Lord Nev

Feel free to talk footy mate. Everyone seems a bit angry tonight.

No, I include JVR as the primary forward and Weid as tall support as I believe that's our best set up. So you'd bring Mitch Brown in then? What would your changes be?

Yep, that's what I suspect Goody might do, but we're putting the changes we'd make yeah? For the sake of pressure and contested marks I'd be dropping Brown this week personally. Gives us a change up and gives Brown a chance to get some form before finals when we'll need him.

Poor performance? Catch Benny's last 3 quarters yesterday? Tell me how we'd be worse with Weid and JVR instead of Brown and Bedford. (Rhetorical)

IN: Laurie, Dunstan, Weid, JVR OUT: Spargo, Clarry, Ben Brown, Bedford

Congrats on your upcoming debut Bailey...

Gus was moved to HB to play the 'Salem role'. He's still playing that same role. Of course Salem's role has changed then.

Personally I think it's role related. Gus now seems to be playing as the 7th defender, allowing him to take so many intercept marks and get the loose possessions. He had 0 tackles last night and only averages 1.5 per game for the year, so that confirms it even more to me. Salem now has a far more defensive lockdown role given that, whereas he would previously often be more loose and we would use him almost as a 'designated kicker', I remember Goody talking about going through him lots last year as well. As good as Gus has been at half back, I think we're losing out overall with him there. Jordon is nowhere near as good on the wing, especially defensively, and we're losing out on Salem's kicking and setting up our play. I reckon it's time Rivers or Hunt came back in and Gus went back to the wing.

No they wore it for NAIDOC week. Fantastic show of respect from a club that is leading the way with it's Indigenous connections.

That's the point. Didn't even look for a teammate, eyes only for the goals, and it's a habit of his. He didn't kick the goal. Everyone is not happy. Especially Langdon.

I'm sure he'll cry himself to sleep on that one night a year...

Even some players who have had surgery have only missed 1 week. Ridiculous to be trying to guess at this now.

IMO that's because Gus is more often the loose player, hence the intercepts. Bring in Rivers or Hunt to play more defensively, get Salem into the loose role and Gus back the wing = better football. Disagree on Gus' game. Thought he was poor tonight. Disposal was bad and got caught out in no man's land too often. 'Wasted on the defensive wing'? He was a key part of a flag in that role mate.

IMO one of Mitch, Weid or JVR will come in next week. Reckon JVR would be third in line as it stands, but he's not scared to have a crack so could push his way to the front with a big game potentially.

Just reckon we have plenty of half back options, but really I only trust Langdon and Gus on the wings. So as good as he's been at half back, I think team wise we need him more on the wing. I'd still rather Salem kicking it than Gus from there.

Or maybe Goody plays a straight bat in pressers...

Neither of those players help fix our problems. I'm not totally against Hunt coming in, I really want Gus back to the wing, which means Jordon out or to a different role and then either Hunt or Rivers in. But replacing two of our better kicks with two of our worst isn't a good move IMO.

Ah yes, that will fix our disposal problems...

Rubbish. Sparrow was poor tonight, but his previous 3 games were good, especially the last 2. Silly call, even by your game day standards mate.

Yep.

Gus terrible tonight. Get him back to the wing, Jordon out, Rivers in.

Trash comment, as most of yours have been tonight.

NAIDOC Week. Nice touch from the club.