Rodney (Balls) Grinter

Hard task master that Mr.Fence. Bloke kicks 5 goals and takes hangers and he's not happy with him? Sheesh

Sheesh. Is the the Nick Dacos thread or the Harvey Langford thread? Less said about that filthy lot, the better. Gees imagine if we were approaching a Pies game and they had "what they're saying at Casey Fields" thread.

Easy up. From what I recall JVR's goal kicking and contested mark stats are up there with guys like Schwarz at a comparable age. His set shot kicking is pretty elite. Think he's got plenty of talent and capability to be way more than average. Playing as a key forward for us over that 4 week period would be enough to get many down on form and confidence.

Good on Tommy. I recall when he was first recruited many thought what a prudent selection he was. I get that for the past 12 months he seemed somewhat underwhelming and didn't have the imeediate impact and presence of someone like say AJ, but guess it can still take some people time to settle at a club and find that confidence. A few other comments have alluded to the time it can take for talls to mature. Well right now Tom is at that age of 26, so maybe it's come his time. Probably the biggest thing I'm guessing the seletors saw in him was someone who was giving maximum effort and that's not something to be underrated. If he only ever becomes a solid no frills depth key position player / ruck that is still pretty valuable for us. What if he actually makes it? Looking forward to seeing what Tom can produce over the next little while.

Agree with all that. Thought Bowser played a ripper and T Mac continues to hold together the backline that's consistently missed it's star KPPs. Really hoping we can get McVee back and playing at his usual level sooner rather than later. Continue to be impressed by Langford and Lindsay, though I think Winsor hasn't got back to what he is capable of since returning to the side.

I wore Melbourne socks today as well! Didn't think anything too much of it at the time other than they were a pair of clean socks without holes in the and it was a Melbourne game, so what the heck. But as it turned out, maybe our sock powers combined in some hellish Desmon spirit today!

On a similar note, from a FB post of them all whining about not getting a free kick for that Dick guy in the last quarter: Only one thing worse than the umpiring...Kelly Underwood...oh my aching 👂

His return to his best form has been one of the few positives of the season to date.

https://www.afl.com.au/video/1303065/pickett-raises-the-bar-with-aerial-wizardry?videoId=1303065&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1745037093001 Loved these moments from Kossie today and played a ripper all round as well.

Want them to have earnt it, but I also want Fritta and JVR to find their way and find some confidence and form as soon as possible. We're a better side when Fritta is at his best and JVR should be the future of our forward line and stamping his authority all over the place.

Happy and somewhat relieved to get that win today. No way should we be a 1W and 5L side that's in the bottom 4.

Didn't expect to see Oscar Mc Donald out there today. Good on him. Keeps persevering and keeping his AFL career alive. Hated seeing that goal kicked against us, but still happy for Oscar at the same time. Would have loved to have been a fly on the wall for the banter and sledging between T Mac and him.

Could work. Disco was a good back before he was a forward. Think he's a better forward than Petty though

And dominate? Wow, that is optimism

I have near zero expectation we can win this game today, which probably means we will. We've got to turn it around sometime right? Looking for some enthusiasm from big Tommy and Disco Turner always provides good value IMHO. Good to be getting some more games into the Kolt, Lindsay and Langford.

Yeah, nah sorry. Never good watching Hawthorn win. Was much better them getting beaten every week. Still they haven't actually acheived that much yet. If they can go another decade or five without winning another flag, now that would be damn good to watch.

Sorry, but way to early to be calling it at this point. Yes we've been puss the last two weeks, but I have some faith that with a few players back, a bit of consistency within the team and a bit of confidence back that we will claw our way back to competitiveness this season.

Would rather him than Sharp as someone with that much run is wasted as sub, but I also think Woey deserves more of a crack than 15 - 20min gametime. Quite happy that he'll contribute when he get's on though.

50 / 50 mix comming in on the Lillydale train.

Thanks Gosty. Your info is much better than the generic fluff on the club's website. Really starting to despise going to watch the AFL these days for the way they treat the average punter. I'm only getting GA tickets to the footy, bar finals, but despite the fact the ground will be half full, I've got a sinking feeling today going in that there will be so few GA seats available that it will be an ordeal to find somewhere to sit. The info on the club's 'Match Day Info' Page for today: Patrons with General Admission tickets can sit in any of the designated General Admission areas. These seats are on a ‘first-come, best dressed’ basis and are not reserved. General Admission bays are confirmed the week of the match, with specific information posted on event pages and our social media platforms the morning of the match. If you are unsure upon arrival at the stadium, please see a customer service staff member or see signage around the stadium. Useless as the proverbial P.S. There is no specific info posted on the MFCs FB Page either.

Thank you Brad Green. and Clarry would probably already be on pretty good coin for us to start with, so probably not quite as high a motivation there.

If only he didn't slightly overcook that pass around the 25 second mark, it would have been the perfect centring kick and forward 50 entry. Still great signs for me that he had the skills and awareness to make space for himself at half forward and then lower the eyes to hit up a great leading option and not just chip it deep into the pocket to get bottled up or a low percentage shot on goal. Also took whoever it was to be making the lead straight down the ground giving the option. Noticed that Jefferson provided that several times for us and hopefully it is team directive in our game plan over the pre-season marking an improvement in how we move the ball into forward 50.

That competition for spots will be great. If Spargo can get back to his best, I'd certainly see him as the closeset competition to Henderson, but no doubt Tholstrup will also heat things up as he matures and gains in confidence. Hendo looks to have that maturity, hardness and composure to play at the top level already sorted.

Add to that Winsor given licence to take on players and have a shot at goal whenever he wants as well (I think this licence has already pretty much been handed out by the coaches).

Agree. I've seen May have a few games where he turns it over again and again. But I think those are mulligans. Conversely I actually think T Mac is a much better kick out of defence than people give him credit for. I do think there is a bit of perception bias at work here from 1 - the days we were getting pumped and the backline was constantly under pressure with a lack of good outlets and 2 - his lumbering movement and kicking style. I actually think T Mac's kicking out of defence these days is pretty good and something he regularly executes well are almost pin point 50m passes which clear the defensive zone and put us on the way into attack.