Unofficial Preview Changes vs Demons

[Nunez]

If it bleeds....

Clearly you haven't seen Terminator 3: Rise of the MCG...

 

[mpal6]

To beat Melbourne:

• never stand the mark, walk backwards off the mark
• Take the corridor constantly
• Apply immense tackling pressure at all opportunities
• Have your super tall player take many contested marks
• Miss heaps of early shots to send them into a false sense of security, then go gang busters

The bolded bit is what will set our game up for thursday week.

Pies forced Demons to kick to a contest from the moment the footy left the defensive arc. There was no easy passage along the wing all the way up to the middle AND THEN start pressuring the Dees to kick to a contest. Easy to say but our forwards and mids need to be switched on to force a contest as early as possible. No corralling BS, they shred us in the run and spread.

It was interesting to see what Sidebottom did coming in from the wing. In the 3rd and last quarter, he purposefully left Langdon alone and decided to run in, be that player putting pressure on the Dees ball carrier who was getting released in the back. It was a dangerous gamble but Pies had some method to their madness, by then the perceived pressure was so high that Dees were not that clean on the inside anymore.

 

[Squizz89]

Having May belt one of his teammates and missing another week wouldn’t hurt our chances either.

 

[Dalions]

Having May belt one of his teammates and missing another week wouldn’t hurt our chances either.

What we haven’t had against them until now is all three of Daniher, Hipwood and McStay in the team when we have played Melbourne.
Which will force both May and Lever to play accountable footy.
Something we were unable to do during the latter stages of last year.

 

[Tom14]

What we haven’t had against them until now is all three of Daniher, Hipwood and McStay in the team when we have played Melbourne.
Which will force both May and Lever to play accountable footy.
Something we were unable to do during the latter stages of last year.

We had all of them in the home and away game last year - started very strongly but fell off in the second half.

 

[Dalions]

We had all of them in the home and away game last year - started very strongly but fell off in the second half.

I thought Hippy had done his ACL by then but you might be right.

 

[Sherrinator]

I thought Hippy had done his ACL by then but you might be right.

That game was at Sydney Showgrounds so it doesn’t count either

 

[Tom14]

I thought Hippy had done his ACL by then but you might be right.

Nah that was the only game we lost all year when all 3 of them played the whole game - overall record was 10-1. Think hippy played maybe 2 more games afterwards before doing his ACL.

 

[Sherrinator]

be interesting Demons looked cooked since May gone..
If he plays and they have a rest.. Wonder which team comes out

Sounds like we need a forward to play a sacrificial game on him.

 

[davemc_lions]

Sounds like we need a forward to play a sacrificial game on him.

I really think seeing Hippy still underdone he can run Lever or May around away from our patterns.
Although then you think he really needs to find his mojo as well.
So do we go Decoy-Joe for a week.

 

[Jeremiah001]

Mebourne have been beaten by better contested marking teams so do we want McStay and/or Hippy dragging their opponents up the ground more often. Nullifying May takes Lever out of the game by looks of it.

 

[mpal6]

I really think seeing Hippy still underdone he can run Lever or May around away from our patterns.
Although then you think he really needs to find his mojo as well.
So do we go Decoy-Joe for a week.

Joe can kick it from 65-70 so he can lead as faraway as he likes

 

[Lazza16]

I thought Hippy had done his ACL by then but you might be right.

Hippy absolutely killed May in the first half before the wheels fell off.

 

[dlanod]

Nullifying May takes Lever out of the game by looks of it.

Sounds like we need to send May a case of XXXX in the lead in to finals.

 

[Mighty Lions]

I would think Zorko should be good to go next week however I dont think Dizzy will come up for the game so that means a defender in. (just my opinion)

 

[Mighty Lions]

Hippy absolutely killed May in the first half before the wheels fell off.

Agree...and the wheels fell off in the 2nd half because we couldn't get the ball into our forward 50, not because our forwards dropped off. Melbourne's midfield smashed us.....Gawn was unstoppable.
Just as much as our Jewel in The Crown is our potent forward line, Melbourne's Jewel In The Crown is their midfield. We cant let Gawn, Petracca, Oliver or Langdon dominate or the game will be their's easily.

 

[missfinland]

I thought Hippy had done his ACL by then but you might be right.

Hipwood dominated May in the first half on this game, had he have kicked straight ( 2 maybe 3 points from set shots in first half from memory ) would have been greater than the 20odd point margin at half time.

 

[jjami15]

Agree...and the wheels fell off in the 2nd half because we couldn't get the ball into our forward 50, not because our forwards dropped off. Melbourne's midfield smashed us.....Gawn was unstoppable.
Just as much as our Jewel in The Crown is our potent forward line, Melbourne's Jewel In The Crown is their midfield. We cant let Gawn, Petracca, Oliver or Langdon dominate or the game will be their's easily.

What would be your take on stopping the midfeld? I feel that Petracca is down on last year and is probably playing through an injury but Oliver is still racking them up. Do we send Berry to him or feel that the team defense will be able to cover. Personally I feel we shut him down and send Berry to him.

 

[Elixuh]

Sounds like we need to send May a case of XXXX in the lead in to finals.

It’s very Melbourne demons that their culture was exposed at a high end French bistro.

 

[Quigley]

If we dropped Mitch I wouldn't mind moving Answerth up onto the wing and bring in Madden (or Wilmot) down back. I preferred Noah on the wing in the preseason and I think we are a bit shaky coming out of defence at the moment.

 

[Viceregal]

Time to demolish the MCG hoodoo!

If it bleeds....

Nuney, a stadium cannot bleed you beautiful SOB.

Killing the MCG might be a bit of an ask ... especially with the many thousands of supporters in the way for collateral damage...

 

[Elixuh]

Killing the MCG might be a bit of an ask ... especially with the many thousands of supporters in the way for collateral damage...

Nunez has been put on a watch list somewhere

 

[KissKiss]

Nuney, a stadium cannot bleed you beautiful SOB.

I mean it can:

"BLEEDING in concrete is a phenomenon in which free water in the mix rises up to the surface and forms a paste of cement on the surface known as “laitance” . Bleeding occurs in concrete when course aggregates tends to settle down and free water rises up to the surface"

 

[Nunez]

I mean it can:

"BLEEDING in concrete is a phenomenon in which free water in the mix rises up to the surface and forms a paste of cement on the surface known as “laitance” . Bleeding occurs in concrete when course aggregates tends to settle down and free water rises up to the surface"

And people said I was mad!

 

[KissKiss]

There's two ways you can deal with an intercepting player like May. Teams have had some success this year in dragging him to the goal square so can't get up and intercept. The other option is to drag him way up the ground and kick the ball over him (we've done that in the past to guys like Allir).

Either way the forward with him has to be disciplined enough to keep him accountable and drag him away from the contest. Then let the other 2 forwards go wild. That's the best aspect of the 3 talls. You can sacrifice one to let the others have a day out