kev martin

Enjoy being top, we are not the bottom, nor wearing uncomfortable type footwear.

My guess, if top of ladder, we are not acting like it is the bottom.

A bit of sarcasm puts strains on my enthusiasm.

Starting a conspiracy thought bubble there Doug.

Beaten by the dogs in the first two quarters. The dogs drank from the bath and Richmond played a good 3rd quarter. One, maybe two quarters is not really drum beating. Maybe when they are at full strength, their mojo may come back. At the moment they are middle of the road and have to fight hard for wins.The Dogs got found out. Mental weakness, which we aren't showing this year. We are playing for the 120 minutes (North aberration), unlike other years, when we relied on a couple of good spurts. Hope that they are perceived as the team to emulate and beat. We can fly under the radar. Though they would all love us to drop a game and then falter. I can't see us doing a mid-season collapse We are looking good. Doing well, converting the inside 50's to scores and with the stats that are important this season. We are hard to beat. Keep rolling along Dees.

Agree, especially Heeney, he is having a huge impact. Need someone to stop him having a clear run up at the ball when in the marking contest.

Each to their own scaling and thoughts. Keep those thoughts flowing. I am interested. Just hope your adjudication is wrong.

Not sure Sydney will be too confident given the statistics of their game against the Cats, and got lucky (20m). +1 How well can they play at the MCG is up for debate. +1 Jackson and Pickett have been playing consistently. +1 Our midfield is to be feared. +1 Baker didn't effect the game against North negatively. 0 @dee-tox put your money on the Dees, +2 We are the strongest in the comp, until proven otherwise. Sydney are middle range, though moving up.

We are training with a smile, 7 nil and not too much media attention. Collingwood get the media all rattled whether they win or lose. Dogs got the build up and see what happened, not up to the pressure and not a strong enough back-line. We are flying along, North showed us a glimpse that they can make the opposition look ordinary. Glad we played well in the 2nd half. 1st half showed us that we need to be able to get the ball. That should be a priority at training this week. Sydney don't need to get much of the ball to do damage. Can they operate when the opposition isn't giving them space and don't give them a 5 meter start? I would expect shoulder to shoulder defense on a few of their forwards. Florent needs to be stopped, Hickey to be muscled and Papley watched in case he seizes the moment. If Franklin plays, we need someone to stop his movement if he gets the ground ball. Their young players are going to be inconsistent, though nothing like the exuberance of youth to surprise us. Could be part of the joy of watching them, Rowbottom, Mclean, Warner, Gulden, Mills, our young ones are better. We are at the G, and so far we have been playing it well. Sydney played at the SCG, a smaller ground, therefore will need to adjust their game. They will have a bit of confidence, though losing the inside 50's does not bode well for them, 39 to 65, plus alot of the other stats, lost. They have been marking well, but so have we, marking will be another interesting aspect and contest. Confidence for a young team is compelling and they should come out strong against us. They can also fight back from being behind, as they showed against the cats, "it ain't over till it's over". I think we are stronger, taller, faster and smarter then them. Geelong underestimated them and drank some of their bathwater after crushing West Coast. We won't do the same. Looking forward to a team that could challenge us at times in the match, and our response to that. I think the change in team line ups are important for our development through the season. It will give us more options and the ability to mix up the game plan. I imagine those who come in, want to prove themselves and grasp the opportunity. We are in a good place to have that done, even though the changes have been forced, because we have depth. I expect us to be rolling along without much disruption Go Dees.

If marked, should create a 50 penalty, for unduly rough play, a free if not marked. Same as deliberately hitting the body of a player, when they both fall to the ground. The earn it stuff should be old schooled, and discouraged. Addit: They should be training with a smile on their dials again. Nothing like happiness to help form stronger bonds.

On Viney, he had a hot spot on a big toe. Possibly not as bad as a hot spot in his troublesome foot area. Out: Fritta, good chance he is suspended. Heavy hits to the head need to be stamped out, even if unintentional. His eyes did look at the opponent. Will be missed, as he is the forward most likely at the moment. Tomlinson Baker, good depth player. Needs a bit more, team first stuff, and to fix up his lobed/slow kicks. In: Weids, big boots to fill with Fritta possibly out. Hoping he and BBB click. Sparrow, need the big body, in, under and around to replace Viney's efforts. Petty, knows the backline system better than Tmac. Jones to be the medical sub again. Knows what is needed when/if, he comes on.

Our clearances need work, stoppages as well as centre work. Taps to advantage could be much better. When do we shark the oppositions taps? I think it could be a focus this week at training. Can't give Sydney as much ball. They are very efficient when they have it.

The percentage is accumulative, over the home and away season. Points for divided by points against. (Multiplied by 100) Number of games won or lost is irrelevant.

Maybe the directive is to make sure it is over 15. Could be because of the howler missed for Cameron (Cats) playing against the Swans in the dying seconds. They don't want the wingers to go at them. Though they probably will. Sook off Geelong.

Well done Dees, turned it around again. Good pressure, kept running, and out-muscled them. Good change by the coaches. Put a stoper on Cunnington, I think it was Brayshaw. Created a hold it in, in the forward area, and rebounded it back in when they punced it out. North gave us some turnovers with poor skills and perceived pressure, after half time. Oliver fights his tag, and gets his kicking game going. Jackson best game to date. Stood up when Maxy struggled. Salem came into the game. Tmac is so flexible. Can play anywhere. Thought Baker did alright. He will be better when his passes go quicker to the free players. Worried about Melksham and ANB, they need to be quicker with decisions and actions. You would think that experienced players would know the pace required! Well done, Kossie and Fritta. Jordon, Jones (director of the mids) solid games. The Trac is hard to stop. Eventually we started getting the clearances. Langdon great game, always beats his opponent, gives a target and runs the ball well. Rivers, Hibbo, May and Lever stood up when needed. Won in the second half, when North fell off the pace they set earlier. Top of the ladder, no losses, we will be hunted now. Back to the G!

Passengers everywhere, pick up your man at least. Get some clearances. Get the ball. Find some space, too much straight kicking, need the angles. C'mon Dees.

We will get plenty of opportunities, so would love to see us be accurate. Defense to continue the intercepts. Plenty of marking and swarm running. Get the ball and control it. Go Dees

Jones as medical sub to get to 301. Use the vets as a sub. Will show leadership from the bench, more then any other player. If he comes on, could have a better understanding of where the game is at and what role to play, than a less experienced player. Get games into the less experienced, even at VFL level. Stable team selections. Winning form, is good form, hard to be deselected. A credit to fitness and biometrics staff, that we have minimal, injuries and player management. A few knocking on the door for a call up. Go Dees.

They should at least inform the public of their teams after the "captains run".

Their defensive structure. Breust got rattled by Grimes. They missed English. West isn't like his dad.

Agree, their system fell apart. No direction on their kicks, fumbles and missed tackles. Won the clearances in the first half then the Tigers got them in the second half. Both of them had trouble scoring. Bont missing the half-time goal. Not hungry enough, and couldn't seize the moment. We cracked them and nearly broke them. Dogs could have ripped them apart. They didn't and we have a chance of being the last one standing at this stage of the season.

Sparrow was very composed, the connection with Weids was great, showed some lovely field passes, needs to nail those snaps for goal. Weids is leading well, taking marks and making his way up the ground. Seemed to get distracted within his thoughts of a play that just happened and then switched off. Good that Jetts was given some time as a negating mid. Still has plenty to offer. Bowey takes a while to get into the game, but then shines. What a good kick he has. Unsure about Harmes, had a great 3rd quarter. Seemed lost in the first half, shouldn't happen at that level. Chandler can play! Majak can mark, gets to the right place, can crash a pack and rucks well. Bedford works hard, has confidence and speed. Rosman did some lovely passes. D. Smith needs a bit more time. Bradke has improved, needs a bit more muscle development.

Oskar Baker is not with the Casey team.

Was wrong about Jones and Melksham, thought they were dropped.They are not playing at Casey. Could a sore/managed player make room for BBB, or will one of Melky or Joness be the medical sub?

"Dee"vine.