5 minutes ago, layzie said:

Why do so many people think that the answer lies with developing talls yet to play a game yet?

BTW if you thought Petty was bodied off it a lot tonight then Jefferson would have been suplexed from pillar to post.

I don't know what Fullerton stands for but if they didn't select him tonight it tells you everything you need to know.

I also don't know what we'll do next week for Jackson and Darcy and I reserve the right to not know. The answer probably isn't Petty but it's getting late and I'm tired.

I'm much more worried about Freo next week, because not only are their rucks better, but their midfield is better.

Agree on Fullarton though. The nuffy on SEN comparing Petty to Weideman. Fullarton is a lot more reminiscent of the Weid. 

People just like to complain though. 

Edited July 13, 20241 yr by Binmans PA

Imagine the Kolt in 2 or 3 years time after he bulks up a bit in the gym.

He would be a real unit I reckon.

Yeah! but I gotta tell between watching Lulu's TO SIR WITH LOVE and  Ace ( Paul Carricks) HOW LONG has this been going on,) I have arrived at the conclusion that this was a win for the ages, but really  gotta get games into Jeffo coz Petty aint a Ruck  and aint a forward 

Edited July 13, 20241 yr by picket fence

3 hours ago, binman said:

The Kids are alright

Who?

 

3 hours ago, BLWNBA said:

Dear Straight Set Simon, 

I look forward to only having to lose one final this year. 

W⚓️

3 hours ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

Form an orderly queue to make your apologies to Goody here please… 

I kept my mouth shut. Proof was in the pudding. 
 

And by [censored], was that a tasty pudding. 

Edited July 13, 20241 yr by Mel Bourne

How nice to have some Joy though?

We have had a lot of adversity lately.

Gives me so much hope that these blokes actually have something about them.

They seem to love each other, and that film about Kozzie going home and images of Koz with his baby girl at all the team huddles and stuff. Love all that!

Edited July 13, 20241 yr by DeeZee

1 hour ago, Supdeano said:

Ok champ, tell me who was in your bottom 3 for us then?

If i'm a champ then your a chump.

Unless we are losing a game I'm not one to be a negative nelly on the bottom 3-5 players, that says more about you.

I could understand if Draper had uncontrollable influence on the game, but he had f all influence.

Harry wasn't great in terms of stats tonight but he did his job which would have been laid out in front of him by Simon,Staf, Chocco etc to quell Draper's influence on the game.

I would have thought the overall consensus would be that conditions didn't allow for talls to flourish tonight, the only one that did was Mckay, I thought he was superb for them.

Their mids we soundly beaten tonight by our midfield which also highlights the efforts of Petts, JVR and DT.

JVR wasn't great in terms of stats either, but contributed in the ruck department.

DT had a good game and kicked some ripper goals and competed strongly in the contest.

These lads are sacrificing their games for the betterment of the team collective, being a team player, are you a team player @supdeano ? or are you a debbie downer over the smallest things?

Petty is not a ruckman we all know it, he knows it, the coaches know it so why are you kicking the [censored] out of him?

More than happy for the coaches to role around with the same setup as tonight, it worked and that's all that matters.

Enjoy the win, be more of a supporter if you actually are and lay off the negative side of things and spoil it for others after a courageous win.

 

 

Best win of the year for me. 

Our young players are guns. 
 

There is a future. 

24 minutes ago, Bowserpower said:

Fullerton should have been in . Jefferson and Verrell could have been worth a try, how do we know if we don't try? Petty was out bodied a lot tonight and it really showed.

Sorry, don't agree.

From the Casey games I watched this year I haven't seen anything like a dominant performance from either Fullarton or Verrall, particularly against the stronger often non AFL listed rucks. Samson Ryan from Richmond absolutely smashed them both earlier this year

 

Judd McVee was huge. 

Langdon? Huge. 

Moniz-Wakefield? [censored] yeah. 

If Max doesn’t play , they will go with the same set up.

Van Rooyen as the main ruck with  Petty and Turner relieving him.

Blind Freddie can see that the Roo has come of age in the last few games. 
you can rely on him now to give you a contest every time.

After just watching the replay to me me he was amidst the most important player as he quelled the influence of their supposed ruck advantage.

Srsly though, McVee, Turner, JvR, Windsor, Moniz-Wakefield and Kolt….

The future is bright. 

Turner is a helluva competitor too hey?

I wouldn't wish tracs injury on anyone,  but it's given rivers a crack at the midfield & so far he's smashed it & taking his chances. 

1 minute ago, dees189227 said:

I wouldn't wish tracs injury on anyone,  but it's given rivers a crack at the midfield & so far he's smashed it & taking his chances. 

Exactly, it made us find something else and it’s bloody worked!

Rivers in the middle plus our forward line us the best it’s looked in a very long time.

Melbourne's pressure and tackling was relentless and Essendon rarely had an uninterrupted disposal. I reckon that was the difference. Was interested to watch the strategy to nullify Essendon's rucks by rotating Petty, JVR and DT. JVR ended up being the most effective but I saw some great efforts by the other two. Niggles, pushes, fends. Fascinating and satisfying to see these players step up in Max's absence. I was so proud to be there and watch us win a "must win game" and force our way back into the top 8. 

Looking forward to the strategy adopted to nullify the rucks against Fremantle in the west next week...

44 minutes ago, Mel Bourne said:

Judd McVee was huge. 

Bumping Stringer off the ball for that contested mark was a thing of beauty. 

How can someone with elite pace, elite decision making, laser like foot skills with plenty of toughness and deceptively strong one on one abilities slip through to the rookie draft?

Edited July 13, 20241 yr by Bang Na Demon
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4 minutes ago, Bang Na Demon said:

Bumping Stringer off the ball for that contested mark was a thing of beauty. 

How can someone with elite pace, elite decision making, laser like foot skills with plenty of toughness and deceptively strong one on one abilities slip through to the rookie draft?

McVees footy iq is through the roof and that’s on top of his cat like reflexes

Edited July 13, 20241 yr by DeeZee

2 minutes ago, DeeZee said:

McVees footy iq is through the roof and that’s on top of his cat like reflexes

Yes, and super clean. Did he fumble it once tonight?

4 hours ago, binman said:

.I expected we would win.

 

I knew we would win 😉 

Great win by the Dees! Rivers really stepping up in the absence of Petracca 👍

Missed the 3rd qtr and the early part of the 4th qtr as my wi-fi hot spot (or the AFL overseas app?) was playing up but seemed like a balanced, all round good showing by the Dees. The experience the younger players are getting is valuable for the future.

Back for the continuation of my evening swim ... a warm evening here on the Adriatic coast in Croatia 🏖 😃

Carn the Dees ... well and truly still in the finals hunt despite missing some stars 😈

3 hours ago, Bowserpower said:

Fullerton should have been in . Jefferson and Verrell could have been worth a try, how do we know if we don't try? Petty was out bodied a lot tonight and it really showed.

A non-dominant ruckman is completely redundant in todays game. You don't bring a guy like Fullarton in just for the sake of it when he hasn't been much more than serviceable at VFL level. 

 

3 hours ago, layzie said:

Why do so many people think that the answer lies with developing talls yet to play a game yet?

Because they know nothing about the developing talls they are talking about, other than their name isn't Petty.