In Harmes Way

Hi Adam, I've missed your insights. Welcome back (if you've been gone). You can add May flying for a mark at D50 (in the 2nd?) and leaving a big hole behind him. For all of his leadership qualities, and holding his teammates to account, this was ordinary.

I'd like to see us try three tall forwards in the next game - with 2x ground level support for each of the three talls. Something like the below diagram.

We won't win another game for the year, so they were getting as much mileage out of that win as possible.

What a first quarter after 10? weeks off. Loved Tomlinson’s Joe the goose kick to Hunt For a goal. Rivers an absolute gem, looked like he’s already played 50 games. Jackson worked himself into the game nicely and Bennell pokes really composed with the ball and most importantly got through unscathed. If the coaching group can’t work out how to wrestle the game back into our terms when we owned it for the first 1.5 quarters though, we’ve got an issue.

Love it. Built like a brick outhouse, lucky it didn't pull the fence down when they ran through it.

I expect the guys to be a bit rusty, and somewhat scrappy with "connection". I'll be OK with this if we give a 4 quarter effort. The amount of games I've been to where it appears we put the cue in the rack after getting out to a three goal lead early in the game..... Do it for Nev. And me.

I was sad to lose Earl Spalding to the Blues

Maybe made himself unavailable after learning that was his role?

I guess 8 changes for the week to give Vanders a start was just a bridge too far...

Based on the fact Burgess suggested in the Injury Report video that both Vanders and Bennell are knocking on the door, I hope they can find a place for Vanders in the side. Whilst I think our suggested 22's above look pretty good, I reckon we're a better team with Vanders in.

According to Luke Jackson’s Instagram, Smith will be playing. His post liked by Smith, so I would say it’s a safe bet

This is looking like the clubhouse leader Werridee - somewhat the oracle. For me, I reckon this 22 with OMac replacing Smith.

Hard to argue those four

And towball Matthew Nicholls

I'm surprised Lyon isn't in the AFL Hall of Fame. Great player, but Neita for me.

This is like being asked to pick which of your children you love the best.

You're not making them easy DL. Gees. Stinger for mine. Had a big man crush on him.

I think a high quality KPF is our last gap atm, but I don’t think it’s Paddy. Hopefully for him he gets healthy, back to playing consistently, and to a high level.

In one of your Hawaiian shirts?

I was also at this game and remember two things vividly - Garry Lyons winning goal snap seemed to go about 600m into the air, and goes even higher as I recall it 30 yrs later, and everybody around me were still celebrating so hard that they weren’t watching Wrenstead run towards goals as I watched in horror. Thank Christ he missed.

I can recommend the t-shirt to all (wearing the polo today). I smile like Jon when I wear mine...

Why does this not surprise me??!

I’m more [censored] off that the girls missed out on a prelim

That last 8 minutes of footy was the best you’ll see this year. The pressure was fantastic, the setup behind the ball was first class. Locked it into the forward half, GWS couldn’t get the ball over the halfway line and into space. They crumbled trying to run the clock down against a desperate and quality opposition. Loved Lily’s celebration of the winner.