Game Day Round 19 vs. Hawthorn, MCG, 4:35pm Saturday 20/07

[Kes1984]

McStay IN!!
Reef full game

Consider bringing Bytel in again
Maybe give DeMattia a go as sub

I’m almost wanting to see Big Roo get a go. He’s just so green. I like him.

 

[Kes1984]

Wonder what the likelihood is of us wearing pour swooping magpie guernsey for retro round this week

I want to see the old collared jumpers tucked in and socks up!

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Pendles was playing good footy before the bicep injury. No one will convince me otherwise that he was not and is still not right from that injury.

It’s his leg speed I’m worried about. Nothing to do with the bicep.

 

[Kes1984]

It’s his leg speed I’m worried about. Nothing to do with the bicep.

He’s always been slow but it hasn’t stopped him. He was playing fine before the injury.

 

[Bianconeri]

True But when Lippa Pendles and Crisp get about 30 touches collectively for the night you know things are crook in Tullarook. It is like our midfield has concrete in their boots

Lippa didn’t attend a single centre bounce. He’s a part of the forward group that’s getting hung out to dry from lack of supply.

 

[Kes1984]

Lippa didn’t attended a single centre bounce. He’s a part of the forward group that’s getting hung out to dry from lack of supply.

He’s got quick hands. I’d put him at centre bounces to try and extract to Nick.

Nick needs help. He can’t do both inside and outside mid at the same centre bounce. We’re going to burn him out.

 

[Bianconeri]

Listening to Fly's presser, he seemed to be suggesting that we allowed Geelong to play uncontested mark to mark because they weren't getting anywhere by doing so. It seems like we are playing according to a theory that allowing some uncontested possession is Ok, as the opposition is not achieving anything by doing so if we position ourselves correctly. This might have a limited degree of truth, but clearly it needs to be balanced by front on pressure and man to man where necessary. It seems like we are not understanding the balance.

Sounds like a relegation battle soccer club tactic.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

He’s always been slow but it hasn’t stopped him. He was playing fine before the injury.

Hope you’re right.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

It’s exasperating, isn’t it..

Exactly

 

[Captivating]

Watch the Hawks / Freo game The Hawks are going to kill us in two ways

1. Centre clearances. The ball will live in Hawthorn's F50
2. Rebounds from D50. When we do, inevitably turn it over, they'll move the ball quickly and easily into their F50.

 

[unplugged]

Listening to Fly's presser, he seemed to be suggesting that we allowed Geelong to play uncontested mark to mark because they weren't getting anywhere by doing so. It seems like we are playing according to a theory that allowing some uncontested possession is Ok, as the opposition is not achieving anything by doing so if we position ourselves correctly. This might have a limited degree of truth, but clearly it needs to be balanced by front on pressure and man to man where necessary. It seems like we are not understanding the balance.

I watched the presser this morning. He did say they didn't achieve much for large parts, but he did suggest maybe it wore the players out chasing their kicks.

The first three goals in 2 mins was essentially the margin, which Fly said as well. Take that start away and it's probably a different game.

There's still hope for us. It's not like we were dominated, it was just a -3 last quarter that shafted us.

Our main concern is centre clearance. The only way to fix that is to enhance pressure and really just hope that Cox and Mitchell can return sooner rather than later.

 

[danielnajdek]

What's your point?

You want a member to your 'everything is negative' gang?

It's okay to admit that we are playing like shit.

 

[TradeDraft]

They said McStay won’t play but Reckon he could

Our Season on the line now

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

It's okay to admit that we are playing like shit.

I never said we were playing well.

Doesn't mean I need to repeat it multiple times a day on nearly every thread.

 

[Magpie_man]

I find it interesting to look out our depth, and also assess how those injured best 23 players have been covered.

Howe replaced by Markov
Cox replaced by Richards (Richards giving up a fair few cms there)
Mitchell replaced by Long (who does not get the clearances nor the tackles that Mitchell gets)
Mcstay replaced by Reef (who only plays 30 mins a game being sub all the time
Mcreery replaced by Harrison (Harrison not that bad, but Mcreery
Mihocek replaced by Krueger

Are we really that surprised by the results we have been getting? I really don’t think we have cover for these players, let alone the roles they play in the team

 

[jmac70]

They said McStay won’t play but Reckon he could

Our Season on the line now

Big difference between 40 minutes of VFL and playing in a virtual elimination final.

 

[Kes1984]

They said McStay won’t play but Reckon he could

Our Season on the line now

Who is they?

 

[Kes1984]

Big difference between 40 minutes of VFL and playing in a virtual elimination final.

Sub? I know you may need a sub early, but maybe could play him as a sub to limit minutes.

Imagine the lift that would give when he runs on!

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Big difference between 40 minutes of VFL and playing in a virtual elimination final.

That’s an argument for playing him just as much as not playing him.

 

[Capital Magpie]

Who is they?

I think Dave is referring to the VFL livestream commentators

 

[Kes1984]

I think Dave is referring to the VFL livestream commentators

Ok so not worth rating their opinions then

 

[stormskye]

Who is they?

The people in TD’s TV

 

[whiskeytown]

I’m in the camp of easing mcstay in… he’s too important to lose again

Reef should get a full game… rotate in and out of the middle like they did with young de Goey

Macrae and Bytel’s VFL form deserves a game ON THE BALL… if they are going to play them elsewhere, then don’t bother selecting them

Really not much else in the cupboard

Other players either injured or too green in TJ, Di Mattia, Allan

 

[LuckyLee]

It’s only a problem if holding on to them didn’t result in a premiership. But it did…. and those two in particular were integral to that when it mattered

Steele still easily best 22 and has another year in him, maybe as a super sub rather than destroying careers of the likes of McInnes and macrae by playing them as sub too often and never giving them a fair crack.

starting to worry about Pendles though.

But list decisions are for another thread.

My comment was a bit of a throwaway line. I love them both, as do we all. But the fact that they’re still easily best 22 is a worry. They should be under selection pressure from a plethora of young, hungry, wannabe midfielders but sadly that’s not the case.


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[Captivating]

Mitchell moves Sicily to FF as he can't play his normal intercept role properly.