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terrible miss fitzsimons. we'll shoot ourselves in the foot here if we're not careful

Dees 2.3.15 to no score for the Giants. that qtr was an arm wrestle. Giants defending stoutly but are offering nothing going forward. We should be further ahead but if we keep the pressure on i think the dam will burst in the second half

2 excellent deliveries from Mithen to put the ball on the chest of Harris and then Hore. Hore converted. Bad miss from Harris

2.2.14 to no score GWS. Dees with the wind in the first qtr. Well on top

its being shown live on the afl website

Hanks is a big in Jackie Parry must have some incriminating photos! Her output has been very low this year but hopefully she can find some form today

We'll win. GWS are bang average. I want to see us build on our improved contested work from last week. And hopefully some players form improves particularly Kate Hore. Shelly Scott has been very quiet as well this year. We have a tough run of fixtures coming up against Freo, North and the Lions. We can't afford to have our best players down on form if we're to have a chance of winning those games

At the time i was against trading Jesse but there's no question now we are a better team with Maysie in the side A good lad, well liked and on his day a special player but like Jack Watts didn't have the 100% buy-in and professionalism to play in a premiership team. Injuries are starting to take their toll now but i wish him nothing but the best

It was a mistake to disclose that the team were unwell. His comments will be construed as excuses by the rest of the comp no matter how he trys to spin it. And anyways they were a spent force weeks before the prelim. They were poor against Port and worse against GWS. The only reason they won that game is because the Giants didn’t have any forwards. Outside of the granny itself my favourite memory from last season was Maxy slotting that goal after the siren in Rd 23. That was soooo sweet. It's just a pity there were no cats fans there to witness it

Rotten luck. I hope he makes a full recovery

In response to the OP i reckon he joined to win premierships

Community cases are on the rise over there. Give it 2-3 weeks and the border issue will take care of itself

I'm really looking forward to seeing Purcell play soon. Her toughness around the ball is something we’ve been missing this season. Hopefully she can find form before our tough run of fixtures against North, Lions and Freo. If she can fire from the get go she’ll be a huge in for us

I take your point. Wasn’t a comment specifically on the Dees women more a general comment. There are some in the league who I think could be better conditioned Perkins is a very good player and uses her bulk to very good effect particularly in marking contests. But I think she’s the exception to the rule

so you don't think conditioning matters

It wasn’t a very good game last night. We’ve played well in spells this year but we haven’t really found our groove yet. There’s been definite improvement skills wise over the past few years but the comp is expanding too quickly imv. It’s diluting the overall quality. And more teams joining next year. I guess the rationale is more teams more interest but I’m not sure its such a good idea I’d prefer to watch a higher quality game but personally whichever team is wearing red and blue I’ll support them. It’s not like we haven’t sat through some god awful football served up by the blokes for long enough I think your point about the condition of some of the players is valid. Part-time or not they should be more mindful of diet and nutrition and present in better shape for the season. Whatever about skills and experience you do have control over your conditioning. Speaks to a lack of commitment Who knows whether its political correctness of not. Some of the rubbish on primetime TV nowadays leaves me scratching my head Anyways, hope you can get along to some games this season OD

5 Mithen 4 Zanker 3 McNamara 2 Birch 1 L Pearce

Agree. she's had 5 games. Time for a change

Not that convincing but we got the job done Contested game much better. Mithen BOG. Her best game for a while Zanker, McNamara. Paxy, L Pearce and Birch best of the rest A few players down on form still in particular Kate Hore. We need her firing if we’re to beat the best teams If we can bag the W against GWS next we’re in decent shape heading into a tough run home Go Dees

Bannon is an excitement machine

McNamara all class, Zanker and Mithen cracking in. Libby Birch very solid down back We’re the better team. Just need to convert our chances.

Great response to the Suns goal

effort is there. No polish though. This will be a grind

Bang. Bang bang bang

I think he's on Trac. Pun intended