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haha. that was gold. I hope someone followed afterwards to see if poor snapper was ok. he sounded like a broken man.

Not near as confident about this one as I was 3 weeks ago. Freo haven’t beaten anyone of note (Geelong had no midfield) but they’re confidence is up, and they are playing better. They’re moving the ball quicker and their forwards have found some form. Clarry a massive out but Walters is an important player for them as well. The forecast is a clear, sunny 15 degrees. Perfect for footy. It’s been a while since we had a Saturday afternoon game at the G so I’m really looking forward to this one. We won’t have it all our own way, but I reckon Fritta will do the business for us. Dees by 20 points

Well down this year though. Bereft of confidence. His goal attempts last night were horrendous. But he kicked 58 in 21 and 45 last year. He's a very good player and would fill a gaping hole for us. And there aren;t many options out there. Chocco will set him right. Carlton need to shake-up their list and I reckon McKay could be sacrificed to bring in picks. He might just be gettable. Curnow is obviously the better player but he is ungettable. The hoards would burn down Ikon Park if he was traded.

McKay has the yips bad tonight. atrocious goal kicking

Buddy is cooked.

Definitely wouldn't spend all our chips on Reid. take our picks to the draft and let JT work his magic or bundle them up for a key forward. We're in serious need given TMac and BB are coming to the end

They all have flaws. We're in dire need of a FPF and there aren't many out there. Ben King perhaps. But he has his flaws too.

Could we tempt Carlton with our 2 first rounders (really hope Freo tank from here) and a second to trade for McKay? They have holes in their list and those picks could help them address. And they could use McKays salary to pay De Koning

Absolutely i'll cheer ironically if he misses a mark or goal

Ultimately yes, he's responsible but he’s a premiership coach. If things are stale, or need freshening up then change the team around him. It worked for us when Pert brough in Chocco and Yze a few years ago and it worked for Richmond with Hardwick. And anyways, this could be a very premature conversation because we're early in the season. We're well in the hunt and could well be premiers yet.

BB was playing well before he was injured. TMac hasn’t looked played well in a long time (I don’t count the game against the hapless eagles). We badly need to add a KPF to our list in the off-season

Was hoping bb would come in. TMac looks past it.

Goody is safe. I’ll be asking questions of the assistant coaches.

Depends If he disrespects us in any way (very much doubt he would) then I'll boo i might actually cheer him. For instance, if we're well ahead and he scores a goal late on which is of no consequence I'll probably give him a clap. Edit: Tbh, i don't really care. He's just another oppo player now.

and Mick Malthouse. he still bobs his head every once in a while.

We beat Richmond, Carlton and Essendon (until this year) regularly. We've pantsed North, a team we couldn't beat for years. Hawthorn are our bunnies now. Big 4 is a realistic expectation every year. These are great times we're living in. Now if we could just beat the pies every once in a while...

What a crock of [censored]. didn't even realise GA tickets were available yet.

The key is to be reasonably injury free during the run up and during finals.

I suggest we kill 2 birds with the one stone this weekend. improve our top 4 chances and improve our chances of a high draft pick. Just win this game Dees

Excellent post @Kieren from Canberra. We are in great shape. The FD has really got its act together. I think expectation wise, given the list we have, we should be aiming for Top 4 while we're in our window. Unless injuries derail us which can always happen. Once you get to prelim stage you need the luck. sometimes you can get jumped like Richmond did against the pies a few years back. You can have an off day. injuries, umpiring calls. And the other teams aren't bad either. The pies are the best team in it at the moment. The Lions will be hard to beat as well. Doggies and Port making a case.

We're happy when we're drinking and singing Dub. And complaining about the English.

We tried. Gotta decide now whether it’s worth the time and energy appealing a 1 game ban. Not sure it is. We have a tough game on sat. Rather we focused on that and move on.

he can replace Yze if he gets a senior coach job #dreamteam

Outstanding coach. Will have his pick of jobs. Every team with a vacancy will chase him hard. And the Richmond hoards love him. Doesn't really matter what we think.

Good stuff. No more dishing out dud suspensions to MFC players. We'll fight if we have a case.