Ricky Mangidis

🚨 A quick note about the Patreon element on The Shinboner this year: - Short version: Not happening - Long version: See below (A little bit embarrassing to post something so long explaining why, but I've had queries, so here we are)

A bit surprised at basic Essendon defensive processes they're getting wrong that I would assume (guess) is the line coach's domain. Teasing distance all wrong in the zone, very slow to get correct positioning after turnover, incorrectly overloading areas at wrong times. Offensive skill issues happen, whatever. But the defensive process elsewhere is a bit 🤔

@maxlaughton @EmlynBreese I dunno, the whole Capotelli stuff with him is burned into my brain, along with the pure glee at the Puder receipts, amongst other things

@EmlynBreese @rickm18 Maybe I’m unfairly associating ol Sparky Plugg with all my disdain for JBL and the other Locker Room Leaders of the era

Sign of how wrestling pilled my brain is: The instant Voss picked Langdon up I immediately yelled 'Deadeye!' at the TV 😅

@kent_hodder Haha that one I'll give a miss, understandable though

@rickm18 Can you now clip the Salem effort running away from a loose ball in Q4. That'll also be replayed over and over for other reasons.

Even though it didn't result in anything and was still a Freo goal, thought this chase from Pickett was unbelievable. Comes from a million miles away, the sort of effort that gets replayed in review and helps build good team habits working for each other #AFLFreoDees

Imagine if you could jedi mind trick Darcy Wilson into believing every game is against GWS at the Showgrounds. He'd win the Coleman and the Brownlow #AFLGiantsSaints

A handful of instances in the last few minutes of Dogs players holding shape nicely while Crows opponents went ball chasing or got caught ball watching, that was the ball game #AFLCrowsDogs

Any time play stayed in motion for a period the Dogs were getting outside of Adelaide so easily ... and then they kept making unforced errors to give it back. Wasted a whole quarter and a bit of general play on their terms #AFLCrowsDogs

@fromthe_topdeck If Adelaide win and their socials don't have a response to this ready to go on the final siren, they should all be marched out of the building. Biggest gift their digital team will have all year, possibly in their career

Wot?

My kingdom for a secondary stoppage #AFLHawksSwans

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I think the kids call this cinema. Unreal

@DanielCherny Head position's getting a bit better with each innings, not leaning over outside his body as much. Still got a bit to work on though

Out for 31 today.

Sam Konstas’ Sheffield Shield scores since Xmas: 44,28,27,35,37,28,38.

@DougieFuckbag Funnily enough it's something I've been mulling for ages in a big picture sense. Cause if the game keeps going down the path AFL want it to, maybe his archetype does become more of a 'regular size' second tall? And then how does that influence team structure? Rabbit hole areas

@rickm18 Trembath looks a player - do you think he can play undersized 2nd fwd, or does that stunt his development as a more than handy 3rd tall?

I'm not sure how many more North games this year will have the same sort of flow, so elements today can't be relied on consistently. (Words tomorrow to explain) However! Wins are nice. Wins are fun. Particularly when lots of the shots conceded were lowish % #AFLNorthPower

Interested to see if this heavy North uncontested ball continues to be used to protect rather than attack, or it's more a case of happily taking what Port are giving them. (Why Port are content giving them that is a whole other discussion) #AFLNorthPower

Please be good. Just please be good. Or adequate, I'll accept adequate too #AFLNorthPower

@fromthe_topdeck To me it just seems like a routine afternoon for the best team in the league

What the fuck is happening