Docs Demons

Good comments D4Life. To only just lose to the Cats down at their own dung heap with most of the side playing poorly is not that bad. We had as many forward entries, frees about same, more disposals albeit handballs so it still comes back to our entries and the forward line in general. Gawn/Grundy still a work in progress. Would assume a few that played last night will be dropped or on last notice. Depends who plays well in the two's. Be very interesting on Casey's game. Need a few to stand up and put pressure on.

Reckon a fair assessment Joeboy. Can't argue with any

Make a statement but can you back it up. Who the hell was another elite player Trac-man?

Good call Clint. I was one that was disappointed Tommo was dropped but did not say anything when teams announced but with hindsight Goody stuffed up big time. Petty was a liability and Tommo a better option. Plus he is a bigger body strength wise in the wet . Not sure about Brown. Be interesting how the guys go for Casey tomorrow as I reckon a few that played tonight will be nervous. Petty is one plus Kozzie, ANB, Chandler and Brayshaw. Gawn also but that wont happen. Goody needs to make a statement and if a few put there hands up tomorrow for Casey I'm happy to drop some including the big heads.

I would have thought quite a few. Stewart for one had plenty. Our forwards looking for the easy stuff out the back and did not ONCE put their bodies on the line.

He has to be dropped. Absolutely a liability. May pressure well but useless when has the ball.

I just hope we are there in September!. Need plenty of luck and tough decisions with a few forwards.

What smalls. Have we any?

Yep it's all on us to now beat the [censored] on Thursday or all these results in our favour go down the drain. Up to us now to prove we are good enough and win down at Kardinia Park.

He was very ordinary tonight.

Not completely sold on this adonski. Petty has not set the place on fire when playing this season to date and I reckon Smith is showing more as a forward than Petty has. Smith has that X factor that I like and can do some crazy things, sometimes to our benefit and others not so. His marking was good and gives us a different look. Happy for Petty to go back but whose place does he take?. Reckon it's best if Petty has another weeks rest to be cherry ripe for run home.

And I think Spargo. Benched today so I assume he is in a bit of trouble to hold his spot. Oliver & Petty if both fit to come in and I reckon JJ needs a full game so sorry little fella number 9 you may need a game at Casey to find the ball a bit more. Kozzie gets one more then off to Casey also if no improvement.

Pies might as well put all their defenders on Fritta because the other forwards are DOING nothing. They need to improve this 2nd half. Going in plenty of times. ANB, Spargo and Kozzie need a big rocket up their back sides.

I hope so also My Lord however not sure Sparrow has the explosive, off the mark pace in him like the young power players.

Hope they play Mcstay who will be under done and I don't rate him in any case. Just a player up here in Brisbane and similar with Pies. Bit of a decoy for others.

AND they have more than likely knocked off the U91 !!

Need to also some how stop him from using the knee in ruck contests. Has a habit of leading with the knee then may look at the ball. Trust the Umps keep a close eye on it.

You mob in Melbourne need to have a good hard look at yourselves. Less than 50k at the G in good weather on a prime Friday night game against a team in the Blues trying for top 8 is a disgrace. This aside it was a good UGLY win and I will take that. We are doing a Geelong and building. You don't win the flag in June.

I like this side. It has versatility written all over it. Smith gives us something different. Bit like Frosty. Can do amazing things and unfortunately can also stuff up. Could give the Blues backs some problems. Tomlinson gives Lever a chance to do his thing and of course Hunter gives us better disposal efficiency. All up I'm happy with this side and hope to hell we give the Blue Baggers a horrible hiding. Go Dees

Our list is good however I feel the younger one's are not coming along as quick as we would like plus some of the senior guys are a little off at moment. No panic yet as we have not even hit the half way mark. Remember the Cats last year had some early bad one's and flew home. We are not playing well at the moment and only lost by 4 and 7 points to top 8 teams. Plenty of room for improvement starting Friday night. I hope!!.

Bit tough they are only a goal down.

Any forward would have been good.

Hit it on the head Dub Dee. We appear to not be as good as most on here, myself included think. We are very slow in running and ball use. Harmes and TMac could not run out of sight in an English fog and we just panic when pressure is on. ANB, whilst he got the ball a few times could not hit up a team mate at all. Just turns it over and over again. As Jack Dyer said we have many ordinary players. In fact today most were ordinary at best. Where was our leaders in Gawn and Viney. Gawn and Grundy should have taken the game over after the best ruckman this season went out but no they did not step up. Viney was missing most of the game. Again like with Port 2 young mids destroyed us.

Yep our skills are terrible. Handballs and short kicking going astray. Need to rectify in the 2nd half or we are in big trouble. We also over use the ball when under pressure instead of getting a quick kick into the forwards. Hate to be a forward in this team.

Cripps maybe in doubt also. Looked banged up to me.