We don't need major changes. Just play people where they offer value. Kennedy had the most centre clearances for us. Where was he sitting in the last quarter when the Dogs got on a run? The bench. Meanwhile Sam Docherty who had a grand total of zero centre clearances was in the centre bounces.
Meanwhile Adam Cerra who has been our best performed mid for weeks was half back for the second half. Docherty isn't a ball winner. He's an accumulator. He had 2 total clearances for the night. Kennedy had 8. Whilst keeping Bont to 3.
Docherty to H/B. Kennedy and Cerra more midfield time, less for Cripps unless he is on fire and beating his opponent.

Martin comes in. He's our best defensive forward and he provides a marking option who can actually kick the ball. JSOS sub. Hollands out. I don't like using defenders as second ruck but I'd let Young go with Cox. Whether he's tall forward or ruck.

We saw again on Saturday that our current personnel can play fast footy if required. We don't need wholesale changes .Just a wholesale change of style. Forget high risk corridor footy or slow, backwards footy. We just need faster ball movement. Get it and play on. Give, run and receive. It's not difficult. Don't stand there with the ball waiting for the opposition to get numbers back. Play the ball instinctively. The boundary game is fine. Just use the space before the opposition fill it.

Loved Cottrell's game. He's on one wing and stays there.
Lastly, tell the players to stay within their skill set. Did anyone else at the game have any faith that Cripps could kick a left footer around the corner? Not me. He has trouble kicking a straight kick on his left. Don't embarrass yourself again. Stick to what you do well and try to do it properly. Cripps, Harry and Motlop. 3 shots round the corner within 25m that all failed to score. Pathetic. Kick those and the game was ours IMO.

Lastly, defending. What the @#$%&! is going on with offering teasing distance to the opposition? The idea is to challenge them to take the kick and to cut it off. We just offer the space and allow them the disposal. Either start cutting off some of the kicks or go one on one. I'm sick of seeing the opposition have chains of 3 or 4 marks from point lick ins. Especially when we struggle to get more than one. We're defending the corridor well but it can't be at the expense of consistently offering free disposals.

I've seen too many good things from Doc in the midfield and would cherish him in the mid mix.

Well they've wheeled out Cripps, our leader, to speak to the media today and he spoke well.

First step, tick.

Not me. Started forward and rotated midfield. zero centre clearances. 3 contested possessions and only 3 score involvements. Cerra has been our best mid for weeks and he gets stuck at half back. When the game was up for grabs in the last quarter, contested ball winners like Libba stepped up. Meanwhile our best centre clearance player on the day (Kennedy) is sitting on his arse and Cerra is playing backline. Doc was never the answer Saturday night IMHO.

Yep and I'm sure he spoke well before the matches against the Crows, Lions and Dogs - got pantsed on each occasion.

Not me. Started forward and rotated midfield. zero centre clearances. 3 contested possessions and only 3 score involvements. Cerra has been our best mid for weeks and he gets stuck at half back. When the game was up for grabs in the last quarter, contested ball winners like Libba stepped up. Meanwhile our best centre clearance player on the day (Kennedy) is sitting on his arse and Cerra is playing backline. Doc was never the answer Saturday night IMHO.

Not me. Started forward and rotated midfield. zero centre clearances. 3 contested possessions and only 3 score involvements. Cerra has been our best mid for weeks and he gets stuck at half back. When the game was up for grabs in the last quarter, contested ball winners like Libba stepped up. Meanwhile our best centre clearance player on the day (Kennedy) is sitting on his arse and Cerra is playing backline. Doc was never the answer Saturday night IMHO.

We don't need major changes. Just play people where they offer value. Kennedy had the most centre clearances for us. Where was he sitting in the last quarter when the Dogs got on a run? The bench. Meanwhile Sam Docherty who had a grand total of zero centre clearances was in the centre bounces.
Meanwhile Adam Cerra who has been our best performed mid for weeks was half back for the second half. Docherty isn't a ball winner. He's an accumulator. He had 2 total clearances for the night. Kennedy had 8. Whilst keeping Bont to 3.
Docherty to H/B. Kennedy and Cerra more midfield time, less for Cripps unless he is on fire and beating his opponent.

Martin comes in. He's our best defensive forward and he provides a marking option who can actually kick the ball. JSOS sub. Hollands out. I don't like using defenders as second ruck but I'd let Young go with Cox. Whether he's tall forward or ruck.

We saw again on Saturday that our current personnel can play fast footy if required. We don't need wholesale changes .Just a wholesale change of style. Forget high risk corridor footy or slow, backwards footy. We just need faster ball movement. Get it and play on. Give, run and receive. It's not difficult. Don't stand there with the ball waiting for the opposition to get numbers back. Play the ball instinctively. The boundary game is fine. Just use the space before the opposition fill it.

Loved Cottrell's game. He's on one wing and stays there.
Lastly, tell the players to stay within their skill set. Did anyone else at the game have any faith that Cripps could kick a left footer around the corner? Not me. He has trouble kicking a straight kick on his left. Don't embarrass yourself again. Stick to what you do well and try to do it properly. Cripps, Harry and Motlop. 3 shots round the corner within 25m that all failed to score. Pathetic. Kick those and the game was ours IMO.

Lastly, defending. What the @#$%&! is going on with offering teasing distance to the opposition? The idea is to challenge them to take the kick and to cut it off. We just offer the space and allow them the disposal. Either start cutting off some of the kicks or go one on one. I'm sick of seeing the opposition have chains of 3 or 4 marks from point lick ins. Especially when we struggle to get more than one. We're defending the corridor well but it can't be at the expense of consistently offering free disposals.

The issue is we need 3 Docherty's

IMO he needs to play in defence. We need his composure and experience back there

Cerra should be in the midfield. Annoys me when I see him at HB. What a waste. Same with Kennedy

Our best midfield is Cripps Walsh Hewett Cerra Kennedy. Need to let them play and consistently together. Acres on one wing with Hollands & Cottrell

The Key is how our forward line works and how we deliver it to that forward line. Charlie up the ground in the second half was great last week. Invloved in 4-5 score involvements. It allowed Durdin Motlop Owies more space and ability to get involved. A bit of confidence with our goal kicking we would have won

Yeah I get that.

I'm sure you were an advocate for Doc mixing it up in the middle, hence your desire to have Boyd back, and I cant wait till he breaks back into the team.

Preseason and seasons prior to the arrival of Hewett and Cerra, we were in need for about 10 players to run through the midfield mix. I'm wondering where that theory has gone? I know BV would like Motlop or Durdin to run through there, but they will be just cameos from kids.

After Cripps Hewett and Kennedy, and Cerra and Walsh, that's 5, who else is joining the party for a chop out? I think we only need 2 of the 3 small forwards, Owies is one, and Motley and Durdin are only 20yo and 21yo. Can all 3 of them run through the midfield? They are not proven, now developed for a small forwards role let alone midfield role if we are real about the chop out and winning that position.

Hey, we kicked better in the 2nd half but still lost it by 2 points....that's with Docherty on the outside.

I'm guessing, but from my read of his post, I think BV's grievance is Kennedy on the bench in the last, Fair enough, and Doc gets them blame for that, not fair enough.

No reason why Doc cant play HBF and mix it up in the middle with the 7th defender taking his place when he does. What happens to Doc when Boyd is back? Marchbank?

How many centre bounces did Doc attend in the last? or for the whole game?

Well they've wheeled out Cripps, our leader, to speak to the media today and he spoke well.

First step, tick.

Did he?

Just contrived bullshit and spin that he couldve typed into chaptGPT 5 miniutes before the interview

He is a cringeworthy leader of men...there's half our problem

IMO:
Cottrell isn’t a wingman. Walsh should be midfield.

It made me cringe when he said if he had that set shot he snapped on his left again, he would snap
On left again…..