FYI, Pitto gives away 1.7 free kicks a game. Grundy gives away 2.9 free kicks a game.
Maybe he doesn't know the rules either?
Witts gives away 1.9 free kicks a game. McAndrew gives away 1.8 free kicks a game Luke Jackson gives away 1.7 free kicks a game. TDK gives away 2.0 free kicks a game.
Perhaps its the rules that are the problem.
Issue is Grundy Witts Jackson TDK etc are more than handy outside the stoppage. Unfortunately, our man is a bit of a one trick pony except for the first 2 rounds where he was leading the coleman
Pit has grown on me - I was never a big fan but something him tells me he is a rippa bloke and sounds like a quite infectious character in the team which is a strong quality in a team sport but as a pure footballer in his position he would be in the bottom 2 -3 if you look at it without bias
Pittonet is more of a nullifier than a ruck who takes over games and dominates the stat sheet. Toby Nankervis was/is similar and both are more throwbacks to older ruck times...Fort from Brisbane is similar. I think if you have a A grade midfield you can still be successful with a B- C grade ruckman.. Where you run into trouble is where the other teams have an A grade midfield including an A grade ruckman.
Don't think any supporters pro Voss or anti Voss buy the idea that he genuinely resigned. It was a negotiated exit and another Carlton sacking designed for less mess than usual to generate better optics for the outside world. The players let Voss down, there is no magic in Frasers board of magnets or messaging Imho. The same players Voss defended all season were the same ones who didn't produce for him when it mattered and when it's your top players it's only going to end one way. Why are they playing better now? maybe extend their careers, save their careers, push their asking price up for other clubs or fear the newbie enthusiastic kids will expose their lack of effort? Wright, Priestley and Davies wouldnt be my idea of a supportive senior management. I was and am no fan of Voss the coach but he should have been let go last season in a clean manner and not made to be part of and suffer the treacherous masquerade and waste of time that went on this season.
EB, players play to a system at the highest level sure they have to execute it but the actual gameplan is on the coaches. There has been significant game day changes since Fraser took over (in particular the first 3 weeks). How we transition from D50 is completely different, changes in personnel with more youth and more speed, Inside 50 manic pressure on the opposition is there every week with the kids we have in there. The use of Haywood is different. The use of Harry is different. Using Hewitt in the role he is best has also worked. He was the one asked to quiet Durham in the second half. He was in the 2nds under Voss. The lowering of the eyes and trying to target a leading forward is much improved under Fraser - even though this week was looked back to the old Voss days. My theory is the Dons had many behind the ball which made it a lot harder to navigate around their spares. Hopefully this returns back to the first 3 weeks next week as the Giants will likely just try and take us on like Geel, Dogs and Port did.
We got smashed this week in contested footy and thats against the last placed team, yet we still got the 4 points - Contested footy was our strongest trait in the Voss era and Essendon smoked us - that in itself confirms how much things have changed.
Voss was a contested beast and coached the same way but for whatever reason it didn't work and the current system change is welcomed as i feel we are now finally getting the best out of the list. The have a higher rating on the list then you as i rate it middle of the road so the 1-8 start on a weak draw without major injuries meant something was off and the last 4 weeks proved it in my eyes anyway.
I expect us to win 50% of our remaining matches and this was not going to happen under the previous system
I'll respectfully disagree Shawny on the list and I put our rejuvenation down more to the dominant work of Cripps and Walsh which was missing earlier in the season. Would you offer the job to Fraser if he achieved your 50% win rate and are you happy to continue with the majority of the list as is?
Don't think any supporters pro Voss or anti Voss buy the idea that he genuinely resigned. It was a negotiated exit and another Carlton sacking designed for less mess than usual to generate better optics for the outside world. The players let Voss down, there is no magic in Frasers board of magnets or messaging Imho. The same players Voss defended all season were the same ones who didn't produce for him when it mattered and when it's your top players it's only going to end one way. Why are they playing better now? maybe extend their careers, save their careers, push their asking price up for other clubs or fear the newbie enthusiastic kids will expose their lack of effort? Wright, Priestley and Davies wouldnt be my idea of a supportive senior management. I was and am no fan of Voss the coach but he should have been let go last season in a clean manner and not made to be part of and suffer the treacherous masquerade and waste of time that went on this season.
Elwood, he deteriorated over about six months and it was hought he had an aggressive form of dementia. Lewy-Body was suggested. When they finally did a scan they found the tumour on Monday and we lost him on the Friday.
Prof, That's quick and must have come as a shock to you and the family especially the diagnosis and I'm sorry you didn't get more time with your father. Our friends stepdaughter had partial removal of the tumour, radiation, chemo and was in remission but it's come back. The father is a wealthy man and has had her on every drug/treatment/trial around the world but her symptoms just get worse and it's a hideous condition that is far more common than people think. Like MND it needs a lot of money thrown into research and drug companies getting on board for the good of the people and not what makes them more money. You look after yourself and I know this must have been a tough weekend for you..
Well, after surviving last night, I hope we can get Weitering back. Derksen was reasonable when it came to intercepting (10 intercepts), but he was murdered one-on-one by Ben McKay. I hope we can also recharge the batteries, as we were seriously flat against the Drug Cheats. We should be getting a few guys back.
Derksen IMO isn't has good defensively as Young. Young's issue is he panics a little when making decisions but he knows how to stay on his mans shoulder and kill a contest when it needs to be killed. Derksen seemed exposed last night.
Ben is a spud imo but does have a big size advantage and Derksen is undersized and agree that Young is a better option. Young has been reasonable this season in the games he has played but I think his continued absence might point to his future being somewhere else..
I thought the Hewett free and then goal was charitable where he ducked his head, that's been play on in previous games. The ruck rules and frees are confusing for me, appears even if you are behind the line but don't jump they call it a block sometimes and Pittonet got some tough calls..
IIRC George has won one of those free kick (high contact in front of goal) in every game he has played this year.
I thought the Hewett free and then goal was charitable where he ducked his head, that's been play on in previous games. The ruck rules and frees are confusing for me, appears even if you are behind the line but don't jump they call it a block sometimes and Pittonet got some tough calls..
Brave man, one of our best friends has her stepdaughter aged 21 with the same condition and was on one of the same trial drug programs. Dr Scolyer is a great loss to the community but his work and the ongoing work of his colleagues will improve the lives of others RIP.
It seemed to me that Essendon put a fair bit of work into planning how to combat our strengths. If Fraser doesn't want the job, maybe we can offer it to Solomon.
Dons had some big bodies in the midfield and got their matchups right. Terrible standard game imo and we probably got dragged down to their level too. If they had their injured full forward in May instead of a stiff like Ben McKay they probably would have been further ahead at half time.
Moir is one of the great wastes of obvious talent. Reminds me of Troy Menzel going back a few years. All talent but not the output to match.
Really think jack ison is going to be what Moir should have been. Same skill level, but just harder and wants it more. Doing the little things well, which Moir hasn’t done
Moir doesnt appreciate the natural talent he has, the skills are easy for him but there is more to the game than just having great skills and having to concentrate for 4 quarters and not be carefree seems too hard for him.
Nope, not just win, we need to be focussed on crushing an opponent for a generation.
Hurting them to the point this generation of CheatsFC players never recover, eternally subservient to Carlton, we must show we are prepared to inflict an eternal bruise!
Until we develop that killer instinct, we are consigned to mediocrity, there is no playing nice, nice in AFL is reserved for also rans!
I apologise if I offend someone with comments like this, but it is reality, not an idealistic meme!
Seems there are a lot of nervous supporters on the forum. I'm not one of them. JF won't allow any complacency to creep in and nor will the younsters. The Blues by 55.
Agree...Bombers are no good and hopefully we slaughter them and they react by wanting the messiah Hird back and then they stay down for another ten years.
