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Would be very happy with him lining up at CHF today for the Demons! Doubt the club would go for Hogan again, as many rumours when he left. But would take him as a late first round or second round pick!

I think Collingwood started favourite last week, so today probably based on Max missing. Dogs been very inconsistent this year. Recall Demons cleaning up the Dogs in 2018 at Marvel/Etihad, am hoping we do the same today. Feels like tough game to call, we need to keep pressure on for four quarters and keep running! The last few weeks, mids and Even Jones have run both ways, plus mids also breaking free going forward with Much better decision making! These few breakthroughs in how we are playing make us a much better team, and provided we perform at same level today, I think we’ve got the Dogs!!

Great post, lots to like! The team is running, including our midfielders, even Jones is chasing! Backline is keeping its structure, covering the occasional player error! Salem precise kicking, giving us the way out of defence! Forward line has a structure with Weideman & TMac last night, Pickett & Spargo crumbing, then Melksham, Frisch, Jones adding you the mix. Petracca & Oliver both grabbing the ball and running out of the packs, breaking the game open. Langdon covering huge territory, helping both the back & forward line! Great last quarters, full of running! Agree a few things to improve, but aside from not showing up against Port, we’ve come a long way in the last 6 matches!

Changed your view since we were 1-3!

Positive signs, Jones & TMc look slow and struggling.

9th on the list!!

Agree on the in row, but TMac, Jones and AVB our for me. TMac played okay but straight swap for Max. Jones fair, bit looking slow and getting caught to often. AVB disposal poor. Lockhart into backline and would have Harmes tag Sbum! Viney 50:50 or 60/40 between middle and forward pocket.

When only the two leading goal kickers in The Coleman are just averaging over 2 goals what are people expectations of other forwards. Seems like many on Demonland expect our forwards to all contribute 2 goals most weeks!

Agree

While it was great to win well tonight and worth celebrating as it was North, beat the Pies next week and we’re on our way. Trac, Oliver, & Brayshaw great out of the middle, I would have Viney in forward pocket, 50% of game time! Pickett one pocket, Viney the other!

Burgoyne a star Hawk should have gone twice, ANB a no name Demon an example, it’s that simple & WRONG. Hawkins elbow just lucky didn’t take out opponents head!

Take all of the points in the thread: - Harmes excelled in 2018 as tagger - so rather than use him on Boak, leave him hanging and losing confidence - bring in untried 3rd gamer, Sparrow - play him on oppositions star midfielder, Boak BOG - when St Kilda successfully locked Boak down in preceding round - hard to believe, seems like terrible selection! Coaching team would have to review and go that was a shocker didn’t work, put Harmes back as tagger or he has to be dropped. - Sparrow, in middle ahead of Trac, Viney, Oliver, Brayshaw, Harmes, and would give another 5 guys a run in there ahead of him, seems a weird move.

Great idea for review, perhaps not best done after the years worst performance, as Thursday night I don’t think I would have picked more than 2-3 players!! Backline - no backline would have held up against how easily the ball was brought in on Thursday. Back six: Definite: May, Lever, Hibberd, Salem Structural: OMac (Thursday night aside, backline is definitely more settled and structured when he plays) Developing: Lockhart, Rivers, Smith At moment I’d stick with Lockhart Middle: Wing: Langdon Not sure about other side maybe VDB for aggression Tagger: Harmes just put him on oppositions best mid, he had a great season doing this, let him play the role. When guy he is tagging goes off ground so does Harmes Centre/Rover: Petracca/Oliver/Viney/Brayshaw with each of Petracca/Oliver/Viney/Brayshaw rotating in Forward Pocket/Flank Ruck: Max supported by Jackson Forwards Weideman just give him the rest of the season at FF Jackson Plays rest of season / 2-3 game breaks replaced by TMac role of Forward/Ruck Melksham / Bennell highly skilled Petracca/Oliver/ Viney/ Brayshaw share forward role Pickett rest of season, this week off and two other rest breaks Spargo to backup Bench: Rivers, Brayshaw, Smith, possibly Tomlinson

Trade Goodwin for Clarkson

Shocking coaching move! Use bloody Harmes as the tagger, he is struggling in the backline! Put Brayshaw in the middle at least 50% of the time, he’s not a wingman!!

Agree. But a few have to go: Jones - too slow Harmes - out of form Hannan - when he is bad, he is awful Pickett - not ready In: Rivers Bennell VDB poor skills but at least gives 100% aggression ANB Dropping 5 or more rarely works! TMac on borderline

Just nothing!

Beyond terrible

Woeful

Wagner while quite physical and capable of getting the ball is a poor decision maker!

Cameron kicked 2.2 out of 7.10 and as much as I like Jetta he struggled. Perhaps it was due to nearly knocking himself out 3 times!

Maybe 2-3 changes Out Jetta, Bennell rest In T Mac Rivers Fritsch & Brayshaw on the edge A few others didn’t play to well, but wholesale changes after a four point loss won’t happen!

According to commentators Brisbane are just wonderful! Demons make a few minor improvements and we'll be better! A disappointing final result, but the Demons still have significant upside as half the team were poor tonight, so don’t write us off yet!

I think Jetta may have concussed himself tonight, burrowing in head first. To brave for his own good. His kick out that led to C Cameron goal also hurt us! Should be given a couple of weeks off!

Our poor kicking for goal cost us the game. Viney, Petracca & Oliver led the way other than 2nd quarter when they were quiet, a number of players had very ordinary nights, so to get within four points shows we’re close. As mentioned in a prior post we need to win a close one against one of the better teams, then we will be in business. We still have four of the bottom five teams to play, and at least with one favour from the draw play North in Qsld rather than Tassie! The umpiring doesn’t help, they need 15 metre across on the ground so the umpires can see that 20 Brisbane passes didn’t travel the required distance. Only on team seemed to get pinged for holding the ball! Brisbane didn’t return the ball all night and also kicked the ball away a few times after the whistle for a free was blown!