Bay Riffin

totally agree. if we at least had an organised backline we would be 2-1. Midfield not the problem, forward line down especially with TMac playing injured / underdone. but the backline is a chaotic shambles. no pace, no teamwork, no system.

well I actually hope that's the case here, as he looked slow and underdone.

what did people think of his first game ? I was a bit underwhelmed to be honest. Thought he was an outside player ? but seemed to lack pace to me. and intensity.

this resonated with me. I felt a shift but too many years of this then to finally get up off the canvass and compete with the big boys, then get hit down so quickly. well there is actually a breaking point. The new 'brand' and new psyche of this club is about to be truelly tested.

Hunt epitomises our problems at present. Has no confidence no intensity at the contest all night, appears lost like the rest of our backline and showing little skill. Mill be surprised if he’s not dropped.

yes I can see a future Ben Brown type player as he fills out.

why don't we turn the table, play Preuss with Gawn still not 100 % and rough up Stanley who is hardly in Max's level. same with Ratugolea. They both love a nice clean run at the ball like Port so give them something to think about. The amount of time Max was bumped or pushed outside the fall of the ball was a joke. if its goes unpunished then why not give it back in spades ?

like how he had O'Meara up for the final ? or how half their backline has been missing for ages ? I think the clubs with more mature players over the years give us a biased assessment of fitness staff like they are miracle workers. Wingard playing is hardly a miracle, and Scully has yet to perform at AFL level again. so we will see. same with Mitchell.

yes its is harsh. I wanted to put them away, but Hawthorn took it to Richmond as well in the finals. They played better than the quality of their list and have some old warriors. they also top up all the time which helps them be competitive.

yes when we were rubbish.

if they play 4 debutantes that's almost game over right there. lets hope so.

due back the minute AFLX finishes. lol.

I think ANB would be playing Harmes role by now, but Harmes just went to such a high level, he is an automatic selection. very under valued given he shuts down a big name often as well as being constructive with the ball. With Tyson gone he will still have a chance.

I thought our play in the second quarter was simply superb. and didn't kick a goal !! possible our best 'general play' quarter for the year.

very positive report. hope its on the mark. I noticed Melksham was very restricted during the finals with his hamstring. he was still in such good form for us. amazing really. I think hes more important the Petracca on our forward line so hope we get him right. the other is Viney. amazes me he was in rehab due to his foot, then played finals then back to rehab. Doesn't that suggest we were rolling the dice a bit?. we need to get him right and if you ever going to rest him its now.

sorry but that backline was all at sea in the preliminary final, both aerially and when we turned it over in the midfeild they strolled into goals. strolled. No way is it the envy of other teams without Lever ad May.

im very interested to see what Baker can produce for us. He was tracking nicely until injury curtailed his season, getting good numbers for Casey and should be pushing for his first game this year. We need someone with pace to break through. The most mouth watering prospect is May and then Lever to join what could be an elite backline by the end of the year. and if Weids becomes consistent, we should be very strong aerially. it certainly helped the weagles.

I’ve heard on the Monday after the preliminary he took too many Brownlow votes.

agree ch 7 is nauseating and MMM is in turn actual vomit. they have turned placement ads into the commentary into a disgraceful artform. "good tackle by McDonald, a contender for the 'insert product' tackle of the day right there. as we look as the 'insert product' scoreboard.

yes the minimum 35-45 min gap reaks of general pre-game chatter and a hundred ads pumped at you.

his recruiting whilst not great wasn't too bad. nothing like the Pendergrast years

Yes if Petty comes good where will we play him ?? he will be behind May and Lever for quite a while. and Oscar as well. Might be a case of team balance like the Hogan trade and trade him out for a quality player who can sure up a weakness.

are they realy that good at drafting in the last 5 or so years? or was it more 10 years ago. They just keep bringing in other teams developed players. Who is their young talent coming through?. I thought Sicily and perhaps Burton could be A grade. not sure there is much else. and they gave up Burton to again bringing in someone else's talent, Wingard. not sure they are the recruiters to be listening to.

Interesting listening to him that we aimed for midfielders as we shored up some areas with Kolodjashnij preuss and May coming in. I think that’s what he was most happy about. Does make you think why Tyson was let go. I still think we need one or two midfielders to come though. I ama bit less excited by this crop of draftees for some reason, just on gut feel but his strike rate is so good. If he was at GWS they would have a premiership now.

Sounds like Charlie Spargo Mark II