Rob Harding is the architect of our recent success. Discuss

[WindyHillWindSock]

Brown plays his role. He doesnt have to be a great field kick, we dont need that from him, we need him to be presenting all the time, being that link up player, when he does have to dispose of it we need him making smart choices which he is.
And id back him to do that above and beyond daniher.
Daniher will do the flashy stuff no doubt, and theres times thats obviously needed.
But thats pretty much all he has ,

You’re not serious?

[BLOODSTAINED_DEVILS]

The architectS of our success, are the players we had, and the ones we brought in, … their work and effort on the track, our coaching staff, our recruiting team, our medicos’s, … and Time.

End thread.

[Klawdy]

Brown plays his role. He doesnt have to be a great field kick, we dont need that from him, we need him to be presenting all the time, being that link up player, when he does have to dispose of it we need him making smart choices which he is.
And id back him to do that above and beyond daniher.
Daniher will do the flashy stuff no doubt, and theres times thats obviously needed.
But thats pretty much all he has ,

You’re not serious?

Unfortunately, I think he is.

[Reboot]

He is.
But no one takes him that way.

[WindyHillWindSock]

Ah, thanks. I started typing a comparison of JD and Brown before stopping myself.

[Henry_s_Angry_Pills]

The form reversal and Joe Dan’s injury showed us that we don’t need so many talls to have an effective forward line in the modern game.

We’re still playing two talls - arguably both slower than the ones we were playing earlier in the year.

[People_s_Prince]

I don’t want to be overly modest, but it was me.

I told them they needed to tackle more.

No it’s actually me. I tell the players to just kick it when they are coming out of the backline. Doesn’t matter what’s ahead. Just kick it.

But seriously something I’ve liked in the past 6 weeks is our structure/game plan. Having a structure means that players like McKernan and Brown can thrive rather than just bombing it into Daniher and making him do all the work.

Richmond did work us out and dragged us towards the ball when we played them. Collingwood did the same - I wonder if we have learnt anything from Anzac Day.

[FuriousGeorge]

I don’t want to be overly modest, but it was me.

I told them they needed to tackle more.

No it’s actually me. I tell the players to just kick it when they are coming out of the backline. Doesn’t matter what’s ahead. Just kick it.

But seriously something I’ve liked in the past 6 weeks is our structure/game plan. Having a structure means that players like McKernan and Brown can thrive rather than just bombing it into Daniher and making him do all the work.

Richmond did work us out and dragged us towards the ball when we played them. Collingwood did the same - I wonder if we have learnt anything from Anzac Day.

All good points, but it is was mostly me.

[Reboot]

The form reversal and Joe Dan’s injury showed us that we don’t need so many talls to have an effective forward line in the modern game.

We’re still playing two talls - arguably both slower than the ones we were playing earlier in the year.

Yep. Agree.
Difference is they are running to the right spots and competing hard.
Joey and Jimmy doing the same would improve us again I would think.
Reckon the back ups have given the first choice a lessson here.

[alex.f.94]

Daniher will do the flashy stuff no doubt, and theres times thats obviously needed.
But thats pretty much all he has ,

and 70 goals a year. dont forget that.

[Reboot]

Daniher will do the flashy stuff no doubt, and theres times thats obviously needed.
But thats pretty much all he has ,

and 70 goals a year. dont forget that.

And a booming kick, and a huge leap, and great pace and maneuverabilty for his size, and good endurance.

but apart from that

[wimmera1]

Daniher will do the flashy stuff no doubt, and theres times thats obviously needed.
But thats pretty much all he has ,

and 70 goals a year. dont forget that.

And a booming kick, and a huge leap, and great pace and maneuverabilty for his size, and good endurance.

but apart from that

…the aqueducts…

[dbeas]

Now I have a conspiracy theory for you:

Daniher’s OP is fake news and Stewart’s is in the VFL because the slower set up works better for McKenna as he goes “too fast”, apparently.

McKenna is the architect of our game plan, Daniher and Stewart were the antagonists.

[ivan]

bartel pointing out

How great was it to hear someone actually provide special comments

[redbull]

Bartel is the special comments person in the media by an absolute mile.

[cul_de_sac]

R[quote=“black_and_bloods, post:60, topic:13529, full:true”]

Who ever clicked the switch to attack as soon we have the ball is the one to praise. Whoever got them out of the defensive mindset. Our defence wasn’t to bad it was the attack not getting enough territory and opportunities. Who ever gave us belief is the one that turned it around but I haven’t heard anything to suggest anyone.

Just building confidence over time. Shame it took until rock bottom for us to change to attack. But maybe the ‘nothing to lose’ element + finally playing the kids & having a faster forward line did the job. Not being ‘Daniher focussed’ in the forward movements has been good too.
[/quote]

Goddard said there was no switch in focus to being more attacking and that all the improvements made there are on the back of fixing defensive issues

[Speedy_Gonzales]

[Fairybread]

Give him a couple of years and he’ll be guffawing to the in-jokes just like the rest of them.

If he doesn’t start doing that then he won’t be seen as a good bloke. If you are not seen as a good bloke by the other good blokes, then the other good blokes will push you out and bring in another bloke who the good blokes think is a good bloke.

[Reboot]

Good analysis bloke.

[Fairybread]

Good call Booty, love the way you go about it.