Game Day

[Face Your Demons 175]

No more $4.00 for the Dees, into a $1.85 favourite. Still three to go.

[Face Your Demons 175]

Great chance for Martin to stamp his place in the team.

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

We are rushing it now. Need to slow it down and look for the best option.

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

McDonald will be an elite backmen if he stays on this track.

Edited July 14, 2012 by The Song Formerly Known As

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

Predicting a monster game from Sylvia today. He's looking great!

Dr Turf has had a word to him apparently.....

[Pipefitter 2,151]

Rohan Bail just cannot kick. He's not shane edwards bad yet but he's not far off.

[Pipefitter 2,151]

What a kick from Strauss coming out of defence. I don't think I've seen a kick come out of def 50 like that all year.

[Chook 15,012]

Bail repaying the faith the club has shown in him by playing him so much this year.

[rjay 24,898]

See why Strauss is in, great kick forward

[Chook 15,012]

Rohan Bail just cannot kick. He's not shane edwards bad yet but he's not far off.

Did alright just then, although the kick did't look great.

[Bring Back Barassi 552]

bennell the turnover king

[caco demon 29]

Impressed with Jones' kicking today.

[deeflog 679]

great job from the dees to grab the momentum back

[Chook 15,012]

If you're being tackled, it appears you can simply drop the ball and you'll be fine.

[The heart beats true 18,110]

Can not take a trick this year. Jamar down after Spencer showed a bit last week but not on the park. I really think that threw us out a lot in terms of forward structure without Stef forward and it showed in the 2nd quarter.

On a big positive note - Strauss! A player with foot skills.

[Jaded No More 68,867]

Any idea what the go with Grimes is?

Saw him running down the race after he hobbled off.

Currently crying a little on the inside!

[Deestroyer 0]

Nice to see Strauss back in the team. His kicking has been a highlight.

Bail is a worry. I can't remember the last time he hit a target (excluding his kick for goal).

[The Big Ticket 94]

How is young Straussy doing? 6 touches already.

[Pates 9,660]

If you're being tackled, it appears you can simply drop the ball and you'll be fine.

It's the AFL's attempts at "keep the ball moving", it's not rewarding the tackler and then in a disputed ball the person who actually tried to get it and is tackled and locked up straight away gets done with no chance of getting it out.

On the game, I think we're really going to struggle with only one ruckman, Stef you can already see is doing it tough. With that in mind the mids, in particular the in and under need to be able to crum off the freo ruckmen and a few players like Sylvia and Howe may need to go third man up a few times.

Positives:

Good to see Green with two goals, we need him to kick a bag if we're any chance

Tom Mac seems to be ok after his bruised lung and is doing some great defensive things especially with dropping his man to help Chip on Pav

Nicho is doing some good runs, he just needs to have an idea of where he's going because he tends to run himself into trouble

That goal from Bail came because of his hard work to create an option, will be highlighted for sure during the week

We were able to come back and settle in the second quarter after it looked like freo would run over the top

Strauss out there

Negatives:

Our disposal still let's us down, we are our own worst enemies

Jamar down

Grimes may be down

Rivers, Howe, Garland MIA

[Pates 9,660]

Any idea what the go with Grimes is?

Saw him running down the race after he hobbled off.

Currently crying a little on the inside!

Ankle, seemed to land awkwardly then the freo player landed on it.

[frankie_d 1,471]

Not being pushed around. Strauss with the laser boot. A lot will depend on whether Stef Martin can run the game out in the ruck. Don't want to see Col in there again. Ricky P needs to lift- they are really quick out the back.

[Bring Back Barassi 552]

Not being pushed around. Strauss with the laser boot. A lot will depend on whether Stef Martin can run the game out in the ruck. Don't want to see Col in there again. Ricky P needs to lift- they are really quick out the back.

agree re Ricky... seems to be unable to keep up

[Face Your Demons 175]

Grimes looking ok fingers crossed.

[mdemonski2 403]

Only 2 on bench and jamar subbed out. Gunna be hard. Having a real dip but and that is what I like.

[Bring Back Barassi 552]

strauss is a gem