dazzledavey36

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??

I agree wholeheartedly. Not many people will like to admit it but Hibberd is cooked indeed. Has given us great service but Rohan torched him last night. Joel Smith would have been the perfect prototype match up for him but he's up forward. I was actually liking Smith's game until he only touched it once after half time and gave zero respect to Tom Stewart. I'm genuinely lost with selections now. Thought we learnt our lesson last year but we haven't. Same old favourites getting the same reward for [censored] poor form.

Hahahahhahahhahahahha

Thanks.

We swung Petty with 5 minutes to go in the last. Absolute panic station from Goodwin once again when the game was pretty much out of reach. Incredibly slow to react to the situation is Goody.

But Howes adds outside skill and poise. Plays wing/half back exceptionally well. The 3 names you just mentioned have been playing consistent footy at VFL for zero reward. I'll add Bailey Laurie to the mix. Yet we continue to reward the same out of form players such as Jordon, Nibbler, Spargo, Petty, Langdon, Pickett who have all barely fired a shot this year. It's no wonder we let go of good little players like Toby Bedford because the club wanted to stick with their favourites in Spargo and ANB last year who were badly out of form

Because it's Simon.