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The feel good win probably saves LPickett this week, possibly also the fact that there’s nobody banging the door down at Casey yet to take his role.

5 hours ago, waynewussell said:

Culley - very limited skills

You let yourself down with this one… don’t rush, take a deep breath and think! Culley is an elite kick, can get up there for a good grab, and is tough in the clinches… I could go on but I’m stopping to breathe!

You’re referring to his capabilities generally, whereas I’m referring to his performance yesterday, which is the point of this exercise.

On reflection, I was probably a bit hard on Chandler, and revise my review to :

Excellent last quarter

Gawn - certainly never surrendered

Lever - back to reliable

Steele - was always steady

Chandler - tried but limited

K Pickett - prolific and exceptional

McDonald - confident and steady

Jiath - poor before injury

Lindsay - had some influence

Langford - needed more involvement

Sparrow - great third quarter

Windsor - important but restricted

Langdon -valuable hard running

Culley - very limited skills

Salem - rarely appeared safe

Fritsch - some exciting touches

Howes - was generally safe

Mihocek - had few opportunities

Sharp - pace helped occasionally

L Pickett - couldn’t get going

Petty - game to forget

Cross - one memorable possession

van Rooyen - what’s going wrong?

Tholstrup - excellent after first

It’s been a long season and the wet and windy conditions aren’t helping us…. Oh wait

Just now, BDA said:

how does getting engaged prevent rivers from laying tackles

Maybe he doesn’t want to make his fiancé jealous

There’s a theory that some players lose their sparkle after getting engaged, married or have kids… just saying for a friend

Rivers announced his engagement recently… just sayin’

29 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Highly unlikely. I’d guess it’s more of an injury prevention type of situation than a behavioural issue.

But he was selected as an emergency

Rivers dropped and Sparrow retained…😳

8 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

True or a pisstake?

I was told this by one of our players today too

It’s obviously a very delicate matter and if it didn’t involve one of our very favourite ex players we probably wouldn’t care less, but at the end of the day are we happy to have a high profile sponsor like this or not, bearing in mind that they’re still a business that needs to make a profit, without acting illegally or irresponsibly

8 minutes ago, BW511 said:

Isn’t it well known he doesn’t have the tank for it?

Rivers is a trier but doesn’t have any of the skills or smarts to hold down a midfield position

1 hour ago, rpfc said:

One good game doesn’t make a lock

2 hours ago, SPC said:

He certainly must be doing stuff that coaches ask of him that supporters don’t see or appreciate.

I look at him and think, he is a good size, seems powerful, is reasonably quick, good runner, good above head and has neat skills. But I just don’t get why he can’t put it all together. Athletically he is miles above Viney. But when the ball is bounced- couldn’t be further from him.

It must just be an attitude thing.

Unlikely an ‘attitude’ thing but rather an ability thing

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