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Should be a 7-8 goal win and needs to be. Percentage is important to cash in on these lowly clubs. We have a run where we can really do it some favours. I watched North last week and they were pathetic, they'll either come out firing or continue their poor form.

Very good win and great last quarter by JVR. The pack mark and the eyes on the footy was great to see, along with composure. Liked the way we fought it out to the end (has been a positive in all losses also). Concerns for me: (which can be worked through) JVR first 3 quarters - We need Brown or TMAC there to take best defender. Hes also lucky he didn't give away 50 to Riewoldt for knocking the ball out of his hands (he missed). Petty forward experiment needs to stop - Need him in defence Pickett on another planet last night? May carrying an injury? Question marks over Sparrow, ANB, Rivers. Hunter and Langdon do not do enough. I do like how we are rotating players and getting the wins, hopefully peak at the right time of year, unlike all guns blazing for first half of last year. Hoping the next few weeks we get the wins and boost the %%.

They definitely looked off and uninterested for some reason. Seemed like we were smashed in the middle in the first half, which has happened a couple of times already this year. Efficiency inside 50 the stat that sticks out: Ess 54.4% - Dees 43.6%

Cats without Selwood then Stewart, De koning and a sore Stengle didn't help their cause. Both sides beatable on that vision, no defence.

Haha Billy was actually a Melbourne supporter growing up and is back to being a Dees member also.

Take a look at what Geelong have done or doing. Very smart recruiting. I think @Lucifers Heroput a post up about it the other day also.

Trouble for the beloved and idiotic Pies is the clowns have signed up people and promised others and should have done the Grundy deal first. Let them [censored] the bed I say. Even if we dont have another ruckmen 🤣

I'm happy with the deal, not upset he's gone either. Unsure whether he checked out or got found out this year, I'm concerned with the club not chasing/landing a big KPF and filling some depth. Still unsure how Grundy/Gawn is going to work as I hope they aren't relying on Gawn to hold down that KPF spot. Seems alot of people thinking JVR is the next saviour, he hasn't even played a game yet and is a kid. Fingers crossed it all comes together in the end.

Tim Lamb: Demands 2 x top 10 picks - one inside 7, won't trade Weideman, wants more than 44 for Bedford.......can we start a whipping ceremony now?

I feel for Sam a bit. I personally think most of his issues are in his head. Yes he goes missing in games but sometimes I feel he was tossed around a lot by the selection panel, in out in out, that in itself would put pressure on anyone. I wish him all the best, seems like a good kid.

Think it started on BF, then a caller spotted it and rang in, with the poster then claiming it a lie.

They're just following the rules that they set up aren't they? Or are they backpedalling?

He's not going to West Coast nor coming back to us. People are losing their minds.

I think you all should go have a beer 🤣

I watched him in the WAFL a couple of weeks ago and he was terrible against smaller opponents.

Weller for pick 2 has to be up there?

They should be directing all their anger at their own list managers and not us.

Understand what you’re saying, but they rested Dangerfield, Selwood etc and brought in others. We didn’t rest anyone and brought in Melksham etc. for eg did we just turn over our bottom 6 v them resting their stars? If I could find the chart from fox footy I’d post it but a bit busy.

I’m not going to get into it but he was used as sub 7 games in a row, unused in a few of them from memory. It is a case of depth players looking for more opportunities but he should have been given more, considering our dysfunctional forward line methods and injuries, we needed to rejuvenate it and we needed crumbers. You can’t just leave players in the VFL and not get games into them (see others). The Cats found a way. Goodwin most certainly has a history of playing favourites and that was very evident this year. Goodluck to him, may or may not make it, but it’s another role we have to fill I think (indigenous evasive forward craft). And our whole side is full of average kicks, Bedfords disp efficiency is in the top 8 of the club at 78%. Also, the club obviously rated him if the rumour is correct that we offered him a 3yr deal. Best of luck to him, seems like a nice kid as well.

Ramifications of Goodwin not playing players, that IMO deserved a better go. Disappointed to see him go, Goody can’t keep playing favourites

Sean Wight fyi, RIP.

Where did the Melksham and Hibberd contract extension rumour start? Cant see anything official.

Is Grundy the 2nd best ruck in the league though? He was 4 years ago. He's 29 in April coming off an injury riddled year and 5yrs to go on a contract. Who are the Cats and Swans ruckmen? For all the hype around Gawn, we don't dominate. I'd prefer to put the $700k towards a KPF. Theres no doubt Grundy will come now, but I don't see it improving us.

I'm 99% sure it's a 5yr deal.

Will be interesting to see if the Clarkson/Fagan situation has any effect on players moving to those clubs and others this trade period......