapolates to a projected season total this year of 233.

So while the comp has kicked on average 11 goals less per club, we have in fact kicked 9 goals more.

What does that mean? Probably not much. Haha.

Yeah but only wins and losses matter...

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It means Casboult has to stay.

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