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Of course. I just about broke my TV when the complacent soft XXXXX got ahead of themselves and relaxed. But I also don't think it's an insurmountable problem and I reckon it will start disappearing. I'm certain we (and other teams) will be playing a lot better footy in 5/6 weeks.

I want to try Fritsch and Hannan again. Bugg played a defensive role on Hodge, but his skills are too limiting. I'd like to see: OUT: Vince, Bugg IN: Brayshaw, Hannan

As others have mentioned it's a strange comparison. Judd wasn't a huge accumulator, but had maximum impact from his possessions. Judd was faster and his sheer brilliance was on another scale to Oliver. Live at the G one day judd looked like an 18 year old playing against 12 year olds. I doubt Oliver will ever give that impression. That's not to say he won't be as valuable, or even more so, but they're just very different players.

There seems to be a bug in the system. I just got notified via alert that I have a notification from this thread, but it's from an ignored user. Strange.

If I want a laugh I only need to go onto one of these threads. There's no perfect team, but Demonlanders don't seem to understand this. many think the Giants will win the flag this year and they nearly lost to a depleted Collingwood side that was two men down in the last. Sydney got rolled on their own deck. No teams are playing their best footy at round 2.

Port got Watts for a reason. They thought he'd improve their structure. I understand that. And he'll play some good games. We've all seen his handy contributions.

I saw it. It's nice he's giving Jack a cuddle. We all know he responds better that way. Have you seen young Marshall of Port play ? Now there's a talent.

Port beating Sydney had zero to do with your pinup boy. Watts had 4 kicks, no marks, and no goals. Played his role ? Is his role to do nothing ? You're very easily pleased.

He was back to his insipid best. No marks, no goals, no influence. And you'd be ecstatic with a game like that ? Nothing surprises me on here.

@Beetle is probably telling his version of the truth, but with Chinese whispers the messages can be incorrectly interpreted. And not necessarily from Beetle. Players don't know everything that's going on. And some information they get told may be incorrect, or have been misinterpreted. Anyone remotely familiar with second or third hand information knows how wrong it can be down the line. I don't believe Hogan was on the trade table, but I also don't believe Beetle is lying. Both stances can coexist.

Don't pretend you know how I think. You wouldn't have a clue.

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How old are you ?

Like @Nasher I have no concerns about this game. You guys have the heart of a grape seed.

I was using the term in the thread title.

If you think we're in trouble tune into today's game.

Now you know how the players feel...

I'm guessing you didn't notice Balic ?

It's because they wanted to get a game into him at Casey. No point naming him an emergency if he's playing the day before.

When I was picking my best 22 just prior to the season starting I had Brayshaw on my bench and Vince out. If I had to put Vince in it would have been Brayshaw coming out. In other words he's close but around the 20-24 mark. I expect that to change over the next year or so and for him to become a staple in the team.

It's just a guess, but perhaps he's playing in the Casey match tomorrow. If so, you wouldn't name him an emergency.

They're there, they're just maybe not ready. Dustin Martin wasn't a game winner at 22.

They weren't competing for a spot. Brayshaw has trained all summer as a mid and Bugg replaces Hannan because he's a better pressure forward than Hannan. We couldn't retain the ball in our forward 50 v Geelong. Fritsch has made life problematic for Hannan. The changes are pretty obvious. Frost wasn't required against Brisbane because of matchups. Brisbane have poor key forwards.

He won't understand unless you use CAPITALS.