DubDee

Bad feeling about this one.  I think we'll be flat about the 2 games in 5 days and we will be carrying a few sore lads.  Saints will be fired up after being hammered in the media again.

Hope I'm wrong

this ladder is pointless unless you look at best 25 players

40 games lost could kill you  or be no drama

With Oliver out of form, it is now very obvious our best and most important player is Gawn.

Stay fit big fella!  I would not be against giving him a rest to make sure he is firing for finals, if we make it

Hilarious that the pies are now thought to be a very good team when they were almost bottom 4 candidates 3 weeks ago. They have no decent key forwards, their kids and manic pressure is holding up for now, but won't last long. their defence is well, terrible - jumper puncher Dunn a mainstay!

dont be surprised if they lose away to the lions this weekend

51 minutes ago, The Chazz said:

What were the reasons Howe became ineffective as a forward?

no goal sense, poor set shot, didnt know where to lead, didnt stay involved in the game, poor kick to teammates

bugger!  has been great to see Salem get some form together. have loved seeing him in the middle and winning some clearances.  we've needed it with Viney out and Oliver out of form.

He is a tough nut to not only play but play well with a broken thumb!

as a fellow skinny bugger, great to see size and muscle isnt everything in footy.

what a great player! already one that you can trust completely with ball in hand (we don't have many of those). weighted passes, plays on instinct but developed correctly so he goes in hard when needed and just attacks the contest.

can't wait to see him have the occasional stint at a centre bounce.

Im worried about St Kilda. Those in the know Ive heard from say that the 4 day break doesnt affect you too much for the initial game, but it has a big impact on how players pull up the week after.  Im expecting  a flat performance against the saints but hopefully we have enough talent to win.

On previous form of the past 18 months, you'd expect the Dees to win 2 of the 3. we generally don't consistently win the easy ones.

Let's see if we've gotten better!

After that performance I'm not sure the bombers will make the top 4.  don't tell me the media in all their wisdom were wrong???  ?

Gawn

salem

fristch

jones

jetta

brayshaw

Glad you didn’t do this at half time joeboy. Gawn and Salem would be the only to survive I’d have thought 

Not many gameplans work when you don’t tackle and pressure and can’t kick simple goals. 

Players to blame

Any chance of hogan marking one?

8 tackles in a quarter. Wtf is wrong with us?

skills laughable

Looks like the roof is closed?

nothing like sitting in the dark indoors on a beautiful day after being in the office all week!

Put spargo on Goddard all game and watch him crack. 

No idea where everyone gets their confidence from. 

Bombers have had a tougher run than us and in the same position  have beaten both Adelaide teams  

Another 50-50 game  

I’m not nervous as I’ve lost a fair bit of interest over the past few weeks

The kid is a massive unit! Gone are the days of skinny 18 yo’s 

The reason ANB and harmes keep their spot is they run and spread and we have no one that can replace them. Even though they are playing poorly

Assiming fristch, Lewis, spargo in for the three outs, who do we bring in to give us run?

3 minutes ago, Vagg said:

Frankly, anyone with half a brain, if they were bitten by a dog, would immediately wash the wound and apply basic antiseptic, at the very least!  To miss a game due to this kinda dumbness beggars belief!!

Infections are not always easy to manage. Depends on the bacteria. People die from infections they get in hospital!

so let’s stop assuming he didn’t wash it or seek treatment. He is not a moron 

Does Conor McKenna have an alibi?

Petracca out. Had surgery on infected finger. Will Miss only one

From afl tonight Foxtel 

23 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

Spargo's VFL form has been better than Hannan's do you consider him?

Yeah he is in the mix for sure.  with only a couple of games out of the juniors I figured he'd be given more time at casey but we could do with some youth and spark!  I hear he has some mongrel too which we could use with Kent out of the team

Man we better beat these cheats. not for any other reason than I despise them and their arrogant fans

we play hard and we win.  5% off in intensity we lose.

1 minute ago, Demon3 said:

I think its a legitimate discussion point and not talking about it because the season is done or anything like that, just a topic i was interested in getting people on here's thoughts.. nothing sinister in. i  still think we will make the 8.

No worries D3, discuss whatever you like!  :-)

i cant see us making the 8 but