Bay Riffin

100 % agree with this. and sums up my feelings. They treated us like second grade sparring partners, flicking the ball around easily and having a laugh. I felt ashamed and turned it off as well. not having the structures to stop easy backline exits was laughable after a whole pre-season and a near full list. Laughable. I agree. something has to change.

Omac was terrible when linking up. absolutely destroyed our momentum at times and confidence. that 15 metre handball to 2 free demons players along the boundary summed him up. he couldnt even hit that target. He fumbled and missed kicks. he was awful and reflected why we got beaten badly. no way on earth he was near our best.

"I will line up Goodwin though. His setup and lack of pressure on Eagles ball carriers is a structural issue he has implemented and it absolutely stinks. The allowance of opposition sides to simply kick to unmarked players is alarming and unforgivable" this is the unforgiveable part for me also. when the opposition move the ball it should be under great pressure at leat by the idr kick. to oftne it was not.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they thrashed us either.

no. Omac is not. sorry but I just don't see in him. I know he's young but he's not a rookie anymore. he's reactive and if he does get it hes very slow.

big game for Weideman, who never seems to be a consistent showing week to week. I must say Omac seems to play way more games then what he offers. even with May and Lever in he's selected.

Half our goals came from midfielders but Tmac kicked 3 brown kicked 3. Melksham we just need to get match fit, we know what he can do as an elite half forward. And didn’t weid get 19 possessions and 19 hit outs?

I’m surprised. To me hunt and Spargo are quite opposite. Spargo is a good ball user normally, reads the play well, and is a good footballer without the athletic abilities that AFL level demands. Hunt is a good mark, pace to burn, worst handballer in the side, poor field kick but decent kick for goal. For skills Spargo is miles ahead.

Disagree, I think thomlinson is a natural winger, he is not a key tall but plays more like a midfielder. Yes he isn’t quick but more an elite runner who will link and run out games well.

Makes sense. We are not a strong marking side. In 2018 we were great at bringing the ball to ground which was the formula in the forwardline. Melksham is the best at this. But still not strong at marking the pill like a west coast.

Photos don’t tell everything but he didn’t look super fit last November. And you can’t carry blokes who aren’t fit now.

No not perfect as opponent got the ball away to his teammate running into goal!! Need to pin those arms.

I’d say great Sparrow also will be earmarked to take the next step

Bennell to play 10 games without complications

salivating if you load up at TAB on the opposition key forwards.

My gut says he's had full seasons every year until last year. maybe just hold our nerve a little.

Hannam is the other one. Sadly still in rehab. When I looked at our highlights and goals in 2018 his passing was exceptional. We need his kicking skills.

I disagree. Melksham TMac and Petracca have elite attributes in the forward line. Frisch showed plenty in the last 7-8 games. Thats4 players of real quality. Only Petracca looked to be in a position of fully fit and playing forward last year. We have great competition for a second tall with weideman, petty, Jackson and Smith. Our gaping hole is forward pocket but we have some talent in Kossi, chandler and Bedford coming through. On paper if we got all those fit for round one we should do some damage.

Nope. Nope and nope.

Spargo is one of our better users. but he doesn't get it enough.

I think Oliver has the ability to improve that area, ANB perhaps but Hunt is our worst field kick and terrible by hand as well. Brayshaw is also on the list of those needing to improve dramatically.

Exactly, that last game against the saints was like watching under 12s. They knew our glaring weakness and just ran it around the boundary at every opportunity, and we had no answer for it. It was that simple and Goodwin had zero ability to counter it. It was embarrassing as it gets and as easy a win for the saints without actually needing to play well.

I hope the Weid and Preuss perform and we let him develop in the background. as it should be for a tall. and bring him in when he knocks the door down and some.

I was thinking that. maybe they can read the writing on the wall now.

I think J Smith is absolutely up and running but agree on the other two.