SaberFang

Yeah, didn't want to go there, but the irony did make me chuckle.

Love, love, love this bloke! The closest we've had to a new Wiz since he left for Fremantle. Bloody hard to choose which recruit in the last 3 years has been the best, when you're looking at a list of players like Vince, Cross, Tyson, Bugg, Kennedy... but for pure scoring ability Garlett is an absolute freak! Carlton drafted Clem Smith with the pick we traded for him. The same guy involved in a drunken off-season brawl this summer. http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/carlton-blues/carlton-brawl-the-blues-have-reprimanded-clem-smith-after-a-drunken-altercation-on-saturday/news-story/1f0a48ebce87e49ad64dcf7b0370bdd4

We can cover it, why even risk him? Keep him on ice and get him ready for QB. We are always horrible after the NT match so we should be resting and rotating players heavily over the next 3 weeks to avoid another Saints disaster.

Fremantle has fallen off the cliff and they'd have to sell crucial draft picks to their inevitable rebuild just to get Hogan in the door. They'd basically be auctioning off the draft picks they desperately need to draft quality A-Grade talent, just to secure a young key forward. Sound familiar? It would take multiple first round picks, using which they could just draft an A-grade midfielder and an A-grade forward as it is. It makes no sense from Fremantle's ability to rebuild, it makes no sense for Jesse to leave us at this point and go back to a club starting a rebuild.

#bitchmode

Dion Prestia isn't dumb enough to go Richmond. No good player is dumb enough to go there because they all see their awful list profile. Until they realise how far off a premiership they are and go for a total rebuild, they will tread water.

I certainly reckon the explosion of Fremantle's list as it crashes into a St Kilda-esque chasm of misery will be unrivaled.

[censored] no.

Liked the photo of Goody on the bench with a coffee next to Viney. So casual yet represents so much to our future.

Beveridge was pretty effusive in his praise of this on Fox tonight. "It might be a tactic if you're really pressing back into the game. For me it's up to Roosy and his crew to... they're on the front foot, you know, they've been scoring outrageously well. Some of the changes they've made in their game is as significant as you'd ever see from one year to the next. It is rolling the dice to a degree, but I think they can afford it because of Gawn and their inside mids. They're trusting that, and credit to them." Of course, all respect gained for Beveridge was immediately lost when he chose Stringer over Hogan in their "Best Modern Key Forward" contest, after giving effusive praise for how important Tom Boyd to their structure. In fairness, Jonesy didn't hesitate choosing Chunk last week.

Interesting fact but despite our encouraging 5-4 win/loss ratio, so far our 5 wins have all come from teams we'd already defeated last year (GWS, Collingwood, Richmond, Gold Coast, Brisbane). Our 4 losses were also losses last year, barring the Bulldogs at the G (who thumped us at Etihad later in the season). The only remaining 2015 victory was against Geelong. Point is, I want us to start defeating some teams that have had the wool on us for years, rather than the same teams we already knew we could defeat. We've had some really honorable losses to Port Adelaide in recent years despite their immense form; it's about time we got one back against this mob!

Was pathetic. Loved the way the crowd started booing him after the 5th or 6th free kick from "high" tackles, ie. him just throwing his head backwards into the tackler's shoulder. The one against Oliver in the dying minutes was pathetic. How the [censored] do the umpires not converse about this at half time and stop paying it!? It was so bloody obvious to everyone; even the commentators started mocking the kid as the game went on and he was only able to win the ball via free kicks.

We're going to lose to a rabble, again. The worst forward line in the competition destroying us, along with 3 zero gamers on debut. [censored] me.

Melbourne being Melbourne.

We gave up two pathetic goals in the dying minutes. Really missing Jetta, such a huge out.

I really wish our forwards would just be more selfish sometimes and pepper on goals. There's a time and a place for selfless footy, and it's not against this mob. If you have a shot, back yourself!

Geez, only 32 points in it at half time. Not great Dees.

Signs of desperation from Brisbane by playing for high free kicks. Pathetic. And they call Mathieson The Beast! Yeah, beastly staging.

Stop messing around, Dees. Get the scores on the board while you have the momentum!

Everybody panic!

I'd love to see Bugg hard tagging as well. Let's face it, Brisbane's midfield is hot garbage; look for their most effective player that isn't injured, tag the living [censored] out of them, and go from there. It's a no-brainer.

How can any sane person not utterly disdain this bloke? He's dull, clueless, inept on the field, made a horrendous choice by leaving the Saints for the Drug Cheats, and has the personality of a used tampon. He's got as much charisma as the deposit my bowel made two hours ago.

Not half as dedicated as the poor cleaner at the Karingal Hub!

So that's one loss in the VFL, yes? Awesome!

Bloody hell! We have turned the corner... cmon Dees!