Game Day Dogs 🐩 vs Cats 🐱 - Marvel Saturday 3rd of June 7:25pm

[scooter600x]

Sounds like a coaching problem. The coaches should have told them not to try to hit every ball that wasn't on the stumps or practiced letting the ball go outside off stump. Who were the assistant coaches?

Graeme Hick

 

[Next Waiting]

Graeme Hick

Sounds like sabotage a coaching problem. The coaches should have told them not to try to hit every ball that wasn't on the stumps or practiced letting the ball go outside off stump. Who were the assistant coaches?

 

[Doggy]

Looks like Geelong get back Rohan, Bowes and Dangerflog

 

[Optimistic Dog]

Looks like Geelong get back Rohan, Bowes and Dangerflog

Danger still in doubt and the other 2 do not equal the out of Ratugolea. Plus we are stronger with Treloar in. No excuses not to extract some revenge on the cats who we have a poor recent record against in recent games.

 

[Doggy]

Danger still in doubt and the other 2 do not equal the out of Ratugolea. Plus we are stronger with Treloar in. No excuses not to extract some revenge on the cats who we have a poor recent record against. in recent games.

Nah he'll play. Fairly obvious.. been training strongly

 

[Struggle]

Looks like Geelong get back Rohan, Bowes and Dangerflog

Good. If we're serious this year we'll beat them even if they're at full strength. Hope they all play are are 100% fit

 

[Mojorisin]

Danger still in doubt and the other 2 do not equal the out of Ratugolea. Plus we are stronger with Treloar in. No excuses not to extract some revenge on the cats who we have a poor recent record against in recent games.

Ratagulea out isn't a big deal I don't think.
He isn't exactly a world beater to put it nicely and they have cover for him by moving blicavs, dekoning or O'Connor to defence.

 

[BulldogMuscle]

Sorry for the intrusion, do the dogs train today?

Monday, Wednesday is the big session and then Friday captains run, Tues/Thurs generally off / incredibly light duties

 

[Next Waiting]

Any chance we could get a breakdown of games at Marvel compared to the other venues this year?

I'm tipping the stats would look far more positive.

We have played five games this year in tricky conditions. This absolutely needs to be factored in.

Let's revisit this table after our next five matches at Marvel, I can guarantee you Lobb and Jamarra in particular will be vastly improved. Naughton, well, no guarantee there.

I'm happy for my math to be challenged, and I limited my analysis and projections to just Naughts and Marra over the remaining 12 rounds.

I calculate that, based on their figures at Marvel and away, and exptrapolating them out to round 24, their combined scoring output will increase by an average of 2.6 points per game.

 

[Next Waiting]

Further to the above, and based purely on %s and 3 tall targets, targeting primarily Naughts and English of 3 at other grounds and then Lobb and Marra of 3 at Marvel seems the best combination assuming things stay the same.

 

[doggy_dog]

OUT: O’Donnell, McNeil (to sub)
IN: Cleary, Treloar

Assuming Treloar is 100%, even a shadow of a doubt I’d give him another week. Four talls is too much imo, keen to see Cleary get a crack and hopefully balance us out a bit more

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

Danger will play, Scott trying to play smoking mirrors.

 

[charcoalchicken]

It was a really concerning game from Gardner who simply panicked any time he got the ball and was on Lukosious when he kicked most of his goals. No doubt the balance is wrong down there with he and O'brien and O'Donnell.

Out: Gardner, McNeill
In: Treloar, Keath

Need Keath v Hawkins

How do people still have faith in keath?

 

[Libba39]

How do people still have faith in keath?

He was one of our best earlier in the year against Brisbane I think. Gardner and Obrien are train wrecks half the time. Bruce is unproven.
Therefore its Jones then daylight so I think its a fair proposition.

 

[ossie_21]

Danger will play, Scott trying to play smoking mirrors.

I thought he was out as there’s not much point risking him when there’s a bye. If they feel he’s 100%, then whatever. Let him play and kick his usual bullshit goal 55m out on the boundary

 

[charcoalchicken]

He was one of our best earlier in the year against Brisbane I think. Gardner and Obrien are train wrecks half the time. Bruce is unproven.
Therefore its Jones then daylight so I think its a fair proposition.

Keath has been dropped this season for poor form and I’d argue he was our worst performing player last season.. his credits in the bank have ran out with me, sorry

I don’t think TOB is any good either and shouldn’t be getting a game fwiw

 

[Foxman98]

In Bevo we Trust

Out: TOB McNeil

In: Poulter Treloar

 

[AFDogs]

How's Mclean going? Any improvement from the start of the year? Keen to see him have a proper crack in the side.

 

[Mojorisin]

How's Mclean going? Any improvement from the start of the year? Keen to see him have a proper crack in the side.

Has looked a shadow of himself

 

[Golden_6]

How's Mclean going? Any improvement from the start of the year? Keen to see him have a proper crack in the side.

Unfortunately I think he's finished to be honest. He's now moved into elite VFL mid category that doesn't have the tricks required to play AFL. Toby is a good accumulator but he's lost all speed and agility that he'd need to play a role with us.

 

[_Cerberus_]

The key tonight when the teams are released, will be whether Dangerfield plays. He is still able to impact and turn games from the middle at times, and to a degree has carried Geelongs midfield with their injuries, and Selwood moving on. If he is not named, we have zero excuses not to be able to control the middle of the ground.

That being said, we should have beaten them are Marvel last season, and the pissed away a great start down at the Cattery.

In the last game, we shut down their tall players, whilst running with an efficient forward game. After half time, Geelong went to plan B. Which was mostly clearing our their forward line, and using their small and quick players to run out the back of us, and into loads of space repeatedly. And we reverted to kicking it to Stewarts direction most of the time. In the end, we got smashed.

Need to control the middle, minimize their smalls getting any run through the ground, and have our forward line move around and get open. Need to make those countless inside 50s count for more. Don't let Stewart pick off everything. Given Geelongs back line is tall and physical, it would not surprise me if Naughton, Marra and Lobb have a tough day at the office. Which is where our smalls come in, crumb everything that gets spilled to the ground.

I expect Jones to get the job on Cameron, possibly Hawkins, the question will be, who gets the other? Cameron moves up the ground a bit, and is more mobile. Hawkins creates as much goals as he scores.

 

[Libbaaaa]

The key tonight when the teams are released, will be whether Dangerfield plays. He is still able to impact and turn games from the middle at times, and to a degree has carried Geelongs midfield with their injuries, and Selwood moving on. If he is not named, we have zero excuses not to be able to control the middle of the ground.

That being said, we should have beaten them are Marvel last season, and the pissed away a great start down at the Cattery.

In the last game, we shut down their tall players, whilst running with an efficient forward game. After half time, Geelong went to plan B. Which was mostly clearing our their forward line, and using their small and quick players to run out the back of us, and into loads of space repeatedly. And we reverted to kicking it to Stewarts direction most of the time. In the end, we got smashed.

Need to control the middle, minimize their smalls getting any run through the ground, and have our forward line move around and get open. Need to make those countless inside 50s count for more. Don't let Stewart pick off everything. Given Geelongs back line is tall and physical, it would not surprise me if Naughton, Marra and Lobb have a tough day at the office. Which is where our smalls come in, crumb everything that gets spilled to the ground.

I expect Jones to get the job on Cameron, possibly Hawkins, the question will be, who gets the other? Cameron moves up the ground a bit, and is more mobile. Hawkins creates as much goals as he scores.

If Danger plays it means they'll be able to let Blicavs roam and potentially do a job on Bont. If he doesn't then they need Blicavs playing as a ball winning mid. I wouldn't play Jones on Cameron because Jezza will get up the ground and drag Jones away from the action where we need him most.

 

[Generation West]

The key tonight when the teams are released, will be whether Dangerfield plays. He is still able to impact and turn games from the middle at times, and to a degree has carried Geelongs midfield with their injuries, and Selwood moving on. If he is not named, we have zero excuses not to be able to control the middle of the ground.

That being said, we should have beaten them are Marvel last season, and the pissed away a great start down at the Cattery.

In the last game, we shut down their tall players, whilst running with an efficient forward game. After half time, Geelong went to plan B. Which was mostly clearing our their forward line, and using their small and quick players to run out the back of us, and into loads of space repeatedly. And we reverted to kicking it to Stewarts direction most of the time. In the end, we got smashed.

Need to control the middle, minimize their smalls getting any run through the ground, and have our forward line move around and get open. Need to make those countless inside 50s count for more. Don't let Stewart pick off everything. Given Geelongs back line is tall and physical, it would not surprise me if Naughton, Marra and Lobb have a tough day at the office. Which is where our smalls come in, crumb everything that gets spilled to the ground.

I expect Jones to get the job on Cameron, possibly Hawkins, the question will be, who gets the other? Cameron moves up the ground a bit, and is more mobile. Hawkins creates as much goals as he scores.

Agree that Danger is a key for them, but Mitch Duncan is a massive out for them too. He is a gun inside/outside link up midfielder - one of the most versatile mids in the game. Duncan is close to a return but prefer it not to be this week.

For us
Ins: Treloar, Keath, West
Out: JOD, O’Brien, Hannan (McNeil or Cleary as sub)

 

[Dogs 13]

Danger still out. Treloar back

 

[mattwa]

Should destroy that cats team. The midfield is vfl standard