18 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Dogs are the same every year

Great fwd line, great midfield. Horrible defence

They look amazing for a few weeks then they come up against a solid team and their defence is exposed

How Bevo gets a new contract when he never fixes the obvious issue is beyond me

Same inside 50’s but one team has good key backs and one doesn’t.

Inaccuracy the main problem for them tonight

Dogs have been terrible.

15 minutes ago, BDA said:

Inaccuracy the main problem for them tonight

you don’t reckon their poor defence is an issue? Sure they missed some shots

plus they are getting smashed in clearances and contested possessions

Watson and Ginnivsn with a couple of blatant throws

13 minutes ago, DubDee said:

you don’t reckon their poor defence is an issue? Sure they missed some shots

plus they are getting smashed in clearances and contested possessions

Sure their defence could be better it’s just I don’t believe it’s their biggest problem tonight. They’ve missed a lot of very kickable goals.

Looking at Sydney v Gold Coast result and with every passing round it seems more and more like 2026 is the year of the goal-kicking midfielder.

It'll be interesting to see which clubs can figure out how to mitigate the effect of the top grade attacking midfielders over the course of the season.

Last season Kysaiah Pickett cam about six disposals short of being the first player since Steve Johnsons to have 20 disposals and 2 goals a game at the same time.

This season right now Heeney, Bontempelli, and Petracca are on track for that double stat, while some 30 players listed as midfielders are on target for 20+ goals for the season, compared to just 12 last season.

I can imagine that as he develops and gains a bit of confidence and does the small non-negotiables better, Harvey Langford will become one of the hardest midfield weapons to contain. On the other hand, how does this evolution of the game affect the value of Zak Butters, who has apparently decided that goals just aren't a thing for him?

27 minutes ago, BDA said:

Sure their defence could be better it’s just I don’t believe it’s their biggest problem tonight. They’ve missed a lot of very kickable goals.

Hawks missed 13 shots too

It’s been a smashing really

Dogs are no flag favourite. far from it

Gee I thought tonight's game would had been closer.

Gather round has really underwhelmed me

Feels like the Dogs have taken a hit to their top-4 credentials as strong as we have taken a hit to our top-8 credentials.

Sigh. If we'd just done the work, we'd be tidily up the ladder in a season which is looking wide open.

Bit troubling to see Hawthorn looking like they've got a bit of the Richmond attack going on - a couple of dependable key targets and a swarm of annoying and effective small and medium forwards. I'm just glad they don't have a gamebreaker on the level of Dustin Martin, and that the core of the team is in the mature 27-34yr old group. They did a lot of trading, and good value trading to be sure, to get themselves into a competitive position. They might steal a premiership in a season like this which seems pretty even at the top, but I can at least hope there's no prospect of a [censored] dynasty. You can definitely see why they went so hard after Merrett, and they'll probably chase every top-level free agent on the planet.

Fingers crossed they fall short and cook both their list and their salary cap in the process.

The worm in the Cats vs Eagles game is a great visual about how the difference between the good teams and the poor ones isn’t usually that much in terms of skill and capability, it’s about how long they can sustain effort and concentration for within a game.

I definitely remember the years when we were really bad, and game after game where we were okay for most of it but had 5-10 minute periods where we were just blown out of the water completely.

Watch the Eagles surrender now and have this turned in to a belting. I don’t like them much but I do feel for them.

100+ belting coming up for the Tigers

Giants have some players back and will climb the ladder quick

Clarry on fire in Adelaide 11 possesions 6 score involvements, just sayin

One of the worst games of the round looks like being the only close one.

Richmond showing that the draft without being able to get in name players as well is a tough route

Wondered where you were Picket. Your not wrong .

7 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Clarry on fire in Adelaide 11 possesions 6 score involvements, just sayin

Not bad for one Quarter

Richmond don’t look like winning a game any time soon so of course they’ll beat us in a couple of weeks.

Very underwhelming games today

12 minutes ago, Bang Bang Bang said:

Richmond don’t look like winning a game any time soon so of course they’ll beat us in a couple of weeks.

lynch to return and boot 7 goals 2 instead of 2 goals 7

my mfcss senses are tingling...

29 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Clarry on fire in Adelaide 11 possesions 6 score involvements, just sayin

29 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Clarry on fire in Adelaide 11 possesions 6 score involvements, just sayin

29 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Clarry on fire in Adelaide 11 possesions 6 score involvements, just sayin

Yep he’s been super clean

BUT SHEEZ HE DOSENT FREEKIN PLAY PLAY FOR US ANY MORE!!!!!!

Imagine Richmond upset GWS

Afl has become 5-6 horse race with academy clubs producing talent and successful clubs attracting marquee players vs the bottom clubs having to pay overs to arract them

Clearly knocked unconscious and the guy is still running around.

HIA protocols are a joke.

Haven't watched the game but Faull didn't have a touch to half time and had currently has a solitary hand pass with 5 minutes to go. Meanwhile Shanahan kicks 4 for West Coast earlier today. Probably unfair to single a young key forward out but a lot of clubs missed out letting Shanahan slide.

Lefau has 4 for the Tigers. He played with Casey a few years ago. He always looked very athletic, agile and a good size at 195.

8 minutes ago, Demonsone said:

Afl has become 5-6 horse race with academy clubs producing talent and successful clubs attracting marquee players vs the bottom clubs having to pay overs to arract them

I've become a believer in compulsory trading such as the NFL. The only thing is if you're traded interstate you get a one off resettlement allowance of say $150k.

Academies should be run by the AFL and players should go into the normal draft.

Father sons are nice but they can distort the system. Not sure how you can keep them going unless you limit them to say second round and below picks. That makes the superstars available to everyone.

Free Agency probably deserves a tweak.

Richmond, Essendon, and Eagles spending the next five plus years at the bottom while Tasmania raids the draft pool isn't great for the competition.