dazzledavey36

Taylor Walker is a genuine [censored] star!

After yesterday's effort, that is increasingly alarming to read 😳

Personally I don't think it's worked at all. Having the two genuine ruckman leaves us a tall forward short. Both Grundy and Max cannot play forward as they simply dont have the forward natural ability and insticts, and if they're not rucking then they're not really adding much else elsewhere. I thought Max spending more time up forward would work but it simply hasn't unfortunately.

I know all of that. But I'm not talking about individual awards. I'm talking about the combination in itself this year and the money spent on another ruckman that's averaging around 66% game time which we're pretty much roughly paying 650-700k in which Collingwood are paying the rest. Is that really worth the money? On face value right now, don't think so. Gawn is completely out of form and a shadow of himself and Grundy shows bits here and there. The Petracca and Oliver deals bargains indeed.

I reckon he's off to Sydney.

For?

Wow... expensive rucks.. Not entirely sure its worked either.

Weideman really is having a stinker...

Ask Gery Pert.

I just think another big bodied mid is needed whilst we don't Oliver and Viney is copping a battering.

Well time is ticking now, not the back end of the season. (Not having a crack at you, just frustrated with this)

Certainly right up there in my time under Goodwin

Definitely has bravey and isn't afraid to fly for his marks. I like that in a skinny kid who's still developing.

So no different to the rest of our midfield in the seniors? Personally I didn't think it was that bad at all? Really do think it gets overblown with his disposal. Petracca for instance is one of our biggest ball butchers in our team but doesn't get called out for it because he's good at other things that make him stand out. His ball use on Thursday night was horrifically bad for a player of his calibre.

Interesting because I barely noticed Jefferson last night.

Thought Benny Brown was moving well last night. Worked hard up the ground and took a few good contested marks. He'd be my in next week. Thought Spargo was poor. His body language was disappointing and didn't put a performance in that screams of someone desperate to get his spot back. He can stay at Casey for the next 4 weeks based on last night's performance. Vice versa on Harmes. This is his level now. Few attempts at don't argues and then just butchers going forward. Woewodin and Dunstan would be my first preference ahead of him. Thought Daniel Turner was super last night. Just cleaned up off half back and marked everything that came his way. Poor kid would be getting a game elsewhere in the AFL. Will Varrell has something. Don't know what it is, but his leap and timing was impressive.

When you rush in a completely underdone Harrison Petty off a 6 week injury with zero match fitness over a fit, healthy and in form Adam Tomlinson then all it shows is our coaching staff have not learnt a single thing from last year. Viney is a machine but you can tell his body is copping a hammering. Do we bring in Dunstan to try and ease the load a little on him? Hibberd is cooked. People getting sucked in by a few good performance here and there need to accept the reality is that the fact we have to manage him with a week off every few weeks so his body is slowly breaking down. Got greatly exposed by Rohan on Thursday night which was sad to watch. He's been a warrior over the year but the club will tap him on the shoulder at years end. It's definitely catching up to Max. It was always going to come. I think it's purely an age and his body just starting to catch up with him. We have zero protection for JVR. He's literally taking the first defender as was his starting match up with De Koning on Friday night who's a bloody good up and coming defender. Watched the full Casey game last night and Benny Brown was moving around freely. Time to bite the bullet and just bring him. JVR needs an extra senior body to take the brunt of the number 1 defender. This should have been done weeks ago. Now that Kozzie has signed his contract he's just turned to crud. One of the best games I've seen him play was round 1 against the doggies where he was playing high midfield minutes and resting up forward We heard it all summer that he's been training with the mids and has bulked up etc. Hasn't played a single minute in the midfield for a number of weeks. Looks bereft of confidence and doesn't seem to be enjoying his footy. Why Goodwin has gone away from this experiment is completely bizarre. Not only has it taken the unpredictability of our midfield set up but the flair and speed in there.

Taking advice off an Osteo that works at Essendon. I think there's your explanation right there on why you had hammie issues @Demons11....

Yeah so that's where you actually stop running.....

No they don't.

Ben Brown dominating taking a few big clunks

Same usuals playing well at VFL. Dunstan, Turner, Woewodin, Tomlinson... Poor buggers.

I've lost faith in Stafford. He can go at the end of the year.

I'd actually like to see Varrell up forward more. Took some impressive contested marks in the pre season games.

Dropped??