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Marsh 1 v Collingwood
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If a team can beat us at our own game, good luck to them.
I think you are spot on, teams are going to try to out Richmond us. But as you say, it depends on if they have the players to do it.
Our team has been built to play like this. We have the depth to maintain the rage throughout the season. I really doubt anyone else can go with us all season long. It will be really interesting to see if this will be a tactic only used against us, or if the Pies/Bombers whoever try to do it to other opponents.
Regardless though, our game style takes discipline and belief to implement. We also have at least a couple of years more experience than anyone else at playing this way.
It will be tough to win the 2020 flag for sure, but as the 2019 prelim showed, it is going to be even tougher to get through the Tigers to do it.
Agree Harry. Let them be March premiers. We want to be winning these games when the whips are cracking.
I thought the same about Ross. He looked pretty good to me, especially early.Yep, not sure why everyone is down on Jack Ross i thought he played quite well.
Also i were saying to the boys before the game what Dimma said after the game, the Pies were a lot more advanced in their prep having 3 games to our one.
Much prefer tough games leading into the season than walkovers like Essendon.
I am working on the premise that because we are playing Collingwood in round 2 we wanted to show them nothing, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED we showed them ABSOLUTELY nothing
Joke.
christian unbelievable.
fine for Adams.
new that would be the case.
Nick is a tough cookie.
no concussion test apparently.
Head contact.
action vs outcome. Vlaustin not injured all good. Joke.
some quarters were wanting to blame vlaustin as he should be aware his surroundings???
really. ?
christian unbelievable.
fine for Adams.
new that would be the case.
Nick is a tough cookie.
no concussion test apparently.
Head contact.
action vs outcome. Vlaustin not injured all good. Joke.
some quarters were wanting to blame vlaustin as he should be aware his surroundings???
really. ?
Please no, that was disgraceful by the MRO. A guy protecting himself, the other guy the aggressor, no one injured. My blood pressure can't handle seeing that again.
FYI - some stats from MC1: Frees = C 30/R 20, so a third more to them and the breakdown = D50 6/4, F50 1/4 but mid 23/12 (virtually double). So think about it - if you were wanting to conceal biased umpiring, you would award the bulk of them in the middle where they are less noticeable. A couple our way in our F50 might indicate just how much more interference was being undertaken, so how many more were ignored?
Marks: C = +31. This is a stat that concerns me; need to improve our marking. We play a rather small team and, along with tackling also (ones that stick!), and concede too much advantage in the air. Sure some key marking players out, but still lacking strength in the air across the ground IMO.
Marks: C = +31. This is a stat that concerns me; need to improve our marking. We play a rather small team and, along with tackling also (ones that stick!), and concede too much advantage in the air. Sure some key marking players out, but still lacking strength in the air across the ground IMO.
Geez leon, haven't you watched the last few years?
2019 - 17th in Marks per game differential
2018 - 15th
2017 - 14th
Still 31 less is a big difference. The end part of our season last year, the winning streak we had more marks than our opposition more times than we didn't. Saying that it isn't your talls that do all the marking. Last year our top 10 markers per game in order were Vlastuin, Houli, Astbury, Grimes, Ellis, Lynch, Stack, Lambert, Short & Reiwoldt.
Collingwood have always tried to play a bit of a keepings off game against us to try and defeat our forward defensive pressure. Round 2 last year they had NINETY-SIX more marks than us. Prelim final previous year Collingwood had 49 more. Round 19 last year we had 6 more. We counteracted their game plan.
Huge difference in all games.
Preliminary final. Perfect conditions
2nd round 2019, perfect conditions
Last meeting, 11' windy and raining.
Collingwood hates the wind and rain.
I agree. Our game style, tackling and pressure leads to more frees against. I don't care, it's a winning formula for us.
Likewise uncontested marks against us mean squat. They can chip it around, eventually they turn it over and we score.
No Lynch. no Reiwoldt. No Martin. No Cotchin grunt & leadership. No Edwards creativity. No Houli run.
Get a grip people it was freaking early March. Quoting stats from a meaningless practice match where most of your 10 best are missing is like calling for Balme to take over early in 2019.
I just want a challenger to emerge this season to keep it interesting.
They even sometimes get away with it if we are not full on with our pressure n two way work.
