Opinion Dees V Dogs - Sunday MCG 1.00 PM

[Doggy]

Nope, was a 1 match suspension. I'd suggest Melbourne saying 'Round 2' is just confusion as a result of the Round 0 crap and actually means their 2nd game of the season (being Round 1).

Dees star Pickett banned over bump that left Cripps bloodied

Dees star banned over bump that left Blue bloodied as great grills ‘try-hard tough acts’

www.foxsports.com.au

My thinking too.

He's definitely back

 

[Libbaaaa]

Still going into this game with a lot of trepidation, Melbourne were all over the Swans in patches of the first half, their dreadful F50 entries/play the only thing which stopped hem having a handy lead at the half. That being that dreadful F50 play is becoming a bit of a trademark for this incarnation of Dees, as long as our backline doesn't fold when they get a few repeated entries we will be give ourselves every chance.

 

[Sentinel]

It's kind of nice to see Melbourne experience similar problems with having functional key forwards as we did for so long prior to the arrival of Naughton.

In saying that, lock in 10 goals between Schache and Van Rooyen next week.

 

[Libbaaaa]

It's kind of nice to see Melbourne experience similar problems with having functional key forwards as we did for so long prior to the arrival of Naughton.

In saying that, lock in 10 goals between Schache and Van Rooyen next week.

From what I saw Van Rooyen was out on the wing far to often for a player of his skill set. They really lack that next link up man.

 

[Doggy]

It's kind of nice to see Melbourne experience similar problems with having functional key forwards as we did for so long prior to the arrival of Naughton.

In saying that, lock in 10 goals between Schache and Van Rooyen next week.

They'll drop Schache for McDonald or Sideshow Bob ... or both.

And floppy Bob usually bumbles his way to a few flukey goals

 

[Optimistic Dog]

My thinking too.

He's definitely back

Can we appeal his availability on a technically when he was suspended he was to miss round 1. LOL Anyway he cannot tale out Bailey this season hopefully Harmes can run through him.

 

[ScragCity]

Would love to see one of our boys clean up that campaigner Pickett for once. Maybe Bont with an accidental shoulder to the larynx...

 

[hatescaptcha]

Would love to see one of our boys clean up that campaigner Pickett for once. Maybe Bont with an accidental shoulder to the larynx...

Bramble will sort him out.


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[stefoid]

If Bev can’t get the boys primed to knock over this Dee side next week we’re just wasting everyone’s time again this year. They’re average AF.

we need to beat them in a convincing manner and while we are at it, geelong at geelong in a legit match where both sides care about the outcome. last year didnt count

 

[stefoid]

Would love to see one of our boys clean up that campaigner Pickett for once. Maybe Bont with an accidental shoulder to the larynx...

picket? phtttt. This is the game that fritsch circles on his calendar.

someone needs to make fritch their bitch

 

[Mojorisin]

picket? phtttt. This is the game that fritsch circles on his calendar.

someone needs to make fritch their bitch

Coffield!!

 

[Merlins Revenge]

I’d bank on Harmes tagging Petracca. He always cuts us up.

 

[Mojorisin]

I’d bank on Harmes tagging Petracca. He always cuts us up.

I'd bank on Beveridge backing in the mids and not have anyone play a true tag, not his style.

 

[Optimistic Dog]

I'd bank on Beveridge backing in the mids and not have anyone play a true tag, not his style.

I agree Bevo has not tagged in the past, but I get the feeling Harmes has been recruited to a midfield tag role.

 

[Mojorisin]

I agree Bevo has not tagged in the past, but I get the feeling Harmes has been recruited to a midfield tag role.

All we can do is hope I suppose.

 

[Dogs 13]

I'd bank on Beveridge backing in the mids and not have anyone play a true tag, not his style.

Maybe he’ll be outvoted

 

[ScragCity]

picket? phtttt. This is the game that fritsch circles on his calendar.

someone needs to make fritch their bitch

Fritsches get stitches

 

[_Cerberus_]

I don't know why people mentioned their lack of tall forwards. Their "tall forwards" have done nothing vs us. Only Gawn, Lever and May have hurt us in the tall department. In the attacking half, we get flogged by their smalls, often unmanned with their nearest opponent over 10 meters away.

We need to control the middle, and man up vs their smalls. Coffield will likely take on Fritsch, leaving someone else to pick up Pickett.

 

[CarnTheScray]

I don't know why people mentioned their lack of tall forwards. Their "tall forwards" have done nothing vs us. Only Gawn, Lever and May have hurt us in the tall department. In the attacking half, we get flogged by their smalls, often unmanned with their nearest opponent over 10 meters away.

We need to control the middle, and man up vs their smalls. Coffield will likely take on Fritsch, leaving someone else to pick up Pickett.

By smalls you really just mean Pickett, unless you count Fritsch as a small? Fritsch kicked six on us in a grand final, with Brown McDonald and Jackson kicking a collective 6 as well. Last year Brown kicked 4 on us and so did Pickett though we were a shambles, worse than 2022 where Brown kicked 3.

Their tall forwards are nowhere near as damaging this year but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t account for them, plus I think we are better equipped this year to not let Pickett kick a bag on us

 

[_Cerberus_]

By smalls you really just mean Pickett, unless you count Fritsch as a small? Fritsch kicked six on us in a grand final, with Brown McDonald and Jackson kicking a collective 6 as well. Last year Brown kicked 4 on us and so did Pickett though we were a shambles, worse than 2022 where Brown kicked 3.

Their tall forwards are nowhere near as damaging this year but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t account for them, plus I think we are better equipped this year to not let Pickett kick a bag on us

I checked Fritsch stats and had no idea he was 1.88cm haha. Looks much smaller on tv.

Point still stands anyway, smaller players and midfielders are the ones that have hurt us most in most games in the last couple of years when it comes to attacking. I used to fear us taking on teams with Gorilla talls, but we have largely nullified them in recent times. But ground level and fast players, we get flogged by in key moments.

Yes talls still have the odd bag against us, though some were in losses to us. But as I said, I don't worry about other teams tall forwards these days. We used to get bags kicked on us near weekly from talls, or players like Kennedy kicking 10 goals. (Brown gets many goals from flopping around like a goldfish anyway. Rather have him having 10 shots at goal, because he will spray half out of bounds)

We have improved a fair bit in aerial contests in the defensive 50, maybe because all we do is punch it away. It is on our feet where we need to improve next.

 

[CarnTheScray]

I checked Fritsch stats and had no idea he was 1.88cm haha. Looks much smaller on tv. Point still stands anyway, smalls and midfielders are the ones that have hurt us most in most games in the last couple of years. I used to fear us taking on teams with Gorilla talls, but we have largely nullified them. But ground level and fast players, we get flogged by. Yes talls still have the odd bag agasint us, though some were in losses to us. But as I said, I don't worry about other teams tall forwards these days. Brown gets goals from flopping around like a goldfish anyway.

Well last year I had to watch Alex Keath try and run down Pickett right in front of my seats in the cheersquad so there’s already one scenario that isn’t happening this year.

 

[hatescaptcha]

Coffield is going to be very handy this year, his shutdown ability is underrated. Very similar traits to Richards imo. Feel a lot more confident we can handle those small / medium forwards this year.


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[Eastdog]

Will be a tough first 2 weeks against the Demons and Suns.

I know the Demons have been rabble in the off season but they played fairly well against the Swans on Thursday night.

Need to be on our game. Need to negate Gawn as much as we can and make sure we get someone on Fritsch. Lever and May as well will be hard for the forwards but I hopefully Jamarra, Naughton and co will go well against them and we try and get them out of the game.

 

[House_of_Dahl]

From what I saw Van Rooyen was out on the wing far to often for a player of his skill set. They really lack that next link up man.

I remember noticing one play (think it was 11 mins to go in the second) where Van Rooyen looked lost on a wing. Got it off a runner but then hospital passed it back to him, then he had go back to VR who handballed back to the feet of a team mate! Made me wonder if he can football (never watched him before so that might be unfair, just what it made me think).

 

[_Cerberus_]

Will be a tough first 2 weeks against the Demons and Suns.

I know the Demons have been rabble in the off season but they played fairly well against the Swans on Thursday night.

Need to be on our game. Need to negate Gawn as much as we can and make sure we get someone on Fritsch. Lever and May as well will be hard for the forwards but I hopefully Jamarra, Naughton and co will go well against them and we try and get them out of the game.

If we can get past the Demons, Suns and Saints. We have a good shot at pushing close to a 8-0 start. Then we have a brutal 4 week stretch, our hardest of the year. Rather Demons have won the other night, they will be super hungry to prove a point.