Pre Match. Pies v. Demons. All comments please.

[Bob Sugar]

I don't even care anymore

[The_Staunton]

[qldmagpie67]

just watched the replay again (yes I'm a sucker for punishment)
But a couple things struck me
After half time we had next to no run. Wonder how much the game against the dogs took out of us ?
Our more experienced players made some of the worst mistakes
Pendles had 3 or 4 horrible handballs or kicks, Treloar missed targets by huge margins, Sidey had hardly any of it after half time and when he did it wasn't used well, Varcoe was iffy all day with his disposal.
Not wanting to single them out but they are experienced players (OK Treloar isn't as experienced as the others) and there examples set a tone among the group.
Cloke wasn't actually to bad he worked hard off the ball a lot without much luck conditions didn't really suit his style.
The other glaring thing was how we were so stagnent around the ball. Port played front and centre and basically gave up the hit outs but made sure they had men on the move at all contests. Our players were often standing still when there opponents run off
Lastly our defence agains went to playing a zone and it was highlighted at half time we set up our zone according to a pre arranged area and to hell with the opposition. Time and again as the ball is bounced in the centre square Dixon or Young or Wingard just jogged towards the goal square and we were left with 3 players zoning a area of ground with only 1 opponent anywhere near it. It's just plain dumb football
Zoning the way we do it doesn't work and needs to change
Don't know what changes will come this week I'm in 2 minds do we make changes and see what happens going with more disruption or let the players who played last week redeem themselves ?

[GoWoodsmen]

[qldmagpie67]

[3rd degree]

It surely would not have taken long for the coaching staff to make moves but none were made in changing from the crappy zone and guarding space footy.

[RudeBoy]

OUTS:

Goodyear must be dropped. At this stage he is simply not up to AFL standard.

Oxley is too slow and lacks physicality and his intercepting marking role is being done better by Howe and Reid.

Frost is being exposed and is a very limited footballer.

Ins:

Phillips - is fast, a good mark and has footy smarts.

Marsh - is our future and now needs extended senior footy to establish himself.

Brown - should be recalled and given an opportunity to prove his worth. Hopefully getting dropped was the kick up the arse he needed.

[uncanny]

I agree with those changes Rude boy
Aish and Williams are also in the mix and need to return to the senior side soon. Also the sack will need to be tried again. Langdon was disappointing earlier and he is behind Marsh in the queue to get back in for mine.
Smith Toovey and Blair might need to make way for them at some stage.
What about Witts? I think they might have ruled a line through his name and we'll see him play in other colours next year.
Finals are gone but the remaining games are still important for the future. Hopefully the extra day will see them come out with more zip and play the game right out. It won't be easy though as the ds have won comfortably the last two games. Lets look for Cloke to get off the leash and lead a pies victory by 17.

[Piesnchess]

After long and patient thought, I simply cannot see us winning this one. We simply are too undermanned, too many key players out, and the Deeees are now nearly full strength. Moore, Fas, Taylor adams, is massive losses, we cannot cover them in my opinon, we just cant. We have run out of personnel, simple as that. I do expect us to have a red hot go however, and play far better than last week, wed damn well want too, but I cant see us winning this, and even Freo looks a danger game now, they have come good.

Hope I am wrong, but for me, its the Deeees by 17 points or so.

[jackcass]

[ANNODAM]

Buckley, check!

Coffin, check!

Nail, check!

Hammer, check!

Now to wait for the result.

[The Boy Who Cried Wolf]

Dees by a solid 8 goals.

[Lazza]

[The Boy Who Cried Wolf]

[Lazza]