1 minute ago, adonski said:

How exhausting

We looked better without him last night. But will be a balancing act to try and push his trade value up for the rest of the year.

21 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Continue playing the young fellas. I think we just have to continue getting games into Tholstrup. If Petty is out with concussion, keep Disco forward and bring in Howes.

Rhat'd work for their small forward line. Otherwise why not blood Adams?

8 hours ago, Demongirl35 said:

Although May had a couple of good moments it’s really time to start getting games into Adams.

Keen for the swap sooner rather than later.

May adds so much presence to the backline. He'll be a mainstay for a few years yet I think.

Adams should play the 3rd tall (ala Petty in 21), whilst Disco, Petty, JVR and AJ battle it out for 2 spots in the forward line

3 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

We’re clearly not as good as Hawthorn. Doubt anyone is silly enough to suggest otherwise.

But we do have a win over Fremantle, who have been good enough to beat the Dogs and Adelaide.

That’s about the same level of quality as Hawthorn’s best win, which was vs GWS.

FWIW I think we lose on Saturday, but if we bring our best pressure and contest work I’m confident we can stay in this game to the end.

I'd like to see that.. I.e play well.

Let's do that

11 minutes ago, DemonWA said:

May adds so much presence to the backline. He'll be a mainstay for a few years yet I think.

Love your optimism but I can’t see that happening. I think next year will be his last but I won’t be surprised if he finishes up the end of this year.

1 minute ago, ANG13 said:

Love your optimism but I can’t see that happening. I think next year will be his last but I won’t be surprised if he finishes up the end of this year.

Me too

A wonderful and appreciated servant of the Dees... but a time does come

2 hours ago, junk said:

Dropping Oliver is not a bad idea, that will determine if he is really interested in playing for the the Dees. Would trading him be a benefit to him regarding his mental state?

Just not necessary, junk comment

2 hours ago, picket fence said:

Hnmm anyone else get vibes that Clayton wants out from MFC as reported ch 9??

All started by Sam McClure saying on radio he’d heard Clarry was still upset about not getting to Geelong, so you can take it as absolute [censored] as I wouldn’t believe McClure if he told me the sun rises in the east.

8 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

We’ve beaten the Eagles, Richmond and Fremantle, definitely not counting my gherkins. We’ve shown that we consistently crumble under any type of pressure, and we know that Hawthorn will bring that. Not confident but happy to be proven wrong.

Got you covered @Ethan Tremblay. There's six in the small jar located inside my pantry.

5 hours ago, Ungarieboy said:

Interesting that GWS losing streak has coincided with Strigger coming in - remarkable what a small tweak can do to a teams balance. We need to be careful We don't do the same with our forward setip.

So I'd keep the forward line the same as howwe finished the game. We are far more potent with the small setup. JvR, Fritsch, Melks together doesn't offer the required pressure and none of them play as a lead up forward.

Hawks rely on a lot of run, so I'd replace Petty with a midfielder or flanker; perhaps Woewodin who can be both.

Can Adams ruck?

Like the idea of Fritsch as sub.

5 hours ago, Ungarieboy said:

Couldn't agree more. I wouldn't be bringing Stringer in either.

58 minutes ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

All started by Sam McClure saying on radio he’d heard Clarry was still upset about not getting to Geelong, so you can take it as absolute [censored] as I wouldn’t believe McClure if he told me the sun rises in the east.

Um... but the Sun DOES rise in the East!!

8 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Um... but the Sun DOES rise in the East!!

Well spotted

3 hours ago, In Harmes Way said:

How about the AFL come out and explain why this wasn’t paid the mark FFS.

And why the WCE guy who pushed Petty into the head clash wasn’t charged. Two big man concussions and he gats away with it.

1 hour ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

All started by Sam McClure saying on radio he’d heard Clarry was still upset about not getting to Geelong, so you can take it as absolute [censored] as I wouldn’t believe McClure if he told me the sun rises in the east.

Personally trusting Ghost Writer on this one!

Hawks will be tough.

JVR back in for Petty.

Disco looked good in the backline and forward line. It was easier forward after McGovern went off. Not sure where he will start against the Hawks.

2 minutes ago, manny100 said:

Hawks will be tough.

JVR back in for Petty.

Disco looked good in the backline and forward line. It was easier forward after McGovern went off. Not sure where he will start against the Hawks.

I think we'll play JVR and Disco fwd

And only play two talls in defence given Hawks small line up

So with Melk cleared I think JVR comes back for Petty, Sharp out for Oliver if he's ready to return.

Part of me would like Disco to start in defence, despite his strong 2nd half up forward. I like him as a swing man that can be moved to whichever end he is needed most.

6 hours ago, Maldonboy38 said:

Petty out, JVR in.

We should beat them at the stoppages, and pressure their ball carriers.

Cover their half back line who run and carry (so our half forwards must run hard both ways for 4 quarters) .

Turner plays on Sicily to keep him accountable.

AJ for Fritsch if you want the two way and 2nd efforts etc

JVR is ok but can't be trusted to make enough contests and impact often enough at ground level.

AJ can also give Max a chop out whereas Fritsch can't.

I'd leave Sharp as sub. Not great but not bad either. He at least gives you pace on the ball late in the game and the chance of the odd goal.

I'm not convimced Kolt is ready just yet but not many alternatives. Clarry for Kolt is the obvious one here IF right to go.

Edited May 4May 4 by Demon Dynasty

4 hours ago, Demon Dynasty said:

AJ for Fritsch if you want the two way and 2nd efforts etc

JVR is ok but can't be trusted to make enough contests and impact often enough at ground level.

AJ can also give Max a chop out whereas Fritsch can't.

I'd leave Sharp as sub. Not great but not bad either. He at least gives you pace on the ball late in the game and the chance of the odd goal.

I'm not convimced Kolt is ready just yet but not many alternatives. Clarry for Kolt is the obvious one here IF right to go.

Agree with inclusion of AJ for Fritsch.

Disagree in dropping Kolt.

He's our future, not Sharp. Kolt won't improve playing at Casey. Confidence is a wonderful thing. Also he's more versatile than Sharp.

If JvR is to return he plays purely as a forward.

In the history of the VFL/AFL how many players his size have succeeded as a ruckman and sole key forward?

9 hours ago, picket fence said:

Um... but the Sun DOES rise in the East!!

since when

Kolt was decent enough. It's a shame he didn't finish off his work, but I certainly wouldn't be dropping him

9 minutes ago, DemonWA said:

Kolt was decent enough. It's a shame he didn't finish off his work, but I certainly wouldn't be dropping him

some iffy ball work at times but plenty to build on, 4th most contested possessions, 2nd most tackles inside F50.
If he sharpens up the disposals he'll be fine.

11 hours ago, DEE fence said:

Personally trusting Ghost Writer on this one!

1000 percent. I know someone else has said it but after the Trac speech thing I’ve got a funny feeling someone in the club is giving out false information and sending these journos in a circle. Or more likely McClure is talking out of his [censored] as per usual.

24 minutes ago, DemonWA said:

Kolt was decent enough. It's a shame he didn't finish off his work, but I certainly wouldn't be dropping him

If we want to value a win over development this week, I'd be dropping Kolt or demoting him to sub as he was a liability at times on the weekend. Our skills and ability to handle the big moments need to be on point this week as a good team like Hawthorn will punish mistakes far more than West Coast did.

I'm glad Melksham didn't get suspended. I'd be giving him a role on Battle this week as he seem to be taking a lot of intercept marks.

Edited May 4May 4 by Bring-Back-Powell

On 03/05/2025 at 23:18, At the break of Gawn said:

Hawks have only beaten 1 top 8 team and that was in Tassie. They are on fraud watch for mine. This is absolutely a winnable game. They also haven't beaten us since 2018.

7 years and 21 days since they have beaten us.

Let's do the right thing and smash the Hawks.