What happened to Bailey Smith as the new Dusty?Well if you'd bothered watching the GF Craig it is a pretty fair assessment of Petracca no matter how much we wish it weren't the case.
What happened to Bailey Smith as the new Dusty?Well if you'd bothered watching the GF Craig it is a pretty fair assessment of Petracca no matter how much we wish it weren't the case.
Yeh he’s as close to dusty as there is.Well if you'd bothered watching the GF Craig it is a pretty fair assessment of Petracca no matter how much we wish it weren't the case
yeah, only 2 norm smiths separate them
but agree. texted a mate before the announcement 'Trac as clear cut and as good a game as Dusty '17'
that rolling pocket goal was sooooo dusty.
great player with the perfect foils
Melbourne’s test will come when they get injuries. They basically had none this year. Certainly none to their best players. Much like us in 2017 but we were then decimated in 2019 & 2020 but got most back in time for the finals. How would Melbourne go with Petracca, Oliver and Gawn missing big chunks of the season?Interesting observation. We saw the Richmond onballers fatigued this year, partly due to longer seasons and the frenetic game style. Wonder how long Melbourne can get away with using the same set of players for the vast majority of the season.
Hope we can meet them at full strength next year.
Apart from motivation, that's their next big test... if Petracca or Oliver went down injured - they are not winning anything. However youth is on their side.Melbourne’s test will come when they get injuries. They basically had none this year. Certainly none to their best players. Much like us in 2017 but we were then decimated in 2019 & 2020 but got most back in time for the finals. How would Melbourne go with Petracca, Oliver and Gawn missing big chunks of the season?
But if they stay fit like this year they’ll be enormously hard to beat. They are a very powerful unit.
122 and 124 minutes respectively out of 129. Absolutely spot on assessment.That is a good point tottie. Oliver and Petracca must have had high TOG. Almost a return to playing your best players in the most important positions for as long as possible.
They are young all of them basically apart from Gawn.But can it be done year on year?
Yep, Jackson turned the game when he went into the ruck halfway through the 3rd quarter. He rucked until 3/4 time, the Dees slammed on 7 goals, game over.Luke Jackson not getting the plaudits he deserves for one of the great ruckmens grand final games.
hes more Nank than Nank.
I'll have to check the replay, but I reckon he was in the ruck
for that 3 goal 30 seconds at the end of the 3rd q.
Bullied Footscray all night.
Hes my new favourite non-tiger.
Yep, Jackson turned the game when he into the ruck halfway through the 3rd quarter. He rucked until 3/4 time, the Dees slammed on 7 goals, game over.
122 and 124 minutes respectively out of 129. Absolutely spot on assessment.
Great assessment Tottie.They make the most of what they have, like all good teams.
Midfield rotations? What midfield rotations? They use one of the two ruckmen, Petracca, Oliver and Viney in the guts. Harmes occasionally tags someone, Neal-Bullen plays the Lambert role and allows Petracca to go forward and that is it. Brayshaw plays wing, Jones was dropped and left out, Jordan played early in the season as an inside mid but he is out of the team now.
They have a very rigid structure, within the constraints of the modern game which demands all players run up and down the ground all day. Their defenders always defend and stay behind the ball. Salem is always the running outlet from defence, the forwards are always forward and presenting as targets.
And all of the best players play “on the ball” all day. Just like in Under 12s.
Congratulations to them. They have turned Gawn, Petracca and Oliver into some of the fittest players in the competition. That is seriously smart work.
and a Brownlow.....and tatts.yeah, only 2 norm smiths separate them
but agree. texted a mate before the announcement 'Trac as clear cut and as good a game as Dusty '17'
that rolling pocket goal was sooooo dusty.
great player with the perfect foils
Exactly right. It's all worked now. What's the next gift for them?Yes, they got a "first round" compensation for Frawley, which meant immediately after their first round pick - pick 2. So Frawley compensation turned out 3.
Franklin was lost by the Hawks, to a club paying on average $1m a year. They got "end of first round", so basically after their pick being premiers. Compensation has been a joke since day 1.
Yes, it was contrived. It was there to lift the Dees up. It's why I get very little joy out of last night (apart from Neale Daniher). The whole thing was for the AFL to make contrived premiers.
Just like the AFL didn't like to perpetuate a Hawks or Tigers dynasty, they've wanted to manufacture a Dees and Giants Premiership.
Almost all boxes ticked Gil.
I really like the way they structure that system. They have one ruckman in Gawn, a hybrid forward/ruck in Jackson and two big KPFs.Luke Jackson not getting the plaudits he deserves for one of the great ruckmens grand final games.
hes more Nank than Nank.
I'll have to check the replay, but I reckon he was in the ruck
for that 3 goal 30 seconds at the end of the 3rd q.
Bullied Footscray all night.
Hes my new favourite non-tiger.
Basil screwed the whole GF up. Stupid tweet and lame introduction. It was he’s big break to show CH7 he’s the next Bruce. Ending up being a poor mans BT.Basil Z has had a 'mare. Stupid 20.21 suggestion, forget to let Goodwin speak and denied Embley the chance to announce the NS