Go Lordie

That's big of you SPC. There's been too much scepticism around Nibbler. Nice that someone has seen the light and recanted.

Yes, sorry I was not clear. Q1 embarrassing for poor general play, awful foot passing. Q4 embarrassing because we were on top and missed a chance to bury North (and Brisbane) by kicking 1g 6b.

I am/was a big Harmes fan but.... Dunstan seems plausible right now.

Gawn, Viney and Tracc not among our sharpshooters. IMO their absence does not explain our inaccuracy in Q4.

Glad we won but Q1 and Q4 were embarrassing. 1g 6b in Q4: have the goal-kicking yips returned? And some foot passes in Q1 were awful. It was like we were trying to kick it to North Melbourne! Kicking coach: hellllpppp!

Hibberd before Tommo.

Perhaps Fritter?

I'd like to add my congratulations Andy for the consistently excellent podcast you, Binman and George offer us each week. What I love is the way you three combine your own personal foibles - whether it be pessimism and the MFCSS, the optimism that keeps all of us coming back to the 'G for more or the brutal statistical analysis that comes with being a serious punter - with your entertaining takes on what happened a few days prior. I can't wait each week for the next episode and this leads to a certain level of frustration. What I mean is I love winning on a Thursday or Friday night because it makes the whole weekend much more enjoyable as I bask in the glow of victory but, at the same time, a Friday night win (much more a Thursday night win) means I have to wait an inordinate time for the next podcast. Can I make a suggestion? Your introduction last week about the Richmond game I thought was a bit truncated. I like the format where you give us your view on the game quarter by quarter, mentioning the highlights as you go, as I feel this gives us the necessary skeleton on which to hang the next two hours of conversation. I think it helps to remind us all of the incidents we may have forgotten. For instance, when I am on the train after the match, I often struggle to recall startling efforts or key turning points that happen early in the game because they are pushed aside by a thrilling finish or a serious injury ( a clue here, I am 74!). I want to stress though, that I love the way you chaps can talk about a game for longer than the game took to play. That's devotion!

I feel pretty confident about facing up to Collingwood, too, even if they did have a virus earlier in the season when we did beat them. I think our faster pace of play this year - which does concede more goals - has been designed to counter Collingwood's faster game pace. And have you noticed how we have come from behind in Q4 in the last few games? No-one in the media seems to have noticed, so keep it quiet. As for home ground advantage, if we (4th) have to play Collingwood (1st) at the 'G, I don't think it will be even-steven. I suspect there will be more Collingwood supporters making more noise than us - there are ALWAYS more Collingwood supporters. To counter this, our boys need to get in front and stay there.

I thought was dead in Q3. I didn't see what happened, but he was motionless for what seemed like 30 seconds. And then, soon after, when he tackled with only one arm, I thought he might have injured his shoulder again. But, no, he kept on going. Immense.

Re Melksham's defensive actions: no tackles this week, but he has laid some in recent games. And I've seen him actually chase on occasion!

I'm afraid Andy's MFCSS would have red-lined in Q4 when the Toiyges hit the front again. (He has posted since the game, so I presume he is alive and well.)

I'm reluctant to drop Woewodin for the (pathetic and sentimental) reason that he looks like he might do a Bowey and go undefeated into a premiership medal. But he does need to contribute a bit more. He was the lowest-ranked Dee this week apart from Tomlinson/Smith.

I thought BBBB was moving very well, actually. I remember a phase in Q3 when he marked on the half back flank on the southern side and probably less than a minute later he took an intercept on the members' wing.

I thought BT was good, continuing to give the Dees a chance early in the 4th. I think he may be a believer now. But he was right about those misses. Three, I think, early in Q4 nearly sunk it for us. Is there any way we can analyse the four goals in eight minutes in Q1 and the 4 goals in eight minutes in Q4? Both teams had six day breaks, so they couldn't have been more fatigued than us in Q4 - unless they were loading... In Q1 it seemed like a sudden outbreak of run-and-gun footy from the Dees.

I know I am being optimistic, but Wowey is now two from two, just like Bowey in 2021. He couldn't go unbeaten for 17 games, could he?

One paced? We had Kozzie in there for some of the bounces....

The form's been good. We're getting it down there plenty of times. But, yes, the goal-kicking form has been atrocious.

But we are obviously not as good as the Eagles. In front of goal, at least.

Conditions wereb the same for GWS and they managed 58pc. St Kilda were up against some sharpshooters: Eagles' ratio was 70pc! If the Dees had achieved 70pc, we would have kicked 14goals 6points.

We should put Petracca down there in the F50 and clear out Gawndy, BBB, Kozzie, Chandler, Spargo. Create Goodwin's paddock. Put our best asset to best use. Oh, wait, he has to learn to kick straight first.

Hard to pick against St Kilda next week. They kicked 12.13 this week : that's a goal ratio of almost 50pc! We kicked 5.15 - a goal ratio of 25 pc. Twice as good good as us. Hard to ignore.

I know the ball is wet, but has Tracc hit a single target today? And Harmesey. Fair dinkum. In the clear on the wing late in Q2, signals to the intended target and then kicks it out of bounds. We don't deserve to be in the eight.

The fact that we are resting our ruckmen in the F50 shows the coach doesn't believe our forwards have the necessary ability to take a mark. What puzzles me is they almost never make a lead for a kicker to aim at. They just wait, with the opposition and all our other forwards for the kicker to dump it on their heads.

He will come good, but I have to say his turnovers are killing me.