Fanatique Demon

Simply not true. Bias is a terrible thing because it blinds us to what is right in front if us. Melksham had 9 score involvements and kicked three goals. Did you even see his amazing kicks to set up Gawn and Jones? Gawn kicked the goal. It’s not Melksham’s fault Jones missed a simple shot at goal. Melksham was only on the ground for 69% of game time. Was he perfect? Of course not. Second game back and coming along very well. We need him because he is the most creative forward we have.

Thanks, Joe Boy. In my view, Jones: one game left Jackson: please hold marks Melksham: good; more please Petty: words escape me

I love it when it’s hard to decide the votes in a winning team. 6 Gawn 5 Lever 4 Oliver 3 McDonald 2 Hibberd 1 Salem

Melksham haters aren’t going to like this ? And a negative result for Jones. He might have to wait a week for his 300th.

Because he can’t hold his marks. When he fixes that, watch out!

He played very little of the first quarter and only 69% of the game. That considered, his output was good.

Dear Melksham haters. Did you see that kick to Maxy? And the one earlier to Jones? He’s the only one in the team who can make that kick. Yes, he needs to do it more often and needs to apply more ground-level pressure. But he’s elite with delivery. Kicked three goals, too.

Nope. That’s ok if he isn’t being tackled.

So now he call pull his socks up.

I don’t think so. It was Hibberd for Jetta, Petty for May and Brown for Frisch.

Lever is amazing and Max is great. Jones and Petty are shocking. Jackson needs to hold his marks. And it would really help they all could kick!

Those calling for Petty’s inclusion might not be so bullish about him now. Very ordinary so far.

Remember Brent Crosswell? Barassi used to switch him from end to end. And Crosswell truly was a gun.

Ah, let’s just win both and be done with it.

It’s crazy that the VFL season starts at AFL round 5. Surely that has to be fixed next year.

Sign of maternity for sure, to be able to take well intentioned feedback. (And in that spirit, it’s rapt, not wrapped - or wrapt as we sometimes see on this forum. Rapt, as in rapture.)

6. Gawn 5. Viney 4. Lever 3. Petracca 2. Langdon 1. Oliver

Have we gone a bit early with the indignation? I didn’t think the side had been announced yet.

Good post, Lucifer and others. But a slight correction on these distances. This from AFL... The Mark shall be set at 15 metres from the centre of the Kick-Off Line towards the centre of the Playing Surface at Kick Ins. This was previously set at 10 metres.

Too long a commute for me. ?

Interesting. I have a friend who is a mad St Kilda supporter who, like you, doesn’t follow other teams. I thought he’d be the only fan with that approach. (He’d never heard of Caleb Daniel or even about the new man on the mark rule, but he seemed to know the vital statistics of every Saints player.) It’s great to be passionate, but the trouble is that it is easy to get carried away with our ability and not have a realistic view of the opposition.

You mean her diction is FOIN? it’s true the French are particular about how they speak. I am too, and always have been. Clearly you and I have different standards, but that’s ok. What would a forum be if we all just agreed?

A good win, spoiled only by the shocking voice of Kelli Underwood. « He kicks down the loin »; « has he got spaaace and toim?» Fox should send her for elocution lessons. It would be well worthwhoil.

Jones is a polarising figure on here. I thought he was ok today, and at least better than in the first two rounds. On the votes thread, someone included him in our best six. Meanwhile, others are saying drop him now or let him get to 300 and retire. Proving once again, you can’t please all the people all the time.

6. Gawn 5. Langdon 4. Hunt 3. Pickett 2. Salem 1. Viney