Bay Riffin

Henderson and Mclean out. that is ridiculously funny. Fev trade working nicely. Warnock out is a blow. wonder why? rivers can consider himself a lucky man. maybe being on the leadership gives you immunity from being dropped. can see this backfiring badly with no second key position down back.

trying to talk us up,using the old coaches trick, he is worried. We have to bring our A game this week and beats these pr1cks. Let's not forget round 22, 2007, the day they secured Kruzer and ultimately Judd. May Jamar put his knee into Kreuzers chest early on and set the tone.

having just watched the replay, Gysbert was probably above average when considering all players, but factor in his first game and he was excellent. very very good considering the pressure he was under.

good article on comparing defences in the AFL. http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/94922/default.aspx Always thought comparing 'goals conceded' as flawed, as opposed to comparing the rate of goals conceded everytime the ball comes down, which is far more valid. We compare favourably to the rest in this regard especially. Only thing to keep in mind is getting numbers back can over-value a side e.g St Kilda, but we probably get numbers back more than the doggies at times. We probably have the most flexibly backline as well, with the only real weakness against teams with more than 1 fast bloke.

Jetta has been playing well, but Wonna is a massive charity selection. Would not be happy to see that happen if I was on the list. Played 2 games for casey seniors and not been in the best. How would Gysberts feel if this rumour is true.

same injury ?

not good news about blease. does anyone knows whats wrong ?

Be ridiculous to play Wonna now, especially after coming back overweight and out of condition this year. make him earn it and get in the best a couple of times. make the bloke put in as hard as everyone else. Gysberts is way ahead at present.

He really has developed in the wrong team, as I think Warnock and Frawley have taken his best position as a key back. Thing is his biggest deficiency is his kicking and you can’t survive in this game being a poor kick. He appears to be v good 1 on 1 in contested marking situations, which is actually needed less and less these days. This is something we have few of, however. An article on Frawley today quoted Wellman as saying Frawley had the athletic ability but also the ‘competitive’ element. He can be a terrior and hard on himself when he makes mistakes. I don’t see this in Martin. He seems soft, and lacking confidence at times when moving into heavy traffic. Also he is a sprinter so is best served on short sharp leads rather than floating around the ground. Sprinting is his strength. I also am beginning to feel he won’t make it. The closest player I could think of would be O’Halpin but he is better because of that mongrel factor in him.

little harsh. We have won 3 games and he was an integral part of them. can hold is head up higher than a lot on our list over the last 3 years. I will be surprised if he doesn't impress at Casey and get back in sooner rather than later. I think Rivers was lucky to take his spot, despite McDonalds poor game last week. He moves the ball on quicker than Rivers does.

and that makes sense. Petterd is a good example of a player getting goals from his defensive side as well as attacking game. I think when watts is called up, Dean will be confident he can do the tackling and chasing part to the standard required. Sounds from the coach he needs to develop this more. Surely if he is so quick, that's the ideal weapon to run someone down. Anyway, as to whether to listen to the Coach's report where everyone is 'good', or some p1ssed blokes on a footy trip on the gold coast, i think I will just see for myself first hand in future.

he got better as the game wore on last week. His couple of contested marks on Anthony were impressive. hope he backs up this week, which we will need against Adelaide.

Well plenty have in the past. The point is arguable about what is the better method. Kreuzer and Natanui were not earning their spots early on performance alone. They were showing glimpses at best. and they were 'talls' expected to take longer. They played heaps of games to get them used to AFL. The rewards came after a while. Natanui early was dreadful but they kept playing him. i don't mind Strauss leaving for Garland but would hate to think we play someone like Bartram, who is not getting better and a woeful kick at times ahead of Strauss. anyway, genrally we are playing the youngsters so that is good overall.

That theory would rule out playing Garland early on, Bennell, Jetta. It does fly in the face of giving young blokes a good 4 or 5 games to show something, hence my point.

from the MFC website "Colin Sylvia will make his return this Sunday from a broken jaw when the Demons take on Adelaide at the MCG. Colin Garland is a chance to return after he missed the majority of the 2009 season due to a foot fracture. " a giveaway there that Sylvia will play and Garland will be an emergency, which wouldn't surprise too many. does show Garland is on the verge of selection though.

Don't know why we dropped Strauss. 2 games isn't really a great look at it, even if he wasn't setting the world on fire. Would have thought you would give him some time to adjust to the pace and his kicking would become a weapon. Guess it answers Leigh Matthews question to see if we dropped Bennell this week. Would have liked to send the message if you don't go when its your turn then don't play. Apparently not the case at the Dees. Garland big in. remarkable turnaround given he didn't play the practice matches.

Found his game against Brisbane was a typical reflection of his last few years at Melbourne. Racked up 20 plus possessions. Half of them decent, quite a few others that missed targets and a few that were woeful turnovers resulting in goals to the opposition. Just watch Ratten slowly take himself down as he justifies his selections of Warnock and Brock by having to play them each week. It will be sooner rather than later they will cost them important games.

yes lets pot Grimes for that miss. do we want to mention the numerous saves and countless times he beat his opponent today ? I thought he wasn't just good, but excellent in heavy traffic today. but hey why not pick on a guy who played well with just over a dozen games but made a couple of mistakes. Please, keep it together people.

the stats looks good. Being at the game today, he was even better. great pressure, surprising pace, he was very good for his (effectively) first game after 2 minutes of footy last year. Definitely deserves a call up next week. doesn't look much, but we will wait and see.

funnily enough, we did look more structured with him there. I thought he did enough today to warrant another game. At least he competed better than Miller and Bailey didn't use him as key forward half as much. He appeared to be benched a lot in the first half.

oh yeah no

horses for courses. the Roos footage was shown because it was so out of character. Roos made Dean Bailey look like Barry Hall over his coaching career. You just couldn't get a rise out of him. Give Bailey something. Nobody can justify that inept performance into his third year, but let the dust settle at least. He has probably 2 months before the vultures circle for his blood. Maybe sooner if Saturdays performance is repeated often enough.

laziest Journo in the game. if you listen to him on SEN he is a like a punch drunk opinionated yobbo.

I wish Brad Green would just keep his mouth shut in the press. same goes for Cam Bruce. Why talk up Trengove and Scully in the press? Just let them get some momentum early. when blokes like James McDonald don't make the distance from 30 metres in the clear, and Bruce is floating hospital hanpasses, I wouldn't suggest the senior blokes are doing ok, no matter how hard they try. Just perform first, and even then don't talk it up.