joeboy

4 minutes ago, Trident22 said:

I don’t think the sky is falling. We knew we’d have ups and downs this year. Last week was marvellous. This week was a genuine ‘learning’ (sorry). The positive for me was the ability to fight back, to some degree, and not be completely embarrassed. Melbourne sides of the past wouldn’t have done that.

I have a few concerns though. Mainly with the plateauing of some young talent. Windsor, Lindsay and Langford were all poor last week and again last night.

Then there is the elephant in the room. Pickett x2. One has personal issues that may be affecting his output. His head doesn’t seem in the game for the full four quarters. We are paying a lot for a bloke who seemingly has a few cameos and the occasional match winning game. Then there is his cousin, who we spent a very high pick on, who bolted up the draft after playing a handful of SANFL games. It’s looking like he may be capable of the freakish, but his general skill level is poor. That’s a high price to pay for Harlem globetrotter cameo stuff. And, I think the question is fair - did Kozzy wield influence over the list management team as part of his contract. If so, that’s poor. I hope both of them shine in the rest of the season, but right now, neither look as if they are turning our fortunes around. Kozzy needs to win the ball in the middle more often and use it. Caught between reaching in and trying to extract it in razzle dazzle fashion and waiting on the outside for someone else to extract and give it to him in space

I agree, and further to the older cousin’s output is that his disposals are often haphazard whereas they used to regularly be almost centimeter perfect

53 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Did Voss pick up langdon? Not sure fox have shown it enough😐

Just as a matter of interest, why wasn’t a free kick paid to Langdon for holding the man?

Gawn - heart of lion

Petty - tried but overwhelmed

K Pickett - couldn’t get involved

Tholstrup - maintained attention span

Windsor - out of depth

Steele - continued working hard

Jiath - loose and inefficient

Fritsch - generally worked hard

vanRooyen - back to reality

Mihocek - an old magpie

Turner - will be missed

Chandler - needed more involvement

Sparrow - another irrelevant game

L Pickett - Bambi in headlights

Salem - prolific but wasteful

Howes - uncertain of role

Sharp - some irrelevant cameos

Rivers - poor under pressure

Langford - another poor game

Lindsay - not a defender

Culley - Casey standard today

Lever - stood up well

Langdon - kept on running

1 minute ago, whatwhat say what said:

from the quarter i saw, nearly all his disposals came from returning the back from kick-ins

good stats, sure, but padded

No, he was involved, tough, fast and confident

Not disastrous, and add a few other f Jefferson, Kentfield, Johnson, McDonald, and suddenly you have more competitive talks, which is where we were lacking today

Mathews looks a likely prospect down the track and will f nothing else he’ll help lift the membership numbers of teenage girls

Heath is ready, Taylor’s not

I hope we never have to rely on Adams for a key defensive role.. just sayin’ for a friend

Coast to coast goal by Casey, started by AMW

Melksham about to return

Melksham off with a knee issue

AMW is showing excellent signs and giving strong drive from the back line

Trealor is obviously the danger man and he’s dominating the centre clearances but Heath is holding his own around the ground

The marketing department has had very few fails this year.. extremely impressive

6 hours ago, Macca said:

Definitely

So who does Kolt tag/run with next up?

Those who watch a lot of footy would know

Petracca? (When we play the Suns)

Brayshaw

Gawn - dominated the millionaire

vanRooyen - a reinvented footballer

K Pickett - great under adversity

Steele - experience was invaluable

Mihocek - an important addition

Jiath - was impressively reliable

Chandler - a hard worker

Salem - a memorable milestone

Windsor - great first half

Fritsch- an important ingredient

Turner - stood up consistently

Rivers - enjoyed new position

Lindsay - calm and composed

Sharp - important second half

Culley - cause for excitement

Tholstrup - was not disgraced

Lever - plenty of concerns

Langdon - was surprisingly quiet

Howes - tight and reliable

Petty - impressive and versatile

Langford - very quiet game

Sparrow - was rarely sighted

L Pickett - worth the ticket

Lever is a liability against small, fast opponents

1 minute ago, joeboy said:

  20 hours ago, joeboy said:

Beg to B: H.Petty 35 J.Lever 8 B.Howes 22
HB: C.Jiath 14 D.Turner 10 C.Salem 3
C: J.Culley 13 J.Steele 9 E.Langdon 15
HF: K.Pickett 36 J.van Rooyen 2 L.Pickett 33
F: B.Fritsch 31 B.Mihocek 28 K.Chandler 37
Foll: M.Gawn - C 11 C.Windsor 6 H.Langford 4
I/C: X.Lindsay 5 K.Tholstrup 12 T.Rivers 24 H.Sharp 30 T.Sparrow 32

1 hour ago, Kev said:

Great for Sharp to get an early look in.

I think he is our best crumber of the ball, from off the pack (reads it well), and will work hard to get front and centre.

Kozzie says hi

7 minutes ago, joeboy said:

Beg to differ.

I think he’s one of the best performers of the preseason

Easily our strongest team ( on paper ) since 2021

2 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

B: H.Petty 35 J.Lever 8 B.Howes 22
HB: C.Jiath 14 D.Turner 10 C.Salem 3
C: J.Culley 13 J.Steele 9 E.Langdon 15
HF: K.Pickett 36 J.van Rooyen 2 L.Pickett 33
F: B.Fritsch 31 B.Mihocek 28 K.Chandler 37
Foll: M.Gawn - C 11 C.Windsor 6 H.Langford 4
I/C: X.Lindsay 5 K.Tholstrup 12 T.Rivers 24 H.Sharp 30 T.Sparrow 32

Emerg: J.Melksham 18 T.McDonald 25 M.Heath 27

11 hours ago, picket fence said:

Waverley only option, Caulfield DEAD IN THE WATER!

You love your exclamatory statements!

23 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Howes aint up to it!

23 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Howes aint up to it!

Beg to differ.

I think he’s one of the best performers of the preseason

27 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Howes aint up to it!

As long as the songs aren’t played for close to their full term as Brisbane did on the weekend, when a post Cameron goal rendition was still playing just as the Bulldogs goaled at the other end🤦‍♂️

9 hours ago, FTB said:

I think this is the team we go with now that Culley is good to go.

B: McDonald, Turner, Petty

HB: Salem, Lever, Lindsay

C: Langford, Steele, Langdon

HF: Sparrow, Van Rooyen, Fritsch

F: K Pickett, Mihocek, Chandler

R: Gawn, Windsor, Rivers

I: Jiath, L Pickett, Tholstrup, Culley, Howes

Not bad but if they actually line up like this I’d say it’s probably the slowest back line EVER selected

20 minutes ago, chookrat said:

This - I'm tired of the hyperbole that our State Government is bankrupt. Being bankrupt means we can't pay our bills, which is clearly not the case.

My personal take is that the club is quiet re Caulfield at the direction of the State Government pending an announcement re funding. While there may be some finer details to sort out, I would expect the silence is more to do with timing an announcement with the election rather than any genuine blocker. You don't annoy members with silence for the sake of it unless you expect positive news, especially when you have a clean slate with a new Coach, CEO and President.

Not sure that ‘timing an announcement with the election’ is going to win votes from non Dees’ supporters

Btw with Marshall not playing this week for the Saints, there seems no reason to introduce Heath to partner Max