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It's the kids for me that is the story of today. Kolt has swagger and campaigner about him. I have desperately wanted this kind of player since Bernie Vince or Tom Bugg. He's also a very impressive young player JVR will be a our number 1 key forward from next year onwards. He's got it all. Windsor - Enough said, the kid has class and star factor. McVee - All class and silk. His composure right on the members wing pretty dam impressive. Andy Moniz Wakefield - give me a contract extension. The kid is a beauty. Tough, composed and reminds of another #45 who used to bounced off half back. Turner rarely loses a contests. He engages and then brings the ball to ground. He'll only get better with age and experience. Then there is Rivers and Koz who play like 150 game veterans.30 points
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I will say something I definitely wouldn’t have said pre season. Melk and Tom Mac must go another season.29 points
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Mark Murphy's votes on abc radio were 3 Rivers 2 JVR 1 Windsor The kids are alright28 points
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Random stats. JvR kicked his 50th goal today and currently sitting on 51 goals from 34 games. Pickett kicked his 150th today. Fritsch has now kicked 243 goals equalling David Schwarz career tally and achieving it in 30 less games.26 points
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Just to prove I don’t only whinge when we lose : that insufficient intent given against the WCE player who belted the ball forward was absolutely stupid. He was clearly trying to get it to 2 teammates all on their own 30m away. Came off his fist slightly off and went 20m and went out. Good grief25 points
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Koltyn has great energy and really needs to stay in the side, he was terrific today.22 points
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I liked the fact we look to move the ball quicker and at times through the corridor. The fwd line seemed less congested and we delivered it a hell of a lot better than we normally do. TMac should be offered a one year contract for next year.21 points
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So happy for Melksham. When he finishes up playing, I hope we keep him on in a coaching role (maybe forward coach)21 points
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Really promising to see us win like that despite no Trac, no Petty, Gawn off in the fourth, Oliver ineffectual and Viney having sub-20 disposals. Yes, it would have been nice to kick one more goal to pass Collingwood on percentage, but it's not Round 17 when we need our percentage to be better than theirs, its Round 24, and to make that even relevant in the first place we need more wins. That starts with Essendon on Saturday night when we have a six day break, one less than them. So taking Gawn off as a precaution makes sense. And to the extent that we eased off late, that makes sense too. And how good it was seeing a 32,000 crowd for a Sunday game against a bottom 2 side. I know we let kids in free but that's a smart move when faced with this sort of match in school holidays. We've given our club plenty of heat this year, maybe we should applaud them for this idea because it seems to me it worked a treat.19 points
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Reid is clearly going to be an amazing player, but his attitude and arrogance is pretty poor.18 points
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Optimism = we will make the 8 Pessimism = we won’t make the 8 Realism = we have a chance of making the 8. The pessimists believing they are the realists is the misconception of the ages.16 points
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Enjoyed Kolt’s game today. And also enjoyed, for those who weren’t at the ground to hear it, him proclaiming in an interview with Robbo at the end that he’s “loving the city and the club and won’t ever go anywhere”.16 points
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Would’ve been nice to claw back a bit more percentage but no complaints - we smashed them. It was a game dominated by youth - Rivers and van Rooyen in particular as best players. Despite the disappointing season this list has a lot of upside, and this season isn’t over yet.14 points
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I thought his offensive positioning was outstanding a number of times, particularly in the first half. A little fumbly at times, but game two, he's coming along really beautifully. Well done, AMW.13 points
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We win those close games against lions and blues and we would be second. What a bizarrely close season.13 points
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9 marks, 9 kicks, 2 goals 1 on return opened up our forward line, and minimised their ability to rebound super to have him back out there12 points
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Very pleased with that performance. You can grumble on about West Coast being as 'easy' an opponent as it gets, but for me a team that boasts the likes of Oscar Allen, Waterman, Darling, Cripps, Liam Ryan and Darling in attack, Harley Reid, Tim Kelly and Yeo in the middle, and McGovern and Barrass down back shouldn't be underestimated. Winning on the back of youngsters is always exciting. Windsor was magnificent, JVR completely dominant and Tholstrup is just sooooo antagonistic but has the talent and heart to back it up. McVee would get double the hype if he was picked earlier. We've made some horrendous decisions in trade week since the flag, but JT keeps batting his draft picks out of the park. Meanwhile Rivers' briliant form is probably the only positive to take from Trac's injury and Kosi finally landed a speccie! Won at selection! Ballsy as it gets to play Melksham off no prep but I thought the Milkshake was magnificent and we are a way better side with him in it. Goody pulled the trigger and it worked. I personally think this season is all set up for a Bradbury flag from someone. I don't think it will be us, but why can't it be us?12 points
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He was getting stuck into Kolt and Gawn wasn’t having it. Needs to actually achieve something before he goes off half cocked at everyone. Very uncool behavior from a first year player.12 points
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Essendrug need to be ripped apart Limb from Limb… We can do it if we are switched on 100% Treat it like a Final. the ladder is wide open Never seen it like this before11 points
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I’m still annoyed that his screamer wasn’t paid. So obviously a mark. His running patterns today opened up our forward line. And he showed last year that he can adapt it depending on the defence. I think it really clicked for him last year and it looked like he was enjoying making the other forwards look good as well. A big Welcome Back Melky!11 points
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If we manage to make the 8 and win a final, that would be a great season given the amount of young talent we’ve unearthed this season.10 points
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I was there today having a good look at Clayton. He definitely is playing a different role and lots of time was clearly defending stoppages with his back to the ball blocking Yeo.10 points
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He played a terrific game today. Great attack on the ball and the man. Reminded me of Colin Sylvia at his best - aggressive and explosive. The sort of guy you'd love to play alongside. He'll only get better the more exposure he gets.10 points
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@ANG13 did you put the house on a Dees win like I said? 😂 Husband is undefeated since 201710 points
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Are the West Australian going to put chandlers mark over Harley on the back page?10 points
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god there are some miserable [censored] on the game day thread... would you take a 50 point win? Yeah... but, I'll [censored] whinge about it not being enough, and some players haven't done enough. nah nah, I just expect a lot from my team and want to see consistent improvement. Anyway Youngsters keep doing well. We don't seem to be toooo predicitable as per the earlier thread this week. Battened down the hatches in the 4th.. but you can spin that narrative that because we're not in the 8, you need to continue and put the 'foot on the throat' to be deemed to be worthy by some supporters vs being in the 8, and it was a day at the office and responsible.10 points
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Gawn - performed as expected Rivers - continued excellent form Windsor - conditions suited perfunctorily vanRooyen - came of age Salem - an important ingredient Langdon - running game returned McDonald - generally exudes reliability Chandler - found some form Viney - great first half McVee - smooth as silk Tholstrup - energy and promise Neal-Bullen - selfless tagging game Moniz-Wakefield - disposal needs work Fritsch - had more involvement May - reliable and impressive Pickett - exciting first half Sparrow - had some moments Melksham - experience added dimension Lever - was rarely noticed Bowey - didn’t show out Oliver - often a liability Turner - had some moments Woewodin - had negligible impact9 points
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Even if absolutely nothing else good happens this year, I hope we rip Essendon a new one to the point where the entire football world calls them out for the pretenders they are, and their rancid, smug fans realise that this is yet another false dawn and that they’re still as irrelevant as ever. Please? I don’t think they’ve suffered enough yet.9 points
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Can I just say how much I live the 1:10 games. It was perfect sitting there today and I'm home by 5. I know they aren't ideal for marketing & prime time but it's a good slot. Also the kids stuff out the front looked great. The kids were having a ball. Even when I went out at half time they were still doing the activities9 points
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Windsor was amazing today! his work rate is incredible, the fact he can run like he does and still just find some juice to sprint the way he can when required is amazing! not many players have the speed/endurance combo like he does, and even less also possess incredible footy IQ and poise. Loving the Rivers move into the midfield! I don't think it's any coincidence sadly that Van Rooyen and Fritsch played their best games in some time the week Petty was out and Melksham was in, the sum of all parts was significantly better today and it really did highlight to me how big a hinderance Petty has become up forward.9 points
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We were younger than them today (25yr 8m compared to 26yr 1m) but slightly more experienced (114 games to 105.4). As promising as that is for us, how bad is that for them? They're older but less experienced than us when they're supposed to be in full rebuild mode.9 points
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Well done, FD and Jake. Melksham not only improved our ball movement, but made McGovern a non entity for much of the match. He also had the equal most marks on the ground (9). This is why I trust the FD. They get it right more often than not.9 points
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We have the list profile of a team in the middle of a rebuild at the moment. If our best players this year had fired we’d have been in the flag window and it would have been against the odds. Nevertheless, there will be no post-flag bottom out like we’ve seen Richmond, WCE and Hawthorn have. We’ll be continually up there like Sydney and Geelong have been.9 points
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That’s the kind of act the AFL should be doing everything in its power to encourage. Creative and chaotic. An Eagles player could have run onto that and kicked goal of the year and everyone would be lauding Liam Ryan for his creativity. Umpires don’t need to be forcing players to be robotic. Nobody wins then.9 points
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Nice win and some great improvement in structure. Windsor's game was enormous and bodes well for the future. Next few weeks will be telling9 points
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Daniel Turner is a reliable kick for goal and he has good hands. The future is bright for him. Well done Jason Taylor .8 points
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