John Demonic

If Bruce is their Kent Kingsley against us, then maybe Tom McDonald is ours against them.

If he wasn't named Harley Bennell, and we were just talking about some bloke from Freo with off field issues, injury problems and who is struggling for a game so badly that he's possibly being switched ends; there's no way this thread is going the way it is so far. ...

Thats a shame, we need more father/sons in red n blue

It was awhile back, but I recall nicknaming him "The Clamp" - His tackling was his best feature, they stuck. Probably why AVB mentioned him. I don't mind the idea @Rodney (Balls) Grinter , if he can do a lock down defensive job on a player that may be too tall for a Lochhart or a step ahead in pace now for Jetta, you'd put him in the team. Other players mentioned ahead of him are more your attacking half backs. He's too specialized unfortunately to not be depth. I have Smith and OMac as KPD cover. Hore as Lever cover, and Wagner and Jetta as Lockhart cover.

Or Jared Polec

The content is fine, it's the quantity of talking that [censored] me. Him and Riewoldt basically had an hour long conversation over the top of play, for the entire 2nd half.

There are plenty of people that vent relentlessly on the forum after losses, discussing our problems and how they can be fixed. Followed by a more relieving week of infrequent posting after a win, as they feel happy enough to do non demon related stuff. All is right with the world... until it isn't again another week or two later. Count me in as one of these posters. I wonder about the traffic comparison of a loss compared w a win. Id presume it doubles or increases significantly. @Demonland ?

This is one of those matches that we can thank 2020 for moving away from the G. Lochhart, Bennell, Viney Jones, Harmes, AVB

If he can reinvent himself as an inside mid, there might be a spot on the wing for him

If we lose to the Pies, maybe we can use all of the footage we're stockpiling to produce a six part netflix series titled "Goody's Last Dance"

No, not digging this up to bemoan the loss of Jesse in typical fashion. Just passing on that: Longmuir said that Hogan will play as a defender against Carlton. Must watch TV for me, given it was said by many that they'd like to see him tried in defense, if the Freo trade fell through and Steven May did not come. Also said when he was having a run of poor form or was sooking at teammates too often throughout his career with us.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/video/afl/afl/riewoldt-delivers-low-blow!782220

He jumps not only to win the hit out but position his body to plant his feet on the landing and accelerate in a any direction. I've never seen any ruckman do that. I'm curious though, will he growth spurt and have some of that mobility curbed? From 200cm to 208 for eg would either turn him into a football beast.. or a preuss At 200cm he might never be the full minutes no 1 ruck, but basically the best part time ruck/midfielder/kpf/KPD utility in the game at his peak, you'd hope.

ANB the annual 'make an example of' suspension now that the rich clubs players have got off on technicalities.

Grundy is ranked 9th best ruck currently. So we can rest Max against that flash in the pan?

The evidence throughout his tenure is it's unsustainable after a month.

I know it's easy to be swept up in week to week knee jerking, but the quality of that Richmond win signalled a clear division between them and the rest, perhaps only West Coast on there day. I think we still are in that 2018-2019 period and the newcomers (Bris, Port, StK) are a clear rung (or 2) behind, which to me feels like almost the signing death warrant for holding my interest over the next few months. Stuff watching a smarmy Cotchin winning again, change the channel!

Is this Levers first match against Toxic Walker?

I'm not suggesting they would, but having a Freo pick 22 + 46 and pick 24 (Hawks) would give us more potential to move up in the draft. Freos 2nd and Matt Taberner would be a worth thinking about. They might also be wanting to trade Cerra, it was discussed on here last year, however I have not seen him play this year. Thoughts? Oliver? Nah. Teams that need inside mids can't offer much. How about this topic... Could we get Tom Papley with a Brayshaw + something trade?

How about a stat for players that got Brownlow votes against us, but then did not play many more games in their career and were then traded or delisted etc...? That Collingwood intercept defender springs to mind that BOGd a QB 5 or 6 years back.

4 or 5 changes with one "Shock" dropping should be on the cards. Now is the time to see if Bedford, Rivers and Jordon can keep others out. Or perhaps to see if Brown contribute in the forward line. To see Tomlinson given another go. Something along these lines. We're playing one of the worst 18th clubs in 30 years. Try some kids.

TinMac

Let's just hope he doesn't rest Langdon and plop AVB on a wing opposite Brayshaw/Jones

Heresy to play TMac again. Time to give Brown a chance, otherwise it's up there as the most useless list inclusion since Preuss. Rest Jackson if they must.

Teague, Shaw, Ratten... Given 2019, You'd think an assistant coaching role with potential for promotion to a caretaking coach role might be coveted enough to bring in some decent fresh minds into the club. The Yze and Brad Miller types that have been in the system close to 10 years should be eyeing off assistant roles here. Although any more of last week, or not enough improvement in general and we can skip all that and start interviews for almost all positions in 2 months time. I shudder at the thought of anyone currently there taking over for 10 long weeks next year. Treading water