dazzledavey36

I think what you're trying to say is that does he stand up in big games? I love Pickett and the excitement he brings to supporters especially younger generation coming through. He's Jeff Farmer to me when I was s young tacker starting out as a Melbourne supporter. But yes, I have noticed it's a growing pattern for me that in the big games where it's the heat of the moment he tends to go missing. In fairness to Pickett though I still think sometimes he's not coached to his strengths. I'm sometimes tearing my hair out when we're either under the pump or getting beaten around stoppage, for Goodwin to at least throw Pickett in the midfield to provide a spark. Not only that, it gets him into the game a bit more. His ball use and ability to slip in and out of congestion with speed and use his vision to hit up a teammate is very impressive. Lately he's attending first centre bounce and then we hardly see him in there again. Would like a journo to bring this up in the next presser around using Pickett more in the midfield.

I think you and a few other are underestimating the Hawks. They've beaten Brisbane and Collingwood and given a few teams in the top half a run for the money. Whilst they had the likes of Lewis and Newcombe out, we also had Fritsch and Petty who pretty much make up our forward line. I think more positives out of this game the negatives purely because Petracca, Oliver, Pickett all were well held yet we still found a way to win. My honest opinion? I think we are well placed far better then 2022 and I can certainly see us going all the way to a preliminary final, even a grand final.

Tom McCartin suspended for 2 weeks

We've got a good system in place. We're good at grinding teams and then breaking away when we can because teams can't keep up. I was nervous like all supporters, but I knew if we could just clean up our skill level we would eventually break away which we did. Good hard fought win and plenty of positives to take away from.

Told you pre-game we'd win comfortable.

Sub kozzie out please

Oskar Baker and Hugh Greenwood story made the throat lumpy..

Petracca just picking today to sell teammates into trouble at every opportunity

Petracca just got outmarked by a first gamer... [censored] poor effort by Trac

Off to the Roos

Playing like a team that's making up numbers for finals.

Steven May playing lazy football

Schache sub. I love this. It's different by Goodwin and innovative. Gives us flexibility whether that's in the ruck or up forward.

Have they taken Woewodin off??

Some of our poor turnovers were from senior players who should be doing much better at this level. Only one who is putting their hand up for selection are Woewodin and Daniel Turner.

You clearly didn't watch Danihers last quarter against Freo few weeks back when he smashed Jackson in the ruck and won them the game....

Where's Ben Brown?

We'll win comfortably.

The issue is with bringing Grundy back is the domino effect it has on our forward line when he's down there. He's a liability down there, and it's not like he's crashing packs or bringing the ball down. His lack of forward IQ and inability to time his leads to create space has a net effect on the rest of our forwards because our system simply doesn't flow on as what it has prior to the Carlton game. The coaches have now clearly identified this and dropped him once again. If the coaches didn't think Gawn couldn't handle being the sole ruckman then they wouldn't have made the decision themselves.

It's no coincidence that some of the best footy this year we've played purely when Gawn was playing as a lonesome. Come off it.. If we win or lose the flag it will be purely nothing to do with Grundy and based on whole team performance. Not surprised that you don't understand that but.

Did the job against McInerney and Daniher, O'Brien and Thilthorpe, Soldo and Miller and then Goldstein and Xerri. You guys actually make out like Gawn hasn't made a career out of smashing two ruckman in a game. Before Jackson, Gawn was racking up All Australians purely as a single ruckman who was getting double team each week. Besides, Cox and Cameron are two of the softest ruckman in the game and don't even convince me otherwise.

Sheesh where do I sign??

I think Goody has handled this whole Grundy situation perfectly. I think the plan was to give the Gawndy combo one more look before finals which was last week, and it simply didn't work. All good, I have no issues with giving it one more game and I think in hindsight if Goodwin had his chance again he might no have selected last week. Barring an injury to Gawn from here I think we've seen the last of Grundy in red and blue as I believe he'll request a trade (would be silly not to for his own career sake).

They won't. But I'm happy to bring it for them.

Paging @goodwindees......