Deemania since 56

From the bench, if absolutely necessary, Pedersen could come onto the fwd line to release another (TMac, even Hoges) for CHB duties as the game progresses or worsens.

Good luck to Lever with all that seems before him. Let us not forget that another very important player, Milkshake, is also injured and thankfully, to a lesser extent than Lever. We need Milkshake to have a strong and rapid recovery for the game against the Filth as I doubt that he can be effectively countered by the black and white Detritis.

Interesting about Harmes' game against the Doggies. He could well be a handy utility providing support to whoever is replacing Lever (my choice would be Frosty). Harmes can get his body in the way of opponents with strength, agility and he ain't an 'observer' in close with opponents. Could be useful following in the backline in these circumstances.

Despite costs by the bucket load in the US medical systems, there are techniques that streamline the recovery processes that the Yanks have been perfecting for many athletes. I guess it is a matter, for us, of weighing up the benefits and the perceptions of quality treatment.

This is the big attribute that we must sustain; his link play is too valuable and so is his delivery.

Balanced response ... balanced points of view. Good.

Another example of the AFL (in general) not remaining as a level playing field in terms of its governance and/or standards management.

Love that point of view.

Since his necessary layoff, Brayshaw's disposal is the next thing in a list to be rectified. He will be a new man and a great footballer when all is done. Learns quickly, too. Onyer, Gus!

Great thought, throwing Razor but I don't think he could be thrown far enough away by anyone.

Agree with you on form, but he is subject to an injurious mozzie-swat with that build and the Filth like to crush the smaller guys. Big body, big leap, strong, a two-feet 'lander' for stability and take-off. Frosty and/or Pedersen from the bench.

Spargo or Salem, perhaps Garlett. Who do you think? Pedo or Frosty plus a crumber.

Good one, he is the man with Frosty nearby for the clearances. Wagner can also contribute to this defensive drive. Vince can be rested, so can Harmes (a little stray for the Doggies game) and play Frost/Pedersen with Wagner and a crumber.

For the Filth, Frosty and Pedo in, drop Vince, rest Harmes.

From bad to ridiculous! Frosty is the go once again.

It is largely about directing that tap - not just winning the tap.

And with Pedo in there, with them, bloody frightening!

Nope, OMac stays at FullBk and would be trashed by Cox's height as bombs came in. The Filth use Cox for bombs and bombs for Cox because their footpassing is very wayward, compared to ours at present. We need to hit Cox with muscle - he is a gawk. That muscle is Frosty plus our best crumber.

Apt comment, Frankie. Absolutely correct. There are elements of comparison that remind us how good 10/10 actually was against the roughest, toughest and nastiest of teams.

Nice chirp, doc..

6. Jetta. 5. Hogan 4. Gawn 3. Oliver 2. Hibbo 1. T. McDonald

Easily, is how. Four main reasons and a couple of minors: splits packs in the air and holds onto marks splits packs on the ground and leaves a space for crumbers to get the ball, usually ones that he brings to ground kicks goals well from up to the 50m line, from marks, and holds front position mostly in so doing kicks 1 or 2 goals in general play, or handballs off to this effect Plays eyes-up to find opportunists through really good handballing but also to find space or protects space for teammate to run into Very difficult for flankers and younger players to tag, hold, block, tackle, bump and/or nullify when mobile or relatively static. As for the 'hindsight' advice - an immense factor in team play learning where extremely good footballing is concerend week to week - we'd be in top position now since the start of this successful run had this player been inside the attack line. Hindsight oversights or at the extreme, ignoring hindsight lessons is tantamount and equivalent (at least) to saying that the MFC is not prepared to learn at all. Goodness! Fitting into rotations for him, not unusually, is for him to run from the boundary line where the bench happens to be all the way into the forward line and straight into the play. He doesn't do a lap of honour, first.

Might have been good to have Pedo on the bench - Milkshake was injured and off the ground for about 20 minutes and the whole team paused for a short while making adjustments. Goal scoring dropped a little, too. Pedo might have been a back-up for Lever, too as a spoiler when their ball was coming in. Just a thought by the audience on the game.

Razor's efforts in the first quarter were unjustified.

I still think few these days remember the way Ronald Dale use to play - it had to be seen and once achieved, was indelible. Not all have had that opportunity, it was far above just historical enthusiasm and legendary folklore. All we have now of his game is scratchy old black and white film, poorly taken, edited to buggery, newsreel stuff chopped and glued from the past from videotape conversions of shocking 16mm drivel. Football is the man. Truly.