Neil Crompton

For once we have a debutant that has had a great apprenticeship in the VFL (60 odd games). It’s a pity our other debutantes haven’t had such a good grounding. I wish him every success on Saturday.

If Trac plays well this week, let’s try and drown him before every game.

Surely spending 4 quarters back at Casey was all that Oscar and Wags needed to develop their skills and regain their confidence. Obviously an easy selection decision.

Gotta agree. The insanity of this thread is so soothing for the soul and feels just like home after reading other threads and being bombarded by certain posters.

Nor Enter the Dragon

I know the feeling.

I'm honoured that you even bother to read the ramblings of such a lowly supporter. I can only aspire to be more knowledgeable like you one day.

There seemed to be an awful lot of pack marks in that package. And couldn't he roost the ball! Please show this to the Weid on a daily basis.

At the risk of sounding Werridee'ish, I'd like to propose a team for this coming week, and my reasoning for it: I believe our problems are fixable with the talent we currently have available, and can be turned around in a relatively short period of time, with the right approach - and a few tweaks. In short my premise is that our main problem is with our mids, and their poor delivery into our forward 50. We have no problem with getting the ball into our 50 - enough times to win a game if we convert - its just that our delivery is so bad, our forwards do not stand a chance in hell - with the obvious outcome being turning the ball over and speedy delivery of the ball to the other end of the ground. One solution, i feel, is to place our best ball users into the middle. I also feel Jones best position now is to replace Nev in the back pocket. And a suggestion by another poster of placing Petracca onto a back flank to bring him into the game more, I also like. Brayshaw is a great ball gatherer, and around goals his kicking is far better than his sub standard field kicking. So i like him on a forward flank - taking Traccs position. For what it is worth, here is my team (assuming current injury status): Jones, Frost, Hore Petracca, Hibbert, Lewis Fritsch, Melksham, Salem Hunt, Weideman, Brayshaw Garlett, TMac, T Smith Gawn, Oliver, Harmes I/C Stretch, Keilty, Lockhart and Sparrow.

Thanks DJ - might be one to watch closely.

I think you will find that if we fix our disposal entering the forward 50, then our forwards will improve no end. Fix one, you fix the other.

I watched the swans game last night and was very impressed with their Jordan Dawson. Its the first time i have him and I think he shows great potential on last nights effort. I've discovered he's from SA, but does anyone know his contract status? Again, based on last nights showing, could be a great long term pick up.

Disagree totally. Our forwards are not the major problem - its the delivery from our mids into the forward line that is the disgrace.The best key forwards in the league wouldn't get a kick with the way we deliver the pill.

Sounds like the Dragon has turned into a poet.

Yeah I shouldn't comment without seeing or hearing the action. But then again, lose by one point or 6 points, it doesn't matter does it.

Doesn’t sound like the right thing to do given the scores and the time. But sounds very OMac

My god it’s so depressing reading this and other posts. You would think someone had died. anyway, to try and inflict a bit of positivity, I’m willing to bet that we make the finals, because I still have (a little) faith in our team. If anyone wants to make a bet with me here are my conditions: - all money won goes to Demonland to help support this site - my stake will be a dollar a bet with a limit of 100 bets (ie $100) If100 bets are taken, and I lose, I’ll donate $100 to Demonland. - if you take the bet, you have to nominate the odds you’ll give me but must be at least 10:1. Therefore if you nominate 10:1 and I win, you donate $10 to Demonland. Give the negativity here, I’m expecting way better odds than 10:1. - all bets must be in place before the next round. Go Dees!

Give the umpires a rest. Sick of hearing about them. They are not causing us to lose games. If we are first to the ball we don’t give away frees. We have pathetic skills - that’s the problem.

Well at least one positive. It’s obvious none of our players are on performance enhancing drugs.

Given the skill levels of our VFL players, I don’t think it’s going to make too much difference whoever we bring in - but I would like to see Fritta and Hunt play full time on the wings - and certainly not Lewis and Jones.

Agee LH But I’d also say that no game plan will work if the players cannot employ the basic skills of modern football. I’m not saying our game plan doesn’t need altering but when we cannot hit a target, drop marks, refuse to two way run, cannot pick up loose men, continue to have 3 up and no one down, continue to show no on field intelligence or leadership, etc then, as I said, no game will work. The players are making our coaching look bad. Therefore the suggestions on here by some of bringing in players of even lessor skills - such as Stretch and ANB, just because they can run - frightens me. But playing Lewis and Jones on the wing is a joke. Having a dysfunctional forward line is a joke. And having a backline that refuses to have one player goal side of any attacking move is a joke - and a poor reflection on our coaching staff. So yes LH the blame needs to be shared.

Wish you would R.I.P

Because ProDee didn't want him?

OMac needs a stint in the 2's for his own good. He is hopelessly out of form and totally bereft of one shred of confidence, and at present, he is a complete liability down back - even his kicking is letting him down.

Given Werridee's comment on Hore last week in his VFL game summary that "HORE - Worst player in the league" - and he was referring to the VFL league - I felt i must be watching a different player last night, but he really stood up and played an impressive game. To be kind, perhaps Werridee got his players mixed up last weekend.