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Jake Bowey has 17 & 13, so he really has 30! Couldn’t resist.

Beat me to the punch! 😃👍

Only one change, Scott seems to have minimal impact again today, maybe does more structurally or off ball or off screen, but doesn’t seem to add much.

One smart footballer, looks destined to play 200 plus games.

Likely Ins: BBB (tall forward) & Lever ( tall defender) Out : TMac (tall forward) & Tomlinson (tall defender moving slowly) or May (looked injured) As highlighted above Port forward line not tall, so can’t see how Hunt is dropped, and he played okay.

I thought TMac hurt his back last year around time BBB came back in and also had a new baby. He struggled rest of year, but as mentioned did play a role, and enabled Fritsch & BBB to get free. To see him just clunk one or two more marks a game will help change the perception.

Big average but still 4 pts. Dogga, Bowey & Kossie 👍👍 Does umpiring get worse every year! Dermy & Dwayne should join the umpires, same quality!

Umpires disgraceful

Chol gets soft one for chopping Max gets hammered all night no frees

Umpiring??????

1. Sticks & stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me - but songs will 🤦🏻‍♂️ - resiliance lacking at the kennel? 2. KISS principle is perfect for footballers

Well & truly puts Carlton game in context.

6 months after the big day and watching momentum gave me goosebumps. Unbelievable final series and GF just fantastic, we had to wait 57 years, but made it worth the wait. Would be incredible to be at G and watch them go back-back in 2022! The goals in the third were just electric, Fritsch, Fritsch, BBB, wait a few minutes Brayshaw amazing courage, then Trac, Sparrow & Clarry, awesome! Go Demons!

If the Demons play anywhere near last week they will win comfortably. But different opponents and ground, kick straight and all will be good!😁

Bont is a gun and I couldn’t see how Daniel got a vote ahead of him in Norm Smith!

The ball movement was a class above anything I’ve seen in the AFLW. Assuming the Demons will gain a lot of confidence from this performance, and build further momentum leading into the finals, have their best chance of winning a flag - Covid willing!

Agree 100%. Small forward or half forward positions, rarely have high stats and when you look at best players have quiet games eg. Papley, Cameron. Kossie still keeps pressure up on his quiet possession days. I don’t think the umpires do him many favours, that missed head high tackle in GF as an example, if he got treated like Selwood would get 3-5 head high frees a week.

I don’t get to caught up in who is the best player in the league. Petracca, Oliver, Martin, & Bontempelli all terrific players! What I care about is our no. 1 combos: mid - Clarry & Trac (Viney a more than handy 3rd) ruck - Gawn & Dogga back - Lever & May (Salem ) wingers - Angus & Langdon Then I would argue our forward line as a whole group works very well Fritsch arguably best half forward (exc Toby), Pickett & Brown in best 4-5 in their positions, well supported by the rest. Looking forward to another top 4 and hopefully top 2 finish. That enables another crack at the flag. Go Demons!

Took a few great grabs yesterday! Really added to the forward structure and team overall. If Demons keep playing like yesterday they will give the flag a real shake!

Can someone please remind me how many goals Pickett kicked last year and was it the final against Brisbane that he kicked 3 goals? This post is up there with the drop Fritsch calls made last year on Demonland! on other matters: I don’t think we dropped 4 points against Carlton? We also didn’t lose by 10 goals, only 5 points after giving away 6 goals through 50 M penalties and a few centre square infringements. Yet Carlton we’re great. Why don’t we wait until the season actually starts before deciding the sky is falling! Goodwin has some good ammunition pre the season starting, if you don’t put in, you won’t get the rewards! Re depth, listen to Choco Williams views - while the mantra is one soldier put another in, when you lose a Gawn, Clarry or Trac, players 23,24,25 can’t replace them. Seems like Demons have reasonable coverage across the ground and that is all you can expect. Every club seems to carry 3-5 players on the list that fans wonder why, there just aren’t many stars waiting to be plucked out of lower leagues! It seems with few injuries that we are well placed going into 2022! Go Demons in 2022, 2021 premiers no matter what happens!😃

Pickett doesn’t get many frees for someone who cops a lot of head high tackles!! In comparison to Selwood is unbelievable! Melbourne torching Geelong in this game from 5 min mark onwards was excellent, and then to hear Coach excuse Scott topped it off! Just grand!! Max’s 5 was ok to, particularly the 4 in the 3rd, just outrageous!

Looking at game highlights 3 of the 9 goals bounced in the goalsquare before going through, I would definitely have a goalkeeper type role in the square!

Your spot on re good Women’s sport, golf and Tennis in particular, great skills. As mentioned by another poster, it typically takes a decade for things to pick up, also moving from semi professional to professional makes a big difference.

There was a quarter in games against Tigers & Saints where the team moved the ball well and skills were good, last night in congestion skill level was poor. Demons trying to play a high skill level of game, and when skills are poor, makes the team look bad. As coach I would play with a goal keeper minding the goalsquare, as a lot of scrubby kicks go through below head height for goals, I would also ensure two defenders stay in back half of ground, as easy goals come through on break away into empty defence, when all players chasing a kick at other end of the ground. Reminds of the way the mens team defensive unit used to sit too high up the field. Once you keep defensive structure in place throughout the game, you become much harder to score against! Just getting defensive structure in place would give Demons a chance at flag. As Harris provides a great target in forward line, she also should get more frees, as constantly manhandled!

Agree 100%! Kicking for goal is poor! 2-4 and on the full. 3-4 or 4-3 and game almost over. Hoping for accuracy this quarter!