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Thanks Andy, George, Binman and Jeff White, that was some Podcast, greatly appreciated how good to have one of our greats on. How sharp is Jeff and what a memory he has, that was so informative and entertaining. Also enjoyed the second half with your insights into Sunday’s very poor result after seeing us running on top of the ground the previous two weeks and then dishing up such a tired looking effort on Sunday felt quite crushing, so appreciated your thoughts on the causes but I think we are all flummoxed on our pathetic kicking.

First time Saints have beaten us since 2019 and we had to kick 21 points for them to beat us. Kicking is deplorable.!!!

6 - Max just 5 - Steven May 4 - Chandler 3 - Disco 2 - Tracca 1 - Judd McVee Jeez 4.7 & 0.8 in our best two quarters, was it just me or did our boys appear fatigued and slowish today in perfect conditions????

Thanks Wheelo from those stats we should win but our lousy kicking says NO.

We lead them in every Kpi except tackles, 60+ more possessions, let’s hope it all comes together in the last how good is Jeffo playing.

Another big thanks to Ghostwriter, Harvey Wallbanger, Kev Martin and all posters and special comments, a lot going on behind the scenes today with Vines not getting through the protocols. Good luck JV and good to see Bailey Laurie in the 23, good luck Bill and the whole team up at Traeger Park. My wife and I were up there in ‘22 when we won our last game and Kozzie put on a one man demolition kicking six goals against Power. We flew home on the plane with the Port team and supporters and changed planes in Adelaide, great trip, great win and great experience in the NT.👍😁

Unsurprisingly Jordon Lewis was the only one that thought that we could still make the eight, good man Jordie.👍😁

Thanks Katrina is Laela related to The Ebert family? She sounds like a great pickup.💕❤️💙

Goody was still copping it up until round 6, he had kept repeating the same mantra we are process driven, one week at a time, we are transitioning from our old game plan, it takes time and practice . When it finally clicked against Freo I mentioned on here that I saw the change but didn’t understand what caused the massive change. Fortunately there are some DLanders who grasped the changes early, Binman, Adam, Roost it, DD, Pennant and a number of other posters that could articulate the changes that saw our numbers change so dramatically. Now the whole football world are trying to dissect and understand what happened post 1-5, but rjay summed it up well, practice practice and more practice then it becomes second nature and appears effortless.

Thanks DD love these player ranking stats, how gratifying to see Max, Clayton, Tracc and Ed all upping the ante and seeing Bowsa and Kozzie rocketing up the charts, Salo, Riv, McVee back to their best as well as Lindsay, Langford and Windsor consolidating themselves in our top 18.

Another huge thanks to Ghostwriter, Harvey Wallbanger, Kev Martin, all posters and special comments greatly appreciated. Terrible news for Charles though, he is such a valuable pressures player.

He went at 71% yesterday 3 turnovers, twelve score assists and over 400m gained, he was our highest rated player, I had him in my top four.

Thanks DD the stats bare out what our eyes were telling us we won all over the ground, our stars all shone whilst it is really satisfying that our younger brigade and newbies all stood up and played their roles.

I purposely stayed off the SwansV Dees pregame thread and game day thread, however having tipped the Dees to win, it was just so good to be sitting at the G watching a huge fantastic victory over a team that has had our measure. We arrived early had lunch in the eatery called the Paddock on ground level, then wandered up to our seats on Level 1. Lots of familiar faces but there was a difference everyone was smiling and chatting away, got a few friendly waves and smiles as we settled into our seats, lots of kids in their Dee colours around us, warms the spirits. Then it was on, building steadily through the 1st, 2nd and third too many points but we were winning all over the ground . Max lead the charge backed by Kozzie on fire, Claz smokin, Tracc being Tracc, Salo turned back the clock, Ed linking up, Bowey Wowey all day, Riv, The Duke, XL, Bison and Chin working hard, Steven, Rick, the Judd and Disco doing their thing, Milkshake, Fritta, Spaz and Petts putting on a Master class, Spargs in everything until felled unfairly, AJ was throwing his weight around and with some deft touches assisted with at least four goals that I counted. Then enter Harry Sharpe’s just as the game really heated up and he added two and assisted with a couple more in our frenzied eight goal last quarter to finally put the game well out of the Swans reach despite their final five. The game just kept going and going I said to my daughter what’s going on, she said it’s almost 40 minutes, Melksham kicks a miracle goal and finally the siren sounds and we sing the song repeatedly then watch Tracc carried off by Salo and Clayton. Bravo Dees. It was an animated trip home with the fam and two grandkids, that was one to remember. ❤️💙👍😁

I said it before and I’ll say it again Petracca, Oliver and Pickett are going nowhere.❤️💙🙏

6 - Kozzie- The ⭐ 5 - Max - Brutal today 4 - Christian Salem - Cool under pressure 3 - Ed Langdon - So so reliable 2 - Clayton Oliver - Claz is back 1 - Christian Petracca- Huge 200th champ Then the whole team what a great effort so much talent and belief, absolutely loved the game today.

Looking forward to a great game at the “G” today, we are starting to show something a bit special and another win today will reinforce that feeling in the boys minds, belief. Looking forward to seeing Christian Petracca run out surrounded by his best mates and playing a ripper game, Dees by 23 points.

My thinking is that the boys playing at Casey aren’t going to replace our best 15-18 players, it’s the bottom six players that are most at risk of replacement. The aim is to continue to upgrade the side if no one plays better than our bottom six they won’t get a run. You also have to take into account team rules, kpi’s, etc and we are not privy to those measures.

Not quite the avalanche that I was expecting and 17.19 is probably representative of the windy conditions. Still Jeffo got his bag, Cream snagged three and Rooey 2.3 and 13 marks, certainly a step in the right direction. Liked the sound of Ollie Seston, can’t have to many good kicks in the side. Total domination just not as many majors as you would expect.

I’m thinking it’s going to be an avalanche of goals and a mighty win for Casey, comeon boys you are overdue, zfullarton, Rooey and Matty Jefferson are all due for a bag. We need a percentage booster.👍😁

Booiiinnggggg - 53,423, keep winning Dees.

Seven of us will be there to see the boys run out let’s hope we can get the win for Tracc and the club, 200 is a big one.❤️💙

Judging from he Brizzie game the new game plan May suit Fritta better, faster more accurate kicking game, he was really good and strong when he came on on Sunday.😁👍

Thanks DD that is a huge team improvement, we are fighting our way back towards our 21-23 team performances lead by our superstars but strongly backed up by our younger brigade and newbies, that is so satisfying.👍😁

Regarding the new game plan, I’ve been giving this a bit of thought and maybe the reason Goody shelved it last year wasn’t because the players didn’t or couldn’t get it, I’m thinking that maybe his coaching team didn’t get it or couldn’t implement it. Particularly without Tracc and an half fit Clayton, I also felt that Mini didn’t get the best out of the midfield group either, our opponents constantly won the centre clearances despite Max’s domination, this didn’t happen with Yze. I think Goody trusted Chaplin but needed a bit more footy savvy so went after Nathan Bassett, Sam Radford and Nat Jones to help sell and implement the necessary changes. Did you see the joy on the faces of all the coaches and the players as they hugged each other after the game, it actually works.👍😁